Attention all OSU Faculty and Graduate Student Researchers!
The OSU Advantage Accelerator is seeking applications for projects that further develop technologies invented by OSU faculty, staff, and/or graduate students in any research discipline (i.e., ag science, pharmacy, vet med, education, public health, engineering, forestry, earth, ocean, atmospheric science, etc.). Applications should indicate how the project will move the technology closer to commercialization and will be accepted now through Friday, September 29.
Each project may be awarded up to $15,000 and should span 6 months or less, beginning October 1st, 2023.
Funding can be used to fund student time, gather additional data, pay for prototyping expenses (materials and supplies), customer discovery, and more. Award recipients are required to participate in the OSU Accelerate program (9-week hybrid program offered October-December 2023) in order to receive training and guidance with respect to tech commercialization. Successful projects are eligible to receive additional funding. More information is available here: https://advantage.oregonstate.edu/advantage-accelerator/funding-opportunities/aid-fund
Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact Melissa Ward or Molly Arnowil to briefly discuss their proposed project before applying. They can be reached via email or drop in during their office hours: Thursdays from 9am – noon, room 322A in the Kerr Administration Building.
Nomination Considerations –National and Global Scholarships Advising at OSU works with all eligible applicants to apply and then we facilitate a committee of OSU Faculty from a variety of STEM disciplines to review the applications and select up to five nominees to compete at the national level. OSU may nominate up to four students per year who meet the following eligibility requirements and we may also nominate a fifth student if any of our nominees is a transfer student.
Be a matriculated sophomore or junior pursuing a degree during the 2023-24 academic year*
Intend to pursue a research career in a natural science, mathematics or engineering
Have a college grade point average of at least a 3.0
Be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident
*We cannot nominate students who are presently in their first year, no matter how many credit hours they have. The only students in their fourth year that we can consider are those who have at least one more full-time year following to complete their degrees.
To be competitive, nominees:
Have strong research experience defined by:
Clarity of purpose
Experiences clearly connected to goals
Level of independence
Significance of research to the candidate’s field
Have a cumulative GPA of 3.7 or higher, although consideration is possible for COVID and other disruptions. In 2022, GPAs for Goldwater scholars ranged nationally from 3.53 and up.
How to Nominate a Qualified Student – To nominate a student, please send the following
After I receive your nomination(s), I will invite the student to a meeting in which I will explain the
application process, offer assistance, and enroll them in the Goldwater Canvas site that includes tips, insights, and essay samples. We will provide students personalized advising and support throughout the application cycle.
Now – December 2023: Students prepare application materials, consult with references, seek feedback September 5, 2023 online application opens; students complete pre-application, access full application December 20,2023: OSU Campus deadline January 5, 2024: References due January 12, 2024: OSU selects nominees to compete nationally Week of January 15, 2024: All candidates will be notified of their nomination status. Nominees will receive feedback and have the opportunity to make final revisions before the national deadline. Non-nominated students will also receive feedback and this is encouraged if they are eligible to reapply the following year. January 26, 2024: Nominations due from OSU to the Goldwater Foundation March 29, 2024: Scholars announced
Thank you for your assistance with identifying strong candidates for the 2024 Goldwater Scholarship! I welcome your questions at any time.
See this link for a long list of OSU’s Goldwater scholars going back to 1991.
With best wishes,
LeAnn Joy Adam (she, her, hers)
Director, National and Global Scholarships Advising
– To support fundamental research in the petroleum field, and – To develop the next generation of engineers and scientists through support of advanced scientific education.
The Doctoral New Investigator grants program aims to promote the careers of young faculty by supporting research of high scientific caliber, and to enhance the career opportunities of their undergraduate/ graduate students, and postdoctoral associates through the research experience.
Doctoral New Investigator (DNI) grants provide start-up funding for scientists and engineers in the United States who are within the first three years of their first academic appointment at the level of Assistant Professor or the equivalent. Applicants may have limited or no preliminary results for a research project they wish to pursue, with the intention of using the preliminary results obtained to seek continuation funding from other agencies. The DNI grants are to be used to illustrate proof of principle or concept, to test a hypothesis, or to demonstrate feasibility of an approach.
The DNI grants program is seeking investigator-initiated, original research across the spectrum of our mission. Original research is defined as being different from that performed previously by the PI as part of their graduate or postdoctoral studies. Excluded from consideration are proposals in which the ideas being presented are a mere extension of research from the PI’s graduate or postdoctoral experience. Research projects must be unique. Although a PI may send the same proposal to more than one agency, PRF will not support a project having overlap, or partial overlap, with research funded by another agency.
Award Information – Amount: $110,000 over 2 years – Estimated number of awards: ~75 each year
– To support fundamental research in the petroleum field, and – To develop the next generation of engineers and scientists through support of advanced scientific education.
The New Directions Grants Program aims to stimulate a new direction of research for established faculty, and to support the careers of their student scientists and engineers.
The New Directions (ND) grants program provides funds to scientists and engineers with limited—or even no—preliminary results for a research project they wish to pursue, and who intend to use the PRF-driven preliminary results to seek continuation funding from other agencies. ND grants are to be used to illustrate proof of concept/feasibility. Accordingly, they are to be viewed as seed money for new research ventures.
A “new research direction” is something different from previous research performed by the lead principal investigator (lead PI). But, it may involve a field of science or engineering in which others are already working. Therefore, the proposed research should not be in the same direction as—or overlap with—current projects in the lead PI’s research group. Excluded from consideration will be
Lead PIs who have had previous support or current funding for the project, and Proposals presenting ideas that are a logical extension of ongoing research from the lead PI’s laboratory. Preliminary results and/or communications are not required.
Award Information – Amount: $125,000 over 2 years – Estimated number of grants awarded: ~75 each year
Halo.Science is hosting two webinars for upcoming sponsored research opportunities. These helpful webinars provide high-level technical information for researcher applicants, including robust Q&As with the reviewers. Please share this with researchers in your units who may be interested in the following topics.
Kraft Heinz is seeking natural sweetener ingredient technology to achieve a stable solution of 5-10 % stevia (or equivalent sweetness) for low pH systems (pH 2.0).
Funding is proposal-dependent starting with proof-of-concept, typically ranging from $25,000 to $100,000 for a 6-month length project with the potential for expansion based on results and opportunities.
Amcor is looking for a food law-compliant (direct contact) heat seal coating that may be applied onto one surface of aluminum foil. The coating’s primary performance criteria require maintenance of adhesion to aluminum and seal integrity while immersed in boiling water. An ideal coating will be solvent borne with a viscosity suitable for application via a continuous roll-to-roll process like coil coating.
Funding is proposal dependent, with $25,000 – $100,000 available for projects that last up to one year. There is potential for supplemental funding for projects that extend beyond one year.
Earlier this month, the OSU Advantage Innovation Impact Program team announced our newest program called Moxie: Empowering Women Innovators. Moxie is a dynamic 15-month program designed to support OSU faculty and researchers (including post-docs and graduate students). Selected participants will receive funding totaling $4,000 throughout the program, be paired with a dedicated innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) mentor, and have support through the crucial early stages of building your innovation concept.
Who
We’re looking for candidates who may be on the fence about participating in OSU innovation activities, but have research/projects that are (almost) ready for the next steps. This program is open to faculty, researchers, and graduate students. Ideally, our candidates will not have already participated in OSU Advantage Accelerator programming (such as the Accelerate program).
When
Moxie’s first cohort will begin in early October of Fall 2023 with weekly in-person sessions on Fridays 10-11am on the OSU campus. The cohort will only meet weekly for the fall term. The rest of the program is asynchronous. Check out our website for more details.
You can still help us empower women* innovators even if this program isn’t the right fit for you! We’re inviting you to forward this email to any OSU faculty member or researcher who may be a good fit for our first Moxie cohort, or you can send us their name and we’ll happily reach out.
Thank you for helping us reach OSU’s future innovators!
Melissa and Molly
Innovation Impact Catalysts
Oregon State University | Advantage Innovation Impact Program
*Moxie is a program for everyone regardless of their gender identity or expression. Everyone who identifies as a woman, as well as those who support and fight for the rights of women, are encouraged to participate in this program.
National Science Foundation (NSF) invites interdisciplinary groups of Principal Investigators (PIs) to develop potentially transformative, convergent, fundamental research proposals in the area of clean energy technologies. Two kinds of proposals will be considered: Research Advanced by Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering (RAISE) and Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER).
Topics of interest include the following:
Hydrogen, fusion, and/or geothermal technologies
Industrial heat and/or energy efficiency technologies
Fundamental challenges of enabling offshore wind/wave technologies
Critical materials for clean energy technologies – their recovery, reuse, and recycling
Net-zero fuels and bioenergy
Education and workforce development efforts
Research related to computational, simulation, and data-science tools that can lead to new insights in clean energy technology development is also encouraged.
Concept papers must be submitted prior to proposals and are due: EAGERs on 6/14/23 and RAISEs on 7/12/23
The President’s Commission on the Status of Women has funding available for groups seeking to engage speakers (virtually or in person) whose message supports PCOSW’s mission of advancing gender equity at OSU. Sponsorship averages $500 depending on the remaining budget and number of requests. To apply, fill out this form by April 25. For more information on PCOSW, visit our website.
In partnership with the Research Council, the Research Office is now accepting requests for Research Equipment Reserve Funds (RERF) applications. Research Equipment Reserve Funds (RERF) may be used to acquire, repair, renovate, or improve capital equipment directly used for research. Please share this announcement with interested faculty.
Maximum Award request to the Research Office per application is increased to $200,000 (with a maximum of 2 awards at the $150,000 – $200,000 level). Smaller requests are also encouraged.
Use of the InfoReady portal is being piloted in for application submission. At first login, please create an account with your ONID email. User guides are available on the associated Home page. Questions on InfoReady can be submitted to research.development@oregonstate.edu.
TIMELINE
RERF applications due – April 10, 2023 – 11:59 Pacific time.
Review Process Begins April – mid-May
An announcement in late May
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
The RERF application to the Research Office is comprised of 3 components:
Join CTL’s Spring 2023 Resilient Teaching Faculty Learning Community. This cross-disciplinary group will meet on Zoom and explore pedagogical strategies to adapt to the changing teaching and learning landscape and to build resilience into our teaching practices. See call for participation and submit an expression of interest by March 6.
