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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.

Cal Poly and the Governor's Office of Planning & Research are pleased to announce the second California Climate Action Planning Conference (CCAPC) will be held August 13 & 14 , 2015 at the Cal Poly campus in San Luis Obispo. This conference focuses on in-depth issues in GHG emissions reduction and climate adaptation at the local and regional level. Our panels will feature leaders in the field to bring you the most up-to-date and advanced thinking.   

UCLA has recently acquired institutional membership with NCFDD, which is an organization that provides professional development and mentoring opportunities for faculty, staff, graduate students, and postdocs. Members have access to various webinars, slides and transcripts of workshops, and the organization's online career center as well as numerous other professional resources.  For more information regarding the benefits of NCFDD membership, as well as information about registering as a member, visit the above link. 

The Office of Interdisciplinary & Cross Campus Affairs (ICCA) is pleased to announced two funding opportunities, including a new opportunity to bring outstanding scholars to Campus to promote interdisciplinary and cross campus education, research, and service at UCLA. In addition to the Visiting Speaker funding, ICCA will also be accepting proposals for its Symposia, Workshop, and Planning Meeting funding opportunity. These opportunities are open to all UCLA faculty members in the regular professor series and are due October 30 2015. Details as follows:

As part of the effort to modernize FastLane, NSF is continuing to transition notifications and requests from FastLane to Research.gov, an effort that began in April 2015. The next step in this transition will be rolled out on July 24, 2015. Details above.

 

You are invited to attend two VSCSE Summer School Courses at UCLA.  Attendance is free for UCLA students, staff and faculty. Supercomputing for Everyone runs from Aug 17 to 21. Science Visualization

runs from Aug 24 to Aug 25.  Details on the classes and how to register are linked above. 

#LA2050Listens Grant Application 

LA2050 is a initiative to drive and track progress toward a shared vision for the future of Los Angeles.   Our latest report, Vision for a Successful Los Angeles, tracks progress toward our shared vision for the future of Los Angeles. We plan to award up to ten $5,000 grants. Apply in the link above for a $5,000 grant to host an #LA2050Listens event in your community to lead a conversation about the report. Applications due August 4th. 

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

 

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.

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

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

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.

Center for Education Innovation in Life Sciences (CEILS) creates a collaborative community of instructors committed to advancing teaching excellence, assessment, diversity, and scholarship, resulting in the enhancement of student learning experiences in the life sciences at UCLA. Upcoming events as follows:

The Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program of California (TRDRP) offers a unique source of funding that supports investigators at all eligible California institutions who are engaged in research that directly contributes to the elimination of smoking and tobacco use and mitigates its human and economic costs in California. Informational Webinars as follows:

ArtPlace America (ArtPlace) seeks to commission three consulting researchers to conduct "field scans" that document and explore the relationship between arts and culture and the following community development sectors: Housing, Public Health, and Public Safety.

 

nonfederalFederal Opportunities

Current NSF Opportunities:

Chemical and Biological Separations 

Climate and Large-Scale Dynamics

Coastal SEES

Combustion and Fire Systems 

Dear Colleague Letter: FY 2015 Clean Energy Technologies Funding Opportunities

Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems  

Energy for Sustainability  

Environmental Engineering

Environmental Health and Safety of Nanotechnology 

Environmental Sustainability

Geomorphology and Land Use Dynamics

Oceanographic Facilities and Equipment Support 

Paleo Perspectives on Climate Change

Partnership on Advanced Frontiers in Renewable Hydrogen Fuel Production via Solar Water Splitting Technologies

 

Current BLM Opportunities:

 

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

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ResourcesResearch & Funding Resources

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 - 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 Biomedical Library

 

New Faculty Guide to Competing for Research Funding

 

Research Development & Grant-Writing News

 

 

 

Find Funding

 

Grants.gov

 

SPIN Funding Opportunities

 

Pivot/COS

 

NEA - National Endowment for the Arts

 

NEH - National Endowment for the Humanities

 

NIH - National Institutes of Health

 

NSF - National Science Foundation

 

DOD - Department of Defense

 

NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

 

EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

 

DOED - Department of Education

 

DHHS - Department of Health and Human Services

 

DOE - Department of Energy

 

DOS - Department of State


This newsletter provides 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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