Civilian Research and Development Foundation
CRDF has announced a new competition for its Cooperative Grants Program. This program allows joint teams of U.S. and former Soviet Union (FSU) scientists and engineers to apply for one- to two-year support for cooperation in any area of civilian research and development in the natural sciences, mathematics, engineering, and biomedical and behavioral sciences. Each proposal must be jointly submitted by one U.S. co-investigator and one FSU co-investigator. Proposals are due 18 May 2001. For further information, contact: CRDF, 1800 N. Kent St., Suite 1106, Arlington, VA 22209; (703) 526-9720; fax: (703) 526-9721; cgp@crdf.org; http://www.crdf.org.
NSF--Cognitive Neuroscience
NSF's Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences in the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Science Directorate has announced a new emphasis for proposals in the area of cognitive neuroscience. The foundation is providing enhanced support for this research area through the division's programs in Human Cognition and Perception, Linguistics, Social Psychology, Child Learning and Development, and Physical Anthropology. Deadlines for proposals are 15 January and 15 June each year. The division is also providing additional funding mechanisms to build research capacity in cognitive neuroscience. These include small grants for pilot projects and planning activities, workshops, and doctoral dissertation research. Proposals for these activities are due no later than 16 April 2001. Contact: Joseph Young, Human Cognition and Perception, jyoung@nsf.gov; Cecile McKee, Linguistics, cmckee@nsf.gov; Steve Breckler, Social Psychology, sbreckle@nsf.gov; Rodney Cocking, Child Learning and Development, rcocking@nsf.gov; or Mark Weiss, Physical Anthropology, mweiss@nsf.gov.
NSF--ADVANCE Program
The goal of the ADVANCE program is to increase the representation and advancement of women in academic science and engineering careers, thereby contributing to the development of a more diverse science and engineering workforce. Creative strategies to realize this goal are sought from men and women. Members of underrepresented minority groups and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. In FY 2001 the program will offer three types of awards: (1) Fellows Awards to enable promising individuals to establish or reestablish full-time independent academic research and education careers in institutions of higher learning (proposal deadline: 21-24 August 2001, depending on which directorate the proposal falls under); (2) Institutional Transformation Awards to support academic institutional transformation to promote the increased participation and advancement of women scientists and engineers in academe; (3) Leadership Awards to recognize the outstanding contributions made to date by organizations and/or individuals who have enabled the increased participation and advancement of women in academic science and engineering careers, and to enable awardees to sustain, intensify, and initiate new acitivities designed to make further progress. The proposal deadline for award types 2 and 3 is 8 May 2001. Contact: Alice Hogan, ADVANCE Program Director, ahogan@nsf.gov or http://www.nsf.gov/home/crssprgm/advance/.
Sociological Initiatives Foundation
The foundation provides grants of $5,000 - $15,000 to support research and social action projects. Areas of interest include but are not limited to social welfare, human rights, literacy, language learning and use, dialect use and curricular issues in teaching second languages and nonnative languages. The foundation is also interested in supporting research by sociologists and linguists whose work may provide practical documentation of initiatives that may be useful to communities. The deadline for concept letters is 15 September 2001. Contact: Prentice Zinn, (617) 426-7172; pzinn@grantsmanagement.com; http://www.grantsmanagement.com/sifguide.html.