Issue 35 | Volume 10 | September 15, 2022
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International Funding Opportunities Update
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Are you a new faculty member at MSU with
international research interests?
Please join us to learn about support services that are offered by Global IDEAS and how we can facilitate your research internationally. Lunch will be provided. To RSVP or with questions, please contact Anne Stanton at [email protected].
Friday, September 16, noon-1:30pm
Room 303, International Center
We look forward to meeting you!
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Listed below are international funding opportunities identified in the past week. All other open opportunities may be accessed in a searchable database by clicking on the button to the right.
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Climate, Water, Environment, & Energy
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NCCOS/CRP is soliciting proposals to improve the understanding of physical/biogeochemical effects of hypoxia and potential synergies with other stressors on living resources, habitats, and food webs. This information will enable proactive management to address current and future changes in habitat and species composition due to hypoxia.
Increasing temperatures and hypoxia will considerably constrain suitable species habitat and impact living marine resources under climate change. As such, studies addressing the interplay between hypoxia and other ecosystem stressors, aiming to assess the impacts of gradual as well as extreme and sudden changes, represent high-ranking priorities in the field. NCCOS/CRP will target projects with a focus on outcomes that allow coastal managers to better anticipate and avoid, or successfully manage ecosystem shifts associated with hypoxia.
To improve the ability of resource managers to effectively prevent or mitigate the ecological and economic impacts of hypoxia on coastal, marine, and Great Lakes ecosystems, research must address at least one of the following two objectives:
- Quantify the ecological, economic, and/or societal effects of hypoxia on key management relevant species (i.e., ecologically and/or economically relevant) and/or ecosystems. Both direct (e.g., growth and survival) and/or indirect (e.g., interspecific interactions, food web, sub-lethal, and habitat squeeze) effects are of interest.
- Identify potential vulnerabilities of management-relevant species to hypoxia and quantify the synergistic effects of hypoxia and other relevant stressors as applicable to the system under study (e.g., temperature, acidification, precipitation, harmful algal blooms, sea level rise, and coastal development)
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Award size: $300,000 up to $400,000
Deadline: January 10, 2023
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This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages Multiple Principal Investigator (Multi-PD/PI) applications from United States (U.S.)-based institutions with an Indian institution partner to establish bilateral collaborations that will advance science and technology important to understanding, preventing, and treating blinding eye diseases, visual disorders, and their complications.
Applications are encouraged from organizations/institutions that propose to conduct research on the basic biology and/or genetics of ophthalmic diseases through collaborations with Indian investigators on the following:
- diabetic retinopathy,
- glaucoma,
- age-related macular degeneration,
- retinitis pigmentosa,
- rare and genetic diseases,
- ocular inflammation/uveitis,
- refractive error,
- low vision, and
- corneal injury.
Basic, translational, or epidemiological research may be proposed. Clinical trials will not be supported under this FOA.
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Award size: up to $250,000/year for three years
Deadline: November 8, 2022
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The Fogarty International Center (FIC), the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the National Science Foundation (NSF) will continue this multi-year collaboration that supports research on the ecological, evolutionary, organismal, and social drivers that influence the transmission dynamics of infectious diseases. The central theme of submitted EEID projects must be quantitative or computational understanding of pathogen transmission dynamics. The intent is discovery of principles of infectious disease (re)emergence and transmission and testing mathematical or computational models that elucidate infectious disease systems.
Projects should be broad, interdisciplinary efforts that go beyond the scope of typical studies. They should focus on the determinants and interactions of transmission among humans, non-human animals, and/or plants. This includes, for example, the spread of pathogens; the influence of environmental factors such as climate; the population dynamics and genetics of reservoir species or hosts; the feedback between ecological transmission and evolutionary dynamics; and the cultural, social, behavioral, and economic dimensions of disease transmission. Research may be on zoonotic, environmentally-borne, vector-borne, or enteric diseases of either terrestrial or freshwater systems and organisms, including diseases of animals and plants, at any scale from specific pathogens to inclusive environmental systems.
Proposals for research on disease systems of public health concern to Low- or Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) are strongly encouraged, as are disease systems of concern in agricultural systems. Investigators are encouraged to develop the appropriate multidisciplinary team, including for example, modelers, ecologists, bioinformaticians, genomics researchers, social scientists, economists, epidemiologists, evolutionary biologists, entomologists, parasitologists, microbiologists, bacteriologists, virologists, pathologists or veterinarians, with the goal of integrating knowledge across disciplines to enhance our ability to predict and control infectious diseases.
NIH Partner Interests
The Fogarty International Center (FIC) is dedicated to advancing the mission of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by supporting and facilitating global health research conducted by U.S. and international investigators, building partnerships between health research institutions in the U.S. and abroad, and training the next generation of scientists to address global health needs. The FIC is interested in EEID applications that include explicit plans for capacity building in Low- or Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), as defined by the World Bank and encourages applications that are focused on significant and/or emerging infectious disease threats, including zoonotic disease threats, to human health in LMICs.
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) supports basic research that improves understanding of biological processes and lays the foundation for advances in disease diagnoses, prevention, and treatment. NIGMS also has a strong interest in training and support of the nation's scientific workforce. NIGMS is interested in EEID applications that address the evolution of hosts, pathogens and their interactions as well as basic biology and population genetics of hosts and pathogens as they relate to disease transmission and prevention. NIGMS will consider supporting meritorious EEID research applications as single-PI or multi-PI research program grants.
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) conducts and supports basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and ultimately prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases. NIAID supports research on nearly 300 infectious agents and investigates the biological properties of these pathogens and the immune system's responses to them. Findings from this research are vital to NIAID efforts to create vaccines, drugs, and diagnostic tools to better diagnose, prevent, and treat infectious diseases.
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Award size: see website
Deadline: November 16, 2022
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Nominations are now open for the Zairi International Awards for Excellence in Higher Education. The Award is a formal international recognition of outstanding performance for Higher Education institutions around the world in specific areas pertinent to research, digital transformation, community engagement, etc. and to those who successfully addressed global educational challenges.
The Award is administered on an annual basis by the Center for Learning Innovations and Customized Knowledge Solutions. Award recipients will be presented during the MENA Higher Education Leadership Forum organized in Dubai, UAE official opening ceremony or in a gala dinner in years where the forum is not running.
Objectives:
- To celebrate excellence, inspiring efforts, innovation and success stories of higher education institution across the globe.
- To raise the profile of higher education institutions that are committed to creating real and sustainable impact through their digital initiatives, research and innovation or engagement with the community.
- To promote the transfer of best practices and ‘know-how’ among higher education institution across the globe in various contexts and cultural settings.
- To influence future collaborations and cross regional collaborations that could help shape the future of higher education.
- To infuse a culture of honest and ethical competition, while at the same time encouraging collaboration and knowledge sharing.
Categories
- Digital Transformation
- Outstanding Not-for-Profit Contribution to the Community
- Research Impact
- Disruptive Education
- Equity and Inclusion
- Internationalization
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Award size: see website
Deadline: October 30, 2022
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The main goal of this program will be to create a broad social movement against corruption in North Macedonia uniting the efforts of like-minded actors to demand zero tolerance of corruption. The activity's principal intent is to increase citizen, civil society, media and private sector knowledge, engagement and collaboration in the fight against corruption.
This activity is based on the theory of change that IF there is an increased engagement and collaboration from citizens, civil society, media, and private sector in the fight against corruption THEN there will be improved government responsiveness and effectiveness in addressing corruption on the national and local level, and creation of a broad social movement against corruption which will unite the efforts of like-minded actors across sectors in demanding zero tolerance of corruption.
To reach its goal, the program will be directed through the following four objectives:
- Improved citizen knowledge and awareness in fighting corruption and promoting good governance and accountability
- Civil society plays an active role in the fight against corruption,
- Media plays an active role in revealing and addressing corruption, and; 4) Private sector is engaged in the fight against corruption.
Expected results:
- Increased citizens’ awareness and empowerment to participate in the fight against corruption
- Efficient mechanisms for communicating citizen voice regarding corruption to authorities, media, and general public established
- Increased public pressure on authorities to address corruption by mainstreaming citizens engagement in government oversight
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Award size: $4M up to $6M
Deadline: October 14, 2022
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This funding opportunity seeks to demonstrate the U.S.-India strategic partnership through cultural and culinary diplomacy via social media and demonstrating diverse U.S. and Indian cultures to promote people-to-people relationships, generate increased demand and interest in U.S. foods, and maintain a positive perception of U.S.-India relations. Using Mission India’s broad social media reach, this activity proposes to engage in a two-way conversation with the Indian consumer, focusing on the significance of the U.S.-India relationship, and the importance of food for both country’s multicultural national identity, to promote growth, prosperity, and trade. The activity will build from previous U.S. food demonstrations that various Mission India representatives have participated in, including Consuls General and Chief of Mission authorities.
Through this funding opportunity, U.S. Embassy New Delhi, and U.S. Consulates in Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, and Hyderabad will commemorate the 75th anniversary of U.S.-India relations through food diplomacy. To achieve this, Mission India will produce video recordings at various major metropolitan areas to showcase traditional Indian dishes/cuisines and demonstrate where “fusion” U.S.-origin ingredients are being incorporated. Content will include at least one video recording in New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, and Hyderabad featuring a high-level representative of the U.S. Embassy and each Consul General, who will participate in a cooking demonstration filmed on location with renowned local chefs and take part in a “foodie walk” in each city.
The filming production will also explore the food scene in each city or corresponding region and feature a prominent chef or food expert based in the region. In addition, the program will include the participation of a renowned American chef, who will travel to various Indian cities to act as a storyteller for each recording. The individual will participate in the cooking demonstrations and will be filmed conducting “foodie walks” that explore the local Indian culture and gastronomy in the city. The filming period will not last more than two weeks. The cooking demonstrations, “food tours” and other related content will be edited and combined to produce five videos that will be published on social media and other online formats. The U.S. Embassy New Delhi will explore other publications to showcase this food diplomacy activity.
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Award size: $50,000 up to $75,000
Deadline: October 9, 2022
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The Endangered Languages Documentation Programme (ELDP) is delighted to announce a call for applications for the 2023 grant round. ELDP provides grants for the documentation of endangered languages creating audio-visual recordings with transcriptions, translations, and annotations.
The key objectives of ELDP are:
- to support the documentation of as many endangered languages as possible;
- to encourage fieldwork on endangered languages;
- to create a repository of resources for language communities, linguistics, and social sciences to make the documentary collections freely available
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Award size: Small grants (up to $10,000); Major documentation grants (up to $300,000)
Deadline: October 15, 2022
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The Collaborative Research program aims to advance humanistic knowledge by supporting sustained collaboration between two or more scholars. Collaborators may be drawn from one or more institutions. International collaboration is encouraged, but the project director must be based at a U.S. institution, and project teams must include an equitable balance of scholars based at U.S. institutions and scholars based at non-U.S. institutions.
Collaborators may come from one or more institutions. NEH encourages partnerships with researchers from the natural and social sciences, but projects must address humanistic questions and employ humanistic methods. International collaboration is welcome, but scholars at U.S. institutions must contribute significantly to the project. Collaboration among different types of institutions is welcome.
Proposed projects must aim to result in tangible and sustainable outcomes, such as a co-authored or multi-authored book; a themed issue of a peer-reviewed journal; a series of peer-reviewed articles; a born-digital publication; or an open-access website or other digital resource. All project outcomes must incorporate collaboration and interpretation to address significant humanities research questions.
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Award size: see website
Deadline: November 30, 2022
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The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines’ Public Affairs Section (PAS Philippines) is pleased to announce that we are considering proposals for our Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program. This announcement is an Annual Program Statement outlining our funding priorities, the strategic themes we focus on, and the procedures for submitting funding requests.
PAS Philippines invites proposals for projects that strengthen ties between the Philippines and the United States through programming that highlights shared values and promotes bilateral cooperation. All programs must include an American cultural element or connection with American expert(s), organization(s), or institution(s) in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policies and perspectives.
Examples of PAS Small Grants Program include, but are not limited to:
- U.S. experts conducting speaking tours/public talks, roundtable discussions, workshops, etc.;
- Academic and professional lectures and seminars;
- Cultural and arts programs/workshops/performances and exhibitions; and
- Development of initiatives aimed at maintaining contacts with alumni of our exchange programs;
- STEM and innovation developmental programs which support strategic priorities;
- Capacity-building workshop or information campaign to engage Filipino youth on priority program areas;
- Capacity-building workshops/webinars or information campaigns to engage established opinion leaders (such as policymakers, industry leaders, decision-makers, academe, think tanks, NGOs, CSOs, and media) to address any of these priority program areas; or
- Studies on the U.S.-Philippine bilateral relationship
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Award size: $10,000 up to $50,000
Deadline: December 31, 2022
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Scholarships & Fellowships
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The Short-Term Fellowship Program (separate from the Earl S. Tupper Fellowship) allows selected candidates to come to STRI at any time of the year and is an excellent resource to provide support for graduate students and introduce them to tropical research.
Although focused primarily on graduate students, awards are occasionally given to undergraduate and postdoctoral candidates. These fellowships enable selected candidates to work in the tropics and explore research possibilities at STRI.
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Award size: $1,000/month, airfare, up to $3,000 for research
Deadline: October 15, 2022
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ELDP provides grants for the linguistic documentation of endangered languages worldwide. Anybody with qualifications in linguistic language documentation can apply as we have no restrictions on the nationality of the applicant or on the location of the host institution. We do not fund revitalisation projects. To apply to our program you need to be affiliated with a host institution such as a university, which is a registered entity and has experience in administering grants. You should have experience in modern linguistic language documentation.
Individual Graduate Scholarships
ELDP welcomes applications from researchers of any nationality to undertake projects in any part of the world. Applicants should be enrolled in or admitted to a doctoral programme of study (PhD or equivalent); the purpose of the IGS is to support graduate students in doctoral programmes. To be eligible at the time the award is due to commence, awardees must have successfully completed at least one full-time academic year (or equivalent) of postgraduate training (training beyond the Bachelor's degree). This period of training may include time spent completing an MA.
Individual Postdoctoral Fellowships
ELDP is an international programme and welcomes applications from researchers of any nationality to undertake projects in any part of the world. For the IPF grants they anticipate that all postdoctoral fellowship applicants will be academically junior researchers and/or at an early stage in their academic career, with qualifications in linguistics and experience in linguistic fieldwork; will propose projects that are undertaken by teams or individuals; and will have secured their PhD no more than five years prior to the proposed start date of this fellowship. Successful applicants’ PhD dissertations must be submitted and approved by the time of the start date of the award.
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Award size: varies with proposal
Deadline: October 15, 2022
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The Max Weber Programme (MWP) at the European University Institute (EUI) is a unique postdoctoral programme in the historical and social sciences in Europe. It is open to applicants who are within 5 years from the completion of their PhD, from anywhere in the world, regardless of nationality. The Programme is highly selective, with an annual acceptance rate of <5% for a total of 55-60 Fellowships in the fields of political and social sciences, economics, law, and history.
Preference is given to applicants who have only just completed their doctorate and have not had a postdoctoral fellowship before. Selected Fellows will benefit from the stimulating combination of a global programme located in the heart of Europe offering a broad menu of multidisciplinary and disciplinary activities.
The Programme awards 1 and 2 year long fellowships according to departments. In extraordinary cases only can a fellowship be extended to a third year.
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Award size: $2,000/ month stipend
Deadline: October 18, 2022
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Established in 1967, the International Affairs Fellowship (IAF) is the hallmark fellowship program of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). It aims to bridge the gap between the study and making of U.S. foreign policy by creating the next generation of scholar-practitioners.
The program offers its fellows the unique chance to experience a new field and gain a different perspective at a pivotal moment in their careers. Academics are thus placed in public service and policy-oriented settings, while government officials are placed in scholarly settings. Over the years, the IAF program has produced approximately six hundred alumni who span the who’s who of the U.S. foreign policy community, including a former secretary and several undersecretaries of state, U.S. ambassadors to NATO and the United Nations, and many other influential leaders in government, academia, and the private sector.
The IAF Program is only open to mid-career professionals who have a demonstrated commitment to a career in foreign policy. The program welcomes applicants from a broad range of professional, academic, and personal backgrounds. Although a PhD is not a requirement, selected fellows generally hold an advanced degree and possess a strong record of work experience as well as a firm grounding in the field of foreign policy. The program does not fund pre- or postdoctoral research, work toward a degree, or the completion of projects on which substantial progress has been made prior to the fellowship period.
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Award size: $105,000 stipend
Deadline: October 31, 2022
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The Garden Club of America and the Royal Horticultural Society Interchange Fellowships allow for an American student to study and work in the UK and a British student to study and work in the U.S. The fellowships last one year and are life changing experiences for the recipients who go on to be leaders in the field of horticulture.
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Award size: $6,000
Deadline: January 15, 2023
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The Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds awards travel grants to European citizens working in Europe and overseas, and to non-European citizens who perform their MD, PhD or postdoctoral project in Europe, or will use the travel grant to work in Europe.
Applicants must pursue an experimental project in basic biomedical research and belong to one of the following groups of junior scientists:
- PhD students or medical students pursuing an experimental doctoral thesis;
- postdocs who are pursuing a particular research project;
- graduates from abroad who have applied for a PhD project, but who have not yet worked with their potential PhD supervisor.
Travel grants are awarded only for practical training in laboratories or courses of up to 3 months. They cannot be used for longer research stays.
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Award size: varies with proposal
Deadline: Applications accepted at any time
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Global Innovations in Development, Engagement, and Scholarship (Global IDEAS) catalyzes interdisciplinary thought, research, and action to solve global/grand challenges in an international development context. We facilitate communities of practice; collaborate and engage with external partners and donors; enhance opportunities for faculty and staff to conduct research, education, and engagement; and provide proposal development and project management to support MSU’s international objectives.
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1405 S. Harrison Rd. Manly Miles Bldg., Suite 308
East Lansing, MI 48823
Phone: (517) 884-2987
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