Texas Southern UniversityOverview of General Research Funding Opportunities

Friday, January 22, 2010

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Office of Research – Important Contacts

Research Funding & Pre-Award Services

– Shola Ewulo - Director

Research Financial Services

– Diane Lewis - Director

Research Enhancement & Compliance Services

– Linda Gardiner

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How we help you Identify potential research funding opportunities.

Assist in obtaining appropriate program guidelines and forms.

Review proposals for compliance with University policies and agency terms.

Oversee the transmittal of proposal to funding agencies in a timely manner.

Oversee the financial and billing requirements of your award.

Oversee human / animal subject requirements of your award.

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Finding Funding Opportunities

Monthly dissemination of funding opportunities through TSU Info.

Agency ResourcesU.S. Department of Education (ED): http://www.ed.govNational Science Foundation (NSF): http://www.nsf.govNational Institutes of Health (NIH): http://www.nih.gov/grantsNational Endowment for the Humanities (NEH): http://www.neh.fed.us/Department of Agriculture (USDA): http://www.usda.govDepartment of Commerce (DOC): http://www.doc.govDepartment of Transportation (DOT): http://www.rspa.dot.govDepartment of Energy (DOE): http://www.energy.govDepartment of Health & Human Services (DHHS): www.dhhs.govNational Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA): www.nasa.govNational Endowment for the Arts (NEA): www.nea.govEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA):www.epa.gov/

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Finding Funding Opportunities: Grants.gov

Located at http://www.grants.govFeatures:

ARRA Opportunities

Opportunities from federal sponsors only:* Single point of contact for all 26

federal grant- making agencies

* Presents more than 900 grant programs

*Advanced search features

*Automatic funding alert service5

Finding Funding Opportunities: Foundation Center

Located at http://www.fdncenter.org/Features:

Profiles of more than 75,000 foundations

Virtual training classroom

Philanthropy news digest and RFP bulletin

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Opportunities for Young Investigators

Some Big Ones:- NSF Career Awards- Dept. of Defense Young Investigator Program-National Institute of Health

* Mentored Research Scientist Dev. Award (K01)

* Independent Scientist Award (K02)* Academic Career Award (K07)

Opportunities for Young Investigators

Some Big Ones:- Department of Energy:

* Early Career Principal Investigator Program in Applied Mathematics.

* Computer Science& High Performance Networks

* Office of Nuclear Physics Outstanding Junior Investigator Program- USDA New Investigator Awards- HUD Urban Scholars Fellowship Program

Proposal Writing ResourcesLots of resources available

- Proposal writing workshops- Agency web sites

Grant Writers Coming Soon!- Scientific -Non-Scientific

Proposal Writing Resource

 

The Grantsmanship Center's signature Grantsmanship Training Program

is coming to Houston, Texas, April 12-16, 2010.

The program will be hosted by the United Way of Greater Houston.

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We’re here to help

The Office of Research is here to help you succeed in your research endeavors

Give us a buzz or stop by to say hello:

Contact Us:

Shola Ewulo Ext. 7461 HH Suite 230

Diane Lewis Ext. 7020 HH Suite 142

Linda Gardiner Ext: 4245 HH Suite 230

Visit us at:

http://www.tsu.edu/research

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