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The North Dakota Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (ND EPSCoR) has announced that four academic departments at UND will share in $640,000 designated for five New Faculty Start-up opportunities. These funds are made available to departments on a competitive basis and are designed to enhance the start-up packages offered to prospective research faculty during […]

Sustainability Research Networks Competition (SRN) Program Solicitation# 11-574 www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503645&WT.mc_id=USNSF_39&WT.mc_ev=click The National Science Foundation has issued the following program announcement for Sustainability Research Networks Competition. Sustainability Research Networks will engage and explore fundamental theoretical issues and empirical questions in sustainability science, engineering, and education that will increase our understanding of the ultimate sustainability challenge – maintaining […]

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 […]

The Institutional Review Board has created a web page for UND faculty, staff, and students to comment on the proposed changes to regulations governing human subjects research. The web page is designed to provide all stakeholders with background information about the proposed changes and to solicit comments for inclusion in UND’s official response to the […]

Registration is open for the School of Medicine and Health Sciences’ Biomedical Research Retreat, which will be held on Thursday, Oct. 27, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., in the James Ray Idea Lab at the Center for Innovation Ina Mae Rude Entrepreneur Center. The retreat will bring together the local scientific community, including graduate students, post-doctoral […]

The second Senate Scholarly Activities Committee deadline for submission of applications is Friday, Oct. 14. Only research/creative activity or publication applications will be considered. No other applications will be considered at that time. The third deadline for submission of applications is Friday, Jan. 13, 2012. Travel applications will be considered only for travel that will […]

The Senate Executive committee will be appointing a committee to oversee the Faculty Research Seed Money program. This committee will have two responsibilities. The first is to establish guidelines for reviewing and administering this year’s FRSM program. The second responsibility is to establish policies and procedures that addresses problems from previous years. If you are […]

Applications are invited for Faculty Research Seed Money Awards. The deadline for submission is 4 p.m. Dec. 2. Program details follow. Description: The Faculty Research Seed Money Committee distributes funds to support projects by faculty in any department of the University. The goal of the Seed Money Program is to enhance the ability of the […]

The epigenetics working group has begun meeting again this fall. Anyone with a current or future interest in epigenetics/epigenomics research is welcome to join us. Please contact Barry Milavetz at barry.milavetz@email.und.edu or 777-4280 for further information. — Research

The National Science Foundation has issued the following program announcements which allow UND to submit only a limited number of submissions. Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences (OEDG) Solicitation #10-599 The Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) supports research and education in the Earth, Ocean, Atmospheric, and Geospace Sciences. The Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the […]

PREPROPOSALS FOR THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH RESOURCES CENTERS OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH EXCELLENCE (COBRE) GRANTS The National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) has issued a solicitation for proposals for “Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE).” This program provides support for the Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Program to foster health related research and increase the competitiveness […]

Learn the basics of grant proposal writing for public and private agencies and foundations during a special session from 12:30 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, in the Memorial Union River Valley Room. Topics to be covered in a general session include the elements of a successful proposal, how to develop a budget, the handling […]

Wednesday, Sept. 15, is the deadline for submission of Senate Scholarly Activities Committee (SSAC) Travel Grant applications. This deadline is for travel occurring between Sept. 16, 2011 and Jan. 15, 2012. 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 […]

Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities; Division of Research Programs Item: Notice seeking proposals for advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly resources. Action: Applications are due September 29, 2011. Each award is […]

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has announced proposed changes to the regulations governing research on human subjects. These changes are designed to address issues in the evolving research landscape since the current regulations were adopted in 1991. All UND researchers in any field who work with human subjects are strongly encouraged […]