Office of Research Summer Socials

The Office of Research will host its second Summer Social on July 7 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Milton Atrium and Patio. 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. 

Update from the Office of Research Integrity and Protections

The Office of Research Integrity and Protections (ORIP) is currently restructuring the existing Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training program (NSF focused). ORIP will be developing a campuswide program that will encourage all University researchers to be familiar with professional and ethical standards in academic research in general, as well as in their chosen fields. This program will offer various relevant trainings in all areas of RCR, will provide in-person and online trainings and will satisfy recent and upcoming changes to federal sponsor requirements for RCR training. More information about these training opportunities will be provided soon!

Libraries ORCID Drop-In Sessions

Dates: July 11, 1-3 p.m. and Aug. 9, 10 a.m.-noon
Mower Faculty Commons, 548C Bird Library 

The Libraries’ Research Impact Team will be hosting ORCID drop-in sessions for anyone interested (faculty, staff, postdocs, grad students) in getting assistance with setting up and/or troubleshooting their ORCID profiles. This includes priorities such as connecting accounts to SciENcv, Experts@Syracuse or the Faculty Portfolio System; and helping build out people’s profiles and setting up automated import options for their publications. These connections are especially relevant to researchers with sponsored funding with the anticipation of government funding agencies, such as NSF, requiring or encouraging the use of a persistent identifier, like ORCID. Questions about these sessions can be sent to riteam@syr.edu.

Limited Submission Opportunities

The following Limited Submission Opportunities were announced over the past month and are currently open. Competitions marked as “Letter of Intent” only require a short form; please submit an application as soon as you know you are interested rather than waiting for the deadline. Find the complete list of Limited Submission Opportunities at the link below. A full explanation of the process may be found on the Office of Research website.

NEW! 2024 Searle Scholars Program
Internal Proposal Deadline: July 24
Number of Internal Nominees: 1
This program makes grants to support the independent research of assistant professors in the biomedical sciences and chemistry whose tenure-track appointment began on or after May 1, 2022.

New! 2023 NSF Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (INCLUDES) – Letter of Intent
Internal Letter of Intent Deadline: July 24
Number of Internal Nominees: 1
NSF offers support for five types of projects that connect and contribute to the National Network: (1) Design and Development Launch Pilots, (2) Collaborative Change Consortia, (3) Alliances, (4) Network Connectors and (5) Conferences. The NSF INCLUDES National Network is a multifaceted collaboration of agencies, organizations and individuals working collectively to broaden participation in STEM.

2023 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipends
Internal Proposal Due Date: Aug. 1
Number of Internal Nominees: 2
Summer Stipends support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences or both. Eligible projects usually result in articles, monographs, books, digital materials and publications, archaeological site reports, translations or editions. 

2023 Central New York Community Foundation Community Grant Program
Internal Proposal Due Date: Oct. 6
Number of Internal Nominees: 1
The Central New York Community Foundation seeks to fund innovative projects in the areas of arts and culture, civic affairs, education, health, human services and the environment.

Sponsored 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:

NSF BioFoundries
Letter of Intent Deadline: Aug. 1
The BioFoundries to Enable Access to Infrastructure and Resources for Advancing Modern Biology and Biotechnology program is designed to accelerate advances in the biological sciences, chemical biology, biotechnology and bioengineering via access to modern infrastructure, technology and capacity.

NEH Humanities Connections
Deadline: Sept. 7 
The Humanities Connections Program seeks to expand the role of the humanities in undergraduate education by encouraging partnerships between humanities faculty and their counterparts in other areas of study.

Trans-Atlantic Platform
Deadline: Sept. 15
The 2023 Trans-Atlantic Platform for Social Sciences and Humanities call seeks to understand specifically how democracy, governance and trust are integral to the tackling of both short-term crises and long-term challenges and are themselves a focus of the discontent and disruption facing many societies.

Upcoming NSF I-Corps Regional Courses

NSF I-Corps Regional Courses are for university-based STEM researchers and early-stage founders who are interested in acquiring entrepreneurial skills and exploring the potential for translating their technology innovation into a successful product or service. These free, month-long regional courses are guided by experienced entrepreneurs. The courses feature funded customer discovery travel to a specified industry conference or event.

I-Corps for Optics Innovators
July 31-Sept. 1
Application Deadline: July 5

I-Corps for Battery Tech Innovators
Aug. 21-Sept. 22
Application Deadline: July 26

2023 Sony Research Award Program Webinar

2023 Sony Research Award Program Webinar
Date: July 17 from 1-2 p.m.
Learn more about the 2023 Sony Research Award Program, submission guidelines, and application deadlines during Sony’s webinar with Mark Ortiz, senior manager of the Strategy & Planning Office for Sony Corporation of America’s R&D Center U.S. Laboratory.

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).