January 30, 2024 - IU Research Impact

Funding opportunities

• The Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience supports early-career investigators engaged in basic or clinical research that may lead to a better understanding of neurological and psychiatric disorders. Awardees receive up to $300,000 over three years. Deadline: Feb. 15.
• Applications for the Eastman Residency for the Arts and Humanities are now being accepted. This program supports all IU faculty in the arts and humanities by providing residencies from one to three weeks on the IU-owned Eastman property on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. IU faculty with a clearly defined research or creative project that would benefit from time away from campus are encouraged to apply. The residency supports individual faculty projects, small research team projects for four to five faculty, as well as cross-disciplinary team meetings or symposia of a humanistic or artistic nature. You must be logged into InfoReady to apply. Deadline: Feb. 16.
• OpenAI is partnering with Eric Schmidt and launching a $10M grants program to support technical research towards ensuring superhuman AI systems are aligned and safe. Awardees receive $100,000 to $2,000,000 for academic labs, nonprofits and individual researchers. Deadline: Feb. 18.
• The Kraft Heinz - Natural food preservation ingredients against molds and yeasts program is looking for natural ingredients and technologies that can replace artificial preservatives in foods to inhibit spoilage microorganisms like molds and yeasts including the acid-tolerant yeast Zygosaccharomyces bailii. Awardees receive a range from $25,000 to $100,000 for a 6-month project with the potential for expansion based on results and opportunities. Deadline: Feb. 29.
• The Dr. Ralph and Marian Falk Medical Research Trust-Falk Catalyst Awards program supports high-risk, high-reward projects that address critical scientific and therapeutic roadblocks. If successful, these projects will open new avenues for treating and curing disease. Awardees receive $350,000 seed funding over one to two years. You must be logged into InfoReady to apply. Deadline: Apr. 4.
• The Pew Charitable Trusts - Pew Biomedical Scholars program provides funding to young investigators in science relevant to the advancement of human health. The program makes grants to selected academic institutions to support the independent research of individuals who are in their first few years of their appointment at the assistant professor level. Awardees receive $300,000 ($75,000 a year over a four year period). You must be logged into InfoReady to apply.Deadline: Apr. 19.
• The Dana Foundation's Pilot Projects in Neuroscience & Society advances neuroscience that benefits society and reflects the aspirations of all people. They explore the connections between neuroscience and society's challenges and opportunities, working to maximize the potential of the field to do good. Applicants may request up to $150,000 in funding for projects over a period of up to 18 months. Deadline: Rolling.
• The IU Research and Creative Activity Conference Grants, sponsored by IU Research, provide IU faculty the opportunity to apply for matching funds to curate and host an innovative conference on an IU campus. The purpose is to convene scholars from other institutions around the country and the world with IU faculty and students to explore novel ideas and initiatives, expand scholarly networks and build new research and creative activity partnerships. Funding is up to $15,000. Deadline: Open.
• The IU Research Equipment Fund provides support for purchasing new research or creative activity equipment, for repairing or upgrading existing equipment and for datasets at IU university-wide that are strategically necessary to support high-quality research, attract and retain research faculty and generate external funding for IU Research. All requests should be more than $5,000 (after the required cost-share is secured). There is no maximum request. Deadline: Open.
• Looking for additional funding opportunities? Private foundation and corporate funding is also available through Corporate and Foundation Relations.

Selected limited submission funding opportunities

The NSF Expanding Capacity in Quantum Information Science and Engineering (ExpandQISE) program aims to increase research capacity and broaden participation in Quantum Information Science and Engineering (QISE) and related disciplines through the creation of a diversified investment portfolio in research and education that will lead to scientific, engineering and technological breakthroughs, while securing a talent pipeline in a field where workforce needs of industry, government and academia continue to outgrow the available talent. The ExpandQISE program helps build and maintain a close connection between new efforts and existing impactful work in research, research training, education, outreach and broadening participation done at the existing QISE Centers, while creating and nurturing necessary critical mass at Institutions not yet fully involved in QISE.

Internal Competition (InfoReady): Internal Deadline: 2/7/24.
External Competition: External Deadline: LOI 3/8/24. Full proposal: 4/1/24.
Award: Up to $5,000,000 over 5 years.
Limitation: Two Track 2 proposals per campus for all campuses except IU Bloomington. There are no limits on the number of Track 1 proposals. IU Bloomington is not eligible for this funding opportunity. Contact limsub@iu.edu with questions.

The Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grant program (Community Change Grants) offers an unprecedented opportunity to transform disadvantaged communities across the United States into healthy, climate resilient and thriving communities for their current and future residents. The Community Change Grants will fund community-driven projects that address climate challenges and reduce pollution while strengthening communities through thoughtful implementation and complement grant programs that the EPA launched in 2022 and 2023. Two tracks will be considered:

• Track I applications – Community-Driven Investments for Change will focus on multi-faceted applications with Climate Action and Pollution Reduction Strategies to meaningfully improve the environmental, climate and resilience conditions affecting disadvantaged communities.
• Track II applications – Meaningful Engagement for Equitable Governance will facilitate the engagement of disadvantaged communities in governmental processes to advance environmental and climate justice.

Internal Competition (InfoReady): Internal Deadline: 2/21/24.
External Solicitation: External Deadline: The sponsor will accept applications on a rolling basis through 11/21/24.
Award: $3,000,000 to $20,000,000
Limitation: Two per IU. The two applications may be either two Track I applications or two Track II applications, or one of each.

For more limited submission funding opportunities, see the IU Research Limited Submissions website, or use Pivot to search for external funding.

Wednesday February 14 • 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. • Social Science Research Commons • Grand Hall

NSF CAREER: Expert Panel Discussions

Join Proposal Development Services and recent IU Bloomington CAREER winners for an informative panel discussion about preparing a competitive proposal for the NSF CAREER award.

Thursday February 15 • 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. • University Library • Room 1126

NSF CAREER: Expert Panel Discussions

Join Proposal Development Services and recent IU Indianapolis CAREER winners for an informative panel discussion about preparing a competitive proposal for the NSF CAREER award.

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