Greetings, faculty!
Please see the list of announcements, funding opportunities, and resources below.
Announcements
Please join ORSP in congratulating Dr. Cheryl Murphy on her new role as director of the UTC Office of Research Integrity. Dr. Murphy has considerable experience in regulatory compliance, and we’re excited to work with her to promote research compliance throughout the grant lifecycle. Welcome, Cheryl!
Funding Opportunities
- REMINDER – There are a number of NSF opportunities for early career faculty. Eligibility criteria vary by program. Click the links below to learn more about each one:
- Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) – due September 15, 2023
- Computer and Information Science and Engineering Research Initiation Initiative (CRII) – due September 20, 2023
- Launching Early Career Academic Pathways in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (LEAPS-MPS) – due January 25, 2024
- EDU Core Research: Building Capacity in STEM Education Research (ECR: BCSER) – due February 23, 2024
- Building Research Capacity of New Faculty in Biology (BRC-BIO) – due July 1, 2024
- Early career and more tenured faculty alike may also consider the NSF EArly-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER). This is a special type of proposal that supports exploratory work for “untested, but potentially transformative” avenues of research. Concept Outlines for EAGER proposals may be submitted at any time. See the PAPPG for more information.
- NSF has released an updated solicitation for the Dynamics of Integrated Socio-Environmental Systems (DISES) program. The program encourages proposals that explore new theories for integrated socio-environmental systems, as well as multi-scalar dynamics and interaction-based processes within and among the environmental and social components of the system. The full solicitation is available here. Proposals are due November 17, 2023.
- NEH has released an updated solicitation for Collaborative Research. This program supports teams of scholars in the pursuit of humanities-based research, leading to manuscripts or scholarly digital projects. The full solicitation is available here. Proposals are due November 29, 2023, but PIs may choose to submit a draft to the PO by September 18 for feedback.
Sponsored Projects Policy Spotlight: Reconciling and Reviewing Ledgers for Restricted Accounts
UT Policy FI0115 establishes fiscal responsibility for reconciling and reviewing ledgers of university accounts, including restricted accounts established for externally sponsored projects. The PI is ultimately responsible for all expenditures on a grant award or research contract and is the signature authority for restricted accounts. Financial management is the responsibility of the Lead Administering Unit identified in Cayuse, most typically the PI’s department, making this policy an important component of award management.
Best,
Ashley Ledford,
Director of Pre-Award Services
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
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