The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is accepting applications for its Collaborative Research Program for 2021. The program supports groups of two or more scholars seeking to increase humanistic knowledge through convenings, research, manuscript preparation for collaborative publications, and the creation of scholarly digital projects. The collaborative work can take place within a single field of study or across disciplines.

In anticipation of next year's NSF EPSCoR RII Track-1 solicitation, the Mississippi Research Consortium (MRC) has issued an invitation for pre-proposals from teams of faculty from MRC institutions.

Key Points, Dates, and Links:

UM Call for Internal Pre-proposals for Institutional Nomination for
 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards 2022

ORSP welcomes internal applications from eligible tenured or tenure-track faculty interested in being nominated for NEH Summer Stipends Competitions (for summer 2022). UM is allowed only two nominees, and so ORSP conducts a competition to choose each year’s nominees.

The Summer Stipends program aims to stimulate new research in the humanities and its publication by supporting the work of individual scholars doing research or scholarly writing. 

A multi-agency funding solicitation called “Extended Longevity of 3D Tissues and Microphysiological Systems for Modeling of Acute and Chronic Exposures to Stressors” is focused on adapting existing 3D tissues and microphysiological systems (MPS), also known as “tissue chips” or “organs-on-chips”, to extend the current longevity of the 3D tissues and MPS to at least 6 months..

UM researchers intersted in this topic may want to participate in the virtual Pre-Proposers Conference that will take place June 8.

2021 NEP Coastal Watershed Grants Program

Restore America’s Estuaries recently announced the 2021 funding cycle for the National Estuary Program – Coastal Watershed Grants. This year, in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, they will award competitive grants to improve clean water, healthy ecosystems, and habitat restoration. Projects for this competition must address one or more of the following priorities: harmful algal blooms; loss of habitat; and/or flooding and coast erosion.

Dates and Limitations

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505910

Webinars for the EHR Racial Equity in STEM Education (EHR Racial Equity) program description will be announced in the coming weeks.

Proposal Deadlines:

July 13, 2021
October 12, 2021 (and 2^nd Tuesday in October annually thereafter)
March 22, 2022 (and 4^th Tuesday in March thereafter)

Call for UM Undergraduate Research Grant Proposals 2021
 

UM ORSP Research Development invites small faculty teams to submit Summer Undergraduate Research Group Grant (SURGG) applications by March 26 to develop and pilot a new, intensive, thematic program of summer research or creative scholarship for a small cohort of UM undergraduate students.

UM ORSP Announcement: NSF Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC) 2021