ORCA External and Internal Bulletins Updated for Fall 2024
Click here to view the January 2024-June 2024 External Funding Bulletin
Click here to view the AY 2023-2024 Internal Funding Bulletin
Click here to view the archive of past bulletins
Reminder for NU Collaboration Initiative Grant Awardees
NU Collaboration Initiative grant funds must be fully spent by June 30, 2025. Carry-forward is not allowed.
A final report will be due 60 days following the award’s end date and must include a draft federal proposal, SAP expenditure report(s), and submission to NuRamp.
Failure to meet requirements may impact eligibility for future NU funding.
For questions or assistance, please contact ORCA at unoorca@unomaha.edu.
New Federated Login for eRA Commons & Research.gov
Central Plains Research Data Center (CPRDC) Virtual Training
This spring, ORCA hosted a series of virtual training sessions for faculty to learn more about the CPRDC and how to use it for research. UNO researchers now have access to restricted-use datasets from the U.S. Census Bureau and other federal agencies for approved projects. ORCA is pleased to make all of the meetings' recordings, slides, and other documents available to UNO faculty in Canvas found at this link.
Resources and Programs for NIH Applicants
To assist investigators/institutions that are submitting fewer applications, the NIH has developed this resource to help clarify the process, highlighting institution- and investigator-specific information, including key actions that must be taken well in advance of application submission. The aim is to make the process easier for those with relatively less experience submitting NIH grant applications and the broader research community.
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Offices
Apply to become a DARPA Innovation Fellow
Fellows will push the limits of existing technology through the rapid exploration of a high-volume of promising new ideas under DARPA’s Advanced Research Concepts (ARC) program. These projects are focused on answering high risk/high reward “what if?” questions and assessing the impact of further investment.
Fellows will also have the opportunity to hang out with and learn from DARPA program managers as well as the university, industry, and non-profit performers who perform DARPA-funded research. Being a DARPA Innovation Fellow is a great way to begin a career in the sciences. DARPA Innovation Fellows have the opportunity to make extensive connections across an extraordinarily rich, technologically focused network.
The fellowship is an in-person salaried position at DARPA in Arlington, Virginia. To submit your resume for consideration or to ask questions about the fellowship program, email fellowship@darpa.mil.
UNL's Bureau of Sociological Research (BOSR) Services Available
BOSR’s services include, but are not limited to: collecting survey data, assisting with study recruitment; planning and conducting focus groups or in-depth interviews; transcription of audio recordings; data entry; providing reports from collected data. BOSR also helps with data collection for program evaluations that are often required with external funding. In addition to full-scale data collection, BOSR can help early in the research process by providing methodological consultation, program evaluation planning, budgeting, and cost-effective ways to collect pilot data. These early research efforts can improve the quality and competitiveness of proposals for external funding.
To learn more about BOSR’s services, please check out the website at https://bosr.unl.edu/. You can also contact bosr@unl.edu with any questions.
VR/AR Association Membership Provides Weekly Online Presentations, Meetings with Discussions
The VR/AR Association (VRARA) is an international organization designed to foster collaboration between spatial computing solution providers and end-users that accelerates growth, fosters research and education, helps develop industry best practices, connects member organizations and promotes the services of member companies. Learn more about membership here.