The 2007-08 U.S. and Visiting Fulbright Scholar Directories will be available online on Monday, October 15 at http://www.cies.org/schlr_directories/. Hard copies of the Visiting Scholar directory are in the process of being mailed to you and you can expect to receive them by the end of the month.
Tag Archives: grants
*IMPORTANT GRANT ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION from Office of Research and Grants Administration*
via Email | Laurie P. Chamness, Director | Office of Research & Grants Administration
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*CofC policies do apply to external grant funded purchases, personnel hires, travel, etc.* Generally speaking, some kind of CofC form must be filled out *before* you commit to purchasing goods or services, hiring someone, or traveling using grant funds. This will avoid unauthorized procurements, personnel hires, and travel.
*CofC fringe benefit rates have recently changed.* We have posted the new rates on our website at http://www.orga.cofc.edu/admin_cofc_facts-figures-rates.shtml
*Finding sources of grant funding:* To subscribe to our office’s grant opportunity e-mail notification lists, please go to http://www.orga.cofc.edu/subscribe2lists.shtml
*Grant funded Add Pay:* Human Resources requests that paperwork for *all* types of additional pay be processed *before* you begin the work.
*Indirect Cost Rate and Base:* For *new* awards, the College’s Indirect Cost Rate is 40% (on-campus) and 17.1% (off campus) of *Total Direct Costs*, excluding equipment and that portion of each subaward in excess of $25,000. Our old rate and base still apply to supplements to awards and continuations of awards that have a project begin date of June 30, 2006, or earlier.
*Undergraduate student employment that is for research:* Career Services allows undergrad students employed to conduct research to be paid a lump sum, instead of by the hour. (You can also pay temporary employees a lump sum, instead of by the hour.) The advantage of using the lump sum method of payment is that it makes it easier for you to keep track of your grant budget because the amount is encumbered on FRS. When you pay someone by the hour, the amount is *not* encumbered on FRS. The disadvantage of using this method is that the student receives the lump sum regardless of how many hours are actually worked. See the link below for the special Career Services form that must accompany the regular student hire form when the undergrad student is to be paid a lump sum. The description of duties can be very brief. All it has to say is that the payment is for research work. http://www.cofc.edu/~career/lumpsumrequest/index.html
*Grants with foreign components:* If your grant involves any kind of foreign component, please let us know so that we can make sure there are no federal Export Control issues that we need to address. Examples of a foreign component: the project involves a foreign national (including faculty, staff or students), either outside or inside the USA; part of the project takes place outside the USA or involves shipment of materials to a foreign country; the project involves an entity (sponsor, collaborators, consultants, suppliers, etc.) outside the USA.
*For assistance:* Please refer to the Office of Research and Grants Administration website at http://www.orga.cofc.edu/about_orga.shtml or contact Susan Anderson at AndersonS@cofc.edu (953-4973) or Laurie Chamness at ChamnessL@cofc.edu (953-5885).
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Laurie P. Chamness, Director
Office of Research & Grants Administration
College of Charleston
66 George Street
Charleston, SC 29424
Campus Location: 407-G Bell Bldg.
Voice: 843.953.5885 Fax: 843.953.6577
E-mail: chamnessL@cofc.edu
Internet: http://www.orga.cofc.edu/
Faculty R & D Grant Proposals due Oct. 5
via Email | Tim Carens | R&D Committee
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Dear Faculty Members,
The first deadline for applications to the College of Charleston Research and Development fund falls on Friday, Oct. 5. This round will fund projects to be conducted during the spring semester of 2008.
You may download current application guidelines and an application cover sheet from the Faculty Resources web page: http://univchas.cofc.edu/facstaffresources/index.php .
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Tim Carens
Chair, R&D Committee
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Timothy L. Carens
Associate Professor of English
Co-Editor, Chrestomathy
College of Charleston
26 Glebe St.
Charleston, SC 29424
843-953-5658
Professional Grant Development Workshop
Professional Grant Development Workshop
Master the techniques of writing superior and winning proposals
Proposal Writing I – September 10 – 12, 2007
North Carolina State University
McKimmon Educational Conference Center
Raleigh, NC
Sponsored by:
The Grant Training Center
(Online at: http://www.granttrainingcenter.com)
This intensive three-day grant proposal workshop is geared for: 1) those who wish to strengthen their grant writing skills and 2) beginners who wish to acquire and master the techniques of preparing, writing and winning proposals from various funding agencies. The center of attention will be on how to effectively tell the story that leads to funding, be it for the researcher in the sciences and social sciences, educator and non-profit professional.
Participants Will Learn How To:
- Comprehend the diversity of the grant funding community
- Research and identify potential funding sources
- Create the right fit with the funding agency
- Address the guidelines of proposals
- Identify and effectively write the key elements of a proposal
- Integrate each component of the grant into the final product
- Develop focused and realistic budgets
- Package professional grants submissions
- Registration
Space is limited, and since this class fills-up quickly, it is on a first-come-first serve basis.
Workshop fee: $595.00, including tuition, materials, certificate of completion, and continental breakfast. Rebate of $50.00 per person is given for two or more registrants from the same organization.
Click here to register: http:/www.granttrainingcenter.com
Funding Opportunities
via Email | Cindi May | Undergraduate Research
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Are you collaborating with undergraduate students this semester? Do you need financial support for your project? If so, consider applying for funds from the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities program. There are three funding mechanisms offered for the fall:
AYRA: small grants (up to $300) for projects conducted during the academic year
MAYS: larger grants (up to $5000) for projects conducted during the academic year
RPG: travel grants for undergraduates who are presenting their work at regional, national, or international conferences
Not only do these grants provide critical support for scholarly activities and travel, but they also offer students an incredible opportunity to learn how to apply for funding.
For further details, sample applications, guidelines, and grant forms, please see our website: www.cofc.edu/ur
The first deadline of the year is FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH. The next deadline is NOVEMBER 2ND.
Cindi May
Associate Professor of Psychology
Director of Undergraduate Research
Stanford Humanities Fellowships Opportunities
via Email|Kathy Dehaan| August 23, 2007
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External Faculty Fellowships:
Residential fellowships for junior and senior scholars with faculty appointments at universities other than Stanford or for independent scholars. Next application deadline: October 15, 2007.
Applicants will normally be at least three years beyond receipt of the Ph.D. at the start of the fellowship year (i.e., received the Ph.D. in or before September 2005 for the 2008-2009 fellowship). Junior fellowships are for scholars who will be at least three (and no more than ten) years beyond receipt of the Ph.D. by the start of their prospective fellowship year. Senior fellowships are for established scholars who are more than ten years beyond receipt of the Ph.D. External fellowships are intended primarily for individuals currently teaching or affiliated with an academic institution, but independent scholars may apply. Faculty fellowships are awarded across the spectrum of academic ranks (assistant, associate and full professor). Scholars who are members of traditionally under-represented groups are encouraged to apply. There are no citizenship requirements for these fellowships; non-U.S. nationals are welcome to apply. Awards are made from an applicant pool of approximately 250.
Fellowships are awarded to support research projects in the humanities; creative arts projects are not eligible. The Humanities Center seeks candidates whose research is likely to contribute to intellectual exchange among a diverse group of scholars within the disciplines of the humanities. Candidates may find general guidance about the eligibility of their projects from the definition of the Act that set up the National Foundation for the Arts and Humanities:
“The humanities include, but are not limited to, the following fields: history, philosophy, languages, literature, linguistics, archeology, jurisprudence, history and criticism of the arts, ethics, comparative religion, and those aspects of the social sciences employing historical or philosophical approaches. This last category includes social and cultural anthropology, sociology, political theory, international relations, and other subjects concerned with questions of values…”
Digital Humanities Fellowship
Residential fellowship for a humanities scholar whose research methods are critically shaped by information technology. Projects should be oriented to producing new research outcomes rather than focusing primarily on the creation of archives or software. Next application deadline: October 15 , 2007.
The Stanford Humanities Center seeks to award one Digital Humanities Fellowship for the academic year 2008-2009 to a junior or senior scholar.
The Digital Humanities Fellowship reflects the Stanford Humanities Center’s commitment to supporting new directions in humanities research. The fellowship is intended for humanities scholars whose research methods are critically shaped by information technology. Projects should be oriented to producing new research outcomes rather than focusing primarily on the creation of archives or software. Appropriate projects will approach significant questions in humanistic study with the aid of new research tools or methodologies.
Eligibility
Applicants will normally be at least three years beyond receipt of the Ph.D. at the start of the fellowship year (i.e., received the Ph.D. in or before September 2005 for the 2008-2009 fellowship). Junior fellowships are for scholars who will be at least three (and no more than ten) years beyond receipt of the Ph.D. by the start of their prospective fellowship year. Senior fellowships are for established scholars who are more than ten years beyond receipt of the Ph.D. Faculty fellowships are awarded across the spectrum of academic ranks (assistant, associate and full professor) as well as to independent scholars.
Especially appropriate are candidates whose research is likely to contribute to intellectual exchange among a diverse group of scholars within the disciplines of the humanities. Candidates may get general guidance about the eligibility of their projects for research from the definition of the Act that set up the National Foundation for the Arts and Humanities:
“The humanities include, but are not limited to, the following fields: history, philosophy, languages, literature, linguistics, archeology, jurisprudence, history and criticism of the arts, ethics, comparative religion, and those aspects of the social sciences employing historical or philosophical approaches. This last category includes social and cultural anthropology, sociology, political theory, international relations, and other subjects concerned with questions of values…”
Their link: http://shc.stanford.edu (select Fellowships).