SFA's
own Dr. Zac Selden will be at Sci Port in Shreveport, LA for International
Archaeology Day on October 17, 2015 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Monday, September 28, 2015
Internal Funding Luncheon and Workshop - October 14, 2015
Visit with your colleagues, have lunch, and learn about internal funding opportunities to support faculty research and creative activities.
Please RSVP to Sherry Tucker at tuckers1@sfasu.edu or ext. 6606 by October 7, 2015.
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
ORSP September 24, 2015
OPEN
HOUSE
September 24, 2015 from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m.
ORSP Office, LAN 421
Faculty and staff are invited to
enjoy snacks, meet the ORSP team,
and see our new faculty work
room.
Call extension 6606
for more
information.
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Work-Study Mentorship Program RFA Notice of Intent due August 7, 2015
Work-Study Mentorship RFA
To meet the state's 60x30TX plan goals and targets, the
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) is providing an opportunity
to Texas institutions of higher education that provide mentoring or tutoring
services to high school and college students. The 84th Texas Legislature
appropriated $5 million for the biennium to support the Work-Study Student Mentorship
Program, first implemented in fall 2007.
Data tracked by College Readiness and Success staff at the
THECB show that providing grants to student mentors and tutors increases the
number of students who pursue and persist in higher education. The funds not
only increase graduation rates for students being mentored or tutored, but also
increase graduation rates for student mentors.
The
deadline for submitting the Notice of Intent (NOI) is August 7. The deadline
for submitting completed applications is August 21. Applications will not be
considered without a NOI.
Visit
Request for Applications (RFA) for the Work-Study Mentorship Program in the
Research and Project Grants Section of the Coordinating Board's website for
more information.
NOTICE OF INTENT DEADLINE: August 7, 2015
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: August 21, 2015
Thanks,
Natalie Coffey
Director of Recruitment and Retention
Division of College Readiness and Success
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
1200 East Anderson Lane
Austin, Texas 78752
(512) 427-6227
Friday, July 24, 2015
National Science Foundation: FastLane updates impacting submissions
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System Update from NSF:
Dear
Colleagues:
On
July, 24, 2015, the National Science Foundation (NSF) will release updates to
FastLane that may impact the way you work.
As
part of NSF’s efforts to reduce the workload associated with manually
compliance checking proposals, NSF continues to focus on implementing
automated proposal compliance checks. The next series of automated proposal
compliance checks will be released in FastLane on July 24 to ensure that
proposals submitted in response to Program Solicitations comply with
requirements outlined in the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide
(PAPPG) (Chapter II.C.2 of the Grant Proposal Guide (GPG)).
The
new set of automated compliance checks in FastLane will trigger warning
messages if the following proposal sections do not exist for proposals
submitted in response to a Program Solicitation for the applicable funding
mechanism type (Conference, Equipment, Ideas Lab, Facility/Center, and
Fellowship):
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References
Cited
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Biographical
Sketch(es)
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Budget
Justification: Primary Organization
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Budget
Justification: Sub recipient Organization
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Current
and Pending Support
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Facilities,
Equipment and Other Resources
For
example, if a Conference proposal submitted in response to a Program
Solicitation does not include the Current and Pending Support section
(required for certain solicitations), FastLane will trigger a warning message
directing the proposer to review the requirements specified in the
solicitation.
Warning
messages will not prevent a proposal from being submitted. However,
proposals that receive error messages will not be able to be submitted.
Please
note that the new set of compliance checks are in addition to the compliance
checks that currently exist in FastLane. You can view a complete list of
FastLane auto-compliance checks, including the new set, by clicking here.
The list specifies which checks are run depending on type of submission (GPG,
Program Description, Program Announcement, or Program Solicitation) and
funding mechanism (Research, RAPID, EAGER, Ideas Lab, Conference, Equipment,
International Travel, Facility/Center, or Fellowship). It also specifies
whether the check triggers a “warning” or “error” message for non-compliant
proposals.
Additionally,
proposers submitting through Grants.gov
should be aware that Grants.gov
will allow a proposal to be submitted, even if it does not comply with these
proposal preparation requirements. Should NSF receive a proposal from Grants.gov
that is not compliant, it may be returned without review.
We
encourage you to share this information with your colleagues. For system-related
questions, contact the FastLane/Research.gov Help Desk at 703-292-HELP
(x4357) or ithelpcentral@nsf.gov.
Policy-related questions should be directed to policy@nsf.gov.
Thank
you,
The
FastLane Team at the National Science Foundation
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Wednesday, July 8, 2015
National Science Foundation OIG semiannual report to Congress includes areas of human subject concern
The National Science Foundation, Office of Inspector General, states that allegations of Common Rule violations are on the rise.
Areas of non-compliance regarding human subjects include:
1. Falsification of IRB approval
2. Use of unapproved consent forms
3. Failure to obtain IRB approval for changed or revised protocols
4. Initiation of human subjects research without finalized IRB approval
5. Insufficient management and oversight of the research by the PI
The full report may be accessed here: http://nsf.gov/pubs/2015/oig15002/oig15002.pdf.
If you have a project that includes human subjects, please review SFA's Insitutional Review Board for Protection of Human Subjects in Research http://www.sfasu.edu/acadaffairs/145.asp.
Areas of non-compliance regarding human subjects include:
1. Falsification of IRB approval
2. Use of unapproved consent forms
3. Failure to obtain IRB approval for changed or revised protocols
4. Initiation of human subjects research without finalized IRB approval
5. Insufficient management and oversight of the research by the PI
The full report may be accessed here: http://nsf.gov/pubs/2015/oig15002/oig15002.pdf.
If you have a project that includes human subjects, please review SFA's Insitutional Review Board for Protection of Human Subjects in Research http://www.sfasu.edu/acadaffairs/145.asp.
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Upcoming NSF and NIH Proposal Writing Workshops from The Grant Training Center
The Grant Training Center* holds comprehensive one-day workshops to learn about developing National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health grant proposals. The next sessions held in Texas are as follows:
NSF
Baylor University in Waco TX on June 4, 2015
Houston Marriott Medical Center in Houston TX on July 13, 2015
NIH
Baylor University in Waco TX on June 3, 2015
Houston Marriott Medical Center in Houston TX on July 14, 2015
Sessions last from 8:30 to 4:30 and are $375 each.
For more information:
http://granttrainingcenter.com/workshops_list
*SFA does not endorse or sponsor the above events nor is in any way associated with the Grant Training Center.
Thursday, May 7, 2015
IES Research Funding Webinars Scheduled
Research Funding Webinars Scheduled
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The
National Center for Special Education Research and the National Center for
Education Research within the Institute of Education Sciences will host a
series of webinars related to research funding opportunities in May, June and
July.
For more information regarding webinar topics, dates, and registration process, please visit http://ies.ed.gov/funding/webinars/ |
Monday, April 27, 2015
National Science Foundation updates FastLane
On April, 24, 2015, the
National Science Foundation (NSF) will release updates to FastLane that may
impact the way you work. Proposals submitted in response to Program
Solicitations in FastLane will undergo a series of automated proposal
compliance validation checks to ensure they comply with requirements outlined
in the PAPPG (Chapter II.C.2 of the Grants
Proposal Guide (GPG)). These checks will automatically validate a proposal for
compliance against proposal sections per type of funding mechanism. For example,
an error message will appear if a project description or budget are not
provided in proposals submitted in response to a Program Solicitation.
Checks will be triggered when proposers select the “Check
Proposal,” “Forward to SPO,” or “Submit Proposal” functions. Depending on the
rule being checked, a warning or error message will display when a proposal is
found to be non-compliant. If an error message appears, the proposal cannot be
submitted until it is compliant. To view a detailed list of all compliance
checks, click here.
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
NIH Policy on Application Compliance
Before applying to NIH, read this reminder concerning reasons that NIH may withdraw applications:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-15-095.html
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-15-095.html
Friday, April 10, 2015
NSF Day at Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University hosts Regional NSF Day
TTU will host a
Regional NSF Day at Texas Tech University on May 20, 2015 for faculty and research and sponsored project staff interested in developing or expanding their sponsored research programs with
NSF funding. Please see the attached letter for information on how to register, and how to make travel arrangements to Lubbock.
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