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February 2017

News and Events

January Research Development & Grant-Writing News

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

Data as Infrastructure CDS, Astronomy and Beyond | Speaker: Dr. Francoise Genova, Astronomer, Centre de Donnees astronomiques de Strasbourg

The pioneering work of Strasbourg astronomical data centre CDS will be described, as well as the astronomical data network and its global interoperability layer, the Virtual Observatory. A few French examples will be described. Finally, the way the Research Data Alliance (RDA) tackles the general question of enabling research data sharing will be briefly discussed. (Feb. 15th)

Finding and Competing for Graduate Fellowships

Webinar for students, and faculty or staff who mentor them, on how to identify graduate fellowships for which they can apply, how to prepare a competitive application, and common mistakes to avoid. (Mar. 1st)

Pursuing Research Funding from Industry

Webinar for faculty about how to develop collaborations with industry and how to pursue industry funding for research. (Mar. 8th)

UC/UCLA Funding

FY17 Transdisciplinary Seed Grants

The UCLA Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) is pleased to announce two Calls for Proposals for Transdisciplinary Seed Grants to further the development of new collaborative research and scholarship across the UCLA campus. The purpose of these grants is to catalyze new lines of research and new interdisciplinary collaborations with the potential for solving important and challenging problems that can have profound benefits for society. (Deadline Feb. 15)

CDU - UCLA Cancer Center Partnership to Eliminate Cancer Health Disparities - Seed Grants for Community - Partnered Research

Up to two grants of $10,000 are available for conducting pilot research activities related to cancer disparities in partnership with a community organization. The activities have to take place in SPA 6 and may represent an extension of an existing partnership or serve as a means of forming new partnerships. Applications have to include both an academic investigator and a community investigator. (Deadline Mar. 1)

MEXUS-CONACYT Postdoctoral Fellowship Program 2017-18

Fellowships for UC postdoctoral scholars support training and research at a Mexican institution of higher education and/or research in the natural, physical or social sciences, humanities, engineering, or computer science. (Deadline Mar. 6)

UC MEXUS-CONACYT Grants for Collaborative Projects

Projects funded are expected to lead to development of major, long-term collaborations in the natural sciences, physical sciences, engineering, computer sciences, social sciences, or humanities; strengthening of academic and research capabilities of the participating UC and Mexican institutions, especially in Mexican regional universities and institutions outside of the traditional Mexican research centers. (Deadline Mar. 6)

Please note: All Limited Submissions Opportunities can now be found online on the VCR website in our LSO Portal!

Extended refers to those LSOs for which UCLA did not have an applicant as of the internal deadline. The first PI to contact the LSO office will be given permission to proceed as the UCLA applicant(s).

Open refers to those LSOs for which the internal deadline has not yet closed. The submissions will be reviewed by the committee and the requisite number will be given permission to proceed as the UCLA applicant(s).

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American Heart Association (AHA) Fall 2016 Strategically Focused Children's Research Network Extended
T Cell Reagent Research for the Study of Allergic Diseases (U19) Extended
NINDS Institutional Center Core Grants to Support Neuroscience Research (P30) Extended
Innovation Corps Sites Program (I-Corps Sites) Extended

Coordinating Center for Population-based Research to Optimize the Screening Process (PROSPR)(U24) Extended

National Maternal and Child Center for Oral Health Systems Integration and Improvement Extended
Asthma and Allergic Diseases Cooperative Research Centers (U19) Extended
PDX Data Commons and Coordinating Center (PDCCC) for the PDX Development and Trial Centers Research Network (PDXNet) (U24) Extended
Limited Competition: Data Coordinating Center for Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet (UC4) Extended
Limited Competition: Continuation of the Preventing Early Renal Loss in Diabetes (PERL) Study (UC4) Extended
Silvio O. Conte Digestive Diseases Research Core Centers (P30) Extended
CDC Rapid-Cycle Survey Collaborative for Provider Input on Immunization Issues Extended
Vascular Cures 2017 Wylie Scholar Program Extended
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part D Coordinated HIV Services and Access to Research for Women, Infants, Children, and Youth (WICY) Existing Geographic Service Areas Extended
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Part C Capacity Development Program Extended

Cultivating Cultures for Ethical STEM (CCE STEM) Extended

NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) Extended

Limited Competition: Revision Application for the Human Islet Research Network Coordinating Center (U01) Extended

CDC Household Transmission of Influenza Viruses in the Community Extended

NLM Administrative Supplements for Informationist Services in NIH - funded Research Projects (Admin Supp) Extended

Research on the Health of Women of Underrepresented, Understudied and Underreported (U3) Populations An ORWH FY17 Administrative Supplement (Admin Supp) Extended

Community Characteristics Associated with Geographic Disparities in Diabetes and Cardiometabolic Health Extended

Miner Safety and Health Training Program-Western United States (U60) Extended

Maternal and Child Health Collaborative Office Rounds (MCH COR) Open

Maternal and Child Health Research Network Program Children with Special Health Care Needs Research Network (CSHCN-RN) Open

Ending AIDS in West Africa (#EAWA) Open

Maximizing Access to Research Careers Undergraduate - Student Training in Academic Research (MARC U-STAR) (T34) Open

CTSA Program Data to Health (CD2H) Coordinating Center (U24) Open

Packard 2017 Fellowship for Science and Engineering Open

Jointly Sponsored Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Institutional Predoctoral Training Program in the Neurosciences (T32) Open

Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) Program (S10) Open

High-End Instrumentation (HEI) Grant Program (S10) Open

Limited Competition: National Primate Research Centers (P51) Open

Upcoming NIH Funding Opportunities:

Non-Federal Opportunities (Including Foundations*)

Federal Opportunities

Upcoming NIH Funding Opportunities:

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.

Non-Federal Opportunities (Including Foundations)*

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https://vcr.ucla.edu/research-resources-for-the-campus-community

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