Grants Alert

• Date: 04 January 2018
• Published date: 04 January 2018
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/fgc.30161

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EPSCoR Research Fellows

announcement released

The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently

released the EPSCoR Research Infrastructure

Improvement Track 4: EPSCoR Research

Fellows (RII Track-4) announcement to provide

opportunities for nontenured investigators to

develop their individual research potential through

extended collaborative visits to the nation’s premier

private, governmental or academic research

centers.

According to the announcement, through these

visits, the EPSCoR Research Fellows will be able to:

• learn new techniques;

• develop new collaborations or advance existing

partnerships;

• benet from access to unique equipment and

facilities; and/or

• shift their research toward potentially

transformative new directions.

In FY2018, NSF seeks proposals from colleges

and universities in the following RII-eligible

EPSCoR jurisdictions: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas,

Delaware, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky,

Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska,

Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North

Dakota, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island,

South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, U.S. Virgin

Islands, West Virginia and Wyoming.

NSF said it expects $6 million to be available for

up to 20 awards. Funding may not exceed $300,000

over a two-year period, and may only be used to

cover direct costs, with restrictions: salary for the

Principal Investigator (PI) and one additional

trainee-level researcher (typically a graduate

student or postdoctoral fellow); expenses for the

PI and one trainee-level researcher to travel to the

host site; and other fellowship-related expenses for

travel and materials and supplies.

The deadline to submit an application is March

13, 2018.

To learn more or to apply, go to http://www.

grants.gov and search FON# 18-526. ■

Grants alert

Cultural Grants Program (DOS)

Scope: The State Department’s U.S. Embassy

Slovenia seeks applications for the Cultural Grants

Program to encourage and promote cultural and artistic

cooperation, collaboration and exchange between the

United States and Slovenia.

Deadline: March 1, 2018.

Funds: $100,000 total for up to 50 awards of up to

$10,000.

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations and qualified

individuals.

Areas: DOS said projects should: promote the values

and culture of American society; present American

history, society, art or other culture to Slovenian

audiences; and/or promote cultural cooperation

between Slovenia and the United States.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# DOS-PAS-SLO-2018-002

Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program—

Education and Culture (DOS)

Scope: The State Department’s U.S. Embassy

Ukraine seeks applications for the Ukraine: U.S. Public

Diplomacy Small Grants Program—Education and

Culture to support projects in education and culture.

Deadline: June 15, 2018.

Funds: $300,000 total for individual grants of up to

$8,000 and up to $24,000 for organizations.

Eligibility: Ukrainian and U.S. individuals and

registered nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations.

Areas: DOS said education themes may include but are

not limited to: lectures and roundtables by U.S. experts

on curricula and administration and projects that support

implementation of Ukrainian educational reforms. Cultural

themes may include but are not limited to: projects in

performing and visual arts, such as music, dance, theater,

literature, film, photography and video; and projects

for gallery-style exhibitions of paintings, sculptures,

photography, artifacts, cartoons or other similar works.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# PD-UKR-2018-SG

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