Highlights from this Newsletter:

• Office of Research Fall Social on Friday, Sept. 27
• Call for Submissions: Faculty Creative Activities and Research (FCAR) Internal Grants Program
• Postdoc Success Spotlight
• Event: Hiring Graduate Students on Sponsored Projects
• New Research Administration Training and Resources for Staff

Office of Research Fall Social

The Office of Research will host a Fall Social on Friday, Sept. 27, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in Shaffer Art Building Galleria. Colleagues working on research and creative activities are invited to take a break and enjoy light hors d’oeuvres and a selection of beer, wine and soft drinks. 

Call for Submissions: Fall 2024 FCAR Internal Grants Program

The Office of Research is now accepting submissions from full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty members for the Fall 2024 Faculty Creative Activities and Research (FCAR) Internal Grants Program. The program provides up to $5,000 for one-year projects in order to support new research and creative endeavors and increase high-quality scholarly output by faculty. Read more.

Deadline: Monday, Oct. 28, 5 p.m.

Postdoc Success Spotlight

• During the National Postdoctoral Association’s 2024 Postdoc Appreciation Week, the Office of Research announced three recipients of the first VPR Postdoctoral Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Work. The awardees are Kyung Eun Kim (Physics), Dustin Hill (Public Health) and David Fastovich (Earth and Environmental Science).

• Claire Perrott, professional development postdoctoral fellow, was a guest last week on the Lonely Campus Podcast, presented by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. Claire educates listeners on what it means to be a postdoc, with the goal of familiarizing the campus community with the unique postdoctoral experience. Listen to the episode.

Event: Hiring Graduate Students on Sponsored Projects

Friday, Oct. 11 | 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. | Lyman Hall, 312 and Virtual
The Office of Research and the Graduate School invite departmental administrative staff to an informational session and Q&A on graduate research assistantships and hourly research assistance under the newly ratified Syracuse Graduate Employees United contract. Administrative staff managing research programs and graduate student employment are encouraged to attend. Event Information.

New Research Administration Training and Resources for Staff

The Office of Research is pleased to announce unlimited institutional access to the LevelUP Micro-credential Program from the Society of Research Administrators International (SRAI). LevelUP is a comprehensive set of online courses covering pre-award administration, post-award finance and regulatory and financial compliance. The courses can be completed any time, from any location and at no cost to you or your department. For each module completed, you earn a micro-credential and a digital badge.

For more information or to participate, email Jill Ferguson, director of research services.

Limited Submission Opportunities

The following opportunities are active internal competitions. Competitions marked “Letter of Intent” require a short form only; please submit an application as soon as you know you are interested rather than waiting for the deadline.

NEW! 2025 Brain Research Foundation Seed Grant Program – Letter of Intent
Internal Letter of Intent Due Date: Wednesday, Oct. 16
Number of Internal Nominees: 1
The purpose of this program is to provide start-up monies for new research projects in the field of neuroscience that will likely lead to extramural funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) or other outside funding sources. 

NEW! 2025 Moore Inventor Fellows Program
Internal Submission Due Date: Wednesday, Oct. 16
Number of Internal Nominees: 2
This fellowship focuses on supporting scientist-inventors at a critical prototyping stage to capture opportunities that otherwise might be missed, and seeks to provide freedom and support to promising inventors with the most compelling ideas to pursue creative and disruptive innovations.

NEW! 2025 Blavatnik National Awards
Internal Submission Due Date: Wednesday, Oct. 23
Number of Internal Nominees: 3
The Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists recognize the United States’ most promising faculty-rank researchers in life sciences, physical sciences and engineering and chemical sciences.

NEW! 2024 Empire State Development (ESD) Green CHIPS Community Investment Fund – Internal Call for Concepts
Internal Call for Concept Due Date: Wednesday, Nov. 6
These awards are intended to amplify the benefits of Micron’s investment in Central New York; Syracuse University may apply for funding to expand the workforce pipeline.

NEW! W. M. Keck Foundation Science and Engineering Research Program December 2025 Research Grants
Internal Submission Due Date: Monday, Dec. 2
Number of Internal Nominees: 1
This program supports pioneering science and engineering research and the development of promising new technologies. It encourages projects that are high-risk with the potential for transformative impact. 

NIH Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams (RM1) – January 2025 Deadline – Letter of Intent
Internal Letter of Intent Due Date: Tuesday, Oct. 1
Number of Internal Nominees: 2
This program is designed to support highly integrated research teams of three to six researchers to address ambitious and challenging research questions that are important for the mission of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences and are beyond the scope of one or two investigators.

2025 National Science Foundation (NSF) Scholarships in STEM Network (S-STEM-Net) – Letter of Intent
Internal Letter of Intent Due Date: Wednesday, Oct. 16
Number of Internal Nominees: 1
The primary goal of this program is to support and carry out high-quality, innovative research on the factors, structures or interventions involved in supporting and promoting the success of domestic low-income undergraduate and graduate STEM students, regardless of other demographic factors.

2024 NIH Enhancing Science, Technology, EnginEering, and Math Educational Diversity (ESTEEMED) Research Education Experiences (R25) – Letter of Intent
Internal Letter of Intent Due Date: Tuesday, Oct. 1
Number of Internal Nominees: 1
The overarching goal of this program is to support educational activities that encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, to pursue further studies or careers in research.

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Internal deadlines for these opportunities have passed, but “slots” remain. Please email LimitedSubmissions@syr.edu if you are interested in applying to the sponsor.

2024 Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) Innovation Partnerships Program

2024 NSF Inclusion Across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (INCLUDES)

2025 Searle Scholars Program

2024 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grant Program

For more information about limited submissions and to view all opportunities, visit the Office of Research webpage.

Funding Opportunities

The Office of Research has updated its Sponsored Funding Opportunities webpage with federal, state and foundation funding opportunities relevant to campus in a variety of topic areas. Below are the highlighted opportunities:

Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Regional Network – Mid-Atlantic Fall 2024 Partnership
This program supports prototyping and validating research innovations with potential utility in defense applications and commercial market applications. All project ideas require a member of the AFRL to serve as co-PI. Find an AFRL collaborator.
Deadline: Friday, Oct. 11 

Dear Colleague Letter (DCL): Seeking Community Input for Topic Ideas for Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) Program
The purpose of this DCL is to invite the research community to submit suggestions for topic ideas to be considered for the FY 2026/27 EFRI program solicitation.
Deadline: Tuesday, Oct. 15

Faculty UNYTE Translational Research Network Pilot Award
These awards aim to stimulate new inter-institutional collaborations in health research. Syracuse University faculty are encouraged to work with University of Rochester faculty to develop an innovative, team-based approach to a problem in health research that reflects the particular strengths of the members and their institutions.
Deadline: Monday, Oct. 21

American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Digital Justice Grants
This program supports digital projects across the humanities and interpretative social sciences that critically engage with the interests and histories of people of color and other historically marginalized communities through the ethical use of digital tools and methods.
Deadline: Tuesday, Dec. 3

NIH Reminders

Building Bridges Across NIH and the Broader Engineering Community Meeting
This in-person meeting aims to facilitate meaningful research connections by introducing extramural investigators to NIH resources and engineers, scientists and clinicians. The event will feature invited and abstract-driven talks, poster sessions, lab tours, panel discussions, a chance to meet program directors, networking opportunities and more. Register for the event.

Date: Tuesday, Oct. 22 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Upcoming Changes to the Peer Review Framework
NIH is implementing a simplified framework for the peer review of the majority of competing research project grant applications, beginning with submissions with due dates of Jan. 25, 2025. NIH will continue to update its website with guidance for applicants on the new framework. Learn more.