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FUNDING OPPs & INFO For Hajim School Researchers May 31, 2016 EVENTS AIM Photonics Test, Assembly and Packaging Activities Discussion with Tom Brown Date, Thursday, June 2, 3-4 pm Location: Goergen

One of the purposes of the meeting is to put potential proposal teams together in the Test, Assembly & Packaging (TAP): Manufacturing Innovation Centers of Excellence (MCEs) space under the current

1 FUNDING OPPs & INFO For Hajim School Researchers May 31, 2016 EVENTS AIM Photonics Test, Assembly and Packaging Activities Discussion with Tom Brown Date, Thursday, June 2, 3-4 pm Location: Goergen 110 Synopsis: Faculty interested in the test, assembly and packaging activities are welcome to meet for an informational session with Tom Brown. One of the purposes of the meeting is to put potential proposal teams together in the Test, Assembly & Packaging (TAP): Manufacturing Innovation Centers of Excellence (MCEs) space under the current CY2016 call for proposals due on July 15 Tom has been the key UR leader in the AIM Manufacturing Center of Excellence area of Testing, Assembly and Optical Packaging (TAP). The discussion is also to prepare for the all institute AIM Photonics meeting to be held June 9-10 see below This weekly message from Cindy Gary, Assistant Dean for Grants and Contracts, highlights research funding opportunities and announcements that are particularly relevant to Hajim School faculty, staff and students. If you have any questions, please contact or call ) *Please RSVP with Lori lori.russell@rochester.edu AIM Photonics All Institute Meeting Date: June 9-10, 2016 Location: Strathallan Hotel, 550 East Avenue Synopsis: Registration required. Go to Webinar. DOE s SBIR/STTR Phase 0 Assistance Program. Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2016, 2-3pm EST Synopsis: The program s goal is to support the DOE s efforts to increase SBIR/STTR Phase I grant applications from, and ultimately make more awards to, small business concerns owned by women, minorities, and all small business concerns located in underrepresented states. For the purpose of this program, the DOE has classified New York as an under-represented state. The core premise of the program is to identify under-represented SBC s and provide comprehensive assistance with the preparation of their SBIR/STTR Phase I proposals such that they will be compelling to the DOE reviewers. The DOE SBIR/STTR Phase 0 Assistance Program is designed to augment assistance efforts by universities, state organizations, and other associations. Importantly, the services are offered at no charge to qualified small businesses. This includes university faculty, post-docs, and graduate students who do not have a small business now, but will have one at the time the award is granted. A brief description of the Phase 0

2 Assistance program can be found at: -The webinar will consist of an information presentation followed by a Q&A session. If you do decide to attend the webinar, please register here: FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES Upcoming Internal Limited Submission Deadlines Harry J. Lloyd Charitable Trust (Melanoma Research) Deadline: Internal Application Deadline: June 10, Funding Level (funding & duration): $200,000 to $375,000 ($100,000 to $125,000 per year for 2-3 years. $125,000/year for three years would be the upper level. Most grants are for $100,000/year for two years.) Synopsis: Eligibility: Applicants can apply in one of the following categories: 1. Career Development - for promising young melanoma investigators. 2. Basic Science - to gain new biological insights into melanoma development or progression. 3. Translational Research - to fund clinically important melanoma research. Send applications to Cindy Gary (Hajim School of Engineering, cindy.gary@rochester.edu) with the words BASIC, TRANSLATIONAL, or CAREER DEVELOPMENT in the subject line. Instructions for submitting limited submission packages can be found at Pew Scholar Program in the Biomedical Sciences (2017) Deadline: Internal Application Deadline: June 10, 2016 (Chosen Internal Nominee Notified by: July 1, 2016) Funding: $240,000 over 4 years ($60,000/year) Synopsis: Topic/Discipline: Biochemistry, Biology, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Cancer Biology, Cellular Biology, Chemistry, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Developmental Biology, Ecology/Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Immunology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology Molecular Pharmacology, Neuroscience, Pathology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Physics. Program Synopsis (a brief description of what types of projects they are interested in funding): For assistant professors who demonstrate outstanding promise as contributors in science relevant to human health. Strong proposals will incorporate creative and innovative approaches. Candidates whose work is based on biomedical principles, but brings in concepts and theories from more diverse fields, are encouraged to apply. Selection of candidates will be based on a detailed description of the work, evaluations of the candidate s performance, and notable past accomplishments, including honors, awards and publications. In evaluating the candidates, the National Advisory Committee gives considerable weight to evidence that the candidate is a successful independent investigator and has published significant work, ideally, in top journals. Eligibility: Candidates must have been awarded a doctorate in biomedical sciences, medicine or a related field. As of November 1, 2016, nominees must hold full-time appointments at the rank of assistant

3 professor. On July 15, 2016, candidates must have been in such an appointment for less than three years (not appointed before July 15, 2013), whether or not such an appointment was on a tenure track. Candidates may be nominated by their institution two times in total. Funding from NIH, other government sources, and project grants from non-profit associations do not pose a conflict with the Pew Scholars Program. Instructions for submitting limited submission packages can be found at External Funding National Science Foundation Small Business Technology Transfer Program Phase I (STTR) NSF Deadline: June 20, 2016 Funding: $225,000 for a 6-12 month development/ feasibility project Synopsis: for topics, application guidelines, checklists and FAQs. An STTR Phase I project requires a minimum budget allocation of 40% to the proposing small business and a minimum of 30% to a research partner via a subaward. Department of Defense FY 2017 Department of Defense Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) N R-FO05 Deadlines White Papers are due no later than August 1, 2016 Invited Full Proposals will be accepted until November 15, 2016 Funding: annual funding is in the $1.25M to $1.5M range Synopsis: Review listed topics and sponsor agency. Multidisciplinary University Initiative (MURI) efforts involve teams of researchers investigating high priority topics and opportunities that intersect more than one traditional technical discipline. For many military problems this multidisciplinary approach serves to stimulate innovations, accelerate research progress and expedite transition of results into naval applications. MURI awards are made in research topics specified by the participating defense agencies each year that the program is in force. Specified topics change each year. Awards are typically for a period of three years (funded incrementally or as options) with two additional years possible as options to bring the total award to five-years, and at a funding level ranging from half a million to about a million dollars per year, with the size of the award dependent upon the topic, technical goals, and availability of appropriations FY17 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) PA-AFRL-AFOSR Deadline: August 26, 2016 Funding: $50,000 - $1.5M. typically one year in length Synopsis: Pre-Proposal inquires and questions must be submitted not later than Friday, 12 Aug This announcement seeks proposals from universities to purchase equipment and instrumentation in support of research in areas of interest to the DoD. DoD interests include the areas of research supported by the Army Research Office (ARO), the Office of Naval Research (ONR), and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), hereafter generally referred to collectively as we, our, us, or administering agency.

4 Each administering agency will make grant awards to fund the purchase of research equipment or instrumentation costing $50,000 or more that cannot typically be purchased within the budgets of singleinvestigator awards. National Science Foundation Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) Division Deadline: September 15, 2016 CMMI Division is organized into four program clusters, each containing four to five research programs: Advanced Manufacturing: Design of Engineering Material Systems Manufacturing Machines and Equipment Materials Engineering and Processing NanoManufacturing Mechanics and Engineering Materials Biomechanics and Mechanobiology Design of Engineering Material Systems Mechanics of Materials and Structures Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructures Civil Infrastructure Systems Decision Frameworks for Multi-Hazard Resilient and Sustainable Buildings Engineering for Natural Hazards Geotechnical Engineering and Materials Infrastructure Management and Extreme Events Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure Structural and Architectural Engineering Operations, Design and Dynamical Systems Dynamics, Control and Systems Diagnostics Engineering and Systems Design Service, Manufacturing and Operations Research Systems Science Department of Defense N X-3003 BAA-C4ISR, Information Operations and Information Technology SPAWAR SYSTEMS CENTER

5 Deadline: White Paper due open thru May 2017 Funding: $50,000 minimum award Synopsis: Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, Pacific (SSC Pacific) is soliciting white papers for competitive selection of basic research, applied research and advanced research (hereinafter referred to as research). Submissions in response to this announcement shall be for areas relating to the advancement of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities, enabling technologies for Information Operations and Cyber Operations, and Information Technology systems.

FUNDING OPPs & INFO For Hajim School Researchers

FUNDING OPPs & INFO For Hajim School Researchers June 6, 2016 EVENT AIM Photonics All Institute Meeting Date: June 9-10, 2016 Location: Strathallan Hotel, 550 East Avenue. Registration is closed but if