November 2006

November 14

Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood (RWJF). Substance Abuse Policy Research Program (Round XI). This program is designed to encourage experts in public health, law, political science, medicine, sociology, criminal justice, economics, psychology and other behavioral and policy sciences to address issues related to substance abuse. This is a special solicitation focusing on research topics considered important and timely for public policy decision-making, but which are not typically addressed to substance abuse research. Projects supported are expected to increase understanding of public and private policy interventions to prevent, treat and reduce the harm caused by the use of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs. Amount: $100,000. Upper Amount: $400,000. Deadline: November 14, 2006; May 08, 2007.

Social Science Research Council (SSRC) - USA; Eurasia Program. Eurasia Teaching Fellowship. At the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), postdoctoral research grants have allowed young faculty members to expand upon their research interests after having completed (and often published) their dissertation work. The SSRC Eurasia Program supports faculty in their classroom activities as well. The Eurasia Program's Teaching Fellowships encourage and support faculty members at all career levels in their efforts to impart their own knowledge and expertise to their students. These awards support the creation of original and innovative course curricula. Funds will support the rethinking and reframing of courses in the humanities and social sciences that directly relate to the whole or part of Eurasia. Courses must be wholly new, or substantial revisions of a course previously taught. The SSRC invites proposals that have an interdisciplinary or comparative outlook, encompass a diverse range of literatures or source media (including audio, video, and web content), and make appropriate use of various pedagogical approaches. Proposals that target unique and important student audiences, provide a substantial addition or significantly diversify existing departmental or university curricula, or that otherwise fill an important niche or fulfill an instructional gap are especially encouraged. Amount: $7,000. Deadline: November 14, 2006.

Social Science Research Council (SSRC) - USA; Eurasia Program. Postdoctoral Research Fellowships. Postdoctoral Research Fellowships provide junior faculty and independent scholars with support to focus on significantly revising and re-writing an existing project or on designing a new research project. These awards are designated for junior faculty and independent scholars who are within the first five years of having received their Ph.D. (who have no more than three years experience in a tenure-track position) and who require release time from teaching and administrative duties for the completion of on-going projects, for substantive retooling, or for preliminary research on new research agendas. The awards are to be used to promote research or publication records and to further the recipient's academic career. These awards are not designed as traditional long-term field-research fellowships, although they allow for research to be undertaken. Amount: $20,000. Deadline: November 14, 2006.

United States Department of Commerce (DOC); International Trade Administration (ITA). Solicitation of Applications for United States Destination Web Site Research, Development, Implementation, and Marketing. The International Trade Administration's (ITA) Office of Travel and Tourism Industries (OTTI) announces the availability of funds for a cooperative agreement for the purpose of providing content and information, through a newly designed and implemented Web site, or by enhancing an existing Web site, on the United States as a premier destination to international inbound travelers from five key markets: United Kingdom, Japan, Canada, Mexico, and Germany. It is envisioned that the award recipient will use funding to conduct market research for each country on the site's international target audience. It is envisioned that this Web site will be the benchmark U.S. travel and tourism information portal for international travelers to the United States. The Web site will encompass information on all components of the U.S. travel and tourism industry, which include, but is not limited to, destinations, attractions, natural resources, dining and lodging facilities, and transportation companies. Amount: $3,600,000. Deadline: November 14, 2006.

US Department of Defense (DOD), The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Solicitation for Advanced Research and Development. DARPA is soliciting proposals in the following areas: (1) counter underground facilities, (2) next generation space technologies and systems, (3) global tailored tactical surveillance, (4) defense against chemical, biological and radiological weapons, (5) assured urban operations, and (6) GPS-free guidance and navigation. Deadline: November 14, 2006.

US Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science. Basic Research for Solar Energy Utilization. This notice solicits innovative basic research applications to establish the scientific basis that underpins the efficient capture, conversion, and utilization of solar energy in a cost-effective manner. Pre-Application Deadline: June 05, 2006. Deadline: November 14, 2006.

WateReuse Foundation. Comparisons of Chemical Composition of Reclaimed and Conventional Waters. The objective of this project is to develop a data set that compares the quality of water and the chemical composition of water produced by planned water reuse projects with the quality and chemical composition of conventional water produced from surface and ground sources that are impacted by waste discharges. This data set will address the following research questions: What is the quality and chemical composition of water produced by water reuse projects? How does the quality and chemical composition of water produced from planned water reuse projects compare to water produced from surface and ground sources that are impacted by waste discharges? How does the source water history and treatment process affect the chemical composition of the water? Is there a loss and/or generation of constituents through the distribution system? Upper Amount: $294,000. Deadline: November 14, 2006.

WateReuse Foundation. Exploring the Value of Reliability Benefits for Water Reuse and Desalination Projects. The claim that water reuse and desalination projects provide "reliable" supplies of water for customers is grounded in the observation that the volume of water produced is not sensitive to drought. Although "drought-proofing" is often cited as a major benefit of water reuse and desalination projects, the existing empirical information is limited, often dated, and not easily interpreted. A systematic review and exploration of the issue will advance the production of robust and reliable empirical values that can be used to quantify the benefits of water reuse and desalination projects. Upper Amount: $49,000. Deadline: November 14, 2006.

WateReuse Foundation. Leaching of Metals from Aquifer Soils During Infiltration of Reclaimed Water of Low Ionic Strength: Determination of Kinetics and Potential Mitigation Strategies. The objective of this study is to evaluate the potential for release of metals of public health concern from a surface spreading operation. Desorption kinetics calculated from experimental data will be used to create groundwater transport models that will predict potential plume structure and facilitate migration planning. Upper Amount: $117,281. Deadline: November 14, 2006.

WateReuse Foundation. Occurrence of Infectious Cryptosporidium Oocysts in Raw, Treated, and Disinfected Wastewater. The primary objective is to determine the occurrence and concentration of infectious Cryptosporidium oocysts in secondary and tertiary effluents including effluents disinfected by UV, chlorine, and ozone. A secondary objective is to determine the species/genotype of infectious oocysts in disinfected effluents. Upper Amount: $343,000. Deadline: November 14, 2006.

November 15

Academy of American Poets; Awards and Prizes. Walt Whitman Award. The Academy of American Poets established the Walt Whitman Award in 1975 to encourage the work of emerging poets and to enable the publication of a poet's first book. Contestants should send only one copy of each manuscript, which must consist of original poetry in English. There are no limitations on the style of poetry or subject matter. Translations are not eligible. Amount: $5,000. Deadline: November 15, 2006.

American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS); Southeast European Studies Program. Postdoctoral Fellowships in Southeast European Studies. Pending confirmation of funding, the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) will offer support for postdoctoral research and writing in Southeast European studies in all disciplines of the humanities and social sciences. All proposals should be for scholarly work, the product of which is to be disseminated in English. Support will be available for research on Southeastern Europe or for developing expertise on the area to add a comparative perspective to their work on another world region: 1. Research Fellowships are for scholars with area expertise in Southeastern Europe for 6 to 12 months of research and writing. 2. Developmental Fellowships are for scholars with primary area expertise in a region of the world outside Southeastern Europe for 6 to 12 months to acquire expertise in Southeastern Europe, including language skills, in order to add a Southeastern Europe comparative perspective to their current or proposed research. Applications should be for work related to Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania, and Serbia and Montenegro (including Kosovo). Applicants may propose comparative work considering more than one country of Southeastern Europe or relating Southeast European societies to those of other parts of the world. In awarding these grants, primary considerations are the scholarly merit of the proposal, its importance to the development of the field, and the scholarly potential and accomplishments of the applicant. Upper Amount: $25,000. Deadline: November 15, 2006.

American Physiological Society (APS); Section Awards. Arthur C. Guyton Physiology Teacher of the Year Award. The Teaching Section of the American Physiological Society (APS) presents the the Arthur C. Guyton Physiology Educator of the Year Award to a physiology educator who demonstrates (1) excellence in classroom teaching over a number of years at undergraduate, graduate, or professional levels; (2) commitment to the improvement of physiology teaching within the candidate's own institution; and (3) contributions to physiology education at the local community, national, or international levels. The awardee is requested to write an essay on his or her philosophy of education for publication in The Physiologist. Upper Amount: $1,600. Deadline: November 15, 2006.

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). Eleanor Blum Distinguished Service to Research Award. The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Standing Committee on Research seeks nominations for the Eleanor Blum Distinguished Service to Research Award, which was created to recognize people who have devoted substantial parts of their careers to promoting research in mass communication. Deadline: November 15, 2006.

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). Paul J. Deutschmann Award for Excellence in Research. The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Standing Committee on Research seeks nominations for the Paul J. Deutschmann Award for Excellence in Research, which recognizes a body of significant research over the course of an individual's career. Deadline: November 15, 2006.

Association for Institutional Research (AIR). Sidney Suslow Award. The Sidney Suslow Award is made by the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) both to recognize the contribution of Sidney Suslow to AIR publications and scholarship and to recognize other individuals for distinguished scholarly contributions to institutional research over a period of time. While the Suslow Award may be presented for a single piece of work (monograph, book, software package) making a significant contribution to the development of institutional research, planning, or administrative decision making, the successful nominees will more likely be recognized for their cumulative and ongoing scholarly efforts to keep institutional research on the cutting edge of research, practice, policies, and procedures in higher education. Deadline: November 15, 2006.

Atlas Economic Research Foundation; Templeton Freedom Awards Program; Templeton Freedom Prizes for Excellence in Promoting Liberty (TFA Prizes). Templeton Freedom Prize for Free Market Solutions to Poverty. Atlas Economic Research Foundation awards the Templeton Freedom Prize for Free Market Solutions to Poverty, one of the Templeton Freedom Prizes for Excellence in Promoting Liberty, to honor nonprofit institutes that research and promote solutions to poverty that utilize free enterprise, sound legal institutions, and entrepreneurship. The prize recognizes outstanding research and innovative projects addressing how free enterprise and sound economic and legal institutions can solve problems of poverty. Entries must describe a completed project or an ongoing project with an existing track record. Prizes will not be awarded to project proposals. Amount: $5,000. Upper Amount: $10,000. Deadline: November 15, 2006.

Atlas Economic Research Foundation; Templeton Freedom Awards Program; Templeton Freedom Prizes for Excellence in Promoting Liberty (TFA Prizes). Templeton Freedom Prize for Ethics and Values. Atlas Economic Research Foundation awards the Templeton Freedom Prize for Ethics and Values, one of the Templeton Freedom Prizes for Excellence in Promoting Liberty, to honor nonprofit research institutes that study the symbiotic relationship between free enterprise and enlightened systems of ethics and values. The prize recognizes outstanding research and innovative projects concerning the relationship between free enterprise and the ethics, values, and character that sustain it. Entries must describe a completed project or an ongoing project with an existing track record. Prizes will not be awarded to project proposals. Amount: $5,000. Upper Amount: $10,000. Deadline: November 15, 2006.

Atlas Economic Research Foundation; Templeton Freedom Awards Program; Templeton Freedom Prizes for Excellence in Promoting Liberty (TFA Prizes). Templeton Freedom Prize for Social Entrepreneurship. Atlas Economic Research Foundation awards the Templeton Freedom Prize for Social Entrepreneurship, one of the Templeton Freedom Prizes for Excellence in Promoting Liberty, to honor nonprofit institutes that link ideas and action through social entrepreneurship by developing voluntary, private solutions to social problems. The prize recognizes outstanding research and innovative projects on social entrepreneurship to benefit the poor; increased cooperation among think tanks, the private sector and grassroots organizations for the free society; and general building of a sound, strong, civil society. Entries must describe a completed project or an ongoing project with an existing track record. Prizes will not be awarded to project proposals. Amount: $5,000. Upper Amount: $10,000. Deadline: November 15, 2006.

Atlas Economic Research Foundation; Templeton Freedom Awards Program; Templeton Freedom Prizes for Excellence in Promoting Liberty (TFA Prizes). Templeton Freedom Prize for Student Outreach. Atlas Economic Research Foundation awards the Templeton Freedom Prize for Student Outreach, one of the Templeton Freedom Prizes for Excellence in Promoting Liberty, to honor nonprofit research institutes engaged in innovative and successful projects to improve students' understanding of the causes and consequences of individual freedom. The prize recognizes outstanding work by think tanks in building bridges with the academic world to improve education about freedom and to advance the understanding of the free society through creating educational programs, or working with existing educational institutions (formal and informal). Judges will favor efforts that go beyond traditional teaching in classrooms by career teachers. Entries must describe a completed project or an ongoing project with an existing track record. Prizes will not be awarded to project proposals. Amount: $5,000. Upper Amount: $10,000. Deadline: November 15, 2006.

Geochemical Society. F.W. Clarke Award. The F.W. Clarke Award is usually presented annually at the V.M. Goldschmidt Conference to an early-career scientist for a single outstanding contribution to geochemistry or cosmochemistry, published either as a single paper or a series of papers on a single topic. Deadline: November 15, 2006.

Geochemical Society. V.M. Goldschmidt Award. The V.M. Goldschmidt Award is presented annually at the V.M. Goldschmidt Conference to recognize major achievements in geochemistry or cosmochemistry, consisting of either a single outstanding contribution, or a series of publications that have had great influence in the field. Deadline: November 15, 2006.

Geochemical Society. C. C. Patterson Award. The Clair C. Patterson Award, for a recent innovative breakthrough in environmental geochemistry of fundamental significance published in a peer-reviewed journal, is normally presented every year at the V.M. Goldschmidt Conference. Deadline: November 15, 2006.

National Foundation for the Arts and the Humanities; National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants. The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) invites proposals for the planning or initial stages of digital initiatives in all areas of the humanities. Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants may involve: research that brings new digital approaches to the study of the humanities or that examines the implications of the use of emerging technologies for humanities scholarship; new digital modes of publication facilitating the dissemination of humanities scholarship in advanced academic as well as informal or formal educational settings at all academic levels; exploration of digital methods or approaches to preserve, archive, and make accessible traditional (i.e., analogue) and "new media" resources in the humanities; planning new digital tools for preserving, analyzing, and making accessible humanities data; and programs addressing the innovative use of emerging digital technologies in formal and informal educational settings, including public forums such as museums, libraries, historic sites, and broadcast media, and K-12 schools and post-secondary institutions. Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants should result in plans, prototypes, or proofs of concept for long-term digital humanities projects prior to implementation. Amount: $5,000. Upper Amount: $30,000. Deadline: November 15, 2006.

National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD). NIDCD Small Grant Program (R03). The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) Small Grant (R03) Program supports the research of scientists who are in the early stages of establishing an independent research career in the basic and clinical sciences of human communication, including individuals transitioning from postdoctoral status to their first independent research position. Deadline: July 14, 2006; November 15, 2006.

National Science Foundation (NSF). Global Environment for Networking Innovations (GENI): Establishing the GENI Project Office (GPO) (GENI/GPO) - NSF 06-601. The Global Environment for Networking Innovations (GENI) is an experimental facility concept conceived by the computing research community. GENI seeks to support the experimental exploration of robust new networking and distributed systems architectures and services that will revolutionize computing and simultaneously contribute to U.S. competitiveness in IT and economic growth.
In order to support the GENI design and development process, the Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) will support the work of a GENI Project Office (GPO). Working closely with the computing research community, the GPO will assume responsibility for completion of all GENI preconstruction planning requirements as described in NSF's Guidelines for Planning and Managing the Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction Account. Upper Amount: $50,000,000. Deadline: November 15, 2006. Limited Applications Accepted. Contact Dorothy Pimlott for more information on ISU internal deadlines.

National Science Foundation (NSF); Directorate for Geosciences (GEO); Division of Earth Sciences (EAR). Earth Sciences Research at the National Science Foundation (EAR) - Continental Dynamics (CD) - NSF 04-613. The Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) supports research and education related to Earth's terrestrial regions, interior, and freshwater systems. Projects may employ any combination of field, laboratory, and computational studies with observational, theoretical, or experimental approaches. Support is available for research and research infrastructure through grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements awarded in response to investigator-initiated proposals from U.S. universities and other eligible institutions. Human resource development and education are expected to be an integral part of most research proposals, but are also eligible for direct support. Multidisciplinary work is strongly encouraged. Projects involving disciplines outside the earth sciences will be recommended for joint support with other programs within the National Science Foundation (NSF). EAR will consider the co-funding of projects with other agencies and supports international work and collaborations. Deadline: November 15, 2006.

National Science Foundation (NSF); Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS); Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS). Applied Mathematics. The Applied Mathematics program supports mathematics research motivated by or having an effect on problems arising in science and engineering. Mathematical merit and novelty, as well as breadth and quality of impact on applications, are important factors. Proposals to develop critical mathematical techniques from individual investigators as well as interdisciplinary teams are encouraged. Deadline: November 15, 2006.

Ploughshares Fund. Grants. The Ploughshares Fund makes grants to support initiatives aimed at preventing the spread and use of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and other weapons of war, and to prevent conflicts that could lead to the use of weapons of mass destruction. The Ploughshares Fund supports organizations and individuals who work to stop the spread of these weapons and build regional security. The Ploughshares Fund can make grants for direct lobbying programs. The Ploughshares Fund does not fund the production of films, videotapes or books. It also does not fund the research and writing of academic dissertations. Deadline: November 15, 2006; February 15, 2007.

School of American Research; Indian Arts Research Center. Dobkin Fellowship. The Eric and Barbara Dobkin Native American Artist Fellowship is offered annually by the Indian Arts Research Center at the School of American Research to encourage the work of Native American women artists. The mission of the Dobkin Fellowship is to support a female artist who desires to realize creative goals in growth, enhancement, excellence, and continued achievement. Broadly conceived, the fellowship encourages the distinctive, living artistic traditions of southwestern Native people. Through the personal expression of her art, the recipient has an opportunity to share her experience and to foster a greater cultural understanding with all people. Using the school's Native American art collection, she can learn more about her own community's arts and become engaged in a project where the spirit of learning, discovery, and passion are transformed into the art she shares with the world. The award is offered in the winter to an individual who excels in the visual, verbal, or performing arts. Deadline: November 15, 2006.

Sphinx Organization. Sphinx Competition. The Sphinx Competition offers young Black and Latino classical string players a chance to compete under the guidance of an internationally renowned panel of judges and to perform with established professional musicians in a competition setting. Its primary goals are to encourage, develop and recognize classical music talent in the Black and Latino communities.
Instrumental categories are Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass. Deadline: November 15, 2006.

United States - Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF). Collaborative Research Grants. The United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF) supports cooperative research between Israeli and American scientists. Cooperation should involve joint planning of research and evaluation of results and may take the form of: joint research activities where interdependent projects of a single program are conducted in different laboratories and may involve shared funding or different sources of funding; provision of research facilities, materials, equipment ,or services to cooperating scientists; or exchange of personnel. Areas of research for this funding cycle include: physics, chemistry, mathematical sciences, atmospheric and earth sciences, oceanography and limnology, materials research, environmental research and ecology (systematic biology), energy research, economics, and sociology. Deadline: November 15, 2006.

United States - Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF). Start-Up Grant Program. The objective of the Start-Up Grant Program is to provide seed money to young independent scientists to develop new research and projects that demonstrate the merits of their research ideas. Areas of research for this funding cycle include: physics, chemistry, mathematical sciences, atmospheric and earth sciences, oceanography and limnology, materials research, environmental research and ecology (systematic biology), energy research, economics, and sociology. The home institutions will be asked to supplement this award by assuring their support for the last six months of the program, thus enabling the grantees to carry out their research work for a full two-year period. Deadline: November 15, 2006.

United States Department of Defense (DOD); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Compound Semiconductor Materials on Silicon (COSMOS). The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting research proposals in the area of Compound Semiconductor Materials On Silicon (COSMOS). Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that develop a viable process for the fine-scale heterogeneous integration of CS with standard Si CMOS and to establish that this integration enables superior performance in specific mixed-signal circuit demonstrators. The COSMOS process developed must be consistent with the integration of transistors from at least one CS semiconductor technology together with Si transistors. This integration should be achieved on a Si wafer (or substantial portion thereof; any size limits should be clearly stated in the proposal) which has been fabricated using a standard Si CMOS foundry process. No extraordinary process modifications (i.e., one that would not be transparent to a Si foundry) of the Si CMOS process should be required in order to achieve the integration. DARPA seeks innovative proposals in the following areas: (1) Placement of CS Devices; (2) Heterogeneous Interfaces; (3) Dense Heterogeneous Interconnects; and (4) Yield Enhancement. Deadline: November 15, 2006.

United States Department of Defense (DOD); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Compound Semiconductor Materials on Silicon (COSMOS). The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting research proposals in the area of Compound Semiconductor Materials On Silicon (COSMOS). Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that develop a viable process for the fine-scale heterogeneous integration of CS with standard Si CMOS and to establish that this integration enables superior performance in specific mixed-signal circuit demonstrators. The COSMOS process developed must be consistent with the integration of transistors from at least one CS semiconductor technology together with Si transistors. This integration should be achieved on a Si wafer (or substantial portion thereof; any size limits should be clearly stated in the proposal) which has been fabricated using a standard Si CMOS foundry process. No extraordinary process modifications (i.e., one that would not be transparent to a Si foundry) of the Si CMOS process should be required in order to achieve the integration. DARPA seeks innovative proposals in the following areas: (1) Placement of CS Devices; (2) Heterogeneous Interfaces; (3) Dense Heterogeneous Interconnects; and (4) Yield Enhancement. Deadline: November 15, 2006.

United States Department of Defense (DOD); National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA); National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). Advancing the Automation of Image Analysis (AAIA). The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) solicits proposals for competition for research in Advancing the Automation of Image Analysis (AAIA). It consists of four parts, an "Advanced Dimension Reduction and Categorization" (ADRC) initiative, the "Hyperspectral Demixing and Self Organization of Mixed Signals" (HDSO) initiative, "Geometric-based Partial Differential Equations (GPDE) Methods for Object/Target Identification and Characterization" initiative, and a "Nonlinear Dynamical Methods (NDM) for Advanced Detection, Categorization, and Tracking of Objects using Multiband Data" inititiative. Deadline: November 15, 2006.

United States Department of Education (ED); Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE); Higher Education Programs (HEP). Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program - 84.022A. The Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Program provides opportunities for graduate students to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. Research projects that focus on one or more of the following: Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific, South Asia, the Near East, East Central Europe and Eurasia, and the Western Hemisphere (Central and South America and the Caribbean). Projects focusing on Australia, Canada, and Western Europe will not be funded. Amount: $15,000. Upper Amount: $60,000. Deadline: November 15, 2006.

United States Department of Energy (DOE); National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL). Development of Power Electronics and Electric Motor Technology for Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV), Internal Combustion Engine Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV) and Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCV) Traction Drive Applications. The Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), on behalf of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's (EERE) FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies (FCVT) Program, is seeking applications for cost-shared technology development projects in power electronics and electrical machines. The FCVT Program supports R&D technologies to improve vehicle fuel efficiency in the mid-term and to facilitate the transition to fuel cell vehicles over the long-term. The power electronics and electrical machines technology area is focused on the development of advanced motors, inverters/converters, and other interface electronics that will enable significantly reduced cost, weight, and volume electric propulsion systems, thereby expanding market acceptance of advanced hybrid electric vehicles including plug-in HEV, internal combustion engine (ICE) HEV, and fuel cell vehicles. Four topics (Areas of Interest) are covered within this announcement: Area of Interest 1: High Temperature Three-Phase Inverter for Advanced Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV) including Internal Combustion Engine HEV, Plug In HEV (PHEV), and Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCV) Traction Drive Applications (DE-PS26-06NT43001-01); Area of Interest 2: High Speed Motors for Advanced Hybrid Electric Vehicles including Internal Combustion Engine HEV, Plug In HEV (PHEV), and Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCV) Traction Drive Applications (DE-PS26-06NT43001-02); Area of Interest 3: Integrated Traction Drive System for Advanced Hybrid Electric Vehicles including Internal Combustion Engine HEV, Plug In HEV (PHEV), and Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCV) Traction Drive Applications (DE-PS26-06NT43001-03); Area of Interest 4: Bi-directional DC/DC Converter for PHEV Applications (DE-PS26-06NT43001-04) Deadline: November 15, 2006.

US Department of Defense (DOD), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Special Projects Office (SPO) Broad Agency Announcement. SPO is developing technologies to counter the emerging threat of underground facilities (UGFs) used for purposes ranging from command-and-control, to weapons storage and staging, to the manufacture of weapons of mass destruction. Deadline: November 15, 2006.

November 16

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Development of Animal Models and Assays for Plague Vaccines. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (DMID), has a requirement for the development, optimization, qualification, and validation via Good Laboratory Practices and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) of product-neutral immunological assays, potency assays, and animal efficacy models for the evaluation and assessment of plague vaccine candidates based on F1 and V antigens. These immunoassays and animal models will be developed under GLP and GMP and in a manner that will support licensure of a plague vaccine under the FDA "Animal Rule." It is anticipated that one or more cost reimbursement, completion type contracts will be awarded for a three-year period of performance beginning on or about September 10, 2007. Deadline: November 16, 2006.

United States Department of Defense (DOD); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Disruptive Manufacturing Technologies (DMT). The rate at which asymmetric threats evolve has increased the speed with which new systems and platforms need to be produced and increased the need to distribute new technologies (e.g., upgraded body armor) to a larger number of troops. At the same time, increased lethality of modern weapon systems has resulted in a reduction of the number of large systems required to accomplish missions. This new environment places a premium on fast and affordable manufacturing processes. Furthermore, when the cost of manufacturing spare parts is taken into consideration, it becomes clear that new approaches to defense manufacturing are critically needed to guarantee the future success of the military. To address this shortfall, this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is focused on disruptive manufacturing technologies that will have a pervasive impact on DoD systems and platforms, both current and future. Deadline: November 16, 2006.

US Department of Education (ED), Institute of Education Sciences (IES). Education Research Request for Applications. Programs include reading and writing; mathematics and science education; teacher quality - reading and writing; teacher quality mathematics and science education; education leadership; education policy, finance, and systems; postdoctoral research training; interventions for struggling readers; cognition and student learning; high school reform; and postsecondary education. LOI Deadline: June 01, 2006; September 14, 2006. Deadline: July 27, 2006; November 16, 2006.

US Department of Education (ED), Institute of Education Sciences (IES). Special Education Research Request for Applications. Programs include early intervention, early childhood special education, and children with disabilities; mathematics and science education; reading, writing, and language development; serious behavior disorders; assessment for accountability; response to intervention; autism spectrum disorders; teacher quality and quality of other service providers for students with disabilities; secondary and transition services; and individualized education programs and individualized family service plans. LOI Deadline: June 01, 2006; September 14, 2006. Deadline: July 27, 2006; November 16, 2006.

United States Department of the Interior (DOI); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Educational Component of the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (EDMAP). Applications are being solicited and will be accepted from colleges and universities with accredited master's and doctoral programs in geoscience or related departments. This program, referred to as EDMAP, is a component of the National Geologic Mapping Program that is designed to produce information on areas of scientific, social, or economic welfare in the United States. The funding is for supporting master's and doctoral students during geologic field mapping. Deadline: November 16, 2006.

November 17

United States Department of Defense (DOD); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Dynamic Multi-Terabit Core Optical Networks: Architecture, Protocols, Control and Management (CORONET) Program. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Strategic Technology Office (STO) is soliciting proposals for the Dynamic Multi-Terabit Core Optical Networks: Architecture, Protocols, Control and Management (CORONET) program. The objective of the CORONET program is to develop the architecture, protocols, and control and management software for highly dynamic, multi-terabit global core optical networks with greatly enhanced performance, survivability and security. An important part of the CORONET vision is to enable ultra-fast service set-up/tear-down as well as very fast recovery from multiple network failures. Deadline: November 17, 2006.

National Science Foundation (NSF); National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO). Jansky Fellowships. The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) announces a postdoctoral fellowship program that provides outstanding opportunities for research in astronomy. The Jansky postdoctoral fellows formulate and carry out investigations either independently or in collaboration with others within the wide framework of interests of the observatory. Prior radio experience is not a requirement. Multi-wavelength projects leading to a synergy with NRAO instruments are strongly encouraged.
Up to three appointments will be made annually for positions at any of the NRAO sites (Tucson, Arizona; Socorro, New Mexico; Green Bank, West Virginia; and Charlottesville, Virginia). The Jansky fellows are encouraged to spend time at universities working with collaborators during the course of their fellowship. In addition, up to three Jansky postdoctoral appointments will be made annually for positions that may be located at a U.S. university or research institute. The application will include a plan for the host institution as well as a letter from the departmental chair agreeing with the research proposal. Frequent or long-term visits to NRAO sites are encouraged. Amount: $112,000. Deadline: November 17, 2006.

November 20

Trout Unlimited (TU). Embrace-A-Stream (EAS) Program. Embrace-A-Stream (EAS) is a matching grant program administered by the National Office of Trout Unlimited (TU) that awards funds to TU chapters and councils for coldwater fisheries conservation. For the 2007 funding cycle, TU chapters and councils are asked to submit proposals for projects that best address the organizational priorities outlined in TUs National Conservation Agenda (Water Quality, Instream Flows, Pacific and Atlantic Salmon Recovery, and Conserving Wild Trout and Salmon) and 2003-2008 Strategic Plan. This new structure, introduced in 2005, allows TUs grassroots to use their judgment and creativity to design projects that best advance TUs mission of conserving, protecting, and restoring coldwater fisheries and their watersheds. Upper Amount: $10,000. Deadline: November 20, 2006.

United States Department of Education (ED); Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS); National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Projects - 84.133P. Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) projects must provide research training and experience at an advanced level to individuals with doctorates or similar advanced degrees who have clinical or other relevant experience. ARRT projects train rehabilitation researchers, including individuals with disabilities, with particular attention to research areas that support the implementation and objectives of the Rehabilitation Act and that improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Act. Upper Amount: $750,000. Deadline: November 20, 2006.

November 21

National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). New Models of Pain Relevant to the Trigeminal System. The main objective of this initiative is to stimulate research on patients with chronic painful disorders that will aid in the understanding of pain and analgesic mechanisms and to stimulate research to develop and utilize novel animal models of chronic orofacial pain conditions that provide insight into the biological mechanisms underlying these disorders. Optional LOI Deadline: October 23, 2006. Deadline: November 21, 2006.

November 22

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD). Special Topic Course: Exploring Auditory and Vestibular Biology (R25). The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) invites R25 applications for the development of a two-week special topics course in the auditory and vestibular sciences.The NIH Research Education (R25) grant mechanism is a flexible and specialized mechanism designed to foster the development of biomedical, behavioral, and clinical researchers through creative and innovative research education programs. The purpose of this initiative is to develop a specialized topics course that provides informational and hands-on research exposure to the auditory and vestibular sciences. The target audience envisioned for this course would consist of advanced graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and established research investigators. Deadline: November 22, 2006.

National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). Developmental Infrastructure for Population Research. The Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch (DBSB) and Center for Population Research (CPR) of NICHD invite applications for developmental infrastructure grants in support of population research relevant to the DBSB mission. Upper Amount: $750,000. Optional LOI Deadline: October 22, 2006. Deadline: November 22, 2006. Limited Applications Accepted. Contact Dorothy Pimlott for more information on ISU internal deadlines.

November 24

BirdLife International; BP Conservation Programme. Conservation Follow-Up Award. The BP Conservation Programme aims to contribute to long-term environmental conservation and sustainable development in priority areas by encouraging and engaging potential leaders in biodiversity conservation, and providing opportunities for them to gain practical skills and experience. The programme offers continuation funding in the form of Conservation Follow-Up and Conservation Leadership Awards. Conservation Follow-Up Awards are aimed at exceptional teams with individuals who want to address a conservation issue raised by recommendations in a project previously supported by the programme. The project should allow team members to go beyond basic surveying, analysis, and awareness-raising, and develop their networking, decision-making, policy, communications, and conservation leadership skills and experience. Upper Amount: $25,000. Deadline: November 24, 2006.

BirdLife International; BP Conservation Programme. Conservation Leadership Award. The BP Conservation Programme aims to contribute to long-term environmental conservation and sustainable development in priority areas by encouraging and engaging potential leaders in biodiversity conservation, and providing opportunities for them to gain practical skills and experience. The programme offers continuation funding in the form of Conservation Follow-Up and Conservation Leadership Awards. The idea of the Conservation Leadership Award is to enable teams that have been supported in the past to consolidate (or connect together) their previous project successes by creating something longer-term, which is more practical and conservation oriented than research oriented. These awards aim to provide more substantial resources to first-rate innovative and original projects that build long-term capacity for conservation in the project area, whilst offering the team invaluable developmental experience. Upper Amount: $50,000. Deadline: November 24, 2006.

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Small Research Grant Program. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has announced a program of small research grants designed to provide support for new investigators or researchers new to health care services issues and encourage preliminary, exploratory, or innovative research in new or previously unexamined areas. Deadline: March 24, 2006; July 24, 2006; November 24, 2006.

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). Near-Term Technology Development for Genome Sequencing (R01). The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) solicits grant applications under this program to develop novel technologies that will substantially reduce the cost of genomic DNA sequencing. Current technologies are able to produce the sequence of a mammalian-sized genome of the desired data quality for $5 to $10 million. The goal of this initiative is to reduce costs by at least two orders of magnitude. As some technologies that have potential to achieve this goal are already in or near the commercial market, applications to this program will need to show clear advantage over current and emerging technologies. Upper Amount: $4,500,000. Deadline: November 24, 2006.

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). Near-Term Technology Development for Genome Sequencing (R21). The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) solicits grant applications under this program to develop novel technologies that will substantially reduce the cost of genomic DNA sequencing. Current technologies are able to produce the sequence of a mammalian-sized genome of the desired data quality for $5 to $10 million. The goal of this initiative is to reduce costs by at least two orders of magnitude. As some technologies that have potential to achieve this goal are already in or near the commercial market, applications to this program will need to show clear advantage over current and emerging technologies. Upper Amount: $600,000. Deadline: November 24, 2006.

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). Near-Term Technology Development for Genome Sequencing (R21/R33). The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) solicits grant applications under this program to develop novel technologies that will substantially reduce the cost of genomic DNA sequencing. Current technologies are able to produce the sequence of a mammalian-sized genome of the desired data quality for $5 to $10 million. The goal of this initiative is to reduce costs by at least two orders of magnitude. As some technologies that have potential to achieve this goal are already in or near the commercial market, applications to this program will need to show clear advantage over current and emerging technologies. Deadline: November 24, 2006.

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). Revolutionary Genome Sequencing Technologies - The $1000 Genome (R01). The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) solicits grant applications to develop novel technologies that will enable extremely low-cost DNA sequencing. Current technologies are able to produce the sequence of a mammalian-sized genome of the desired data quality for $5 to $10 million. The goal of this initiative is to reduce costs by at least four orders of magnitude, so that a mammalian-sized genome could be sequenced for approximately $1,000. Substantial fundamental research is needed to develop the scientific and technological knowledge underpinning such a major advance. Therefore, it is anticipated that the long-term goals of this program may be achieved in about ten years. Upper Amount: $7,500,000. Deadline: November 24, 2006.

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). Revolutionary Genome Sequencing Technologies - The $1000 Genome (R21). The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) solicits grant applications to develop novel technologies that will enable extremely low-cost DNA sequencing. Current technologies are able to produce the sequence of a mammalian-sized genome of the desired data quality for $5 to $10 million. The goal of this initiative is to reduce costs by at least four orders of magnitude, so that a mammalian-sized genome could be sequenced for approximately $1,000. Substantial fundamental research is needed to develop the scientific and technological knowledge underpinning such a major advance. Therefore, it is anticipated that the long-term goals of this program may be achieved in about ten years. Upper Amount: $600,000. Deadline: November 24, 2006.

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). Revolutionary Genome Sequencing Technologies - The $1000 Genome (R21/R33). The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) solicits grant applications to develop novel technologies that will enable extremely low-cost DNA sequencing. Current technologies are able to produce the sequence of a mammalian-sized genome of the desired data quality for $5 to $10 million. The goal of this initiative is to reduce costs by at least four orders of magnitude, so that a mammalian-sized genome could be sequenced for approximately $1,000. Substantial fundamental research is needed to develop the scientific and technological knowledge underpinning such a major advance. Therefore, it is anticipated that the long-term goals of this program may be achieved in about ten years. Upper Amount: $600,000. Deadline: November 24, 2006.

November 27

American Astronomical Society (AAS). Small Research Grants. The purpose of the Small Research Grants is to cover costs associated with any type of astronomical research. Upper Amount: $7,000. Deadline: May 01, 2006; November 27, 2006.

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID); Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)/Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR); Division of AIDS (DAIDS). DAIDS Specimen Repository. The Division of AIDS (DAIDS), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), is seeking an organization to continue an ongoing specimen storage and management program for HIV seropositive and negative specimens received from subjects enrolled in NIAID-sponsored multi-site clinical and epidemiological studies.
The contractor will perform the following tasks: (1) Perform an initial transition in the event the incumbent contractor is not successful; (2) Secure, receive, catalog, process, store, and disburse human biological specimens from subjects participating in NIAID-sponsored treatment, prevention, and/or cohort studies; (3) Provide adequate cold storage facilities and equipment for clinical specimens; (4) Provide shipping materials and documents, technical assistance and training to Site personnel and study teams on specimen handling and shipping; (5) Develop, perform, and maintain Quality Assurance systems for the NIAID Specimen Repository (NSR) facility, operations, stored specimens, shipping materials, and personnel and in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulatory requirements; (6) Provide (or utilize the current) computerized specimen inventory database management system (SIDMS) that supports NSR functions; (7) Provide a technical and administrative infrastructure to ensure efficient planning, initiation, implementation, and management of NSR activities; (8) Develop and implement a Final Transition Plan at the end of the contract; and (9) Expand services to include additional Sites, when necessary, through exercise of options. Deadline: November 27, 2006.

National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Cooperative Research Partnerships into Therapeutics and Diagnostics for Biodefense Toxins (U01). The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is inviting research grant applications that will support the discovery, design, and/or development of novel therapeutics and/or post-exposure prophylactics and rapid and sensitive diagnostics for certain biodefense toxins: Shiga toxins, ricin toxin, the Staphylococcus enterotoxin B (SEB), Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin and the botulinum neurotoxins. Translational research to support, or which might lead to, the development of therapeutics or diagnostics for biodefense toxins, as well as advanced product development, are encouraged. Upper Amount: $2,500,000. Deadline: November 27, 2006.

United States Department of Education (ED); Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS); National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). Research Fellowships - 84.133F. The purpose of this program is to build research capacity by providing support to highly qualified individuals, including those who are individuals with disabilities, to perform research on the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities. Amount: $65,000. Upper Amount: $75,000. Deadline: November 27, 2006.

November 28

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR); Travel Grants; Annual Meeting Scholar-in-Training Awards. AACR-Unrestricted Travel Awards. The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting Scholar-in-Training Awards provide financial support to early-career scientists whose proffered papers for the association's annual meeting are highly rated by the Program Committee. The 98th AACR Annual Meeting will be held April 14 to 18, 2007, in Los Angeles, California. The AACR offers unrestricted travel awards supporting attendance at the annual meeting for presenters of highly rated proffered papers in all fields of cancer research. Unrestricted awards are supported by AACR, AstraZeneca, Busch Travel Fund, Eli Lilly and Company, Merck, and others. Amount: $400. Upper Amount: $2,000. Deadline: November 28, 2006.

National Science Foundation (NSF). High-Performance Computing for Science and Engineering Research and Education: Operations (User Support, System Administration and Maintenance) - (HPCOPS) - NSF 06-599. Through this solicitation, the National Science Foundation (NSF) is seeking to support research and education in science and engineering that requires the use of high-performance computing systems by providing support for the operation of existing HPC systems. This solicitation is a competitive opportunity for institutions that have significant HPC systems with an expected useful life that extends beyond 2007 and which they wish to make available, through the TeraGrid, to the science and engineering community without restriction to discipline. Deadline: November 28, 2006. Limited Applications Accepted. Contact Dorothy Pimlott for more information on ISU internal deadlines.

US Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP). Graduate Research Fellowship Program. The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Graduate Research Fellowship Program provides dissertation research support to outstanding doctoral students undertaking independent research on issues in crime and justice. Amount: $20,000. Deadline: November 28, 2006.

November 29

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH). Genome-Wide Association Studies in the Genes and Environment Initiative - Coordinating Center (U01). The purpose of this funding opportunity is to provide support for a Coordinating Center (CC) to serve as a centralized resource to facilitate and support genome-wide association studies and other research activities of the four-year NIH-wide Genes and Environment Initiative (GEI). The Genes and Environment Initiative (GEI) is a four-year, NIH-wide program proposed in the President's FY2007 budget and currently awaiting Congressional approval. If approved, the program will support efforts to identify major genetic susceptibility factors for diseases of substantial public health impact and to develop technologies for reliable and reproducible measurement of potentially causative environmental exposures. It is being developed and implemented by an NIH-wide GEI Coordinating Committee, administratively led by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). Funding will be provided for data analysis, coordination, monitoring, supporting, and logistical activities. No recruitment, data collection, or sample acquisition will be supported by this RFA. Amount: $3,200,000. Deadline: November 29, 2006. Limited Applications Accepted. Contact Dorothy Pimlott for more information on ISU internal deadlines.

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH). Genome-Wide Association Studies in the Genes and Environment Initiative - Genotyping Facilities (U01). The purpose of this funding opportunity is to provide support for Genotyping Facilities to genotype samples from human subjects on whom information is available for conditions/traits of public health importance and relevant environmental exposures for genome-wide association (GWA) genotyping and replication studies, as part of the Genes and Environment Initiative. The Genes and Environment Initiative (GEI) is a four-year, NIH-wide program proposed in the President's FY2007 budget and currently awaiting Congressional approval. If approved, the program will support efforts to identify major genetic susceptibility factors for diseases of substantial public health impact and to develop technologies for reliable and reproducible measurement of potentially causative environmental exposures. Amount: $6,000,000. Deadline: November 29, 2006. Limited Applications Accepted. Contact Dorothy Pimlott for more information on ISU internal deadlines.

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH). Genome-Wide Association Studies in the Genes and Environment Initiative - Study Investigators (U01). The purpose of this funding opportunity is to provide support for investigative groups ("Study Investigators") to conduct genome-wide association (GWA) genotyping and/or replication studies using data and samples from human subjects on whom information is available for conditions/traits of public health importance and relevant environmental exposures. It includes support for sharing the samples and data and analyzing the resulting data as part of the NIH-wide Genes and Environment Initiative. The Genes and Environment Initiative (GEI) is a four-year, NIH-wide program proposed in the President's FY2007 budget and currently awaiting Congressional approval. If approved, the program will support efforts to identify major genetic susceptibility factors for diseases of substantial public health impact and to develop technologies for reliable and reproducible measurement of potentially causative environmental exposures. It is being developed and implemented by an NIH-wide GEI Coordinating Committee, administratively led by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). A diversity of participant populations regarding age, sex, race/ethnicity, and environmental exposures will be supported under this RFA. Amount: $750,000. Deadline: November 29, 2006.

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Refining and Testing Mental Health Interventions and Services for Youth with Mental Illness who are Transitioning to Adulthood (R01). The purpose of this Request for Applications (RFA) is to solicit research aimed at refining and testing innovative interventions and service delivery models for youth transitioning to adulthood (herein conceptualized as about 16 to 24 years old, to broadly encompass the transition process and accommodate individual differences in timing). The specific focus is on youth with severe mental illness (e.g., youth with disorders that are severe, chronic, and/or significantly impairing; youth for whom treatment is complicated by the need to address comorbid psychiatric and/or substance use disorders and/or HIV/AIDS). This announcement is intended to solicit research that addresses gaps in available intervention and service delivery strategies in order to ultimately enhance availability of and access to appropriate care for youth with severe mental illness who are in transition to adulthood. Developmental considerations and the nature and course of mental health conditions have potentially significant implications for the development and testing of appropriate interventions and service delivery models for youth in this age range. Developmentally, this is a period characterized by expectations for autonomy and increased self-reliance. Upper Amount: $2,495,000. Deadline: November 17, 2006.

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Refining and Testing Mental Health Interventions and Services for Youth with Mental Illness who are Transitioning to Adulthood (R34). The purpose of this Request for Applications (RFA) is to solicit research aimed at refining and testing innovative interventions and service delivery models for youth transitioning to adulthood (herein conceptualized as about 16 to 24 years old, to broadly encompass the transition process and accommodate individual differences in timing). The specific focus is on youth with severe mental illness (e.g., youth with disorders that are severe, chronic, and/or significantly impairing; youth for whom treatment is complicated by the need to address comorbid psychiatric and/or substance use disorders and/or HIV/AIDS). This announcement is intended to solicit research that addresses gaps in available intervention and service delivery strategies in order to ultimately enhance availability of and access to appropriate care for youth with severe mental illness who are in transition to adulthood. Developmental considerations and the nature and course of mental health conditions have potentially significant implications for the development and testing of appropriate interventions and service delivery models for youth in this age range. Developmentally, this is a period characterized by expectations for autonomy and increased self-reliance. Deadline: November 17, 2006.

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Center for Research Resources (NCRR). NCRR Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) (R25). The National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) is inviting applications for the Science Education Partnership Awards (SEPA) program. The goals of the program are to foster the development of novel programs to improve K-12 and the general public's understanding of the clinical trial process as well as the health science advances stemming from National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded clinical and basic research. The SEPA program supports the creation of innovative partnerships between biomedical and clinical researchers and K-12 teachers and schools, museum and science center educators, media experts, and other interested educational organizations. Particular importance will be given to SEPA applications that target K-12 science educational topics that may not be addressed by existing science curricula, community-based or media activities. NCRR encourages applicants to submit proposals that will educate the general public on the clinical trials process and of the safeguards provided for patients participating in these trials. NCRR also encourages proposals that target topics that may not be addressed in existing K-12 science education curricula or by other community and media activities. Upper Amount: $750,000. Deadline: November 29, 2006; September 19, 2007; September 17, 2008.

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA); Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES); National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program (NRICGP); Agricultural Biosecurity Program Cluster. Animal Protection and Biosecurity. This program develops and delivers science-based information and technologies to reduce the number and severity of agricultural disease outbreaks. In addition to program-identified disease priorities, this focus also includes animal well being. Additionally, studies of zoonotic diseases (such as Avian Influenza) may benefit public health. The Animal Protection program has two program elements: Animal Disease (44.0A) and Animal Well-being (44.0B). Deadline: November 29, 2006.

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA); Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES); National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program (NRICGP); Agricultural Production and Value-Added Processing Program Cluster. Animal Reproduction. The objective of this program is to increase the knowledge base for reproductive biology of agriculturally important animals with the goal of reducing infertility and improving overall reproductive management in animal production systems. New knowledge is needed to improve fertility and facilitate implementation of integrated animal production systems that will contribute to sustainability of the animal production unit. Upper Amount: $450,000. Deadline: November 29, 2006.

November 30

American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS). Research Awards. The American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) offers Research Awards to promote academic research by young scientists in the field of mass spectrometry. Amount: $25,000. Deadline: November 30, 2006.

British Computer Society (BCS). Lovelace Medal. The British Computer Society (BCS) Lovelace Medal is intended to be presented to individuals who have made a contribution that is of major significance in the advancement of information systems or that adds significantly to the understanding of information systems. BCS is pleased to consider those who have made an industrial, academic, technical or managerial contribution. Deadline: November 30, 2006.

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). Career Development Program in the Genetics and Genomics of Lung Diseases (K12). The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) is accepting applications for the development of multidisciplinary career development programs in genetics and genomics of lung diseases that will equip new investigators with the knowledge and skills to elucidate their role in the etiology and pathogenesis of such diseases. Through this program, the NHLBI will support the early career development of researchers who are expected to become independent investigators and assume academic leadership roles in this rapidly evolving field. To accomplish this goal, NHLBI invites any eligible institution with the appropriate established infrastructure and expertise in genetics and genomics to submit an application. Programs supported under this RFA should provide comprehensive, multidisciplinary career development opportunities, which includes training in research methodologies, such as genome variation and genome-wide screening, expression profiling technologies as well as informatics and data analysis, in the area of lung diseases. Programs should include a core curriculum, didactics, and a short-term research project for each scholar. Upper Amount: $1,850,000. Deadline: November 30, 2006.

Pfizer, Inc. Detrol LA Research Grants Program. Pfizer Inc. is inviting health care providers worldwide to submit proposals that outline innovative and scientifically valid research projects focused on advancing the understanding of overactive bladder (OAB) and voiding dysfunctions. Deadline: November 30, 2006.

December 2006

December 01

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR); Research Funding. AACR-Gertrude B. Elion Cancer Research Award. The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) offers the AACR-Gertrude B. Elion Cancer Research Award to tenure-track scientists at the level of assistant professor to support research in cancer etiology, diagnosis, treatment, or prevention (basic, translational, or clinical cancer research). The recipient must devote a substantial portion of time, ordinarily 70 percent, to cancer research during the award year. Amount: $50,000. Deadline: December 01, 2006.

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR); Research Funding; AACR Research Fellowships. AACR-Amgen, Inc. Fellowships in Clinical/Translational Cancer Research. The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Research Fellowships have been introduced in response to the growing need for additional funds to train early career scientists at this time of scarce resources for cancer research. The AACR-Amgen, Inc. Fellowships in Clinical/Translational Cancer Research support clinical and translational research by scientists at the beginning of their careers in the cancer field. Recipients must devote a substantial portion of time, ordinarily 70 percent, to cancer research during the Research Fellowship term. Amount: $40,000. Deadline: December 01, 2006.

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR); Research Funding; AACR Research Fellowships. AACR-Anna D. Barker Fellowship in Basic Cancer Research. The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Research Fellowships have been introduced in response to the growing need for additional funds to train early career scientists at this time of scarce resources for cancer research. The AACR-Anna D. Barker Fellowship in Basic Cancer Research supports basic research by a scientist at the beginning of his or her career in the cancer field. The recipient must devote a substantial portion of time, ordinarily 70 percent, to cancer research during the fellowship term. Amount: $35,000. Deadline: December 01, 2006.

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR); Research Funding; AACR Research Fellowships. AACR-AstraZeneca-Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation Fellowship in Translational Lung Cancer Research. The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Research Fellowships have been introduced in response to the growing need for additional funds to train early career scientists at this time of scarce resources for cancer research. The AACR-AstraZeneca-Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation Fellowship in Translational Lung Cancer Research supports translational research by scientists at the beginning of their careers in the cancer field. The recipient must devote a substantial portion of time, ordinarily 70 percent, to cancer research during the Research Fellowship term. Amount: $90,000. Deadline: December 01, 2006.

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR); Research Funding; AACR Research Fellowships. AACR-Genentech BioOncology Fellowship for Cancer Research on the HER Family Pathway. The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Research Fellowships have been introduced in response to the growing need for additional funds to train early career scientists at this time of scarce resources for cancer research. The AACR-Genentech BioOncology Fellowship for Cancer Research on the HER Family Pathway supports basic, translational, clinical, and prevention research by a scientist at the beginning of his or her career in the cancer field. The recipient must devote a substantial portion of time, ordinarily 70 percent, to cancer research during the Research Fellowship term. Amount: $70,000. Deadline: December 01, 2006.

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR); Research Funding; AACR Research Fellowships. AACR-MedImmune Fellowship for Research on Biologics-Based Therapies for Cancer. The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Research Fellowships have been introduced in response to the growing need for additional funds to train early career scientists at this time of scarce resources for cancer research. The AACR-MedImmune Fellowship for Research on Biologics-Based Therapies for Cancer supports research on cancer therapies based on biologics by scientists at the beginning of their careers in the cancer field. Of particular interest are innovative approaches to exploit targets on the cell surface that critically control metastasis or angiogenesis. The recipient must devote a substantial portion of time, ordinarily 70 percent, to cancer research during the Research Fellowship term. Amount: $40,000. Deadline: December 01, 2006.

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR); Research Funding; AACR Research Fellowships. AACR-Bristol-Myers Squibb Oncology Fellowship in Clinical Cancer Research. The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)-Bristol-Myers Squibb Oncology Fellowship in Clinical Cancer Research supports clinical research by scientists at the beginning of their careers in the cancer field. This research fellowship has been introduced in response to the growing need for additional funds to train early career scientists at this time of scarce resources for cancer research. The recipient must devote a substantial portion of time, ordinarily 70 percent, to cancer research during the term of the fellowship. Amount: $35,000. Deadline: December 01, 2006.

American Association of University Women (AAUW); Educational Foundation; Fellowships and Grants. University Scholar-in-Residence Award. The American Association of University Women (AAUW) Educational Foundation invites letters of intent from colleges and universities in the United States to fund a female scholar to conduct a research project on issues related to gender equity in education or economic security for women and girls. University Scholar-in-Residence Award funds may be used (1) to bring a qualified scholar to the institution for a fixed period, or (2) to designate a scholar currently at the institution to undertake research activities that would not occur without such support. Proposals must include research activities on gender and equity as well as a plan for dissemination of research findings. Successful proposals should strive to achieve impact nationally, rather than within a single university, department, or program. Upper Amount: $100,000. Deadline: December 01, 2006.

American Chemical Society (ACS); Petroleum Research Fund (PRF). Summer Research Fellowships (SRF). The Petroleum Research Fund (PRF), administered by the American Chemical Society (ACS), seeks to advance scientific education and fundamental research in the petroleum field by supporting research in chemistry, the earth sciences, chemical engineering, and related fields, such as polymers and materials science. ACS PRF Summer Research Fellowships (SRF) are awarded as supplements to active ACS PRF grants-in-aid, to be used exclusively for the support of a regularly appointed faculty member from an institution other than that of the grantee and from a department that does not offer a doctoral program. The ACS PRF Summer Research Fellow must participate in the PRF-funded research project. Amount: $8,000. Deadline: December 01, 2006.

American Physiological Society (APS); Society Awards. Orr E. Reynolds Award. The American Physiological Society (APS) presents the Orr E. Reynolds Award for the best historical article submitted by a member of the APS. Articles may deal with any aspect of the history of physiology, including the development of physiological ideas and their application, instrumentation, individual and collective biography, departmental and institutional history, history of societies including APS, and physiology in its public context. Manuscripts should represent original research and be adequately documented. Articles published in journals or books of the APS during the prior calendar year are also eligible for the award upon request by the author. The article may be published in one of the APS' journals after appropriate peer review. Amount: $500. Deadline: December 01, 2006.

American Psychological Association (APA); American Psychological Foundation (APF). Gold Medal Awards for Life Achievement. The American Psychological Foundation (APF) bestows the Gold Medal Awards for Life Achievement in recognition of a distinguished career and enduring contribution to psychology. The awards are conferred in four categories: -1. Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Science of Psychology recognizes a distinguished career and enduring contribution to advancing psychological science.-2. Gold Medal for Life Achievement in the Application of Psychology recognizes a distinguished career and enduring contribution to advancing the application of psychology through methods, research, or application of psychological techniques to important practical problems.-3. Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in Psychology in the Public Interest recognizes a distinguished career and enduring contribution to the application of psychology in the public interest.-4. Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Practice of Psychology recognizes a distinguished career and enduring contribution to advancing the professional practice of psychology through a demonstrable effect on patterns of service delivery in the profession. Amount: $2,000. Deadline: December 01, 2006.

American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA); American Quarter Horse Foundation (AQHF). Research Funding. The care and welfare of the American Quarter Horse is of utmost importance to the American Quarter Horse Foundation (AQHF). With millions of American Quarter Horses across the world, funding equine research is a major priority for many horse enthusiasts. The American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) Equine Research Commitee comprises leading American Quarter Horse breeders, equine veterinarians, and other AQHA members well-grounded in equine research methods. Each year, the committee selects promising and appropriate research projects for funding. Since 1979, AQHA and AQHF have provided more than $6 million in equine research grants to numerous colleges and universities. Some of the current research topics include equine infectious anemia, navicular syndrome, laminitis, glycogen storage disorders, and fertility in mares and stallions. Deadline: December 01, 2006.

American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE); American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation (ASSEF); Professional Development Grant Program. Delmar E. Tally Professional Development Grant. The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation (ASSEF) offers the Delmar E. Tally Professional Development Grant to provide financial assistance to ASSE members who wish to advance their education through recognized safety certification courses, professional development seminars, educational conferences, or college coursework. Amount: $500. Upper Amount: $800. Deadline: December 01, 2006.

American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE); American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation (ASSEF); Professional Development Grant Program. Medina Professional Development Grant. The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation (ASSEF) offers the Medina Professional Development Grant to provide financial assistance to ASSE members who wish to advance their education through ASSE Certification Preparation Workshops (ASP, CSP, CHST, OHST), ASSE Professional Development Seminars or Symposia, or the ASSE Professional Development Conference. Amount: $650. Deadline: December 01, 2006.

American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE); American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation (ASSEF); Professional Development Grant Program. Texas Safety Foundation Professional Development Grant. The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation (ASSEF) offers the Texas Safety Foundation Professional Development Grant to provide financial assistance to full-time safety professionals seeking certification in recognized safety certification courses such as ASP, CSP, OHST, CHST, CHMM. Deadline: December 01, 2006.

American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE); American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation (ASSEF); Scholarships. Ford Motor Company Scholarship. The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation (ASSEF) will award the Ford Motor Company Scholarship to women pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in occupational safety and health or a closely related field. Amount: $3,450. Deadline: December 01, 2006.

American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE); American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation (ASSEF); Scholarships. Thompson Scholarship for Women in Safety. The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation (ASSEF) will award the Thompson Scholarship for Women in Safety to a woman pursuing a graduate degree in safety engineering, safety management, occupational health nursing, occupational medicine, risk management, ergonomics, industrial hygiene, fire safety, environmental safety, environmental health, or any other closely related field. Amount: $1,000. Deadline: December 01, 2006.

Cattell Fund, James McKeen. James McKeen Cattell Fund Fellowships (Supplemental Sabbatical Awards). For over half a century, the James McKeen Cattell Fund has provided support for the science and the application of psychology. The fund offers a program of supplementary sabbatical awards (James McKeen Cattell Fund Fellowships). These awards supplement the regular sabbatical allowance provided by the recipients' home institutions, to allow an extension of leave-time from one to two semesters. Upper Amount: $35,000. Deadline: December 01, 2006.

The Foundation for Prader-Willi Research (FPWR). Prader-Willi Syndrome Research Grants. The Foundation for Prader-Willi Research (FPWR), a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting research to advance the understanding and treatment of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), announces the availability of funds to support innovative research relevant to PWS. FPWR is particularly interested in supporting projects that will lead to new interventions to alleviate the symptoms associated with PWS.
Priority will be given to the following areas of research, although alternative areas of high scientific merit will also be considered: 1. Genetics and Imprinting; 2. Neurobiology of PWS and Hypothalamic Dysfunction; 3. Endocrinology and PWS; 4. Mouse Models of PWS; 5. Psychiatric Disorders and PWS; 6. Learning Disabilities and Early Intervention; 7. Sleep disorders and PWS. A more complete list of research priorities may be found at the FPWR website:http://www.pwsresearch.org. Upper Amount: $40,000. Deadline: December 01, 2006.

French-American Cultural Exchange (FACE). The Fund for French-American Academic Partnerships. The Fund for French-American Academic Partnerships will encourage the formation of innovative partnerships between institutions of higher learning in France and the United States. French and American researchers, professors, and administrators from all academic disciplines are called upon to enter long-term agreements that jointly develop new curricula to be integrated into the programs of their respective graduate schools. In addition to fostering the creation of innovative joint curricula, the Fund's second overall objective is to give French and American graduate students the opportunity to explore cross-cultural, interdisciplinary approaches in their courses and/or research, thereby training globally-minded professionals. Deadline: December 01, 2006.

George Mason University. Greg Grummer Poetry Contest. The Greg Grummer Poetry Award was established in honor of Greg Grummer, a George Mason University (GMU) creative writing alumnus who provided the GMU poetry community with leadership, compassion, and support. The contest affords Phoebe the opportunity to read a diverse selection of poems. Amount: $1,000. Deadline: December 01, 2006.

George Mason University. Winter Fiction Contest. Phoebe is sponsoring its annual Fiction Contest. The Phoebe Winter Fiction Contest affords Phoebe the opportunity to read a diverse selection of stories from which the journal has each year selected pieces for publication. Contest entries should include one story, not to exceed twenty-five pages. Amount: $1,000. Deadline: December 01, 2006.

Greenwall Foundation. Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics. The Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics is a career development award to enable outstanding junior faculty members to carry out original research that will help resolve important policy and clinical dilemmas at the intersection of ethics and the life sciences. This research will also put faculty scholars in a position to help set public policy and standards of clinical practice. Deadline: December 01, 2006. Limited Applications Accepted. Contact Dorothy Pimlott for more information on ISU internal deadlines.

Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, John Simon. Fellowships to Assist Research and Artistic Creation. The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation offers fellowships to further the development of scholars and artists by assisting them to engage in research in any field of knowledge and creation in any of the arts, under the freest possible conditions and irrespective of race, color, or creed. The foundation provides fellowships for advanced professionals in all fields (natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, creative arts) except the performing arts. The foundation selects its fellows on the basis of two separate competitions, one for the United States and Canada, the other for Latin America and the Caribbean. Deadline: October 01, 2006; December 01, 2006.

Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE). Pritsker Doctoral Dissertation Award. The purpose of the Pritsker Doctoral Dissertation Award is to recognize outstanding graduate research in the field of industrial engineering, and thereby promote better industrial engineering research. The paper can be co-authored by the nominee's dissertation advisor. The nominee's dissertation advisor is the only acceptable co-author for the purposes of an award submission. The first-place award recipient will be invited to present a paper on his or her dissertation in a session of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) research conference. Only the first-place award will be presented at the Industrial Engineering Solutions Conference. Second place and third place will receive mentions during the program. Amount: $1,000. Deadline: December 01, 2006.

Journal of the History of Philosophy. Kristeller-Popkin Travel Fellowships. The Kristeller-Popkin Travel Fellowships are in recognition of the scholarship and generous support that two of the founding members of the board of directors have given to the journal. Amount: $2,000. Deadline: December 01, 2006.

National Headache Foundation. Research Grants. The National Headache Foundation supports research in the field of headache and pain as a part of its basic mission, which also includes providing education and information helpful to headache sufferers. The foundation annually invites the submission of abstracts of research proposals in its area of interest. The foundation is interested in research protocols that are objectively sound, the results of which, when published in the medical literature, can contribute to the better understanding and treatment of headache and pain. Deadline: December 01, 2006.

National Kidney Foundation; Scientific Research Support Program. Clinical Scientist Award. The objective of the National Kidney Foundation Clinical Scientist Award is to support investigators who have demonstrated outstanding clinical or basic research potential to promote their continued success as independent investigators. Deadline: December 01, 2006.

National Kidney Foundation; Scientific Research Support Program. Young Investigator Grant Program. The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) recognizes that future improvements in the treatment and prevention of kidney disease will rest largely on the accomplishments of individuals now commencing their investigative work. Young investigators are often hampered in their progress by difficulty in obtaining suitable financial support for their research during the formative period of their careers. The NKF has established a Young Investigator Grant Program to help alleviate this problem. The purpose of the Young Investigator Grant Program is to support research in the fields of nephrology, urology, and related disciplines by individuals who have completed fellowship training and who hold junior faculty positions at university-affiliated medical centers in the United States. Deadline: December 01, 2006. Limited Applications Accepted. Contact Dorothy Pimlott for more information on ISU internal deadlines.

National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Earth Sciences. Geophysics. The Geophysics Program supports basic research in the physics of the solid earth to explore its composition, structure, and processes. Laboratory, field, theoretical, and computational studies are supported. Deadline: June 01, 2006; December 01, 2006.

National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Earth Sciences. Hydrologic Sciences. Hydrologic Sciences focuses on the flow of water and transport processes within streams, soils, and aquifers. Deadline: June 01, 2006; December 01, 2006.

National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Earth Sciences. Petrology and Geochemistry. Proposals in this program generally address the petrology and high-temperature geochemistry of igneous and metamorphic rocks (including mantle samples), mineral physics, and volcanology. Deadline: June 01, 2006; December 01, 2006.

National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Earth Sciences. Tectonics. The Tectonics Program supports a broad range of field, laboratory, computational, and theoretical investigations aimed at understanding the evolution and deformation of continental lithosphere through time. Deadline: June 01, 2006; December 01, 2006.

Organization of American Historians (OAH). ABC-CLIO America: History and Life Award. The ABC-CLIO America: History and Li