Greetings, faculty!
Please see the list of announcements, funding opportunities, and resources below. Archives of previous updates are available on ORSP’s blog.
Announcements
- ORSP will be closed on Monday, September 2, in observance of Labor Day. We look forward to reconnecting with you when we return on Tuesday, September 3.
- UT has released a new policy on researcher participation in malign foreign talent recruitment programs. See the Policy Spotlight below to learn more.
- Our UTC Library colleague Rachel Fleming is hosting a series of virtual workshops related to data management and scholarly IDs. Early career faculty and faculty who are new to federal grant proposals are especially encouraged to attend. RSVP through the Library’s events page or contact Rachel for more info.
Writing and Implementing Data Management Plans
2:00 PM Tuesday 3 September
2:00 PM Wednesday 4 September
Data management plans are a research best practice, and are now required by most federal funders. Join us to learn more about what a Data Management Plan is, how a DMP can help your grant application and your research, and how to create a great DMP.
Managing Your Scholarly Identity
2:00 PM Tuesday 1 October
2:00 PM Wednesday 2 October
This workshop will provide an overview of scholarly identity management tools including ORCiD and SciENcv. Learn how to update, manage, and enhance your information to create a comprehensive, publicly available curriculum vitae. Learn how to use SciENcv to create documents required for grant applications and how to export ORCiD data to your Digital Measures profile.
Limited Submission Competitions
The following programs have a limited submission requirement. If you are interested in the program, you must submit by the internal deadline to be eligible to for selection.
| Sponsor/Program | Internal Deadline | Limitations or Special Considerations |
| NSF Major Research Instrumentation (MRI): Track 1 Only | August 30, 2024 | Only internal proposals for acquisition/development of instrumentation costing up to $1,400,000 (Track 1) is requested at this time. Internal proposals must include a letter of support signed by the Dean. |
| NSF Research Traineeship Program | September 16, 2024 | Notices of Interest are requested to determine if an internal competition is needed. An individual may serve as PI or Co-PI on only 1 proposal, if selected. UTC is eligible to submit to Track 2. |
Other Funding Opportunities
If you are interested in applying to any of the opportunities below, please notify ORSP at least 4-6 weeks in advance of the deadline. Proposals with fewer than 5 business days notice may face barriers to submission. More information about ORSP’s proposal development timeline and services is available here.
| Sponsor/Program | Deadline | Limitations or Special Considerations |
| NSF Division of Chemistry: Disciplinary Research Programs | September 30, 2024orOctober 31, 2024 | Deadline varies by research area. An individual can participate in no more than 2 proposals (in any role) across all 9 disciplinary programs per year. |
| NSF Smart Health and Biomedical Research in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Data Science (SCH) | October 3, 2024 | An individual can participate in no more than 2 proposals (in any role) per year. |
| NSF EDU Core Research | October 3, 2024 | No restrictions. |
| NSF Engineering Research Initiation | October 9, 2024 | This program is for early career ENG faculty or ENG faculty who are new to research. An individual is limited to one submission per year. Co-PIs are not allowed. Additional PI eligibility restrictions apply. |
| NSF Research Experiences for Teachers in Engineering and Computer Science | October 9, 2024 | An individual can participate in no more than 1 RET Site proposal as PI/Co-PI per year. Additional PI eligibility restrictions apply. |
| NSF Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence (MFAI) | October 10, 2024 | An individual can participate in no more than 1 proposal as PI/Co-PI per year. Additional requirements for project personnel apply. |
| NIH R15 Research Enhancement Awards | October 25, 2024 | The PI cannot have an active NIH research award. Additional deadlines February 15 and June 25. |
| NSF International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) | October 28, 2024 | Individuals may participate as PI or co-PI on no more than ONE (1) proposal per competition. All PIs, Co-PIs and Senior Personnel on IRES proposals must be from U.S. based organizations. Foreign collaborators cannot be listed as PIs, Co-PIs or Senior Personnel. |
| NSF Division of Physics: Investigator-Initiated Research Projects (PHY) | November 18 – December 3, 2024 | Deadline varies by research area. No personnel restrictions. |
| NSF Launching Early-Career Academic Pathways in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (LEAPS-MPS) | January 23, 2025 | Limited to Assistant Professors who have not previously served as PI or Co-PI on an NSF research grant. |
Sponsored Projects Policy Spotlight: Participation in Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs
UT Policy RE0003 applies to any individual who contributes in a substantive, meaningful way to a research or development project (e.g., a senior or other key personnel). Covered individuals must adhere to the following UT procedures:
- Disclose participation in any Foreign Talent Recruitment Program to the University as an outside interest in accordance with GE-0002 (Conflict of Interest & Commitment) within 30 days of the participation.
- Disclose participation in any Foreign Talent Recruitment Program to federal agencies through CPS documentation at the time of proposal submission.
- Certify that they are not party to a Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program, as defined in this policy, at the time of proposal submission. Individuals who are party to such a program are not eligible to serve as key personnel on a federally sponsored program.
- Participate in training related to participation in foreign talent recruitment programs.
Certain International Collaboration Activities are not subject to disclosure or prohibition. See policy for more details.
Best,
Ashley Ledford,
Director of Pre-Award Services
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
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