Solicitation of UM Pre-Proposals for Limited Submission Opportunity
NSF Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL)NSF Program Solicitation: NSF-573

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504793

ORSP seeks Notices of Intent by 5pm, 8/5/2019, from UM individuals interested in leading proposals to the NSF AISL limited submission funding opportunity. If more NOIs are received than the 3 institutional slots allowed for this competition, ORSP will announce an internal competition to select which 3 proposals to move forward. The due date for those NSF proposals is 11/6/2019. 

NEH has announced the NEH Summer Stipends Competition (for Summer 2020 projects).

The School of Pharmacy CORE Research Day on May 21 will feature posters and speakers covering the research cores, natural products and neuroscience. Refreshments will be served. For more information, visit pharmacy.olemiss.edu/research-cores.

Solicitation of UM Pre-Proposals for Limited Submission Opportunity
NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA)(R25)

Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number: PAR-17-339
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-17-339.html

Faculty may apply by April 30 for funds to visit one or more other Southeastern Conference (SEC) university campuses in the 2019-20 academic year. 

See http://research.olemiss.edu/SECTravelGrants,

See also https://www.thesecu.com/programs/sec-faculty-travel-program/.

University Research Center (URC), a division of Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) is hosting its fourth annual “Advancing Mississippi” Conference on Friday, September 6, 2019 in Jackson. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to making Mississippi’s future brighter for all citizens.  Conference papers should address long-term challenges facing the state.

UM Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (UM-SURE) 2019:
Call for Proposals for Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship

The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs seeks applications in two tracks for UM Summer Undergraduate Research Experiences (UM-SURE); also, for Undergraduate Travel Grants.

Track-1: Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF)

Final revisions to the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects were issued by the Department of Health and Human Services and will be effective on January 21, 2019.

The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs is seeking applications from faculty or staff interested in serving as Undergraduate Research Development Fellows for 2019.

Building on the groundwork laid by the 2018 fellowship, this year’s Fellow(s) will continue to expand undergraduate participation in research and creative scholarship (UGR) by providing leadership and coordination in one or several ongoing areas of need:

Program:  Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) sponsors the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards to provide seed funding for research by junior faculty and catalyze competitiveness for other funding. Each award is $5,000 for one year (June 1 to May 31) and requires an institutional match of $5,000 (to provided by ORSP).

The National Science Foundation's Thomas Baerwald will conduct two identical (repeat) webinars for the UM community to provide information about the range of opportunities available from NSF, as well as ways to approach identifying which competitions to enter and strategies for writing strong and compelling proposals. Dr. Baerwald, an NSF program director with more than 30 years of experience, will provide an overview presentation, but time will be left for questions, answers, and more informal discussions.