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March 2007

Federal Funding Opportunities: March 2007
Posted: Monday, March 19, 2007

As well as federal funding opportunities, included in this section are programs with internal deadlines and programs from volunteer health agencies. For more information and/or application materials for these programs, please contact Julie O'Connor, Office of the Vice President for Research at...

Private Sector Funding Opportunities: March 2007
Posted: Monday, March 19, 2007

If you are interested in these or any other private funding opportunities, please contact Jim Dauer at 577-6468 or jdauer@wayne.edu. The Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations (CFR) can assist you with private funding prospect identification, proposal development including grant writing...

Meetings and Seminars for Wayne State University Researchers
Posted: Monday, March 19, 2007

Nano@Wayne All Nano@Wayne Seminars are held at the Welcome Center Auditorium located at 42 West Warren Avenue at 2:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Tuesday, March 20 at 2:30 p.m. in the Welcome Center Auditorium: Speaker: Dr. Alex Benderskii, Department of Chemistry Topic: Coherent...

Funding Opportunities from within Wayne State: March 2007
Posted: Monday, March 19, 2007

Humanities Center Faculty Fellowships Deadline: March 23, 2007 Theme: “Sovereignty, Justice and the Law across Disciplines” Maximum Award: Range from $6,000 - $14,000. Average 2004-2005 award: $8000 The Humanities Center was established to foster, promote, and fund research and creative...

OVPR Changes Eligibility Requirements for Award for Graduate Students Who Obtain External Support
Posted: Monday, March 19, 2007

Effective April 1, 2007, Wayne State University graduate students who are successful in obtaining monetary support from an external agency to conduct a research project (excluding academic scholarships or appointments to an institutional training grant) can apply to receive 25% of the award amount...

Congratulations to Faculty Competition for Graduate Research Assistantships Award Recipients
Posted: Monday, March 19, 2007

The Faculty Competition for Graduate Research Assistantships is designed to encourage the development of new directions in Ph.D. training in leading edge research and scholarship, to facilitate graduate and undergraduate participation in collaborative, multi-disciplinary projects, to enhance the...

OVPR Announces Internal Funding Opportunity for Nanomaterials and Materials Science
Posted: Monday, March 19, 2007

The Office of the Vice President for Research and Institute for Manufacturing Research announces funding opportunities focused on nanomaterials and materials sciences. They are calling for applications for funding in two programs: 1. Preliminary Research Support: $600,000 will be awarded in...

Research Bridge Funding Program Deadline Extended and Eligibility Changed
Posted: Monday, March 19, 2007

The Office of the Vice President for Research Bridge Funding Program is available three times per year, and the next round of applications are due on the extended deadline of Friday, March 23, by 5:00 p.m. This program is designed for WSU faculty (Assistant, Associate and Full Professors) who have...

Wayne State University Scientists to Discuss Issues of Morality & Ethics in Science
Posted: Monday, March 19, 2007

Are scientists obligated to consider the ethical issues their work might create? Can scientists conduct research independent of their own humanity? These issues will be discussed by Wayne State University scientists during a free public forum on Monday, March 19, 5:30-7:30 p.m. in Barth...

WSU Awarded Grants: January, 2007
Posted: Monday, March 19, 2007

WSU AWARDED GRANTS This report recognizes our outstanding faculty for new awarded extramural funds. The following are reported awards for January, 2007. Awarded Grants as Reported to Sponsored Program Administration ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Developmental Disabilities Institute PI: Judy Lynn...

Internal Deadlines: Programs with Limited Numbers of Submissions
Posted: Monday, March 19, 2007

Due to a limit on the number of submissions that Wayne State University may make, the Office of the Vice President for Research is requesting that faculty interested in the following programs submit to an internal competition: The National Science Foundation Nanotechnology Undergraduate...