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In the Office of the Vice Provost for Research & Scholarship, over 250 professionals guide faculty, staff, and learners through the entire Research Lifecycle, from project conception and grant submission to sharing results with the world and creating commercial opportunities.
The Office of the Vice Provost for Research & Scholarship gathers upcoming funding opportunities into a once-weekly email distributed each Wednesday. To promote a funding opportuntity in the newsletter, email Melissa Peerless for foundation opportunities or Eva Olivares for other categories of funding opportunities.
Notice of Proposal Eligibility
Note that when a proposal is selected for funding, the sponsor will provide their terms and conditions to the University to review, negotiate and accept. Sponsors do not negotiate terms before the award is issued and the terms are often not publicly available. The Office of Research Administration works hard to ensure the terms are agreeable to the sponsor and acceptable to UM.
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February 28, 2023 by 5PM
The purpose of this call is to provide a one-time supplemental support to U-LINK Resilience teams for their previously funded projects. This competing renewal funding will be provided to those teams reviewed to have the highest potential for success based on the quality of the scholarship being pursued as well as the emergence of evidence for team success in generating outcomes and activities. Funding must result in the development and submission of a substantial collaborative external grant proposal.
Eligibility and Funding Priorities:
- Previously funded U-LINK Resilience teams
- Previously funded U-LINK Resilience projects (new projects are not eligible)
- Teams should consist of faculty representing at least two diverse disciplines
- Scope of project must align with previously funded U-LINK Resilience project
Award Amount and Funding Duration: We will fund up to 4 projects covering up to $100K in eligible expenses per project. The end date of the award is May 31, 2024. To maximize the number of projects supported by this initiative, we encourage applicants to request no more than the amount required to complete their proposed work. For specific budget guidelines, please see the Budget Guidelines document.
Eligible expenses include:
- Salary support for involved faculty, staff, postdocs, students, and other trainees
- Purchase of supplies and other direct research costs, such as travel*, creative materials, access to archives, data collection, participant or stakeholder incentives, software, web designers, and rent for performance space
- Utilization of University-based cores and other support services
- Development of educational materials
- External research/scholarship support services (with justification)
Please see RFA for additional information or visit https://ulink.miami.edu/apply/index.html
Proposals should be submitted via InfoReady: https://miami.infoready4.com/#competitionDetail/1893364
For questions related to this funding opportunity, please contact Eva Olivares at eolivares@miami.edu.
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Deadline: Rolling
Research Sprints offer University of Miami U-LINK Teams the opportunity to partner with a team of library experts on a component of their broader U-LINK project. Each Research Sprint will take place over the course of two days to address the U-LINK Team's project-based obstacle and deliver a tangible plan or outcome. Two U-LINK Teams will be offered Research Sprints in the 2022-23 Academic Year. An application submission is required.
What Exactly Are Research Sprints?
Research Sprints dedicate time for team-based problem solving and/or brainstorming. University of Miami Libraries’ Sprints aim to foster engaging and equitable collaborations that advance interdisciplinary research for the public good. Each member of the Sprint Team brings unique ideas, creativity, and expertise that are essential to building projects and connections during this period and beyond. We believe that the expertise of librarians and other specialists can enrich the goals and outcomes of interdisciplinary research.
How To Apply
To complete the application, please respond to the following prompts through the application questionnaire (also linked at the top of this page):https://sp.library.miami.edu/subjects/guide.php?subject=sprints
Want to know how Research Sprints might be able to help your project? Have questions before applying? Pre-application consultations are available. Contact us at researchsprints@miami.edu
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March 6, 2023 by 5PM
Program Announcement: https://www.v.org
Purpose: This Request for Applications (RFA) is specifically for adult cancer research through the Translational grant mechanism. Applicants may propose adult cancer research that moves a novel strategy from the laboratory into a human clinical trial or uses specimens from a clinical trial to develop biomarkers or mechanisms. The research should apply in some direct way to human beings within the time frame of less than 3 years from the end of the grant. If biomarker research is undertaken, a validation set or independent clinical trial is essential. A plan for biomarker validation, if applicable, must be included in any proposal. The endpoint of the project should be the planning or initiation of a new clinical trial.
Special Focus Area: This RFA is specifically for adult cancer research that falls into preclinical/translational research as described above. This year, we have special interest and funding for therapeutic resistance and welcome research projects in this area. Please note that research areas not included in this scope are epidemiology, behavioral science, and health services research
Grant Specifics: The grant amount is $800,000, paid in four annual installments, and allows for 10% indirect costs (not to exceed $80,000 within the award).
Applicant Eligibility: Your nominee must be the lead Principal Investigator (PI) on the Translational research team and must meet all of the following criteria by the nomination due date:
- Nominated by their Cancer Center Director or similar high ranking research official.
- Employed at a non-profit research institution (e.g., 501c3, Section 170).
- Hold a tenure-track or tenured faculty position at their cancer research institution. Non-promotable adjunct, affiliated, temporary, part-time or acting faculty positions are not eligible for Principal Investigator nomination.
LOIs should be submitted via InfoReady: https://miami.infoready4.com/#applicationGrid/1897088
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March 17, 2023
The Southeast Collaborative (P50) (NIH Grant 1P50MD017347-01) was established in 2021 as a regional partnership to enable research to improve chronic disease disparities in African Americans and Hispanics/Latinos in the Southeastern US, led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), Meharry Medical College (MMC), and the University of Miami (UM). The Center Investigator Development Core (IDC) will support career development of post-doctoral fellows, early-career faculty, and other early-stage investigators (ESI) in behavioral, clinical, and translational research focused on chronic diseases health disparities that disproportionately affect African Americans, Latinos and other populations experiencing health disparities. Central to this mission is the pilot project awards program, designed to allow ESI to generate preliminary data for extramural grant proposals focused on disease prevention, treatment, and management to characterize the root causes of health disparities and to address disparities in the incidence, morbidity, and mortality of chronic diseases. The IDC will assure that ESI are linked to outstanding local career development opportunities to increase their participation, advancement, and leadership capabilities.
REQUIREMENTS
In addition to proposing highly significant, innovative, and rigorous science, pilot projects must meet three key requirements that are described below:
1) Relevance to chronic disease
2) Relevance to health disparities
3) Inclusion of community engagement
AVAILABLE FUNDING: The Center IDC will award at least three pilot awards for up to $50,000 direct costs each for a 12-month period. Each site (VUMC, MMC, UM) will be awarded with one pilot project per year. The proposed project cannot duplicate aims of any currently or previously funded award. Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval of projects greater than minimal risk will be required prior to disbursement of funds to selected awardees.
ELIGIBILITY: Any post-doctoral fellow, early-career faculty, and other early- stage investigators (ESI) member at the Center member organization, including Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Meharry Medical College, and the University of Miami, having the skills and experience to carry out the proposed work may submit an application to conduct behavioral, clinical, and translational research focused on chronic disease health disparities.
APPLICATION REVIEW CONSIDERATIONS: It is expected that these pilot applications will be equivalent in scope to R03 and/or R21 grants submitted to the NIH. The proposals will be reviewed using current NIH review criteria. These include overall impact, significance, investigator, innovation, and approach.
Please refer to the RFA and flyer for additional information.
eLOI- Letter of Intent: https://redcap.link/h62xktyx Deadline Friday, March 17, 2023
CONTACT INFORMATION: For any questions, inquiries, or additional information please contact: Program Managers Denise Holland (LHolland@mmc.edu), Dr. Alecia Fair (alecia.fair@vumc.org), and Maria Freeman mxf1084@med.miami.edu.
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Foundation & Corporate Grants
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Please contact the Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations if you would like to pursue any of the following corporate or foundation funding opportunities. The team can provide assistance with writing, editing, institutional information, and application submission.
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Deadline: Rolling
The Glenn W. Bailey Foundation aims to foster pathways to success in globally competitive STEM careers for students in the United States by supporting projects which encourage, enhance and advance STEM education in the United States; and promoting projects which provide career opportunities for individuals with STEM education backgrounds.
Specifically, the Foundation seeks to fund projects and programs that give students and educators more resources for developing and participating in STEM-based, hands-on learning.
Programs supporting students in preschool through high school, or collegiate or vocational studies is eligible.
A key focus area for the foundation is: innovative environmental projects/ideas that benefit Florida’s unique ecosystem.
This includes initiatives aimed at restoring the Everglades and Florida’s coral reefs, beach-plastic remediation, ocean and/or Everglades education programs for K-12 students, and wildlife habitat education and/or restoration.
- Grant Amount: $25,000 to $75,000 over one year
If you are interested in submitting a proposal to the Glenn W. Bailey Foundation, please contact the Office of Foundation Relations at foundationrelations@miami.edu.
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May 3, 2023
The W.T. Grant Foundation supports research to build, test, or increase understanding of programs, policies, or practices to reduce inequality in the academic, social, behavioral, or economic outcomes of young people ages 5-25 in the United States.
The Foundation prioritizes studies that aim to reduce inequalities that exist along dimensions of race, ethnicity, economic standing, language minority status, or immigrant origins.
The Foundation welcomes descriptive studies that clarify mechanisms for reducing inequality or elucidate how or why a specific program, policy, or practice operates to reduce inequality; and also welcomes intervention studies that examine attempts to reduce inequality. Finally, studies that improve the measurement of inequality in ways that can enhance the work of researchers, practitioners, or policymakers are welcome.
- Grant Amount: $100,000 through $600,000 over 2-3 years (15% indirect costs)
- LOI Deadline: May 3, 2023
If you are interested in submitting a Letter of Inquiry for the W. T. Grant Foundation Research Grants on Reducing Inequality, please contact the Office of Foundation Relations at foundationrelations@miami.edu.
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May 3, 2023
The W.T. Grant Foundation supports high-quality field-initiated studies on improving the use of research evidence in ways that benefit youth ages 5-25 in the United States.
The Foundation seeks studies that identify, build, and test strategies to enhance the use of research evidence in ways that benefit youth. Particularly: research on improving the use of research evidence by state and local decision makers, mid-level managers, and intermediaries. Projects may focus on the strategies, relationships, and other supports needed for policy and practice organizations to use research more routinely and constructively; structures and incentives within the research community to encourage deep engagement with decision makers; activities that help findings inform policy ideas, shape practice responses, and improve systems; or other projects.
- Grant Amount: $100,000 through $1,000,000 over 2-4 years (15% indirect costs)
- Next LOI Deadline: May 3, 2023
If you are interested in submitting a Letter of Inquiry for the W. T. Grant Foundation Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence, please contact the Office of Foundation Relations at foundationrelations@miami.edu.
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May 3, 2023
The Russell Sage Foundation is devoted to innovative research in the social sciences; specifically, the Foundation is dedicated to strengthening the methods, data, and theoretical core of the social sciences in order to better understand societal problems and develop informed responses.
For the May 2023 deadline the Foundation will accept LOIs in all program areas:
LOIs relevant to any of these topics that address the effects of social movements (such as drives for unionization and mass social protests), and the effects of racial/ethnic/gender bias and discrimination on a range of outcomes related to social and living conditions in the United States, are welcomed.
- Grant Amount: Up to $200,000 over 2 years (15% indirect costs)
- LOI Deadline: May 3, 2023
If you are interested in submitting a Letter of Inquiry for the Russell Sage Foundation Research Grants, please contact the Office of Foundation Relations at foundationrelations@miami.edu.
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March 16, 2023
The Catalyst to Independence Award is a transition award that supports the next generation of researchers to solve the biggest questions in single ventricle heart disease and related fields. Focus areas are: genetics, basic cardiovascular development, tissue engineering, computational modeling, and others.
The award provides research and career development support to investigators during the later stages of a mentored postdoctoral research position (up to 3 years of support) through the transition to an independent tenure track research position (up to 3 additional years).
Total funding is $1.2 million over six years.
Eligibility:
- Applicants must have earned a PhD, MD, or doctoral equivalent more than 1 year prior to the application due date and must have held their current role for at least 1 year.
- Applicants must have current postdoctoral fellow or instructor status (or equivalent) and be in non-independent, mentored positions.
- Applicants cannot concurrently hold a transition award from another organization and must commit to a minimum 9 calendar months (75% of the year) dedicated effort to the proposed work.
- Applicants must be legally qualified to work in the US (including citizens, non-citizen permanent residents, or temporary residents of the US). Immigration-related matters and visa applications are the responsibility of the fellow and sponsoring institution.
Letter of Intent deadline is March 16, 2023.
The Foundation staff has offered to speak with any interested potential applicants for the Catalyst to Independence Award.
If you are interested, please contact the Office of Foundation Relations at foundationrelations@miami.edu.
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March 15, 2023
Health Policy Research Scholars is a leadership development program for full-time doctoral students who want to apply their research to advance health and equity.
Eligible applicants are entering their second year of study and are from populations underrepresented in specific doctoral disciplines and/or historically marginalized backgrounds. Examples of eligible individuals include, but are not limited to, first-generation college graduates, individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, individuals from communities of color, and individuals with disabilities.
HPRS includes scholars from disciplines including economics, political science, psychology, architecture, transportation, sociology, social welfare, and environmental health.
Scholars receive a stipend of up to $30,000 per year for up to four years (or until they complete their doctoral programs).
They also: participate in policy and leadership development experiences; receive training in health equity and policy leadership; and apply for a dissertation grant of up to $10,000.
Scholars remain at their home institutions during the course of the program.
Up to 40 scholars will be selected for Fall 2023.
The application deadline is March 15, 2023.
If you are interested, please contact the Office of Foundation Relations at foundationrelations@miami.edu.
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March 21, 2023
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) is planning to appoint approximately 25 new Investigators.
This program aims to support individuals who are conducting research that radically changes understanding of how biology works, from molecular, biochemical and cellular processes to genetics, development and disease mechanisms, in a wide range of organisms.
The competition is open to researchers in basic and biomedical sciences, plant biology, evolutionary biology, biophysics, chemical biology, biomedical engineering, and computational biology.
Investigators maintain their appointments and labs at UM, but become HHMI employees.
They are appointed to a seven-year, renewable term that includes salary and research support of approximately $8 million.
Eligible applicants must:
- Have a PhD and/or MD
- Plan to dedicate at least 75% of their time to research
- Hold a position that represents substantial commitment by their institution, such as a tenure-track faculty position
- Have a track record of peer-reviewed funding
- Meet the required length of post-training, professional experience prior to applying
There is no limit on the number of applications per institution.
Application deadline is March 21, 2023
If you are interested, please contact the Office of Foundation Relations at foundationrelations@miami.edu.
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Government Funding Opportunities
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Supplement Available
NIGMS is accepting diversity supplement applications to support master's degree students who are planning to apply to Ph.D. or M.D/Ph.D. programs. This opportunity is part of the Diversity Supplements Program, which facilitates the recruitment and training of promising scientists from diverse backgrounds (including invidividuals from groups underrepresented in the biomedical research workforce). The broader goal of the program is to enhance the diversity of the biomedical research enterprise.
As noted in the diversity supplements funding announcement (PAR-21-071), eligible candidates must be United States citizens or permanent residents. The proposed research experience must be within the scope of the PD’s/PI’s active NIGMS research grant, and the focus of the application should be on advancing the candidate’s research career.
PIs with eligible candidates are strongly encouraged to discuss potential diversity supplement requests with the program officer of their grant before applying. We also encourage all potential applicants to contact us to discuss the proposed training and career development plan and supplement application process before preparing an application. Read more>>
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March 23, 2023 by 11:59PM (Pre-applications due: January 5, 2023 by 5PM)
Program Announcement: Department of Energy Announces Early Career Research Program for FY 2023
- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced it is accepting proposals for the 2023 DOE Office of Science Early Career Research Program to support the research of outstanding scientists early in their careers. The program will support over 80 early career researchers for five years at U.S. academic institutions, DOE national laboratories, and Office of Science user facilities
- To be eligible for the program, a researcher must be an untenured, tenure-track assistant or associate professor at a U.S. academic institution or a full-time employee at a DOE national laboratory or Office of Science user facility
- To address special circumstances and challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Office of Science is extending the eligibility window for this competition from 10 to 12 years for all applicants
- Awards to an institution of higher education will be approximately $875,000 over five years and awards to a DOE national laboratory average around $2,500,000 over five years
- The funding level for institutions of higher education has been raised to encourage these institutions to increase graduate student stipends
- Pre-applications are mandatory and are due on Thursday, January 5, 2023, at 5:00 PM ET
- Applications will be due on Thursday, March 23, 2023, at 11:59 PM ET
- Only those applicants that receive notification from DOE encouraging a formal proposal may submit full proposals
A webinar on this opportunity will be held on November 30th at 3pm ET. Please register here: https://science-doe.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_psL8kt8aTtShmz_ujC1KFg
Link to FOA: https://science.osti.gov/-/media/grants/pdf/foas/2023/SC_FOA_0002821.pdf
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- Funding Notices for the Week. Investigators interested in submitting a proposal to a limited submission grant, award, or fellowship program (one that restricts the number of applications that can be submitted from an institution), should immediately contact Eva Olivares in the Office of the Vice Provost for Research + Scholarship.
- Updated Requirements for NIH Notification of Removal or Disciplinary Action Involving Program Directors/Princial Investigators or other Senior/Key Personnel. Section 239 now requires that, “[t]he Director of the National Institutes of Health shall hereafter require institutions that receive funds through a grant or cooperative agreement during fiscal year 2022 and in future years to notify the Director when individuals identified as a principal investigator or as key personnel in an NIH notice of award are removed from their position or are otherwise disciplined due to concerns about harassment, bullying, retaliation, or hostile working conditions.” Therefore, effective 60 days from the publication of this Notice, NIH recipient institutions are required to notify NIH when individuals identified as PD/PI or other Senior/Key personnel in an NIH notice of award are removed from their position or are otherwise disciplined by the recipient institution due to concerns about harassment, bullying, retaliation or hostile working conditions. Notification must be provided by the Authorized Organization Representative within 30 days of the removal or disciplinary action and must be submitted to NIH through a dedicated web form.
- NIH NIAID Technology Transfer Fellowship Program. Fellows will be mentored by professionals that work side-by-side with with world-renowned NIAID and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) scientists and will be part of the team that helps transfer innovations from the lab to commercial products (including vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics) that benefit global public health.
- NIH Grants Policy Statement (Rev. Dec 2021) This update is applicable to all NIH grants and cooperative agreements with budget periods beginning on or after October 1, 2021. This update supersedes, in its entirety, the NIHGPS dated April 2021. Previous versions of the NIHGPS remain applicable as standard terms and conditions of award for all NIH grants and cooperative agreements with budget periods that began prior to October 1, 2021. This update incorporates new and modified requirements, clarifies certain policies, and implements changes in statutes, regulations, and policies that have been implemented through appropriate legal and/or policy processes since the previous version of the NIHGPS dated April 2021.
- Childcare Funding Available for Pre/Post Docs Full-time appointed predoctoral and postdoctoral NIH-NRSA supported trainees are eligible to receive $2,500 per budget period for childcare costs provided by a licensed childcare provider. For households where both parents are eligible full-time predoctoral or postdoctoral NRSA trainees, each parent is eligible to receive $2,500.
- Guidance on Salary Limitation for Grants and Cooperative Agreements This Notice provides information regarding the salary limitation for NIH grant and cooperative agreement awards and extramural research and development contract awards. Since 1990, Congress has legislatively mandated a limitation on direct salary for individuals under NIH grant and cooperative agreement awards (referred to here as a grant). The mandate appears in the annual appropriation act that provides authority for NIH to incur obligations for a given Fiscal Year (FY). At this time, NIH has not received an FY 2022 appropriation and is operating under a Continuing Resolution, the "Continuing Appropriations Act, 2022" (Public Law 117-70), that applies the terms and conditions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.
- Notice for the NIGMS Grant Writing Webinar Series for Institutions Building Research and Research Training Capacity The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) will host an informational webinar series for faculty and sponsored programs/research development personnel from institutions building research and research training capacity. During the webinars, suggestions will be shared for navigating the process of seeking NIH funding. Attendees will learn considerations for determining research idea and grant writing readiness, selecting opportunities to apply for, effectively writing a grant application, and seeking appropriate feedback. Registration is required to attend.
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