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UCLA Research Escalator - Upcoming Programs

Stay tuned for upcoming webinar and workshop events to further develop and support your funding efforts. Partial list as follows.

Webinar: How to Write Successful Proposals for NSF CAREER, DoD Young Investigator and Other Grants - Feb 13
Webinar: How to Find and Compete for Graduate Fellowships - Feb 20
Webinar: How to Write Proposals to the Department of Education and Other Education Funders - Mar 13
Webinar: Developing Outreach and Broader Impacts Components for NSF Proposals - Mar 20

Click here for previous event videos and presentation materials.

EPA announces support for Small Businesses to Bring Green Technology, Innovative Research to Marketplace

The Environmental Protection Agency's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program helps businesses bring innovative green technologies to the marketplace. The next EPA SBIR Phase I solicitation is scheduled to open in Spring 2015.

Research Development & Grant-Writing News

Monthly newsletter with tips, best practices, and insider advice on applying for grants and strengthening proposal applications.

UCLA Office of Intellectual Property - Upcoming Events

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:

FirstFridays at OIP-ISR (Theme: Campus-wide Entrepreneurial Activities at the Anderson School) - Feb 6

StartupUCLA - Upcoming Events

Startup UCLA seeks to develop a culture of startup thinking on campus by connecting UCLA students with LA's digital startup scene.

UCLA CTSI - Upcoming Events

View upcoming events hosted by the UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute by following the link above.

CENIC 2015 Annual Conference, Shaking Things Up

The CENIC 2015 Annual Conference, Shaking Things Up, will be held on March 9-11, 2015, on the beautiful campus of UC Irvine, where attendees will enjoy three days of programming, demonstrations, sponsor talks, and human networking, as well as presentations by the winners of the 2015 Innovations in Networking Awards.

Federal Opportunities

Upcoming NSF Opportunities:

Cultural Anthropology

Dear Colleague Letter: I/UCRC Clusters for Grand Challenges, a Collaborative Opportunity for Research to Address Grand Challenges

Energy, Power, Control and Networks

Geoinformatics

Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry

Partnerships for Innovation: Accelerating Innovation Research- Technology Translation

Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program

STEM + Computing Partnerships

Upcoming NIH Opportunities:

Advanced Development and Validation of Emerging Molecular Analysis Technologies for Cancer Research (R33)

Advanced Development of Informatics Technology (U24)

Biomarkers for Early Detection of Hematopoietic Malignancies (R01)

Exploratory and Developmental Grant to Improve Health Care Quality through Health Information Technology (R21)

Exploratory/Developmental Bioengineering Research Grants (R21)

Medical Rehabilitation Research Resource (P2C)

Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25)

Predictive Multiscale Models for Biomedical, Biological, Behavioral, Environmental and Clinical Research (U01)

Predoctoral Training in Biomedical Big Data Science (T32)

Other Federal Opportunities:

AFRL - Technology Development for Persistent and Responsive Precision Engagement

ARL - Broad Agency Announcements

DARPA - Information Innovation Office Office Wide

DARPA - Near Zero Power RF and Sensor Operations

DOD - Human-Centered Intelligence, Surveillance

DOD - Methods and Technologies for Personalized Learning, Modeling and Assessment

DOD - National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Academic Research Program

DOE - Enabling Technologies for Advanced Combustion Systems

DOE - Office of Science Graduate Student Research Program

DOE - Transitional Technology Development to Enable Highly Efficient Power Systems with Carbon Management

DOE - Sustainable and Holistic Integration of Energy Storage and Solar PV

DOE - University Turbine Systems Research

DOE - Vehicle Technologies

DOE - Vehicle Technologies Office Incubator

ESTCP - Environmental Technologies

FAA - Aviation Research and Development Grants

LANL - Fellowships

NAE - Awards

NIJ - Collecting Digital Evidence from Large-Scale Computer Systems and Networks

NPS - Project on Advanced Systems and Concepts for Countering WMD

ONR - Broad Agency Announcements

ONR - Young Investigator Program

SBIR and STTR Opportunities:

Please note: These opportunities are open to Small Business concerns, and while UCLA is not eligible to lead, we may be able to partner with eligible entities. Please carefully review all eligibility requirements.

NIH - Advanced Tools and Technologies for Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts SBIR (R43/R44)
Also see: (R41/R42)
NIH - Development of Appropriate Pediatric Formulations and Pediatric Drug Delivery Systems (R43)

Non-Federal Opportunities

American Historical Association - Fellowship in Aerospace History
American Society for Engineering Education - Naval Research Laboratory Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
BBVA Foundation - Frontiers of Knowledge Awards
BIRD Foundation - U.S.- Israel Joint Proposals
Burroughs Wellcome Fund - Innovation in Regulatory Science Awards
Franklin Institute - 2016 Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
L'Or�al USA - Women in Science Program
Motorola Solutions Foundation - Innovation Generation (STEM) Grants
TED - TED Prize
Unidata Program Center - Call for Proposals: 2015 Unidata Community Equipment Awards

Foundation Opportunities

Interested applicants: please contact UCLA Corporate, Foundation and Research Relations for information or assistance regarding these opportunities.

David and Lucile Packard Foundation - Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering

Limited Submission Opportunities

Please note: All Limited Submissions Opportunities are announced through our LSO newsletter. Please click here for archives of our most recent announcements.

The designation of a number (#xxx) below, provides detail about which newsletter features the applicable LSO announcement. For those LSOs without a number, it is likely that the internal process has not yet been announced.

To receive LSO announcements routinely, please subscribe to the Limited Submissions listserv. It is also advisable to promptly email limitedsubmissions@conet.ucla.edu to indicate interest in applying.

Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering #184
NIH - Predoctoral Training in Biomedical Big Data Science
NSF - Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science
NSF - Innovation Corps - Regional Node Program (I-Corps Node)

UCLA Research Links

* OVCR - Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research

* OCGA - Office of Contracts and Grants Administration - Proposal Preparation Guidelines

* ORA - Office of Research Administration

* OIP/ISR- Office of Intellectual Property and Industry Sponsored Research

* CFRR - Corporate, Foundation and Research Relations

* UCLA Graduate & Postdoctoral Extramural Support (GRAPES) Database

* UCLA Graduate Writing Center

UCLA Science and Engineering Library

* UCLA Clinical & Translational Science Institute - Open Funding Opportunities

* Challenge.gov

*New Faculty Guide to Competing for Research Funding

*Research Development & Grant-Writing News

Find Funding

* Grants.gov

* SPIN Funding Opportunities

* Pivot/COS

* NSF - National Science Foundation

* DARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

* NIH - National Institutes of Health

* DOD - Department of Defense

* NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

* EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

* DHHS - Department of Health and Human Services

* DOE - Department of Energy

* DOS - Department of State

* ONR - Office of Naval Research

* NEA - National Endowment for the Arts

* NEH - National Endowment for the Humanities

* DOED - Department of Education

This newsletter provides summarized information about selected opportunities as a resource to the UCLA campus research community. Please be sure to carefully review any announcement before commencing an application.

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