Faculty Collaboration Initiative Seed Grant Funding
ANNUAL MEETING REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
PI registration is required*
DATE: Friday, November 1, 2024
TIME: 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (lunch provided)
LOCATION: Nebraska Innovation Campus - Conference Center
2021 Transformation Drive, Lincoln, NE 68508
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Registration Closes on October 18 or when capacity is reached
*Principal Investigators must attend the Faculty Collaboration Initiative Grants Annual Meeting to be eligible for funding; if conflicts exist, partial day attendance is acceptable. If significant University-related obligations prevent attendance, please get in touch with Kelly Dick (nri@nebraska.edu) to request a waiver after registering.
BACKGROUND
The Faculty Collaboration Initiative grant program is supported by Nebraska Research Initiative (NRI) funds. The primary purpose of NRI and other NU grant programs is to enhance the competitiveness of University of Nebraska faculty for federal grant funding by fully leveraging intellectual capacity and research resources across the campuses.
ANTICIPATED AGENDA
- 9:00 - 9:20 Pick Up Name Badge / Prompt 9:30 Start
- Welcome and Logistics
- Keynote Address: NU's Research Priorities (Jeffrey Gold, M.D.)
- Short Break
- Morning: Prioritizing Research Opportunities
- Working Lunch
- Afternoon Work Sessions
- 2:30 Meeting Ends
RFA coming soon!
Fall Qualitative Data Dive
Join the Social Science Methods and Methodologies Community of Practice for our bi-annual Qualitative Data Dive on Monday, October 28 and Tuesday, March 25 from 9am-2pm in-person at the Faculty Study Lounge on the 3rd floor of the Criss Library, or by Zoom.
Faculty and graduate students at all levels are welcome! Bring your qualitative data, proposals, manuscripts or other data or work in progress and join a group of like-minded qualitative researchers to spend some dedicated analysis and writing time.
We will start the session with a check-in to set goals for the day, and write until lunch at noon. Another check-in will follow the lunch break at 1pm, and before we end the day at 2pm. Join us online or in person, for the full time or part of the day. We hope to see you there!
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Resources and Programs for NIH Applicants
NIH has a vested interest in receiving proposals from a wide range of investigators, from a wide range of applicant institutions. However, data on funding of research project grants (RPGs) and a recent analysis done by CSR on applicant institutions for National Research Service Award (NRSA) fellowship applications indicate some disparities among institutions in terms of funding and application rates.
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.
Envisioning the Future of NSF EPSCoR
The Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering (CEOSE) released the report, Envisioning the Future of NSF EPSCoR. A two-page summary provides an overview of the report and the eight recommendations to inform the future of NSF EPSCoR. A video highlighting the outcomes of the visioning process and NSF’s continued dedication to creating and supporting ongoing and new NSF opportunities for EPSCoR jurisdictions is also available. More information can be found on the CEOSE and NSF EPSCoR web pages.