The Erlenmeyer Flask

Hello Everyone, Attached is my weekly update of funding opportunities that have been released this month.  Please forward along to those who may be interested and have them contact me if they have any questions.  Remind staff to contact me if they are interested in organizing brainstorming sessions over given opportunities. Also as a reminder, [...]

Dear Cochran Stakeholder, Attached is the second list of training opportunities from the Cochran Fellowship Program (a third list will be sent out shortly).  Through this solicitation we wish to identify colleges, universities, and other organizations interested in conducting training programs for foreign agricultural specialists.  It is anticipated that these training programs will be undertaken [...]

Extension Administration, in the Division of Outreach and Engagement, invites applications for a full-time, 12-month classified Administrative Program Assistant. Posting #0008715. This is an internal search and is open to current, regular status OSU employees only. Closes May 4. This campus position is responsible for Extension Administration budget and finance functions, professional development and conference [...]

College of Science Colleagues: I am writing to let you know that we are about to launch the national search for Dean of the College of Science. Dr Larry Rodgers, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Executive Dean of the Division of Arts and Sciences, will chair the search committee. I plan to [...]

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced that they are now accepting nominations for The Gates Vaccine Innovation Award to celebrate and spur transformative ideas for achieving impact through immunization. The Gates Foundation invites nominations of individuals or groups who have achieved significant improvements in the prevention, control, or elimination of vaccine preventable diseases [...]

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is currently seeking letters of inquiry for its Reinvent the Toilet Challenge, Round 2. These grants are intended for exceptionally highly-qualified research groups interested in contributing to major advances in sanitation and hygiene in the developing world. Full Gates Foundation, Reinvent the Toilet, Round 2 description: http://www.gatesfoundation.org/watersanitationhygiene/Pages/rfloi-reinvent-the-toilet-challenge.aspx Gates Foundation Deadline: [...]

Provost and Executive Vice President Sabah Randhawa invites nominations and applications for the position of Dean of the University Honors College (UHC). This position is a 12-month, 1.0 FTE appointment. The Dean serves at the pleasure of the Provost. Salary is competitive, and the benefits package includes several options for health/dental/life insurance, retirement, and a [...]

Jeff Grell has been appointed as a 2012-2013 Provost’s Distinguished Graduate Fellow.  This gives Jeff a $30,000 scholarship and an accompanying tuition scholarship. Congratulations Jeff!!

The Research Office is requesting letters of intent from interested faculty for the NSF – Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship – CIF21 (IGERT-CIF21) program. Letter of intent submission deadline to the Research Office: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 This is a new targeted opportunity for research communities to apply for a new track in NSF’s [...]

Please join us for the F.A. Gilfillan Memorial Lecture!! As the 2011 F.A. Gilfillan Memorial Award Recipient, microbiologist and Oregon State University Distinguished Professor, Dr. Stephen Giovannoni will be presenting a public lecture Ancient History: Microbial Origins and the Greening of the Earth on Monday, April 30th in the Austin Auditorium at OSU’s LaSells Stewart [...]