Mississippi State University

Funding Opportunities

Below are funding opportunities received from various sources such as the Office of Federal Programs. Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA), 325-7404, will assist you in obtaining information and applications necessary for submission to governmental or private sources. For complete listings and other opportunities, see the Sponsored Programs WorldWide Web page on the MSU server: http://www.msstate.edu/dept/spa/.

Arts/Humanities/International

Program: Grants for German Studies Programs
Agency: DAAD: German Academic Exchange Service
Next Deadline: Apr 15, 1999
DAAD supports various programs for the improvement of German area studies programs, Fellowships for Ph.D. candidates and recent Ph.D.'s and junior faculty to study post-war Germany (4/15/99). A short-term research grant for faculty supports research in contemporary German literature (1/1). Sur Place grants (11/1 and 5/1) support nominated undergraduate, graduate and Ph.D. students studying contemporary German affairs. Seed money is provided for new team-taught courses that strengthen German area studies. (Applications are accepted anytime.) For more information, see www.DAAD.org/usa.htm. E-mail: DAADNY@daad.org.
Contact:
     New York Office
     950 Third Avenue, 19th Floor
     New York, NY 10022
     212/758-3223

Education/Human and Community Development

Program: Teacher Quality Enhancement: Recruitment Grants Program
Agency: U.S. Department of Education
Next Deadline: Apr 16, 1999
Supports activities to reduce shortages of highly qualified teachers in high-need school districts. Eligible applicants are states, or partnerships consisting of high need local educational agencies, teacher preparation institutes, or schools of arts and sciences. Recipients must carry out a needs assessment and then design and implement recruitment activities. See the 2/8/99 Federal Register and www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/heatqp/index.html.
CFDA Number: 84.336
Contact:
     Louis Venuto, Higher Education Programs
     400 Maryland Avenue, SW
     Portals Building, Suite 600
     Washington, DC 20202-5131
     202/708-8596

Health/Mental Health

TITLE: Supplements for Developing New Animal Models of Addiction
DOC#: N/A
INSTITUTE: National Institute on Drug Abuse
ITEM: Notice announcing the availability of funds to supplement existing NIH-supported research projects to develop new animal supplements.
ACTION: Applications may be submitted through June 15, 1999. Application kits are available from the Division of Extramural Outreach and Information Resources, 301/435-0714. E-mail: GrantsInfo@nih.gov.
CONTACT: David Shurtleff, 301/443-1887. E-mail: ds171a@nih.gov

Program: Academic Research Enhancement Awards
Agency: National Institutes of Health
Next Deadline: May 25, 1999
Competitive three-year renewable awards of up to $75,000 support individual faculty research projects to strengthen the research environment of institutions that provide health-related baccalaureate training for research scientists, but have received less than $2 million in NIH funding for four or more of the last seven years. See PA-97-052 or http://www.nih.gov/grants/funding/area.htm. Deadline refers to postmark dates.
CFDA Number: 93.390
Contact:
     Janet M. Cuca
     Office of Extramural Research
     6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6192
     Bethesda, MD 20892-7910
     301/435-2691

Science/Engineering

Program: New Faculty Awards
Agency: Dreyfus (Camille and Henry) Foundation
Next Deadline: May 14, 1999
About ten grants for new faculty members in chemistry are available to U.S. institutions. Funds will be awarded in time for use by the faculty member when he/she formally begins the first year of teaching. Grants are primarily intended as seed money for new ideas and concepts and not as salary support. Faculty must have a Ph.D. in chemistry, biochemistry or related chemical engineering. Grant amount is $25,000. See http://www.dreyfus.org.
Contact:
     Robert L. Lichter, Executive Director
     555 Madison Avenue
     Suite 1305
     New York, NY 10022
     212/753-1760

Program: Grants Program
Agency: Horticultural Research Institute
Next Deadline: May 01, 1999
Supports research and dissemination of studies that increase the quality and value of plants, improve the productivity and profitability of the nursey and landscape industry, and protect and enhance the environment. Awards generally range from $5,000 to $10,000. Support is for projects in marketing/consumerism, resource management, pest management, post-production practices, biotechnology, and crop production. Deadline will be around May 1. See www.anla.org/.
Contact:
     Abby Ruden, Director of Horticultural Research
     1250 I Street, NW
     Suite 500
     Washington, DC 20005
     202/789-2900

IRB Workshop

Where: Meridian Campus, Room 008
When: Feb. 23, 10 a.m.-noon
*No pre-registration required

Community of Science Labs

Where: Mitchell Memorial Library computer labs
When: Feb. 24, 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. and 3-4:30 p.m.
*Pre-registration is required and space is limited. Contact SPA at 325-7404 for pre-registration information.

See <www.msstate.edu/dept/spa/> for a complete listing of SPA Spring Workshops.

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