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April 2017

News and Events

March Research Development & Grant-Writing News

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

UCLA Graduate Division - Fulbright Workshops

Attend one of our information sessions to

learn about eligibility & deadlines, hear from

past Fulbright recipients, & get tips on how

to be a competitive applicant. RSVP for a workshop. (Available dates Marc. 4 - Jun. 7)

UCLA/UC Funding

UC Multicampus - National Laboratory Collaborative Research and Training Award

These awards support collaborations consisting of at least four UC campuses and either Los Alamos or Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory conducting research in one of three targeted areas: climate science, cybersecurity, and national security through social sciences. Full program details are available in the UC-NL CRT Request for Proposals and on the Program Website. (Deadline: Jul. 27)

UC National Library In - Residence Graduate Fellowship

UC graduate students in any area of research relevant to the national labs may apply for a fellowship to conduct dissertation research and receive research mentorship on-site at LANL or LLNL. Full program details are available in the UC NLGF Request for Proposals and on the Program Website. (Deadline: Sep. 7).

Office of Interdisciplinary & Cross Campus Affairs - Visiting Speaker Series Funding Competition

This new funding opportunity will bring scholars to Campus to promote interdisciplinary and cross campus education, research, and service at UCLA. This program is designed to support recognized leaders in different fields of academia to visit UCLA for up to a week of activities designed to promote collaboration across Schools, Divisions, and Departments. The goal of the program is to encourage Schools, Divisions and other units to find areas of mutual programmatic interest and to explore these intersections with the help of visiting experts (Apr. 14).

Office of Interdisciplinary & Cross Campus Affairs - Symposia, Workshop, and Planning Meeting Funding Competition

The Office of Interdisciplinary & Cross Campus Affairs (ICCA) is pleased to announce a funding opportunity for workshops, planning meetings, or symposia designed to advance interdisciplinary and cross campus education, research, or service at UCLA (Apr. 14).

UCLA Center for the Study of Women - Faculty Research Grants

The Center for the Study of Women offers grants to all UCLA faculty for research development, new project development that may lead to external funding opportunities through CSW, and project completion that could be considered for CSW publications (policy briefs, research reports). Preference will be given to junior faculty and projects that link to CSW's current research projects (for example, Feminism and the Senses, Chemical Entanglements, Food | Water | Shelter). (May 8)

Limited Submission and Coordinated Submission Opportunities

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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AAMC Junior Faculty Fellowship 2017 Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship Extended

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

IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) (P20) Extended

International President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Addiction Technology Transfer Centers Extended

Maintenance and Enhancement of ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation and Whole Genome Sequencing for State Food Testing Laboratories Extended

Limited Competition: NIMHD Endowment Program for Increasing Research and Institutional Resources (S21) Extended

NIMHD Specialized Centers of Excellence on Minority Health and Health Disparities (U54) Extended

Team-Based Design in Biomedical Engineering Education (R25)Extended

Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) Program (S10)Extended

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

Field Implementation Meeting Support Extended

Regional Telehealth Resource Center ProgramExtended

Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers (EHS CC) (P30)Extended

Limited Competition: National Primate Research Centers (P51) Extended

Programs to Counter Violent Extremism and Foster Community Resilience Open

USAID's Essential Health Services Program (USAID's EHSP) Open

Supplements for Validating the Use of Automated Sources of Residential Histories in Cancer Epidemiology Cohorts (Admin Supp) Open

Supplement Opportunity to Support Population-Based Research Studies of Rare Cancers (Admin Supp)Open

Enhancing Science, Technology, EnginEering, and Math Educational Diversity (ESTEEMED) Research Education Experiences (R25)Open

Advancing Conformance with the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (VNRFRPS) (U18)Open

The V Foundation for Cancer Research 2017 V Scholar AwardOpen

William T. Grant Foundation 2017 Scholars ProgramOpen

Conservation, Food & Health Foundation 2017 Support for Programs in Developing World Open

DHS S&T Center of Excellence for Cross-Border Threat Screening and Supply Chain Defense - Lead Open

W.M. Keck Foundation Research Program 2018 - Southern California Program Open

W.M. Keck Foundation Research Program 2018 - Science and Engineering Research Open

W.M. Keck Foundation Research Program 2018 - Undergraduate Education Program Open

W.M. Keck Foundation Research Program 2018 - Medical Research Open

Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program (R25) Open

Federal Opportunities

Upcoming NIH - DHHS 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.

Upcoming NSF Opportunities:

Other Upcoming Opportunities:

FWS - National Fish Passage Program

SBIR and STTR Opportunities:

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

Development of Highly Innovative Tools and Technology for Analysis of Single Cells (R43/R44)

Non-Federal Opportunities (Including Foundations*)

*For foundation-related opportunities, it is advisable to check if coordinated communication and proposal submissions has been requested. These communications are handled by the UCLA Corporate, Foundation & Research Relations office. Please refer to the current list. CFRR staff are available for responding to questions or providing assistance.

Research & Funding Resources

Please find our resource list at the following link:

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

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