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UCLA Research Enhancement Series - Upcoming Programs 

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

 

Click here for previous event videos and presentation materials.

 

UCLA CTSI K Workshop 

The UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) will be holding an all-day workshop for junior investigators who have applied, are applying, or thinking about applying for a NIH K/Career Development Award. The UCLA CTSI Research, Education, Training, and Career Development Program is offering this special opportunity to junior faculty at CTSI partnered institutions (Cedars-Sinai, CDU, LA Biomed Harbor-UCLA, and UCLA) to learn how to prepare successful K applications. Register here. Workshop takes place July 9.

 

2016 President's Research Catalyst Awards

UC President Janet Napolitano and UC Research Initiatives are pleased to issue a Request for Proposals for the 2016 President's Research Catalyst Awards. This president's initiative aims to advance innovative research in areas of strategic importance to UC that has the potential to benefit California, the nation and the world, and to stimulate public support for UC research. Awards are made on a competitive basis for highly meritorious research that fulfills programmatic goals in the link above. LOIs are due June 4. 

 

UC Team Science Retreat 

Join UC colleagues, Team Science experts, and federal program directors, to

  •        Expand your capacity to conduct Team Science
  •        Enhance your research leadership skills and competencies
  •        Learn winning proposal writing techniques and strategies
 In a small group environment, the UC Team Science Retreat will promote team science competencies and leadership capacity of early-mid career faculty and post-doctoral scholars across the 10 campuses of the University of California system.  In particular, the Retreat targets established or new diverse teams, as well as women and underrepresented minorities who want to become involved in team science initiatives.  A new cohort of researchers will be selected to participate each year. Applications close June 15.

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.

 

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.

 

Workshop: Controlling Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Transport Fuels: The Performance and Prospects of California's Low-Carbon Fuel Standard

UCLA's Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment is convening this workshop-style public conference on the current status and future prospects of the LCFS, in order to inform future LCFS design and implementation and to help stakeholders and others interested in transportation fuel carbon reduction policy to better understand the policy's implications. Conference takes place May 22. Register here.

 

Have You Invented a Useful Research Tool? OIP-ISR Wants to Help You License It!

UCLA OIP-ISR wants to help you license research tools you've created to assist in conducting your research. This usually results in money going right back to your lab! See the flyer for more information.

 

UCLA Code for the Mission Contest 

The Office of Intellectual Property and the Office of Information Technology announce the Second Annual UCLA "Code for the Mission" App Competition. The goal of the competition is to encourage the UCLA community (Faculty, Staff and Students) to develop mobile apps (both native and web-based) that further UCLA's mission of Research, Education and Service. Each year we will have three contest categories that will match our three tiered mission. Registration deadline is May 29.

FederalFederal Opportunities
Upcoming NIH Opportunities:
Click here for a full list of NIH opportunities. Please note: Grant opportunities offered under multiple funding mechanisms are designated by the activity code following the grant title.
Other Upcoming Federal Opportunities:
nonfederalNon-Federal Opportunities
Arca Foundation - Grants for Public Education, Civic Engagement and Education
Council of Graduate Schools - ETS/CGS Award for Innovation in Promoting Success in Graduate Education: From Admission through Completion
David Bohnett Foundation - Grants for the LGBT Community
Durham University - Institute of Advanced Studies Fellowship
Google - Faculty Research Awards for Speech
Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation - Research Grants for Natural and Social Sciences and the Humanities
Holberg Prize 2016 - Outstanding Scholarly Work in Social Science
Lalor Foundation - Anna Lalor Burdick Program for Young Women about Healthy Reproduction
National Center for Responsible Gaming - Seed Grants for Research in Gambling Disorder
National Geographic Society - Genographic Legacy Fund
Ploughshares Fund - Grants for Building a Nuclear Weapons Free World
Society of Professional Journalists - Eugene C. Pulliam Fellowship for Editorial Writing
SmithRichardson Foundation - International Security and Foreign Policy Program
University of California - 2016 President's Research Catalyst Awards
Walmart Foundation - State Giving Program
foundationFoundation Opportunities
Interested applicants: please contact UCLA Corporate, Foundation and Research Relations for information.
LSOLimited Submission Opportunities

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


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ResourcesResearch & Funding Resources

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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