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Grants management meetings will be conducted for all awards

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Starting Dec. 15, Grants and Contracts Administration (GCA) will conduct grants management meetings for all awards to better facilitate communication between Principal Investigators (PIs), department and college administrators, and GCA. Why conduct a grants management meeting? To bring research, departmental and central staff together so everyone understands how we got here, where we need to […]

NSF program announcement with limited submissions sought for STEP, FDSS and AGEP

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The National Science Foundation has issued the following program announcements which allow UND to submit only a limited number of submissions. Thus, if you are interested in submitting a proposal to NSF for the program, please let us know as soon as possible (barry.milavetz@UND.edu or 777.4280). Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP) […]

Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences funding applications due Dec. 20; more departments eligible

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ARTS, HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES FUNDING APPLICATION PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA FOR AWARD SELECTION DESCRIPTION: The Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences awards funds to support projects by faculty in these disciplines. The goal is to enhance the ability of the faculty to submit successful extramural research grant applications. Please note that there no longer is a […]

SSAC deadlines announced

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Deadlines for Senate Scholarly Activities applications follow. The third deadline for submission of applications is Friday, January 10, 2014.  Travel applications will be considered at that time only for travel that will occur between January 16, 2014, and April 30, 2014.  No other applications will be considered at that time. The fourth deadline for submission of […]

Commercialization Pilot Grant recipients announced

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Jonathan Geiger, principal investigator of the Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) Center for Neurodegenerative Disorder Research grant, is pleased to announce the following Commercialization Pilot Grant recipients for 2013–2014: Catherine Brissette, Xuesong Chen, Colin Combs, Pothman Ghribi, and Bibhuti Mishra. A total of $200,000 was awarded from the pilot grant program to these five […]

Proposals due Dec. 2 for collaborative research seed/planning grants

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Request for Proposals: Seed/Planning Grant for Collaborative Research at UND Purpose:  The purpose of this program is to provide a grant that will facilitate a new, interdisciplinary project at UND, with the goal of enabling the collaborators to prepare and submit a major grant proposal. Funding:  Up to $75K will be provided; maximum of $25K […]

NSF Program seeks submissions for NSF/NOAA SEES Fellows by Nov. 21

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The National Science Foundation has issued the following program announcement. Dear Colleague Letter: NSF/NOAA SEES Fellows http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/nsf13123/nsf13123.jsp?WT.mc_ev=click&WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery This solicitation requires that applicants develop a plan for a research partnership. NSF and NOAA believe that NOAA program offices, centers, and laboratories, which are based throughout the country, provide an opportunity for such partnerships between SBE scientists […]

EPSCoR announces DDA awards

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The North Dakota Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (ND EPSCoR) has announced the 2013 – 2014 Doctoral Dissertation Assistantship (DDA) awards at the UND. ND EPSCoR’s DDA awards are designed to increase the completion rate of doctoral students enrolled in the science, engineering, and mathematics disciplines at North Dakota’s research-intensive universities. Because of the […]

EPSCoR announces GSRA awards

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The North Dakota Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (ND EPSCoR) is pleased to announce the 2013 – 2014 Graduate Student Research Assistantship (GSRA) awards at UND. The goal of the GSRA program is to increase educational research opportunities for graduating seniors from the four NDUS baccalaureate universities to obtain master’s and doctoral degrees in […]

Submit UAS research proposals to the UAS Research Compliance Committee

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The first meeting of the UAS Research Compliance Committee (UASRCC) for the 2013-2014 academic year is set to take place at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 9, in the Memorial Union Badlands Room. Future meeting dates will be determined as proposals are received, and investigators should expect a timely review of research from the date of […]

SSAC deadline set for travel occurring between Sept. 16 and Jan. 15

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Friday, Sept. 13, is the deadline for submission of Senate Scholarly Activities Committee Travel Grant Applications. This deadline is for travel occurring between Sept. 16, and Jan. 15, 2014. Late applications will not be accepted. The Committee reminds applicants to carefully prepare their proposals and be specific and realistic in their budget requests. Although the […]

GCA provides tips for grant award reductions

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In the current funding environment, it is not uncommon to have awards reduced. When an award is received that is less than the amount proposed, it is the recommendation of the Division of Research that a revised scope of work be submitted to the sponsor. Please contact the sponsor’s program officer to discuss any changes […]

NSF limited submissions due Sept. 17 for PFI: BIC

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The National Science Foundation has issued the following program announcement which allow UND to submit only a limited number of submissions. Thus, if you are interested in submitting a proposal to NSF for the program, please let us know as soon as possible (barry.milavetz@UND.edu or 777.4280). Partnerships for Innovation: Building Innovation Capacity (PFI: BIC) #13-587 http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/nsf13587/nsf13587.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click […]

North and South Dakota EPSCoR awarded grant to establish DakotaBioCon

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Four universities in North Dakota and South Dakota have been awarded a $6 million grant to establish the Dakota Bioprocessing Consortium (DakotaBioCon) and conduct collaborative research. The National Science Foundation Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NSF EPSCoR) has awarded North Dakota EPSCoR and South Dakota EPSCoR research funding for North Dakota State University, UND, […]

Grants and Contracts Administration develops new sponsored projects report

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Grants and Contracts Administration is pleased to announce the development of a report for sponsored projects that provides a listing of detailed transactions for all expenditures except salary and fringe. We anticipate this report will be utilized as a financial management resource for principal investigators and will also be utilized by Grants and Contracts officers […]