Funding Announcements

New Solutions to Create Integrative Data Management Infrastructure(s) for Research Across the Sciences NSF 12-090 July 20, 2012

NSF seeks transformative approaches to create integrative data management infrastructures across science and engineering disciplines that will advance US research and innovation through new capabilities empowering the majority of the nation’s researchers whether they are working individually, in small groups, or as part of large projects.

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Core Techniques and Technologies for Advancing Big Data Science & Engineering (BIGDATA) NSF 12-499 July 20, 2012

The Core Techniques and Technologies for Advancing Big Data Science & Engineering (BIGDATA) solicitation aims to advance the core scientific and technological means of managing, analyzing, visualizing, and extracting useful information from large, diverse, distributed and heterogeneous data sets so as to: accelerate the progress of scientific discovery and innovation; lead to new fields of inquiry that would not otherwise be possible; encourage the development of new data analytic tools and algorithms; facilitate scalable, accessible, and sustainable data infrastructure; increase understanding of human and social processes and interactions; and promote economic growth and improved health and quality of life.

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NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) NSF 12-529 July 20, 2012

This program makes grants to institutions of higher education to support scholarships for academically talented students demonstrating financial need, enabling them to enter the STEM workforce or STEM graduate school following completion of an associate, baccalaureate, or graduate-level degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics disciplines.

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FY13 DEFENSE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION PROGRAM (DURIP) PA-AFOSR-2012-0004 July 20, 2012

DURIP is designed to improve the capabilities of U.S. institutions of higher education (hereafter referred to as “universities”) to conduct research and to educate scientists and engineers in areas important to national defense by providing funds for the acquisition of research equipment.

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In vivo Nanosensors for Therapeutics (IVN:Tx) DARPA-BAA-12-34 July 20, 2012

The specific objective of the In vivo Nanoplatforms for Therapeutics (IVN:Tx) thrust of the In vivo Nanoplatforms (IVN) program is to develop novel, biocompatible nanotherapeutic platforms with sequence, specificity, and function that can be programmed “on-the-fly” to treat military-relevant diseases.

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Air Force Fiscal Year 2013 Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) AFOSR BAA 2012-0005 July 20, 2012

AFOSR’s Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) supports scientists and engineers who have received Ph.D. or equivalent degrees in the last five years (on or after 1 May 2007) and who show exceptional ability and promise for conducting basic research.

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Sustainable Chemistry, Engineering, and Materials NSF 12-097 July 20, 2012

The purpose of this Dear Colleague Letter is to draw your attention to the opportunity for research and education in the chemical sciences and engineering related to sustainable synthesis, use, and reuse of chemicals and materials under the initiative of Sustainable Chemistry, Engineering, and Materials.

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National Science Foundation Planning Grant Opportunity Totaling $10m May 1, 2012

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