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Carolina Internal 11-11-2009
National Science Foundation 11-24-2009
National Institutes of Health 11-18-2009
Recovery Act 10-28-2009
Social and Behavioral Sciences 11-18-2009
Health and Medical Sciences 11-18-2009
Life and Physical Sciences 11-18-2009
Arts and Humanities 11-18-2009

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Carolina Internal

Office of Research Development
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Sawyer Seminars (pdf)
Deadlines: December 1, 2009 (internal); January 22, 2010 (agency)

Office of Research Development
Rita Allen Scholars Award
Deadlines: December 4, 2009 (internal); February 1, 2010 (agency)

Office of Research Development
Ellison New Scholar Award in Aging
Deadlines: December 7, 2009 (internal); February 25, 2010 (agency)

Institute for the Arts and Humanities
UNC-Duke Exchange Fellowship
Deadline: December 4, 2009

Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development
University Research Council Small Grant Program
Deadline: October 12, 2009

Office of Research Development
Microsoft New Faculty Fellowship (pdf)
Deadlines: October 26, 2009 (internal); November 16, 2009 (agency)

Center for Global Initiatives
Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Program
Deadline: November 12, 2009 (internal); December 1, 2009 (agency)

Center for Global Initiatives
Conference Travel
Deadline: continous

Carolina Asia Center
Grier/Woods Presbyterian Initiative Fellowships in Chinese Studies
Deadline: November 6, 2009

Carolina Asia Center
Grier/Woods Presbyterian Initiative China Travel Awards
Deadline: November 6, 2009

Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development
Travel Funding for Establishing Research Collaborations in Asia
Deadline: varies

Office of Research Development
Mallinckrodt Foundation Grants (young investigator start-up grants in the biomedical and health sciences)
Deadlines: November 6, 2009 (internal); February 1, 2010 (agency)

Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
2009 Innovation Awards and Clinical Innovation Awards
Deadline: October 30, 2009

Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost
Performing Arts and Special Activities Fund
Deadline: September 30, 2009

Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost
Competitive Research and Scholarly Leaves (Tenured Faculty)
Deadline: October 2, 2009

University Cancer Research Fund
Innovation Awards
Deadline: October 30, 2009

University Cancer Research Fund
Clinical Innovation Awards
Deadline: October 30, 2009

Institute of Homeland Security Solutions
Investigator Initiated Research Projects (social science of homeland security)
Deadline: September 30, 2009

Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development
University Research Council Small Grant Program
Deadline: October 12, 2009

Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development
RTI-University Collaboration Fund
Deadline: October 15, 2009

Office of Research Development
Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award (pdf)
Deadlines: November 1, 2009 (internal); February 11, 2010 (agency)

North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute
Community Academic Partnership Grant
Deadline: September 30, 2009

Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Core Facility Pilot Project Awards
Deadline: September 28, 2009

Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development
University Research Council Small Grant
Deadline: October 12, 2009

North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute (NC TraCS)
Community-Academic Partnership Grants
Deadline: September 30, 2009 (brief proposal)

Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development
RTI-University Collaboration Fund
Deadline: October 15, 2009

Office of Research Development
American Council on Education Fellows Program
Deadlines: September 2, 2009 (internal nomination); November 1, 2009 (agency)

Office of Research Development
Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics (pdf)
Deadline: September 18, 2009 (internal); November 20, 2009 (agency)

School of Government
Community Campus Partnerships (postdoctoral fellowship) (pdf)
Deadline: July 31, 2009

Institute for the Arts and Humanities
National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend
Deadline: September 2, 2009 (internal); October 1, 2009 (agency)

Institute for the Arts and Humanities
Faculty Fellowship
Deadline: September 23, 2009

Institute for the Arts and Humanities
Chapman Family Faculty Fellowships
Deadline: October 21, 2009

Institute for the Arts and Humanities
American Council of Learned Societies Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowships for Recently Tenured Scholars
Deadline: September 30, 2009

Office of Research Development
Searle Scholars Program (biomedical research)
Deadlines: June 24, 2009 (internal); September 25, 2009 (agency - proposal)

Office of Research Development
Mellon Foundation New Directions Fellowships (humanities and humanistic social sciences) (pdf)
Deadlines: July 7, 2009 (internal); September 18, 2009 (agency – proposal)

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National Science Foundation

Program Announcements & Information

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National Institutes of Health

Grants

Week of November 20, 2009

Week of November 13, 2009

Week of November 6, 2009

Week of October 30, 2009

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Contracts

National Cancer Institute
Production and testing of select PET and SPECT radiopharmaceuticals
Deadline: November 20, 2009

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Recovery Act

National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Recovery Act: NextGen-Airspace Project
Deadline: December 1, 2009

National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Recovery Act: NextGen-Airportal Project
Deadline: December 1, 2009

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Social and Behavioral Sciences

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
School Health Policies and Programs Study
Deadline: January 4, 2010

Center for Retirement Research, Boston College
Steven H. Sandell Grant
Deadline: January 29, 2010

Department of State
Study of the U.S. Institutes for Student Leaders
Deadline: January 15, 2010

Educational Testing Service
Sylvia Taylor Johnson Minority Fellowship in Educational Measurement
Deadline: February 1, 2010

School of Management and Labor Relations, Rutgers
Louis O. Kelso Fellowships (pdf)
Deadline: January 31, 2010

Social Science Research Council
Islam and Muslims in World Contexts
Deadline: January 18, 2010

Charles Bronfman Prize Foundation
Charles Bronfman Prize (humanitarian work)
Deadline: January 15, 2010

Department of Education
Centers for International Business Education Program
Deadline: December 8, 2009

Department of Education
International Research and Studies Program
Deadline: January 12, 2010

Department of Education
Student Support Services Program
Deadline: December 7, 2009

Department of State
Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program (host institution)
Deadline: ongoing

Department of Transportation
Measurement, Modeling, and Assessment of Transportation’s Environmental and Psychological Effects
Deadline: January 28, 2010

French American Cultural Exchange
Partner University Fund
Deadline: December 15, 2009

National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
Young Investigator Awards
Deadline: January 25, 2010

Partner University Fund
French American Cultural Exchange
Deadline: December 15, 2009

Transportation Research Board
Effects of Socio-Demographics on Travel Demand
Deadline: December 16, 2009

US Army
Training Aids Devices Simulators and Simulation Requirements for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Deadline: December 4, 2009

Transportation Research Board
Freight Transportation Cost Data Elements
Deadline: December 31, 2009

American Psychological Association
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Deadline: January 15, 2010

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Preventing Unintentional Childhood Injuries
Deadlines: December 7, 2009 (letter of intent); January 8, 2010 (application)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Research Grants for Preventing Violence and Violence–Related Injury
Deadlines: December 18, 2009 (letter of intent); January 22, 2010 (application)

Department of Homeland Security
International Research in Homeland Security Science and Technology Mission Areas
Deadline: open until September 23, 2010

Department of State, Office of Middle East Partnership Initiative
Tomorrow's Leaders II Scholarship Program and Recruitment
Deadline: January 5, 2010

Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation
Fellowships (childhood and adolescent ADHD or depression)
Deadline: January 15, 2010 (nomination); April 8, 2010 (invited applications)

National Institute of Corrections
A Systems Approach for Workforce Performance - Curriculum Development
Deadline: November 30, 2009

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity in Targeted Areas of Need - Local Recovery Oriented Systems of Care
Deadline: January 14, 2010

Department of Education
Overview Information Student Support Services (SSS) Program
Deadline: December 7, 2009

Feminist Review Trust
Research and Other Scholarly Activity Grants
Deadline: January 31, 2010

Gruber Foundation, Peter and Patricia
Prizes (cosmology, genetics, justice, neuroscience, women’s rights)
Deadline: December 15, 2009 (nominations)

Institute of Museum and Library Services
National Leadership Grants
Deadline: February 1, 2010

Knight News Challenge
Innovative Digital Projects
Deadline: December 15, 2009 (deadline extended)

Transportation Research Board
Highway Infrastructure and Operations Safety Research Needs
Deadline: November 12, 2009

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Health and Medical Sciences

American Association of Endodontists
Postgraduate Endodontic Educator Fellowship
Deadline: December 31, 2009

Bristol-Myers Squibb
Oncology Fellows Research Training
Deadline: February 26, 2010

Bristol-Myers Squibb
Virology Fellows Research Training
Deadline: February 26, 2010

Charles Bronfman Prize Foundation
Charles Bronfman Prize (humanitarian work)
Deadline: January 15, 2010

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International
Advanced Postdoctoral Fellowship
Deadline: January 20, 2010

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Projects to Deliver Peer-to-Peer Recovery Support Services
Deadline: February 10, 2010

US Army
Defense Medical Research and Development Program Basic Research Award
Deadline: February 17, 2010

Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
Partnerships in Implementing Patient Safety II
Deadline: January 7, 2013

Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation
Innovation Awards (childhood cancer)
Deadline: December 15, 2009

American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
Clinical and Translational Research Awards
Deadline: February 12, 2010
Contact Corporate and Foundation Relations or your unit's development office if you are developing a proposal for this foundation.

American Diabetes Association
Junior Faculty Award
Deadline: January 15, 2010

American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Endoscopic Research Career Development Awards
Deadline: December 11, 2009

American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists
Junior Investigator Research Grant
Deadline: February 26, 2010

Health Resources & Services Administration
Nurse Education, Practice and Retention
Deadline: December 22, 2009

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Preventing Unintentional Childhood Injuries
Deadlines: December 7, 2009 (letter of intent); January 8, 2010 (application)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Research Grants for Preventing Violence and Violence–Related Injury
Deadlines: December 18, 2009 (letter of intent); January 22, 2010 (application)

Department of State, Office of Middle East Partnership Initiative
Tomorrow's Leaders II Scholarship Program and Recruitment
Deadline: January 5, 2010

Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation
Fellowships (childhood and adolescent ADHD or depression)
Deadline: January 15, 2010 (nomination); April 8, 2010 (invited applications)

American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Fellowship
Deadline: February 1, 2010

American Asthma Foundation
Senior Investigator Award
Deadline: February 4, 2010

American Brain Tumor Association
Basic Research Fellowships
Deadline: January 8, 2010

American Brain Tumor Association
Translational Grants
Deadline: January 8, 2010

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Public Health Conference Support
Deadlines: November 27, 2009 (letter of intent); December 11, 2009 (application)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Research Priorities in Acute Injury Care
Deadline: December 15, 2009 (letter of intent ); January 15, 2010 (application)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Unintentional Poisoning from Prescription Drug Overdoses in Adults
Deadlines: December 19, 2009 (letter of intent); January 21, 2010 (application)

Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research
Mentored Research Training Grant--Basic Science
Deadline: February 16, 2010

Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research
Mentored Research Training Grant--Clinical and Translational Science
Deadline: February 16, 2010

Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research
Research Education Grant
Deadline: February 16, 2010

Foundation for Physical Therapy
New Investigator Fellowship Training Initiative--Health Services Research
Deadline: January 26, 2010

Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, Michael J.
Therapeutics Development Initiative
Deadlines: December 15, 2009; June 1, 2010

Global Probiotics Council
Young Investigator Grant for Probiotics Research
Deadline: February 16, 2010

Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood
Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization
Deadline: continuous

Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood
Clinical Scholars
Deadline: February 26, 2010

Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood
Nurse Faculty Scholars
Deadline: February 2, 2010

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International
Career Development Awards
Deadline: January 20, 2010

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International
Early Career-Patient Oriented Diabetes Awards
Deadline: January 20, 2010

McDonnell Foundation, James S.
Brain Cancer Research Collaborative Activity Awards
Deadline: continuous

Parkinson's Disease Foundation
International Research Grants
Deadline: February 2, 2010

Runyon Cancer Research Foundation, Damon
Clinical Investigator Award
Deadline: March 2, 2010
Contact Corporate and Foundation Relations or your unit's development office if you are developing a proposal for this foundation.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity in Targeted Areas of Need - Local Recovery Oriented Systems of Care
Deadline: January 14, 2010

Department of Education
Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program--Field Initiated Projects
Deadline: January 6, 2010

Department of Education
Overview Information Student Support Services (SSS) Program
Deadline: December 7, 2009

Gruber Foundation, Peter and Patricia
Prizes (cosmology, genetics, justice, neuroscience, women’s rights)
Deadline: December 15, 2009 (nominations)

American Institute for Cancer Research
Investigator-Initiated Grants
Deadline: February 19, 2010

Cerebral Palsy International Research Foundation
Research Grant Program
Deadline: March 1, 2010

Duke Charitable Foundation, Doris
Clinical Scientist Development Award
Deadline: November 17, 2009

Ellison Medical Foundation
New Scholar Award in Aging
Deadline: February 25, 2010

Hereditary Disease Foundation
John J. Wasmuth Postdoctoral Fellowships
Deadline: February 15, 2010

Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood
Health Impact Project (health policy)
Deadline: continuous

Runyon Cancer Research Foundation, Damon
Clinical Investigator Award
Deadline: March 1, 2010

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Life and Physical Sciences

American Association for the Advancement of Science
L’Oréal USA Fellowships for Women in Science
Deadline: December 15, 2009

Environmental Protection Agency
Technical Support Services for Clean Water Act
Deadline: December 7, 2009

Hewlett Packard
HP Labs Innovation Research Program
Deadline: January 29, 2010 (abstract)
Contact Corporate and Foundation Relations or your unit's development office if you are developing a proposal for this foundation.

Honda Corporate
Honda Initiation Grant
Deadline: December 2, 2009 (pre-proposal)
Contact Corporate and Foundation Relations or your unit's development office if you are developing a proposal for this foundation.

North Carolina Board of Science and Technology
One North Carolina Small Business Matching Funds Program (SBIR/STTR).
Deadline: June 30, 2010

US Navy
Joint Counter Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare (JCREW) 3.3 Technologies
Deadline: February 2, 2010

Department of Transportation
Measurement, Modeling, and Assessment of Transportation’s Environmental and Psychological Effects
Deadline: January 28, 2010

Partner University Fund
French American Cultural Exchange
Deadline: December 15, 2009

Department of Agriculture
International Science and Education Grants Program
Deadline: January 28, 2010

Department of Commerce
Support to the Wildland-Urban Interface Communities Research Program
Deadline: December 4, 2009

Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Technology Verification Advanced Monitoring Systems Center
Deadline: December 15, 2009

Environmental Protection Agency
Increasing Scientific Data on the Fate, Transport and Behavior of Engineered Nanomaterials in Selected Environmental and Biological Matrices
Deadline: February 2, 2010

Environmental Protection Agency
National Pesticide Information Center
Deadline: December 11, 2009

Transportation Research Board
Freight Transportation Cost Data Elements
Deadline: December 31, 2009

Transportation Research Board
Sustainable Transportation Systems and Sustainability as an Organizing Principle for Transportation Agencies
Deadline: December 16, 2009

US Navy
Computational Foundations for Information Fusion
Deadline: April 15, 2010

WateReuse Foundation
Effect of Prior Knowledge of `Unplanned' Potable Reuse on the Acceptance of `Planned' Potable Reuse
Deadline: November 19, 2009

WateReuse Foundation
Utilization of HACCP Approach for Evaluating Integrity of Treatment Barriers for Reuse
Deadline: November 19, 2009

Department of Homeland Security
International Research in Homeland Security Science and Technology Mission Areas
Deadline: open until September 23, 2010

Department of State, Office of Middle East Partnership Initiative
Tomorrow's Leaders II Scholarship Program and Recruitment
Deadline: January 5, 2010

Department of Education
Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program--Field Initiated Projects
Deadline: January 6, 2010

Department of the Interior
The National Map: Imagery and Elevation Maps under ARRA
Deadline: December 1, 2009

Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Education Grants
Deadline: December 15, 2009

Environmental Protection Agency
Technical Assistance and Support for Improved Ground Water Protection
Deadline: December 18, 2009

McDonnell Foundation, James S.
Studying Complex Systems Program (mathematics)
Deadline: continuous

National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance
Course and Program Grants
Deadlines: December 4, 2009; May 7, 2010

Department of Agriculture
Specialty Crop Research Initiative
Deadline: January 14, 2010

National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Recovery Act: NextGen-Airspace Project
Deadline: December 1, 2009

National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Recovery Act: NextGen-Airportal Project
Deadline: December 1, 2009

Department of Education
Overview Information Student Support Services (SSS) Program
Deadline: December 7, 2009

Gruber Foundation, Peter and Patricia
Prizes (cosmology, genetics, justice, neuroscience, women’s rights)
Deadline: December 15, 2009 (nominations)

Department of Agriculture
Higher Education Challenge Grants
Deadline: February 5, 2009

Environmental Protection Agency
Training Workshop Support Activities for the Section 303(d) and Water Quality Monitoring Programs
Deadline: December 7, 2009

Transportation Research Board
Highway Infrastructure and Operations Safety Research Needs
Deadline: November 12, 2009

US Air Force
Research Initiatives for Materials State Sensing
Deadline: December 10, 2009

US Army
Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (physical, engineering, environmental, and life sciences)
Deadline: March 2, 2010

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Arts and Humanities

Social Science Research Council
Islam and Muslims in World Contexts
Deadline: January 18, 2010

Center for Documentary Studies, Duke University
Dorothea Lange-Paul Taylor Prize
Deadline: January 31, 2010

Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry
Griffin Poetry Prize
Deadline: December 31, 2009

John Templeton Foundation
John Templeton Award for Theological Promise (postdoctoral)
Deadline: May 31, 2010

Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion, Wabash College
Project Grants
Deadline: January 1, 2010

Partner University Fund
French American Cultural Exchange
Deadline: December 15, 2009

American Historical Association
Fellowship in Aerospace History
Deadline: March 5, 2010

National Museum of the American Indian
Indigenous Contemporary Arts
Deadline: January 15, 2010

National Endowment for the Humanities
Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities
February 17, 2010

Department of State, Office of Middle East Partnership Initiative
Tomorrow's Leaders II Scholarship Program and Recruitment
Deadline: January 5, 2010

Brown Library, John Carter, Brown University
Long-Term Fellowships (history of the Americas)
Deadline: January 10, 2010

Center for Philosophy of Religion, University of Notre Dame
Fellowships
Deadline: February 1, 2010

Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry, Emory University
Junior and Fellowship in Poetics
Deadline: February 18, 2010

Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America, Columbia University
Academic Fellowships
Deadline: December 4, 2009

Louisville Institute
First Book Grant Program for Minority Scholars (religious studies)
Deadline: January 15, 2010

Massachusetts Historical Society
National Endowment for the Humanities Long-Term Research Fellowships
Deadline: January 15, 2010

Department of Education
Overview Information Student Support Services (SSS) Program
Deadline: December 7, 2009

Feminist Review Trust
Research and Other Scholarly Activity Grants
Deadline: January 31, 2010

Center for Cultural Analysis, Rutgers University
Visiting Fellowship
Deadline: January 8, 2010

Tanner Humanities Center, University of Utah
Visiting Research Fellowships
Deadline: December 1, 2009

University of Connecticut
Humanities Institute Faculty Residential Fellowships
Deadline: January 15, 2010

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