Announcements
Grants and Awards
New Funding Opportunity: Translating Basic Behavioral and Social Science Discoveries into Interventions to Reduce Obesity: Centers for Behavioral Intervention Development (NIH)
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) (RFA-HL-08-013) is being issued by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), with participation from the National Cancer Institute, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), and the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR). This FOA solicits cooperative agreement (U01) applications from institutions/organizations that propose to translate findings from basic research on human behavior into more effective clinical, community, and population interventions to reduce obesity and improve obesity-related behaviors. This FOA will support Centers for Behavioral Intervention Development (CBIDs) in which interdisciplinary teams of basic and applied behavioral and social science researchers develop and refine novel interventions based on basic research findings to reduce obesity and alter obesity-related health behaviors (e.g., diet, physical activity). Letters of intent due December 16, 2008, and full proposals due January 13, 2009. See the full proposal at:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-08-013.html
The School of Engineering Education (ENE) within the College of Engineering at Purdue University and the Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education (CASEE) of the National Academy of Engineering
are jointly sponsoring Engineering Education Leadership and Policy (E2-LEAP) Fellowships. E2-LEAP Fellowships seek to deepen and extend research on engineering education leadership and policy, to raise their visibility, and to heighten the awareness of the community about their importance. The fellowships are open to those with earned doctorates in any field of engineering, the social sciences, or education who have an understanding of the national and international challenges in engineering education as well as the policy frameworks of governmental and non-governmental organizations that may serve to either exacerbate or mitigate these challenges. Research questions are expected to address the interplay between policy frameworks and the structure or outcomes of engineering education. Submit your application as soon as possible. Click here for more information.
Social and Behavioral Dimensions of National Security, Conflict, and Cooperation (NSF)
The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Defense (DoD) are initiating a university-based social and behavioral science research activity, as part of The Minerva Initiative launched by the Secretary of Defense, that focuses on areas of strategic importance to U.S. national security policy. Specific topics include: New Approaches to Understanding Dimensions of National Security, Conflict, and Cooperation; Studies of Terrorist Organization and Ideologies; Studies of the Strategic Impact of Religious and Cultural Change; and Studies of Political, Cultural, and Social Dynamics Under Authoritarian Regimes. Letters of intent due Sept. 30, 2008, and full proposals due Oct. 30, 2008. See the full proposal here.
The National Academy of Engineering's Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education
CASEE, in collaboration with the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and Assessing Women and Men in Engineering (AWE), is seeking proposals to create new Research to Practice Resources and revise/update existing documents, on topics that impact gender and STEM education and is important for the development of educational and outreach activities. The deadline is October 31, 2008. You can find the Call for Proposals here.