Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education: Visiting Scientist Program, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, InnoVision Basic and Applied Research Division 

Due: February 1, 2009

Award: Appointments range from three months (summer appointment) to a semester (university expert on sabbatical) to a full year or even three years (postdoctoral appointment). Appointments include a stipend and potential relocation allowance.

A chance to to research in disciplines such as: geography, statistics, economics, geospatial information science, or a closely related field. Appointments will be at various NGA locations in Alexandria, VA and St. Louis, MO.

Opportunities for postdoctoral and visiting faculty full-time residency appointments to conduct research into the use of process models and tools to support NGA for GeoINT analysis. Analysts exploit and analyze imagery, imagery intelligence, and geospatial information to describe, assess, and characterize physical features and a wide range of geographically referenced activities on the Earth.

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NRI: SRC NRI Hans J. Coufal Fellowship

Due: February 13, 2009

Award: Full tuition and fees as required by the  university for enrollment, a stipend of $2,122/month, a $2,000 unrestricted gift to the recipient’s faculty advisor, and travel expenses for an NRI-sponsored annual event

For doctoral study in microelectronics-related disciplines, with preference given to proposed work in nanoelectronic device technologies, physics, and materials 

The Fellowship is to stimulate non-traditional thinking and encourage exploratory, high-risk research leading to novel, high-payoff solutions for challenges faced by the semiconductor industry at and beyond the time horizons of the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors. The fellowship will be awarded competitively on the basis of the quality, relevance, and timeliness of the proposed research; on demonstrated academic and leadership ability, and on the appropriateness of the institutional environment for the research. The fellowship will be awarded to a graduate student who will have completed a bachelor's degree by the time the fellowship begins, and who is pursuing or is planning to undertake a doctoral program in an academic area appropriate to the fellowship.

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NSF: Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE)

Due: February 26, 2009 (preliminary proposal)

Award: Between $800,000 and $1,600,000 annually for five years

The program will enable U.S. scientists and engineers to establish collaborative relationships with international colleagues in order to advance new knowledge and discoveries at the frontiers of science and engineering and to promote the development of a diverse, globally-engaged U.S. scientific and engineering workforce. International partnerships are, and will be, increasingly indispensable in addressing many critical science and engineering problems. As science and engineering discoveries result more and more from international collaboration, U.S. researchers and educators must be able to operate effectively in teams comprised of partners from different nations and cultural backgrounds. The PIRE program will support bold, forward-looking research whose successful outcome results from all partners—U.S. and foreign—providing unique contributions to the research endeavor. It is also intended to facilitate greater student preparation for and participation in international research collaboration, and to contribute to the development of a diverse, globally-engaged U.S. science and engineering workforce. The program aims to support partnerships that will strengthen the capacity of institutions, multi-institutional consortia, and networks to engage in and benefit from international research and education collaborations.

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NSF: Cyber-Physical Systems

Due: February 27, 2009 (full proposal)

Award: Small projects up to $200,000 a year for three years/Medium projects up to $500,000 a year for three years/Large projects up to $1,000,000 a year for five years

For addressing research challenges in three CPS themes:  Foundations; Methods and Tools; and Components, Run-time Substrates, and Systems

Foundations research will develop new scientific and engineering principles, algorithms, models, and theories for the analysis and design of cyber-physical systems. Research on Methods and Tools will bridge the gaps between approaches to the cyber and physical elements of systems through innovations such as novel support for multiple views, new programming languages, and algorithms for reasoning about and formally verifying properties of complex integrations of cyber and physical resources.  The third CPS theme concerns new hardware and software Components, Run-time Substrates (infrastructure and platforms), and (engineered) Systems motivated by grand challenge applications.

More information is available here.

 

NIH: Fine Mapping and Fuction of Genes for Type 1 Diabetes

Due: February 27, 2009 (initial letter of intent)

Award: Up to $5 million for a five-year-program

To carry out fine mapping studies as well as to investigate the function of the genes involved in type 1 diabetes

The purpose of this initiative is to bring together investigators with experience in genetics, immunology, and biochemistry to perform fine mapping of the loci discovered and study the function of the genes being identified and to identify the mechanisms by which newly discovered genes predispose to T1D. This would lead to elucidation of the mechanisms whereby changes in the function or regulation of these genes are likely to provide crucial new insights into disease pathogenesis. The discovery of the genes would be relevant to developing a predictive strategy for individuals who may develop diabetes. In the future, genetic testing may lead to personalized treatment regimens by identifying the most appropriate class of drugs for particular patients. This initiative seeks to foster multi-disciplinary research that will use complementary perspectives, approaches and expertise to overcome the major challenge of dissecting the genetic basis of type 1 diabetes. The first step involves fine mapping large regions that may contain hundreds of plausible candidate genes. This initiative is intended to support state-of-the-art research conducted in very large data sets of adequate power for the detection of type 1 diabetes susceptibility genes where candidate genomic regions have been or will be identified. Applications are solicited to fine map genes and gene variants to chromosomal regions and then to demonstrate that variation in the genes is associated with the disease.

More information is available here.