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From Sue Jeno (Physical Therapy), Faculty Athletic Representative: Below is a notice from the Big Sky Conference Commissioner announcing the formation of a new on-line journal featuring undergraduate research from each of the conference member campuses. This will be a competitive application process on each campus with the best submissions being submitted for publication.  The […]

The North Dakota NASA EPSCoR program was notified recently by NASA that it has been awarded $375,000 over a three years for its Research Infrastructure Development (RID) project proposal submitted in July 2012, according to Santhosh Seelan, professor and chair of Space Studies and director of the state NASA EPSCoR program. In addition to the […]

Proposals are sought for a collaborative research seed/planning grant. 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 per […]

Applications are invited for Faculty Seed Money Awards. The deadline for submission is 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7. Program details follow. Description: The Faculty Seed Money (FSM) Committee strongly affirms the value of all forms of scholarship and the scholarly contributions of all academic disciplines to the intellectual life of a comprehensive research university. The […]

NSF PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH LIMITED SUBMISSION RESTRICTIONS The National Science Foundation has issued the following program announcements which allow UND to submit only a limited number of submissions:  Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science & Engineering Careers (ADVANCE), Solicitation # 12-584 The goal of the ADVANCE program is to develop systemic […]

Anyone wishing to use Field Station property at Oakville Prairie, Forest River, or Mekinock for research, teaching or other purposes must submit an application to the Field Station Committee. The application/registration form can be found here and the completed form should be submitted to isaac.schlosser@und.edu. Please note a new/renewal form must be submitted annually, even […]

A grant writing workshop will be offered to all UND faculty and staff  Saturday, Sept. 15, from 12:30 to 3 p.m. in the Memorial Union’s River Valley Room. Learn the basics of grant proposal writing for public and private agencies and foundations. Topics to be covered in the general session include the elements of a […]

Friday, Sept. 14, is the deadline for submission of Senate Scholarly Activities Committee travel grant applications. This deadline is for travel occurring between Sept. 16, 2012, and Jan. 15, 2013. 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 University of North Dakota, in collaboration with several other universities, recently got approval from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to expand the Center for Integration of Composites into Infrastructure (CICI), an NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research (I/UCR) Center. The project will add a supplemental site at UND. The cooperating institutions are West Virginia State University, […]

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded UND $300,000 to fund three additional years for SUNRISE Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) activities. REU is a 10-week NSF-sponsored summer program in which students conduct research and attend weekly program sessions with an emphasis on publication-quality research projects and the improvement of oral and written communications skills. […]

ND EPSCoR will host an informational meeting for our NATURE (Nurturing American Tribal Undergraduate Research and Education) program. NATURE is an educational outreach program sponsored by ND EPSCoR and designed to strengthen existing pathways for Native American students to pursue careers in the STEM fields at one of the North Dakota research universities. There are […]

The North Dakota Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (ND EPSCoR) announces the 2012 Advanced Undergraduate Research Award (AURA) winners at UND. The goal of AURA is to encourage undergraduate students to consider a career that involves research in Science, Engineering, or Mathematics. AURA provides undergraduate students with an opportunity to participate in faculty-mentored research […]

Friday, April 27, is the final deadline for submission of Senate Scholarly Activities Committee travel grant applications for Fiscal Year 2011-2012. This deadline is for travel occurring between May 1 and Sept. 15. Late applications will not be accepted. The committee reminds applicants to carefully prepare their proposals and be specific and realistic in their […]

The North Dakota Water Resources Research Institute announced its Graduate Research Fellowship recipients for the year 2012-13. Fellowships ranging from $2,000 to $10,000 were awarded to 13 graduate students, including 10 doctoral and three master’s degree students, conducting research in water resources topics at NDSU and UND. A panel of state water resource professionals reviews […]

The National Institute of Health (NIH) has recently revised its policy for requiring all NIH grantees or those considering submitting to NIH complete a mandatory education class. According to the new policy, all grantees must be trained in Conflict of Interest. The deadline to complete the training is Aug. 24. The Division of Research and […]