From grantsalert at CALS.arizona.edu Wed Jan 11 17:45:04 2012 From: grantsalert at CALS.arizona.edu (grantsalert@CALS.arizona.edu) Date: Wed Jan 11 17:46:17 2012 Subject: [GrantsAlert] CALS Grants Alert Issue No. 104 11-Jan-12 Message-ID: <8352905.970.1326329104937.JavaMail.SYSTEM@calsmail.arizona.edu> CALS Grants Alert is an email service to help CALS faculty, staff, and students identify potential funding sources and grants-related professional development activities. Subscription information is at the end of each issue. IN THIS ISSUE: 1) 2012 Conservation Innovation Grant Funding Opportunity (USDA) 2) Policy Research Centers Grant Program (USDA) 3) Regional Integrated Pest Management Competitive Grants Program - Western Region (USDA) 4) Decadal and Regional Climate Prediction using Earth System Models (EaSM) (NSF, DOE, USDA) 5) Ethics Education in Science and Engineering (NSF) 6) Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in the Directorate for Biological Sciences (NSF) 7) Shared Instrumentation Grant Program (NIH, NCRR) 8) Centers for Sustainable Molecular Design (EPA) 9) NAWCA U.S. Standard Grants (FWS) 10) Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Competition (DOE) 11) National Park Service Desert Southwest CESU 2012 Request for Proposals (NPS) 12) Federal Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships (NOAA) 13) NRC Research Associateship Programs (National Academy of Sciences) 14) Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship Program (Social Science Research Council) ------------- 1) 2012 Conservation Innovation Grant Funding Opportunity (USDA) The purpose of CIG is to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies, while leveraging the Federal investment in environmental enhancement and protection in conjunction with agricultural production. CIG projects are expected to lead to the transfer of conservation technologies, management systems, and innovative approaches into NRCS policy, technical manuals, guides, and references, or to the private sector. CIG does not fund research projects. Projects intended to test hypotheses do not qualify for a CIG grant. CIG is used to apply or demonstrate previously proven technology. It is a vehicle to stimulate development and adoption of conservation approaches or technologies that have been studied sufficiently to indicate a high likelihood of success, and that are a candidate for eventual technology transfer or institutionalization. CIG promotes sharing of skills,knowledge, technologies, and facilities among communities, governments, and other institutions to ensure that scientific and technological developments are accessible to a wider range of users. CIG funds projects targeting innovative on-the-ground conservation, including pilot projects and field demonstrations. A two-phase evaluation process will be utilized for applications submitted under this notice. The first phase requires the applicant to submit a pre-proposal. Expected Number of Awards: 60 Estimated Total Program Funding: $20,000,000 Award Ceiling: $1,000,000 DEADLINE: January 31, 2012 For more information: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/financial/cig ------------- 2) Policy Research Centers Grant Program (USDA) A Policy Research Center (PRC) is defined to have the analytical capacity to either perform policy analysis across multiple sets of public policy issues or have a specialized capacity in a single policy area. A center may reside in a single institution or be a collaborative effort across multiple institutions. These centers will conduct research and education programs that are objective, operationally independent, and external to the Federal Government and that concern the effect of public policies and trade agreements on the following areas: (1) The farm and agricultural sectors (including commodities, livestock, dairy, and specialty crops); (2) the environment; (3) rural families, households, and economies; and (4) consumers, food, and nutrition. Estimated Total Program Funding: $3,840,000 Award Ceiling: $960,000 Award Floor: $450,000 DEADLINE: February 13, 2012 For more information: http://http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=136973 ------------- 3) Regional Integrated Pest Management Competitive Grants Program - Western Region (USDA) The Regional IPM Competitive Grants Program (RIPM) supports the continuum of research and extension efforts needed to increase the implementation of IPM methods. The RIPM program supports projects that develop individual pest control tactics, integrate individual tactics into an IPM system, and develop and implement extension and education programs. The purpose of the RIPM program is to provide knowledge and information needed for the implementation of IPM methods that: *improve the economic benefits related to the adoption of IPM practices; *reduce potential human health risks from pests and the use of pest management practices; and *reduce unreasonable adverse environmental effects from pests and the use of pest management practices. The RIPM program fulfills this purpose by increasing the supply of and dissemination of IPM knowledge and by enhancing collaboration among stakeholders. Estimated Total Program Funding: $650,000 Award Ceiling: $180,000 DEADLINE: February 29, 2012 For more information: http://www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/rfas/ipm_western.html ------------- 4) Decadal and Regional Climate Prediction using Earth System Models (EaSM) (NSF, DOE, USDA) The consequences of climate variability and change are becoming more immediate and profound than previously anticipated. Important impacts have highlighted that climate variability and change can have significant effects on decadal and shorter time scales, with significant consequences for plant, animal, human, and physical systems. Such aspects include the onset of prolonged droughts on several continents, increased frequency of floods, loss of agricultural and forest productivity, degraded ocean and permafrost ecosystems, global sea level rise and the rapid retreat of ice sheets and glaciers, loss of Arctic sea ice, and changes in ocean currents. The EaSM funding opportunity enables interagency cooperation on one of the most pressing problems of the millennium: climate change, how it is likely to affect our world, and how we can plan for its consequences. It allows the partner agencies -- National Science Foundation (NSF), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) -- to combine resources to identify and fund the most meritorious and highest-impact projects that support their respective missions, while eliminating duplication of effort and fostering collaboration between agencies and the investigators they support. This interdisciplinary scientific challenge calls for the development and application of next-generation Earth System Models that include coupled and interactive representations of such things as ocean and atmospheric currents, human activities, agricultural working lands and forests, urban environments, biogeochemistry, atmospheric chemistry, the water cycle and land ice. This solicitation seeks to attract scientists from the disciplines of geosciences, social sciences, agricultural and biological sciences, mathematics and statistics, physics, and chemistry. Successful proposals will develop intellectual excitement in the participating disciplinary communities and engage diverse interdisciplinary teams with sufficient breadth to achieve the scientific objectives. We encourage proposals that have strong broader impacts, including public access to data and other research products of general interest, as well as educational, diversity, or societal impacts. The long-term goals of this solicitation are to improve on and extend current Earth System modeling capabilities to: Achieve comprehensive, reliable global and regional predictions of decadal climate variability and change through advanced understanding of the coupled interactive physical, chemical, biological, and human processes that drive the climate system. Quantify the impacts of climate variability and change on natural and human systems, and identify and quantify feedback loops. Maximize the utility of available observational and model data for impact, vulnerability/resilience, and risk assessments through up/downscaling activities and uncertainty characterization. Effectively translate climate predictions and associated uncertainties into the scientific basis for policy and management decisions related to human interventions and adaptation to the projected impacts of climate change. The following are specific areas of interest to the funding agencies for EaSM 2: (i) Research that has the potential to dramatically improve predictive capabilities; (ii) Prediction and attribution studies; (iii) Research that addresses critical issues linking relevant Earth system processes over a variety of spatial and temporal scales; (iv) Research that examines the relationships between climate variability and change to human and natural environments from the human perspective; (v) Development and applications of metrics, methods, and tools for testing and evaluating climate and climate impact predictions and their uncertainty characterization. Estimated Number of Awards: 7 to 12 Awards are expected to be in the range of $300,000 to $1,000,000 per year. Budgets are to be no more than $3M, $4M and $5M, for 3-year, 4-year, and 5-year projects, respectively. The budget should accurately reflect the effort of all parties, as detailed in the budget justification. DEADLINE: May 11, 2012 For more information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12522/nsf12522.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click ------------- 5) Ethics Education in Science and Engineering (NSF) The Ethics Education in Science and Engineering (EESE) program funds research and educational projects that improve ethics education in all fields of science and engineering that NSF supports, with priority consideration given to interdisciplinary, inter-institutional, and international contexts. Although the primary focus is on improving ethics education for graduate students in NSF-funded fields, the proposed programs may benefit advanced undergraduates as well. Estimated Number of Awards: 6 to 10 Anticipated Funding Amount: $3,000,000 subject to the availability of funds The University of Arizona is invited to submit one application for the 2012 Ethics Education in Science and Engineering Program (EESE). Proposals must be submitted to the NSF Fast Lane no later than 5 PM on March 1, 2012. The University may submit 1 proposal as lead organization. The pre-proposal should consist of: (1) no more than a two-page summary of the proposed program (2) curriculum vitae of the nominee Please submit pre-proposals to the Office of the Vice President for Research by Monday, February 6, 2012. If more than one pre-proposal is received, a committee of peers will be convened to select the University's candidate. Pre-proposals should be ranked by the Dean of each College. DEADLINE: February 6, 2012 For more information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11514/nsf11514.htm ------------- 6) Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in the Directorate for Biological Sciences (NSF) The National Science Foundation awards Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in selected areas of the biological sciences. These grants provide partial support of doctoral dissertation research to improve the overall quality of research. Allowed are costs for doctoral candidates to participate in scientific meetings, to conduct research in specialized facilities or field settings, and to expand an existing body of dissertation research. A student must have advanced to candidacy for a Ph.D. degree before the submission deadline to be eligible to submit a proposal. A statement that the student has advanced to candidacy for a Ph.D., signed and dated by the department chairperson, graduate dean, or similar administrative official is required (see "Proposal Preparation and Submission Instructions"). The proposal must be submitted through regular organizational channels by the dissertation advisor(s) on behalf of a graduate student who is at the point of initiating or is already conducting dissertation research. Expected Number of Awards: 120 Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,600,000 Award Ceiling: $15,000 DEADLINE: November 9, 2012 For more information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11569/nsf11569.htm ------------- 7) Shared Instrumentation Grant Program (NIH, NCRR) The Office of the Vice President for Research is accepting pre-proposals for the NIH/NCRR Shared Instrumentation Program. The University may submit more than one proposal provided the applications requests different types of equipment. Pre-proposals should include: * Brief description of the instrumentation and its application. * Instrument budget including on-going support costs and any requested institutional match. Departments and Colleges must contribute 30% (or 50%) towards any requested match. * Plan for operating the instrument, including on-going technical support, service contracts and maintenance, and other operational costs. Will this instrument be available through an already existing shared core facility? * The user base and who it will impact. * How the instrumentation will increase the UA's ability to compete for grants & contracts. * If there is similar instrumentation on campus, how will the UA benefit from duplication. The deadline for receipt of applications at NIH is March 21, 2012. Please submit pre-proposals (no more than two pages) to Angela Telesco by, January 31, 2012. For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-12-017.html ------------- 8) Centers for Sustainable Molecular Design (EPA) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking applications for an interdisciplinary center focusing on the sustainable molecular design of chemicals. The aim of the center will be to develop a set of parameters and strategies that will establish design criteria regarding the properties of chemicals that will lead to the development of intrinsically less hazardous substances when compared to those currently used in society. These newly acquired criteria and design principles will direct researchers towards the generation of novel chemicals that will minimize, and preferably eliminate, associated potential environmental and human health impacts that may occur during the life cycle of that chemical. The advent of these novel chemicals and their respective discovery of correlations between a chemical's inherent properties and their adverse impacts require the development of improved methods for the design of next generation chemicals. Expected Number of Awards: 2 Estimated Total Program Funding: $10,000,000 Award Ceiling: $5,000,000 DEADLINE: April 25, 2012 For more information: http://www.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2012/2012_star_molecular_design.html ------------- 9) NAWCA U.S. Standard Grants (FWS) The U.S. Standard Grants Program is a competitive, matching grants program that supports public-private partnerships carrying out projects in the United States that further the goals of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act. These projects must involve long-term protection, restoration, enhancement and/or establishment of wetlands and associated uplands habitats for the benefit of all wetlands-associated migratory birds. A 1:1 match is required. Research funding is ineligible. Expected Number of Awards: 50 Estimated Total Program Funding: $40,000,000 Award Ceiling: $1,000,000 Award Floor: $75,001 U.S. Standard Grants Deadlines: March 2, 2012 and July 27, 2012. For more information: http://www.fws.gov/birdhabitat/grants/nawca/Standard/US/index.shtm ------------- 10) Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Competition (DOE) Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Competition The U.S. Department of Education has indicated that a FY2012 competition for the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship will be posted on the DDRA website in coming weeks at: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/iegpsddrap/applicant.html (currently the website states that the 2011 competition was cancelled). If you plan to apply, please email Shelley Hawthorne Smith at ssmith@grad.arizona.edu as soon as possible. For more information: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/iegpsddrap/applicant.html ------------- 11) National Park Service Desert Southwest CESU 2012 Request for Proposals (NPS) The purpose of the NPS Desert Southwest CESU 2012 RFP is to encourage partnership projects among the Desert Southwest Intermountain Region parks and our DSCESU partners which focus on improving resource conditions and expanding resource information in the parks while providing learning opportunities for students. This annual RFP is aimed at distributing funding as widely as possible among Desert Southwest Intermountain Region parks in the Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts and in all of Texas and Oklahoma. The proposals will be scored, ranked, and awarded by a review panel using the process outlined below. The panels intent is to fully fund as many qualifying proposals as possible. Proposals below the funding line will be retained in ranked order for potential awarding as other funds become available. The actual amount of DSCESU project funds available for this call is not known at this time. Any Desert Southwest Intermountain Region park (N=34) or geographically related I&M Network (N=4) proposing a collaborative project with a principal investigator from any Desert Southwest CESU partner institution or NGO is eligible to compete for these funds if the proposed project is to take place in an Intermountain Region park. The NPS DSCESU program funds natural and cultural resource projects in three categories: research, technical assistance and education. 1) Research: NTE $15,000 per project to provide funds for research projects (including supplementing monitoring activities) in parks. These proposals may include basic and applied research projects. 2) Technical Assistance: NTE $10,000 per project to engage DSCESU partners with park managers in order to provide assistance such as analyzing data sets, providing expert advice and management recommendations, or performing specialized survey work. 3) Education: NTE $6,000 per project to provide educational workshops, curricula and/or materials to park managers and staff using DSCESU partnership opportunities. Educational projects may also include community outreach projects. There is no limit on the number of proposals submitted by a park in each category. The DSCESU is interested in creating a file of competed and ranked projects which will be available for immediate funding from other sources should such become available. Parks submitting more than one proposal to this RFP must indicate the priority status of each proposal which will assist the panel in final ranking where a point-tie exists. A support letter from the park superintendent or I&M network coordinator is required. Format for Research, Technical Assistance and Education Proposals: FOR THIS CALL ONLY, proposals should be no longer than four pages, and include the following: 1) Project title and category of proposal (don't waste a whole page on this) 2) Objective and rationale (aka background and need) 3) Proposed scope of work 4) Paragraph on NPS substantial involvement and value to public (public purpose) 5) Amount requested and budget table (budget categories and items/expenses) 6) Reports and products expected for the park 7) Proposed schedule (project initiation date must be in FY12) 8) DSCESU partner (PI name, phone, email) 9) Park contact person (Certified Agreements Technical Representative (ATR), phone, email) Proposals are due Monday, January 23, 2012 to your Southwest Research Coordinator, Larry Norris via email at lnorris@ag.arizona.edu RFP Process Schedule: 1) January 23, 2012: Proposals due to Larry Norris 2) January 27, 2012: Proposals given to DSCESU review panel 3) February 13, 2012: Panel finalizes scoring; proposals are ranked 4) February 16, 2012: Announcement of project awards; then successful parks complete DSCESU coversheets, substantial involvement forms, and purchase request in IDEAS software; partners complete Standard Forms 424, 424a, & 424b DEADLINE: January 23, 2012 ------------- 12) Federal Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships (NOAA) The California Sea Grant College Program is now accepting applications for 2013 Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships, a federal program sponsored by NOAA's National Sea Grant College Program. Applicants should apply through the Sea Grant program in their state (or closest to them). See www.seagrant.noaa.gov/colleges for locations of Sea Grant programs and contact information. California applicants may apply through either the California Sea Grant Program in La Jolla (deadline 5 p.m. PST, Fri., Feb. 17, 2012), or through the University of Southern California Sea Grant Program in Los Angeles. The Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Program provides a unique educational experience to students who have an interest in marine/ocean/Great Lakes resources and the national policy decisions affecting those resources. It matches highly qualified graduate students with hosts in the legislative branch, executive branch, or appropriate associations/institutions located in the Washington, D.C. area for a one-year paid fellowship ($41,500 for stipend and living expenses). An additional $9,000 will be used to cover mandatory health insurance for fellows, moving expenses, academic degree-related and fellowship-related travel; and an additional $2,000 is available for placement week costs. The full request for application and application guidelines are available on California Sea Grant's Knauss website at www.csgc.ucsd.edu/EDUCATION/KNAUSS/Knauss_current.html For more detailed information about host offerings, selection process, and the placement process in Washington D.C., please visit the National Sea Grant Knauss website at www.seagrant.noaa.gov/knauss/ Timeline: February 17, 2012 - Application materials from each student are due to California Sea Grant by 5:00 pm PST (each program sets its own date around this general time). March 2012 - Interviews by California Sea Grant staff to select up to six finalists. March 30, 2012 - Application materials from Sea Grant programs are due at the National Sea Grant Office by 2:00 pm PDT (5:00 pm EDT). June 2012 - Sea Grant Programs notified of selection results. December XX-XX, 2012 - Placement Week (exact dates TBD), selected applicants are required to travel to Washington, D.C., for interviews with potential hosts. February 1, 2013 - Start of the fellowship. For more information, please contact Shauna Oh at sgnsgoproposal@ucsd.edu or 858-534-4440. For those considering applying through California Sea Grant, please notify her of your intent to apply. California Sea Grant College Program University of California, San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography 9500 Gilman Drive, Dept 0232 La Jolla, CA 92093-0232 (858) 534-4440 (858) 534-2231 fax www.csgc.ucsd.edu DEADLINE: February 17, 2012 For more information: http://www.csgc.ucsd.edu/EDUCATION/KNAUSS/Knauss_current.html ------------- 13) NRC Research Associateship Programs (National Academy of Sciences) The mission of the NRC Research Associateship Programs (RAP) is to promote excellence in scientific and technological research conducted by the U. S. government through the administration of programs offering graduate, postdoctoral, and senior level research opportunities at sponsoring federal laboratories and affiliated institutions. In these programs, prospective applicants select a research project or projects from among the large group of opportunities listed on this website. Prior to completing an application, prospective applicants should contact the proposed Research Adviser to assure that funding will be available if their application is recommended by NRC panels. Once mutual interest is established between a prospective applicant and a Research Adviser, an application is submitted through the NRC WebRap system. Reviews are conducted four times each year and review results are available approximately 6-8 weeks following the application deadline. Prospective applicants should read carefully the details of the program to which they are applying. In particular, note eligibility details. Some laboratories have citizenship restrictions (open only to U.S. citizens and permanent residents) and some laboratories have research opportunities that are not open to senior applicants (more than 5 years beyond the PhD). When searching for research opportunities you may limit your search to only those laboratories which match your eligibility criteria. In addition, note the application deadlines, as not all laboratories participate in all reviews. DEADLINE: February 1, 2012 For more information: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/rap/ ------------- 14) Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship Program (Social Science Research Council) The Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF) Program, which supports mid-stage graduate students in the humanities and social sciences, is accepting applications for the 2012 fellowship cycle. This year's program contains the following research fields, led by senior faculty spanning a variety of disciplines: Ecological History, Gender Justice in the Era of Human Rights, Governing Global Production, Mediated Futures: Globalization and Historical Territories, New Approaches to Transnationalism and Circulatory Migration Eligibility: Second and third year graduate students in humanities and social sciences DEADLINE: February 1, 2012 For more information: http://www.ssrc.org/programs/dpdf/ ______________________________________________________________________________ If you have questions or comments about ?CALS Grants Alert?, email Grants Editor. 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IN THIS ISSUE: 1) NSF-IGERT Fellowships in Genomics (UA) 2) Pan-American Advanced Studies Institutes Program (NSF) 3) Wildlife Without Borders Critically Endangered Animals Conservation Fund (FWS) 4) Wildlife Without Borders Latin America and the Caribbean (FWS) 5) Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (NASA) 6) National Water Research Institute Fellowships 7) Robert D. Watkins Graduate Research Fellowship (American Society for Microbiological Research) 8) NOTICE: USAID Higher Education draft RFA Pre-Solicitation Webinar, Jan. 30, 1-3 pm EST 9) NOTICE: What's New with Fulbright Webinar, Feb. 1, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST 10) NOTICE: 2013-14 Core Fulbright Scholar Program Competition Opens February 1, 2012 ------------- 1) NSF-IGERT Fellowships in Genomics (UA) The NSF-IGERT Program in Comparative Genomics at the University of Arizona is currently accepting applications from incoming Ph.D. students. Students whose research interests are in the areas of evolutionary, functional, or computational genomics may be considered for a fellowship as part of their application to a Ph.D. program at the University of Arizona. The IGERT Program in Genomics is a unique interdisciplinary training opportunity. Students in this program earn their Ph.D. in their respective departments but participate in various program activities, including interdisciplinary mentoring from U of A faculty, courses in genomics, training in cutting edge genomics technologies, international symposia, discussion groups, and outreach activities. Incoming students are eligible for two-year awards which provide an annual stipend of $30,000 plus tuition waivers and research and travel funds. Students must be admitted to a Ph.D. program at the University of Arizona and must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. For more information about this program along with detailed requirements and application instructions please visit http://www.genomics.arizona.edu. Prospective students who wish to be considered for this fellowship should send a one page statement of research interests to Pennie Liebig at genomics@email.arizona.edu by February 1, 2012 DEADLINE: February 1, 2012 For more information: http://www.genomics.arizona.edu/PDFs/Genomics_Fellowship_2012.pdf ------------- 2) Pan-American Advanced Studies Institutes Program (NSF) The Pan-American Advanced Studies Institutes (PASI) Program is a jointly supported initiative between the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Science Foundation (NSF). Pan-American Advanced Studies Institutes are short courses ranging in length from ten to twenty-one days, involving lectures, demonstrations, research seminars, and discussions at the advanced graduate, post-doctoral, and junior faculty level. PASIs aim to disseminate advanced scientific and engineering knowledge and stimulate training and cooperation among researchers of the Americas in the mathematical, physical, and biological sciences, the geosciences, the computer and information sciences, and the engineering fields. Proposals in other areas funded by NSF may be considered on an ad hoc basis as long as they are multidisciplinary; in this case, lead investigators must consult with the PASI Program before proposal submission. Estimated Number of Awards: 10 to 16 Anticipated Funding Amount: $1,200,000 DEADLINE: April 24, 2012 For more information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12535/nsf12535.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click ------------- 3) Wildlife Without Borders Critically Endangered Animals Conservation Fund (FWS) The Wildlife Without Borders Critically Endangered Animals Conservation Fund will fund projects that conserve the worlds most endangered species. Species eligible for funding are those that face a very high risk of extinction in the immediate future. Species should meet the criteria to be listed as Critically Endangered or Endangered on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List. Species listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List are also eligible if the applicant can provide information that suggests a similar urgency for conservation action. Species listed as Extinct in Wild are eligible if the applicant is proposing a reintroduction attempt.The following species are NOT eligible for funding: Species with natural habitat range located primarily within the United States, territories of the United States, Canada, and the high income economies of Europe Species that are eligible for funding under one of the Multinational Species Conservation Fund programs, including Asian elephant, African elephant, rhinoceros (all species), tiger (all sub species), gorilla, chimpanzee, bonobo, orangutan, gibbons (all species) and marine turtles (all species) and Amphibian species that are eligible for funding through the Wildlife Without Borders Amphibians in Decline program, including frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians.The goal of this grants program is to reduce threats to highly endangered wildlife in their natural habitat. Proposals should identify specific conservation actions that have a high likelihood of creating durable benefits. Project activities that emphasize data collection and status assessment should describe a direct link to management action, and explain how lack of information has been a key limiting factor for management action in the past. Proposals that do not identify how actions will reduce threats, or do not demonstrate a strong link between data collection and management action, have a lower likelihood of being selected.Proposed project work should occur within the species range, or, if work is to be conducted outside of the range, the proposal should show a clear relevance to its conservation. Proposals that emphasize ex situ conservation and captive management have a lower likelihood of being selected. Expected Number of Awards: 20 Award Ceiling: $25,000 DEADLINE: March 1, 2012 For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=137834 ------------- 4) Wildlife Without Borders Latin America and the Caribbean (FWS) The Wildlife Without Borders Latin America and the Caribbean Program (WWB LAC) funds projects designed to strengthen the ability of Latin American and Caribbean institutions to manage and conserve species, habitats, and ecological processes for the benefit of the people of the Americas and the world.Of particular interest are projects that build the human and institutional capacity to effectively conserve and manage biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean through a holistic and inter-disciplinary approach with a primary emphasis on the social context.Projects should take place in Latin America or the Caribbean. If any activities are to be conducted outside the region, the proposal must give a detailed explanation as to why those activities must be implemented outside the region. (Please note that Mexico is not included in the WWB LAC program. Projects in Mexico are administered through the Wildlife Without Borders Mexico Program.)WWB-LAC is seeking proposals that will develop, strengthen, and/or replicate a graduate-level conservation training program for future conservation professionals. The program Goal is to support the creation, implementation, and/or replication of innovative training programs in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) that will train future generations of resource managers through a holistic, cooperative, ecosystem-oriented approach adapted to the complexities of modern society and the interconnectedness of the landscapes upon which society depends. Expected Number of Awards: 5 Award Ceiling: $100,000 DEADLINE: March 15, 2012 For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=137853 ------------- 5) Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (NASA) The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP)provides talented postdoctoral scientists and engineers with valuable opportunities to engage in ongoing NASA research programs and serves as a source of talent to ensure the continued quality of the NASA research workforce. These one- to three-year Fellowship appointments are competitive and are designed to advance NASA's missions in space science, earth science, aeronautics, space operations, exploration systems, and astrobiology. Deadlines: March 1st, July 1st, November 1st For more information: http://nasa.orau.org/postdoc ------------- 6) National Water Research Institute Fellowships The National Water Research Institute (NWRI) is now accepting applications for graduate fellowship funding for the 2012/2013 academic year. Areas of interest include water and waste water, membrane technologies, removing and reducing salts from water supplies, and preserving water resources. Applicants must be graduate students (Master's or Ph.D. level) who are (1) conducting research in the areas of water resources, treatment, and/or policy and (2) are currently enrolled at a university in the United States. DEADLINE: April 25, 2012 For more information: http://www.nwri-usa.org/fellowship.htm ------------- 7) Robert D. Watkins Graduate Research Fellowship (American Society for Microbiological Research) The goal of the fellowship is to increase the number of underrepresented groups completing doctoral degrees in the microbiological sciences. The ASM Robert D. Watkins Graduate Research Fellowship is aimed at highly competitive graduate students who are enrolled in a Ph.D. program and who have completed their graduate course work in the microbiological sciences. The fellowship encourages students to continue and complete their research project in the microbiological sciences. The program provides a total stipend of $63,000 ($21,000 a year) for a three year period (September 2012-June 2015). Eligibility: Eligible candidates must be from groups that have been determined by the applicant's institution to be underrepresented in the microbiological sciences. Have completed the first year of graduate school. Be a student member of ASM. DEADLINE: May 1, 2012 For more information: http://www.asm.org/index.php/education/asm-robert-d-watkins-graduate-research-fellowship.html ------------- 8) NOTICE: USAID Higher Education draft RFA Pre-Solicitation Webinar, Jan. 30, 1-3 pm EST The pre-solicitation conference/webinar will be held January 30th from 1-3pm EST for the USAID Higher Education draft RFA that was released on January 12, 2012. For those joining us on-line, we strongly encourage you to bring together groups within your organization to participate in the webinar and listen in on the call to reduce the total number of "participants." For the webinar (visual only) Please sign in through one of the following site. Please take a moment to ensure you can use adobe connect by Sunday, January 29rd at 5pm EST. This will be the visual portion of the webinar only. Transcripts and video of the webinar will be posted once they are available. https://ac.usaid.gov/usaiduniversities2/ For more information: http://ac.usaid.gov/usaiduniversities2/ ------------- 9) NOTICE: What's New with Fulbright Webinar, Feb. 1, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST Andy Riess, Assistant Director for Outreach at IIE/CIES will launch the Fulbright Webinar calendar for 2012 with a Whats New with Fulbright Webinar on Wednesday, February 1 at 2pm EST. To register, visit https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/719446745 **For more information on other scheduled webinars for February - May, visit http://www.cies.org/Webinar/ ** For more information: http://www.cies.org/Webinar/ ------------- 10) NOTICE: 2013-14 Core Fulbright Scholar Program Competition Opens February 1, 2012 2013-14 Core Fulbright Scholar Program Competition Opens February 1, 2012 The core Fulbright Scholar Program sends 800+ U.S. faculty and professionals abroad each year. Grantees lecture and conduct research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields. To view general eligibility guidelines, visit http://www.cies.org/us_scholars/us_awards/Eligibility.htm. The Catalog of Awards will be available beginning February 1 at www.catalog.cies.org. 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