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| | Monthly Campus Updates from the Syracuse University Office of Research | | | | | |
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| Deadline Approaching: Summer Research Assistant Funds, Due April 19 The SOURCE will continue a pilot to provide funding through a faculty-led application for undergraduate student research assistants to work during summer 2021. Funds provide a summer stipend to students for remote or in-person work with faculty mentors that supports the mentor’s ongoing research or new COVID-related research projects. Priority is given to mentors working with rising sophomores and juniors, and to mentors in humanities, social sciences, arts, communications or professional fields. Faculty will choose the number of hours for up to three student research assistants, and may schedule these hours anytime during the summer, with no more than 40 hours/week: 200 hours ($2,800 stipend), 100 hours ($1,400 stipend), 50 hours ($700 stipend). | | | | | |
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| Office of Research Events Below are upcoming research events. A full list of events from the Office of Research can be found on the Syracuse University Events Calendar or on a downloadable flyer. Most past events are recorded and can be found on the Office of Research Trainings webpage. April 22 | 12:30-1:30 p.m. ET | Zoom The Office of Technology Transfer will present an overview of intellectual property reporting requirements for federally funded work and provide tips on how researchers can ensure timely and accurate reporting. More Information. April 28 | 10-11:30 a.m. ET | Zoom Join the Office of Research for a presentation and panel discussion about proposal budgets. More Information. May 5 | 10-11:30 a.m. ET | Zoom Join the Office of Research and Office of Sponsored Accounting for a presentation on managing your sponsored funding. More Information. May 12 | 9:00-10:30 a.m. ET | Zoom Learn more about the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program, which offers approximately 470 teaching, research or combination teaching/research awards in over 125 countries. More Information. May 12 | 11:00-noon ET | Zoom Learn more about the Fulbright Specialist Program which provides U.S. citizens who are established professionals or academics and possess expertise in qualifying disciplines with the opportunity to engage in short-term (two to six week) project-based exchanges at host institutions around the globe. More Information. | | | | | |
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| Spring 2021 Research Computing Series Do you need more computing power to move your work forward? Attend the Research Computing Series to learn how you can leverage Syracuse University’s advanced computing resources. - On April 19, Shane Sanders and Justin Ehrlich from the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics will discuss some of their work in the R programming language that required extra resources beyond desktop machines.
- On April 28, the ITS Research Computing team will provide an overview of available research computing resources and how faculty members can get started.
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| Limited Submission Opportunities The following Limited Submission Opportunities were announced over the past month and are currently open. A full explanation of the process may be found on the Office of Research website. Internal applications are accepted until the due dates listed. NEW! 2021 NEH American Rescue Plan (ARP): Humanities Organizations
Internal Proposal Due Date: April 21, 2021
Number of Internal Nominees: 1
Funding Amount: $500,000 NEW! 2021 William T. Grant Scholars Program
Internal Proposal Due Date: May 17, 2021
Number of Internal Nominees: 1 per school or college
Funding Amount: $350,000 NEW! 2021 Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr Foundation Grants
Internal Proposal Due Date: June 15, 2021
Number of Internal Nominees: 1
Funding Amount: $180,000 NEW! July 2021 NSF Partnerships for Innovation (PFI)-Research Partnerships – Letter of Intent
Internal Letter of Intent Due Date: May 26, 2021
Number of Internal Nominees: 1
Funding Amount: $550,000 NEW! August 2021 American Honda Foundation Grants – Letter of Intent
Internal Letter of Intent Due Date: June 15, 2021
Number of Internal Nominees: 1
Funding Amount: $75,000 September 2021 NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Program
Internal Proposal Due Date: May 17, 2021
Number of Internal Nominees: 2
Funding Amount: $3,000,000 2022 Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences
Internal Proposal Due Date: April 21, 2021
Number of Internal Nominees: 1
Funding Amount: $300,000 2022-23 Whiting Public Engagement Programs
Internal Proposal Due Date: April 21, 2021
Number of Internal Nominees: 2
Funding Amount: $50,000 September 2021 NIH Neuroscience Development for Advancing the Careers of a Diverse Research Workforce – Letter of Intent
Internal Letter of Intent Due Date: May 17, 2021
Number of Internal Nominees: 1
Funding Amount: $1,250,000 | | | | | |
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| Funding Opportunities The Office of Proposal Support Services has developed a Sponsored Funding Opportunities webpage that is updated weekly with new federal, state and foundation funding opportunities relevant to campus. Below are some highlighted opportunities: NSF Convergence Accelerator Phases I
The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Convergence Accelerator is speeding research and discovery into practice by announcing a new funding opportunity, NSF Convergence Accelerator Phases I, featuring two research track topics—the Networked Blue Economy and Trust & Authenticity in Communication Systems.
LOI Deadline: May 5, 2021 NIH Transformative Research to Address Health Disparities and Advance Health Equity
NIH is seeking to support collaborative investigative teams or individual scientists who propose unusually innovative research projects, which, if successful, would have a major impact in developing, implementing or disseminating innovative and effective interventions to prevent, reduce or eliminate health disparities and advance health equity.
LOI Deadline: April 28, 2021 John Templeton Foundation Character Through Community
The Character Virtue Development department at the John Templeton Foundation invites proposals from organizations that seek to strengthen their understanding and practice of character development through communities of practice.
Deadline: June 11, 2021 | | | | | |
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| Sponsored Funding Awards The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) provides monthly updates on all proposals submitted through OSP and awarded to the Syracuse University community. You may access OSP Highlights on answers.syr.edu (NetID and password required). | | | | | |
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| NSF Updates | | | | NSF Grants Conference The NSF is hosting its Spring 2021 NSF Virtual Grants Conference during the week of June 7-11, 2021. Registration will be free of charge and opens on Wednesday, May 5, at noon ET. The sessions reach capacity very quickly (within hours), so we encourage you to register as soon as possible. Sign up for updates to be notified with the registration link. | | | | | |
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| NEH Updates 
NEH Virtual Workshops
NEH will be holding a series of live virtual workshops in April – June. You can view the full schedule, along with information about how to connect, on the NEH workshop website. Among the topics in this year’s series that may be of interest are funding opportunities for Museums (April 29, 2–3:30 p.m.), digital humanities (May 6, 2–3:30 p.m.), individual scholars (May 13, 2–3:30 p.m.) and archives and libraries (May 20, 2–3:30 p.m.). | | | | | |
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| Campus Research Approvals Below are reminders for approvals required during the COVID-19 pandemic. Face-to-Face Human Participant Research—Human participant research is being conducted in person, but requires the submission and approval of a Return to Face-to-Face Research Plan prior to the conduct of in-person research. Visiting Scholars Requests—Visiting scholars are those who are coming to campus from outside of the Central New York region for the purpose of long-term academic research. Approval for Essential Research Travel—University-sponsored travel by faculty and staff for essential research must be approved by the relevant chair, associate dean of research and the interim vice president for research, and for international research by the interim provost. Service Provider, Vendor and Visitor Access to Campus—Access for service providers, vendors and individuals conducting business with a University office/department must be approved in advance by the relevant dean, director or unit leader (or their designee). COVID-19 Vaccination—As of June 1, Syracuse University will require a COVID-19 vaccination for all students, faculty and staff who access campus over the summer months. | | | | | |
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| Office of Research Calendar | | | | Learn about what is going on in the Office of Research this month. | | | | | |
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