Office of Contract and Grant Administration Closure
The Office of Contract and Grant Administration (OCGA) will observe the UCLA Winter Holiday Closure that begins on Wednesday, December 24, 2014. As such, OCGA will close at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 and will reopen at 8:00 AM on Monday January 5, 2015.
To ensure timely review and processing of sponsored project activities, applications and related documents with a sponsor due date between December 24, 2014 and January 5, 2015 should be submitted to OCGA no later than 8:00 AM on Wednesday, December 17, 2014
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Stay tuned for upcoming webinar and workshop events to further develop and support your funding efforts. Partial list as follows:
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Startup UCLA seeks to develop a culture of startup thinking on campus by connecting UCLA students with LA's digital startup scene.
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Held in January 2015 in Washington, DC. UCLA is entitled to 5 free conference registrations, valued at $495 each. These can be used by faculty, administrators and/ or students. Interested parties should contact Casandra Rauser at
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Monthly newsletter with tips, best practices, and insider advice on applying for grants and strengthening proposal applications.
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OIP-ISR hosts and co-sponsor seminars, conferences, and networking events designed to help guide UCLA inventors forming startups, protecting intellectual property, and developing collaborations with industry
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UCLA CEILS fosters the professional development and training of faculty who wish to incorporate evidence-based teaching approaches into their courses.
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Helps businesses bring innovative green technologies to the marketplace. The next EPA SBIR Phase I solicitation is scheduled to open in Spring 2015.
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Call for Nominations - 2014-2015 Dickson Emeritus Professorship Award(s)
The award honors outstanding research, scholarly work, teaching, and/or educational service performed at UCLA by an emeritus or emerita professor since retirement. Departments are limited to one nomination each year.
The full supporting dossier should include a cover letter outlining the nominee's distinctive research, scholarly work, and/or educational service since retirement, a copy of his or her curriculum vitae, and supporting letters from two leaders in the field commenting specifically on the nominee's achievements since retirement.
Nominations are due by Friday, February 13, 2015 and should be submitted to:
Dickson Emeritus Professorship Award
UCLA Emeriti/Retirees Relations Center
1116 Rolfe Hall
Box 951437
MC 143702
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1437
emeriti@errc.ucla.edu (electronic submissions)
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Award: Typically up to $25,000
Deadline: March 31, 2015
The Botstiber Institute for Austrian-American Studies (BIAAS) seeks grant proposals for projects aimed at promoting an understanding of the historic relationship between the United States and Austria in the fields of history, politics, economics, law and cultural studies.
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Award: $1,000,000 Program Funding
Deadline: Jan 20, 2015
The purposes of the Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities Program are to: (1) Improve results for students with disabilities by promoting the development, demonstration, and use of technology; (2) support educational activities designed to be of educational value in the classroom for students with disabilities; (3) provide support for captioning and video description that is appropriate for use in the classroom; and (4) provide accessible educational materials to students with disabilities in a timely manner.
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Award: Up to $30,000
Deadline: February 17, 2015
Dedicated to fostering innovative artistic collaborations in the field of theater and to contributing to the dynamism of intercultural dialogue and exchange between France and the U.S. The program is particularly interested in supporting theater projects that explore aesthetic boundaries and reflect the cultural and aesthetic diversity alive in theater today.
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Award: 250,000 EUR
Deadline: May 15, 2015
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation's activities reflect these characteristics of the founder's personality and aim to support efforts to foster the universal values inherent to the human condition, respect for diversity and difference, a culture of tolerance and the conservation of the environment in man's relationship with nature.
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Award: $22,000
Deadline: Jan 31, 2015
DeKarman fellowships are open to students in any discipline, including international students, who are currently enrolled in a university or college located within the United States. Special consideration will be given to applicants in the Humanities.
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| National Endowment for the Arts - Art Works
Award: Matching grants up to $100,000
Deadline: February 19, 2015
To support the creation of art that meets the highest standards of excellence, public engagement with diverse and excellent art, lifelong learning in the arts, and the strengthening of communities through the arts.
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Award: Up to $300,000
Deadline: January 25, 2015
Seeks to facilitate the training of individuals at all careers levels from diverse backgrounds underrepresented in scientific disciplines relevant to genomics to enable them to pursue genomics research that spans all areas of interest to NHGRI later in their careers. Applications and grants are in the following areas: Centers of Excellence in Genome Science; databases, large-scale sequencing and institutional training grants.
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Award: Unspecified
Deadline: February 5, 2015
The purpose is to inform the scientific community of the pain research interests of the various Institutes and Centers (ICs) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and to stimulate and foster a wide range of basic, clinical, and translational studies on pain as they relate to the missions of these ICs. New advances are needed in every area of pain research, from the micro perspective of molecular sciences to the macro perspective of behavioral and social sciences. Research to address these issues conducted by interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research teams is strongly encouraged, as is research from underrepresented, minority, disabled, or women investigators.
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Award: $1.5 million total program funding
Deadline: LOI due January 18, 2015; Application due February 18, 2015
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications to enhance the pool of of highly trained investigators from diverse backgrounds underrepresented in research. It is targeted toward individuals whose basic, clinical, and translational research interests are grounded in the advanced methods and experimental approaches needed to solve problems related to cardiovascular, pulmonary, and hematologic diseases and sleep disorders in the general and health disparities populations.
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Award: $130,000
Deadline: February 12, 2015
The NCI's Diversity Training Branch (DTB) and the Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD) announce the availability of the "Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Award to Promote Diversity" for career development of individuals with a health professional doctoral degree from groups currently underrepresented on a national level in the biomedical, clinical, behavioral, and social sciences. The NCI recognizes a unique and compelling need to promote diversity in the patient-oriented research workforce.
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Award: Up to $125,000
Deadline: February 16, 2015
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to provide support for New Investigators from backgrounds nationally underrepresented in biomedical research to conduct small research projects in the scientific mission areas of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS).
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Award: Unspecified
Deadline: January 22, 2015
Supports creation of a more agile engineering education ecosystem, equally open and available to all members of society, that dynamically and rapidly adapts to meet the changing needs of society and the Nation's economy. Research projects that align with this theme explore how engineering programs can create alternative pathways for students with a broad range of backgrounds, interests, and experiences; investigate how informal or real world experiences germane to engineering-such as military service or being a "maker" (i.e. tinkerer or hobbyist)-serve as pathways to engineering; or investigate how to fundamentally restructure courses, curricula, or programs to substantially boost student success, especially for under-represented populations and veterans.
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Award: $42,000
Deadline: January 16, 2015
Supports individuals working on topics related to Ethical Subjects: Moralities, Laws, Histories, directed by Professors Seth Koven and Judith Surkis, Rutgers Department of History. Fellows will teach one course per semester during the one-year appointment, pursue research, and participate in seminars and other activities at the Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis.
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Award: $20,000 minimum
Deadline: Continuous submission
The program is based on a belief that communities with robust arts and culture are more cohesive and prosperous, and benefit from the diversity of their residents. We know that artists and cultural organizations can help us explore shared values and spark innovation, imagination and advancement for our communities. Too often, however, arts and culture is undervalued as a catalyst for creating just and sustainable communities, which is a key priority for the Surdna Foundation.
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Award: Up to $107,500
Deadline: LOI due February 2, 2015; Application due February 23, 2015
The UCLA CTSI KL2 Translational Science Award supports highly qualified junior faculty from one of the four partnered institutions (UCLA, Cedars-Sinai, Charles R. Drew University, and LA BioMed at Harbor-UCLA) to conduct mentored, interdisciplinary, patient-oriented research. The program is specifically designed to meet an important goal of the UCLA CTSI: To provide the next generation of clinicians with the training they need to conduct research across engineering, physics and other disciplines to improve health.
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Award: More than $125, 000
Deadline: Continuous submissions
Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans, and women are underrepresented among M.S. and Ph.D. recipients in the natural sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics, a trend that continues throughout the academic pipeline-from starting assistant professors to senior academic administrators. Grantmaking in this Foundation program aims to increase the diversity of higher education in STEM fields through college and university initiatives to support the education and professional advancement of high-quality scholars from underrepresented groups.
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| American-Scandinavian Foundation - Awards for American Universities and Colleges to Host Norwegian and Swedish Lecturers
Anticipated Funding: $20,000
Deadline: February 15, 2015
Provides funding to host a visiting lecturer from Norway or Sweden. Lectureships should be in the area of contemporary studies with an emphasis on one of five areas: Public Policy, Conflict Resolution, Environmental Studies, Multiculturalism or Healthcare.
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Award: Maximum $35,000
Deadline: Continuous Submission
Funding priority is given to organizations that demonstrate:
- meeting a compelling need in a community or wider culture;
- holistic and embodied commitment to transformation of consciousness;
- capacity to reach wider circles, whether locally, nationally, or globally;
- inclusion of and service to marginalized, disadvantaged, and excluded populations
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Award: $250,000 to $300,000
Deadline: February 16, 2015
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) announces this continuing initiative to provide dissertation awards to increase diversity in the scientific research workforce engaged in research on aging and aging-related health conditions within NIA's strategic priorities.
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Award: Stipend, tuition, and fees
Deadline: April 13, 2015
Aims to enhance the diversity of the health-related research workforce by supporting the research training of predoctoral students from population groups that have been shown to be underrepresented in the biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research workforce. Promising pre-doctoral students will obtain individualized, mentored research training from outstanding faculty sponsors while conducting well-defined research projects in scientific health-related fields relevant to the missions of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers. |
National Science Foundation - Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers Program
Award: $12,000,000 in total program funding
Deadline: LOI due January 5, 2015; Application due March 3, 2015
The Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers (I/UCRC) program develops long-term partnerships among industry, academe, and government. Each center is established to conduct research that is of interest to both the industry members and the center faculty.
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National Institutes of Health - NINDS Faculty Development Award to Promote Diversity in Neuroscience Research (K01)
Award: $185,000
Deadline: February 12, 2015
The goal of the NINDS K01 is to diversify the pool of independent neuroscience research investigators and to enhance the probability of success in obtaining independent NIH or other independent research support. Individuals from backgrounds underrepresented in biomedical research are eligible for support under this award if they have doctoral research degrees (Ph.D. or equivalent) and are in the first 3 years of a faculty position at the time of award.
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National Institutes of Health - Reducing Health Disparities Among Minority and Underserved Children (R01)
Award: Unspecified
Deadline: February 5, 2015
This initiative encourages research that targets the reduction of health disparities among children. Specific targeted areas of research include biobehavioral studies that incorporate multiple factors that influence child health disparities such as biological (e.g., genetics, cellular, organ systems), lifestyle factors, environmental (e.g., physical and family environments) social (e.g., peers), economic, institutional, and cultural and family influences; studies that target the specific health promotion needs of children with a known health condition and/or disability; and studies that test and evaluate the comparative effectiveness of health promotion interventions conducted in traditional and nontraditional settings.
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Award: $250,000 per year for 5 years
Deadline: January 25, 2015 The purpose of this FOA is to invite applications for mentoring and professional activities to advance the careers and neuroscience development of diverse neuroscience researchers. The goal of this funding opportunity is to support mission relevant development and/or implementation of programs to: (1) increase the pool of Ph.D.-level research scientists from diverse backgrounds underrepresented in biomedical research who are neuroscience researchers and (2) facilitate career advancement/transition of the participants to the next step of their neuroscience careers.
NOTE: This is a LIMITED SUBMISSION OPPORTUNITY. Please contact our office with any questions or intent to apply at limitedsubmissions@conet.ucla.edu. For more information about LSO processes as they come out, subscribe to our LSO newsletters here. |
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Award: Maximum $200,000
Deadline: Continuous Submission
Weingart Foundation provides grants and other support designed to improve the capacity and sustainability of nonprofit organizations delivering effective services in the areas of health, human services, and education for people and communities in need. The Foundation gives highest priority to activities that provide greater access to people who are economically disadvantaged and underserved. The Foundation also funds activities that benefit the general community and improve the quality of life for all individuals in Southern California.
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Award: Maximum $200,000
Deadline: Continuous Submission
The Weingart Foundation considers applications from organizations working in the areas of health, human services and education. Highest priority is given to organizations or programs that provide greater access for people who are economically disadvantaged and underserved. Typically, the Small Grant Program supports requests for agencies or for programs where at least 70% of those served are low income. Of particular interest to the Foundation are applications that specifically address the needs of low-income children and youth, older adults, and people affected by disabilities and homelessness.
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