Women's Philanthropy Trends in 2022 – January 27
January 27, 2022
12:00 noon – 1:00 pm
Join the Women's Philanthropy Institute, part of the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, for a one-hour event where we’ll explore the research-driven insights that can inform trends about gender and giving. We’ll also hear from leaders in the field who will share their predictions for 2022 and beyond. Please submit any questions to: wpiinfo@iupui.edu.
Speakers include:
Jeannie Sager, Director, Women's Philanthropy Institute
Veronica Dagher, Personal finance reporter and author, The Wall Street Journal
Lisa Eisen, Co-President, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies
Nicole Robinson, CEO, YWCA Metropolitan Chicago
Registration currently closed.
IUPUI Office of Community Engagement: Share your community engaged research interests, ideas, and goals for your 2022 projects
January 27, 2022
3:00 – 4:30 pm
Zoom ID: 83706439416
The IUPUI Office of Community Engagement invites you to our 2022 CERG faculty and staff meeting for community engaged researchers of tomorrow. To continue the momentum for community-engaged research, we partnered with the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research as well as schools across campus and created the Community Engaged Research Group, or CERG. This meeting will inspire new community engagement ideas as well as create a network with like-minded community-engaged faculty and staff. Gain access to valuable community contacts, connections, and networks for your research.
Contact: Latosha Rowley, Coordinator of Community Engaged Research, lrowley@iu.edu, 317-278-2000. Please RSVP to register by email or phone call by January 24, 2022.
CRL Accepting Nominations for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Awards
The Center for Research and Learning (CRL) at IUPUI is now accepting nominations through February 1, 2022 for several undergraduate research awards – four awards for students and one award for mentors. Information on each of these awards, including nomination and application criteria, is available on our website ( https://crl.iupui.edu/awards/). We would appreciate your help in disseminating this information within your units and among your colleagues.
Read more here.
SciENcv: A Guide to Building Your Biosketch
Target Audience: Faculty, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, staff
When: Tuesday, February 1, 2022 | 11:30 am – 12:45 pm
Zoom: (link provided to registrants prior to session)
This session provides a step-by-step guide to building NIH and NSF compliant biosketches using SciENcv. Attendees will also learn to use SciENcv to create NSF Current and Pending Support and NIH Other Support documents. After the session, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions.
This session is sponsored by the IUPUI Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (Proposal Development Services).
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NSF CAREER Program: General Information
Target Audience: Assistant professors in disciplines funded by the National Science Foundation
When: Friday, February 18, 2022 | 9:00 am – 10:30 am
Zoom: (link provided to registrants prior to session)
The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a National Science Foundation-wide activity offering prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education, and the integration of research and education within the context of the mission of their organizations. The NSF deadline for submission of proposals is July 27, 2022. This session presents an overview of eligibility criteria, agency guidelines, strategies for developing competitive proposals, and a discussion of OVCR support resources available both pre- and post-award.
This session is sponsored by the IUPUI Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (Proposal Development Services and the STEM Education Innovation and Research Institute).
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Introduction to the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Target Audience: Faculty, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, staff
When: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 | 9:00 am – 10:30 am
Zoom: (link provided to registrants prior to session)
This session is an introduction to developing grant applications for submission to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Topics to be discussed include the mission of NIH, budgetary trends at NIH, the organizational structure of NIH, the different types of NIH funding, the mechanics of preparing applications for NIH funding, and the application review process at NIH.
This session is sponsored by the IUPUI Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (Proposal Development Services).
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The Voltage Effect in Fundraising and Beyond
Speaker: John List, author, Kenneth C. Griffin Distinguished Service Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago
Thursday, February 3, 2022
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET
IUPUI Campus Center Auditorium
420 University Blvd, Indianapolis, IN 46202
This event is part of the Science of Philanthropy Initiative (SPI) Seminar Series. In his upcoming book The Voltage Effect, List reveals why some ideas take off (or scale) and why others fall flat using a mix of original research and real-world anecdotes from working with companies like Uber, Lyft, and Tinder. His research includes over 200 peer-reviewed journal articles and several published books, including a 2013 international best-seller. His ideas are brought to life in this engaging presentation with actionable, science-backed take-aways for leaders, teams, and organizations in all sectors looking to take their ideas to the next level.
Register here.
Annual Amelia Project conference - Saturday, February 12, 2022 at IU Kokomo
The Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center invite you to mark your calendar for the annual Amelia Project Conference scheduled Saturday, February 12, 2022. The Catherine Peachey Fund, a member of the Heroes Foundation Family, will again sponsor the event at the Indiana University Kokomo Campus. See agenda here. We encourage you to forward this on to your colleagues and current and new associates who may be interested in breast cancer research. We also ask you to locate and invite junior scientists from your institution either within your department or associated with other departments who may benefit from this meeting.
Registration currently closed.
Responsible Conduct of Research Workshops Open to All IU
Responsible Conduct of Research spring workshops are open to all IU research community. Consists of two, 2-hour workshops offered per semester. Designed to satisfy the NIH requirements on responsible conduct of research.
The Office of Research Compliance, in collaboration with Vice Provost for Research Office, Office of Vice Provost for Graduate Education, and participating NIH Principal Investigators are pleased to continue offering the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Series. If supported by National Institutes of Health (NIH) F, K, T, or Dissertation Awards, NIH requires that all eligible researchers complete an in-person (virtual given the pandemic) interactive program of RCR education of at least 8 hours. Led by faculty researchers and representatives of Office of Research Compliance, including faculty members of compliance committees.
Join us this spring for the following live virtual sessions: February 17, 2022, 4pm-6pm: Collaborative Research, Data Management, & Research Mentoring March 24, 2022, 4pm-6pm: Peer Review, Authorship, & Publication
Click here to register through Canvas. Contact us at rhopson@iu.edu with any questions.
Save the date: Center for Translating Research Into Practice presents 2022 Annual Keynote featuring Indiana University President Pamela Whitten – February 25
The IUPUI Center for Translating Research Into Practice (TRIP) is pleased to announce that IU President Pamela Whitten will be the speaker for our annual Keynote event, titled Telemedicine: A Journey Through the Evolution of Translational Research. President Whitten will discuss her experiences as a research faculty member focused on telemedicine, new technologies and communication, and the social impacts and effects of health technologies. The event will take place on Friday, February 25, 2022 from 12 noon to 1 pm (Eastern). This will be a hybrid event. Attendees will have the option to attend the event in-person at the Riley Outpatient Center Auditorium or attend the event virtually.
Stay tuned for more details and event registration!
Bantz-Petronio Translating Research Into Practice (TRIP) Faculty Award Accepting Nominations
The Bantz-Petronio Translating Research Into Practice Faculty Award (the “TRIP Award”) was established in 2013 with a gift from IUPUI Chancellor Emeritus Charles Bantz and Professor Sandra Petronio. It is intended to recognize outstanding work in translating research into practice by a faculty member at IUPUI. Candidates’ research should be interdisciplinary and/or cross-disciplinary and intentionally directed toward positively impacting people’s lives within or beyond the state of Indiana. The recipient receives a cash award of $1,000. The deadline to apply is midnight on Monday, February 28, 2022.
Learn More and Submit an Application.
Charles R. Bantz Chancellor's Community Fellowship and Community Scholar Awards Accepting Applications
The Charles R. Bantz Chancellor's Community Fellowship and Community Scholar Awards offer faculty a unique opportunity to use research to address complex problems by linking academic expertise to community action, and include an expectation that community partners and IUPUI students are involved in planning and achieving this work. This grant initiative reflects Charles Bantz’s dedication to research that embraces community-driven goals, creates university-community partnerships, and results in community impact. The Bantz Fellowship offers up to $40,000 and the Bantz Scholar Award offers up to $25,000 (matching required for both awards). The deadline to apply is midnight on Monday, February 28, 2022. Attend a virtual information session on January 27, 2022, 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - RSVP for this session.
Learn More and Submit an Application.
Introduction to Grant Proposal Development
Target audience: Faculty, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, staff
March 31, 2022
12:00 noon - 1:00 PM via Zoom
This information session focuses on basic procedures for developing successful proposals to external funding agencies that support the research, teaching, and service missions of the university and campus. Topics to be discussed include clarifying project objectives (e.g., narrowing the scope of research), matching project objectives to funding agencies (e.g., identifying funding opportunities), becoming familiar with funding agencies (e.g., understanding agency missions, application procedures, and review criteria), basic budget construction (e.g., calculating indirect costs), and communicating objectives and methods (e.g., explaining complex ideas in a limited space), all with the goal of persuading funding agencies to give you money. This session is sponsored by the IUPUI Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (Proposal Development Services). Zoom link provided to registrants prior to session.
Register here.
Call for White Papers and Seed Fund Proposals for Collaborative AI Research
The IUPUI Institute of Integrative Artificial Intelligence (iAI) seeks white paper proposals for innovative AI research projects that can lead to major research collaborations and external grant funding opportunities. If accepted, iAI will work with the PI of each project to assist with formation of a collaborative team, identify funding opportunities, and to provide seed funding (if necessary) for generating preliminary results. All accepted white papers are required to submit proposals for external funding.
Read more and apply.
Proposals open for Faculty Inclusive Excellence grants
Proposals for the Faculty Inclusive Excellence Grants are being accepted on a rolling basis during the 2021-22 academic year, as funds are available. The Faculty Inclusive Excellence Grants initiative, sponsored by the Office of Academic Affairs and the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, will award up to 10 grants of up to $1,000 in support of faculty-engaged activities that advance the objectives of IUPUI's Strategic Goal 9: Promoting an Inclusive Campus Climate. Application and other information is available on the grant web page. Questions can be directed to Gina Sanchez Gibau at gsanchez@iupui.edu.
Faculty mentors needed for competition
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals poster competition offers an opportunity for IU students to connect on a deeper level with their faculty mentor and share their research on UN SDG 13: Climate Action. The competition is open to undergraduate and graduate students on all IU campuses and offers a chance to share their work with a broader audience and network with colleagues around the world in a Global Forum in April. Faculty are encouraged to share this opportunity with colleagues and encourage any students who might be interested to participate.
COVID-19 Registry offers resources to help with research projects
Are you looking for participants for your COVID-19 research? The Indiana Biobank may be able to help. The COVID-19 Registry, a research project of Indiana University and its partnering institutions through the Indiana Biobank, includes people who have tested positive for COVID-19 and are willing to be contacted about research. Contact the Indiana Biobank team at COVIDReg@iu.edu to learn more about available resources. How to register.
Access IU research webinars and workshops on Kaltura
Online webinars and workshops from IU's research offices and units are conveniently gathered in one channel on IU's Kaltura video system. These opportunities cover a variety of helpful topics such as how to use university research resources and current priorities of federal funding agencies such as NIH and NEH. Access the IU Research Webinars and Workshops channel.
National AI Initiative Office launches the AI Researchers Portal
To make it easier for all AI researchers to locate and explore the many relevant Federal resources and funding programs, the National AI Initiative Office has established an AI Researchers Portal on AI.gov. Created in partnership with Federal departments and agencies and the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development coordination office, this portal connects AI researchers to Federal resources that can support their research, including data, computing, and testbeds, as well as AI-relevant grant funding programs. This portal is one of many tools and approaches for advancing the Nation’s leadership in AI research and development – the first goal of the National AI Initiative. For those new to AI research, the AI Researchers Portal provides pointers to informational guides for navigating Federal research funding processes. This includes resources for learning about the Federal grant lifecycle and processes through Grants 101, as well as links to Grants.gov, Research.gov, and Challenge.gov.
SecureMyResearch
SecureMyResearch provides researchers with consulting and resources to help them protect research data and comply with cybersecurity requirements in grants, contracts, and data use agreements. The service aims to reduce the cybersecurity and compliance burden, letting researchers do what they do best—world-class research. SecureMyResearch offers a cookbook full of "recipes" for common research use cases. Enter keywords related to what you hope to accomplish, and the cookbook will return a list of recipes. Each recipe provides step-by-step instructions to help you secure your data. SecureMyResearch also offers no-cost, one-on-one consulting. Get more info on this resource here.
Sage Research Methods
If you teach research methods or need a refresher on qualitative or quantitative methods, you can access Sage Research Methods, which includes the classic Little Blue Books, Little Green Books, videos, journals, and books.
Sage research methods tools
Grants.gov Grants Learning Center
Ready to find and apply for federal funding? The Grants Learning Center is your gateway to the federal grants world. Bookmark this page and participate in their growing communities on Blog.Grants.gov and Twitter ( @grantsdotgov).
Regenstrief Institute hosts free online course on the future of AI in health care
Regenstrief Institute hosts a free continuing medical education opportunity on its website. An 11-video course based on the National Academy of Medicine special publication, " Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: The Hope, The Hype, The Promise, The Peril," is available online.The course explores the opportunities for artificial intelligence in health care, as well as its potential challenges. Learn more about the best practices for development, implementation and maintenance of AI solutions to improve health and health care. This free series of video lessons is accredited for Continuing Medical Education (CME) units. Learn more or access the course.
Trial Innovation Network offers opportunities for investigators interested in multi-site studies
The Trial Innovation Network (TIN), a collaborative initiative within the Clinical & Translational Science Awards (CTSA) program, is currently accepting new proposals from investigators. The TIN vision is to address critical roadblocks in clinical research and accelerate the translation of novel interventions into life-saving therapies. The network leverages the expertise and resources of CTSA programs from across the country to encourage innovation, excellence and collaboration. More details are available on the Indiana CTSI website.
Training for responsible research
University-wide training opportunities help researchers and research staff learn more about key areas of research administration, development, and compliance. Online training is available for learning how to use IU research tools and systems, such as CITI, KC, and Pivot; and quick guides walk you through step-by-step instructions on specific research topics and tasks. Be sure to also review the training requirements for six of the seven compliance areas, and fulfill these requirements for yourself and your research team.
To the NSF CISE/IIS Investigator Community:
This note is to alert you to the fact that NSF has partnership agreements with the science agencies in a number of countries that allow us to support proposals from US scientists teaming with researchers in other nations. The following announcements all include research in AI within their scope. Please read carefully before submitting a proposal because submission requirements vary between announcements. Direct questions to the program directors or general inquiry email address specified in each announcement.
- Canada: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22031/nsf22031.jsp
- Czech Republic: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21111/nsf21111.jsp?org=NSF
- Finland: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21035/nsf21035.jsp
- France: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21020/nsf21020.jsp
- Israel: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20094/nsf20094.jsp
Enforcement of NSF-approved Biographical Sketch and Current & Pending Support Formats
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is now enforcing the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 20-1) requirement to use NSF-approved formats for the preparation of the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending Support proposal documents. The NSF-approved formats are SciENcv: Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae and an NSF fillable PDF.
Policy-related questions should be directed to policy@nsf.gov. If you have IT system-related or technical questions regarding the NSF-approved formats or the Research.gov Project Reporting System, please contact the NSF Help Desk at 1-800-381-1532 (7:00 AM - 9:00 PM ET; Monday - Friday except federal holidays) or via rgov@nsf.gov.
NSF Important Notice No. 147 - Research.gov Implementation Update
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has been at the forefront in the development of Federal agency electronic systems designed to prepare and submit proposals for Federal financial assistance. From the introduction of FastLane in 1994, to the incremental development of Research.gov as its eventual replacement, NSF has led the way with modern, agile systems tailored to meet the needs of the research community. Frequently Asked Questions, step-by-step guides, and a demonstration site. Current training materials are available on the About Research.gov site. For additional information, FAQs, opportunities for training and to provide feedback, please visit Research.gov.
ORA Contract Request Form
The online ‘ORA Contract Request Form’ is available through One.IU. ORA and is intended to be used for all non-monetary contracts. These include non-disclosure agreements (NDAs / CDAs), Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs), Data Use Agreements (DUAs), Master Agreements, Teaming Agreements, and any other unfunded research collaboration agreement. The form should not be used for sponsored award agreements or subaward requests, The ORA Contract Request Form replaces the process of emailing different PDF intake sheets to ORAResCo@iu.edu and mtas@iu.edu. This process allows us to collect more relevant information when a request is submitted and makes the contracting process more efficient and expedient.
If you have any questions, please direct them to Katie Morris, Director of Research Contracting, at morriskn@iu.edu.