Calendar of Current Opportunities

Deadline	Grant information
June 29, 2006	William T. Grant Scholars Program This program supports, over a five-year period, promising early career researchers from diverse disciplines. The Foundation focuses on young people ages 8-25, and is particularly interested in research that is interdisciplinary, examines young people in social, institutional, community, and cultural contexts, and addresses questions that advance both theory and practice.
July 10, 2006	FIPSE Comprehensive Program The Comprehensive Program supports grants and cooperative agreements to improve postsecondary education opportunities. It encourages reforms, innovations, and improvements of postsecondary education that respond to problems of national significance and provide access to quality education for all.
July 18, 2006	Faculty Early Career Development Program The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of the early career-development activities of those teacher-scholars who most effectively integrate research and education within the context of the mission of their organization. Such activities should build a firm foundation for a lifetime of integrated contributions to research and education. NSF encourages submission of CAREER proposals from junior faculty members at all CAREER-eligible organizations and especially encourages women, members of underrepresented minority groups, and persons with disabilities to apply.
July 18-20, 2006 (depending on directorate)	Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) CAREER offers support of early career-development activities of the early career-development activities of those teacher-scholars who most effectively integrate research and education within the context of the mission of their organization. Such activities should build a firm foundation for a lifetime of integrated contributions to research and education. NSF encourages submission of CAREER proposals from junior faculty members at all CAREER-eligible organizations and especially encourages women, members of underrepresented minority groups, and persons with disabilities to apply.
August 1, 2006	Fulbright Scholar Grants The competition for the 2007-08 round of Fulbright Scholar grants has opened. The application deadline for the traditional Fulbright Scholar program is August 1, 2006. You can search the online catalog by discipline or country. The University of Minnesota’s Office of International Programs is the Campus Representative for Fulbright Programs. You can contact Kathleen Sellew via e-mail at k-sell@umn.edu, or call her at 612-626-8834. The Fulbright opportunities catalog can be found at: http://www.cies.org/us_scholars/
August 17, 2006	Research Experiences for Undergraduates The REU program supports active research participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of research funded by the National Science Foundation. REU projects involve students in meaningful ways in ongoing research programs or projects designed especially for the purpose. The program seeks to expand student participation in all kinds of research—whether disciplinary, interdisciplinary, or educational in focus—encompassing efforts by individual investigators, groups, centers, national facilities, and others.
September 17, 2006	Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences This primary goal of this program is to increase participation in the geosciences by African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, Native Pacific Islanders and persons with disabilities. A secondary goal is to increase the perceived relevance of the geosciences among broad and diverse segments of the population. The program supports activities that will increase the number of members of underrepresented groups that are involved in formal pre-college geoscience education programs; pursue bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees in the geosciences; enter geoscience careers; and participate in informal geoscience education programs.

Deadlines

Grants at the University of Minnesota are due to the Sponsored Projects Administration or University of Minnesota Foundation offices a minimum of 48 hours before the funding agency deadline. Grants must be processed at General College prior too that time.

Please plan for all grants to be completed and to the General College grants office a minimum of 72 hours prior to the deadline.

Note
Dates are approximate. It is essential to check the Web site before beginning your proposal preparation.