Graduate and Research Awards
and Funding Opportunities
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Check out the Grant Seeking Resource!
A self-guided tool that we hope will make grant seeking easier and more efficient by providing information on funding opportunities in a format that can be searched, filtered, and browsed across both current and closed competitions. The new "Grant Seeking Resource" tool linked below is created through Microsoft Power BI. In order to access the tool, you must sign in to Office 365 with your Penn State credentials. Happy grant seeking!
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Introducing the new College of Agricultural Sciences Grant Seeking Resource!
This tool is replacing the former Funding Newsletter to better aid you in searching, browsing, and discovering new opportunities to support your research programs.
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Be sure to bookmark this page so you can search for grants anytime!
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Highlights | Internal Competitions
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Mushroom Research Competitive Grants Program
Through the generosity of the Giorgi Mushroom Company, the College of Agricultural Sciences is able to announce the availability of $100,000 in support of mushroom research during the 2022/2023 fiscal year.
Full proposals due April 15, 2022
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Applied Evolution Seed Grants
The College of Agricultural Sciences (CAS) Office for Research and Graduate Education, in partnership with the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, invites proposals investigating challenges that can be addressed through applied evolution. All topics under applied evolution as explained below will be carefully considered. In this cycle, priority will be given to projects more specifically addressing evolutionary resistance. Interdisciplinary teams across the university system are strongly encouraged to submit a proposal. Proposals with budgets up to $30,000 for one year will be considered. Awards may range in amounts to support activities for team development and/or the generation of preliminary data around a clearly defined research problem.
Full proposals due April 30, 2022
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Huck Innovative and Transformational Seed Fund (HITS)
For HITS Spring 2022, proposals from all branches of the life sciences will be considered—including genomics, infectious disease, plant sciences, neuroscience, metabolomics, food and health, and biomedical research—or at the intersection of life sciences and other disciplines at Penn State such as materials science, cyberscience, social science, environmental science, etc. Standard, shovel-ready proposals that are ripe for NSF or NIH funding will be rejected out of hand. This is your chance to try something bold—to pursue that really creative and risky project that you’ve always wanted to pursue.
Full proposals due May 1, 2022
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Arthur W. Nesbitt Faculty Program Development Award
The purpose of this endowment shall be to support a College of Agricultural Sciences faculty member focusing on dairy in their teaching or extension programs, with the intent that the investment will help the awardee leverage future funding opportunities in any or all of these functional areas, for Animal Science or Food Science.
Deadline extended until May 15, 2022
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Sarah Chinn Kalser Faculty Research Assistance
The purpose of this endowment is to assist faculty members in the College of Agricultural Sciences by providing discretionary monies for research and scholarly travel to faculty whose research has been interrupted due to either a temporary or permanent lapse in funding.
Deadline extended until May 15, 2022
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Graduate Student Travel Grants
The purpose of this opportunity is to financially support graduate students in the College of Agricultural Sciences for presenting their original research at national or international meetings. Please note that either an oral or poster presentation is required to be eligible for these funds. One travel award per degree is allowed. Awards are limited to $500 for domestic or international travel. Travel awards are on a first come, first served basis until funds are depleted.
Proposals accepted on a rolling basis
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National Awards Calls for Nomination
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National Medal of Science (NMS)
The National Medals of Science are awarded by the President of the United States to individuals deserving of special recognition by reason of their outstanding cumulative contributions to knowledge in the physical, biological, mathematical, engineering, or behavioral or social sciences, in service to the Nation. Many more nominations are received than awards may be given. Ideal nominations make a strong case for scientific or engineering achievement as well as broader impacts in promoting the progress of science; advancing the national health, prosperity, and welfare; securing the national defense; and other purposes.
Nominations accepted from February 7 — May 20, 2022
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USDA Predoctoral Prep Workshop: Leveraging peer review to build better applications
Workshop Schedule: Thursdays 3:30 - 5:00 pm (Spring 2022 Semester)
Download Flyer for details
Register
Hosted by: CAS Faculty | Liana Burghard (PLSC), Terrence Bell (PPEM), and Jill Hamilton (ESM, Schatz Center)
Workshop Goals:
- Submit a competitive application for the USDA Education and Workforce Development Predoctoral Program
- Learn skills in writing, peer review, and integrating critique
- Build a writing community for this and future projects
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BES Early Career: Grant Writing for Early Career Scientists
Event Date: Tuesday, April 12 @ 2:00-3:00 pm
Registration is required
Hosted by: US Department of Energy: Office of Science
The grant writing and review process can feel daunting and difficult to navigate for young investigators. Learn tips and best practices from experts on how to successfully craft a scientific proposal for federal grants, industry partnerships, and non-profit support. After short presentations from each panelist, there will be a live question and answer session with the audience. This Zoom webinar is free and open to the public.
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April Virtual Office Hour with the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS)
Event Date: Thursday, April 21 @ 1:00-2:00 pm
Registration is required
Hosted by: National Science Foundation (NSF)
For this month’s IOS Virtual Office Hour the focus will be on the Leading Cultural Change Through Professional Societies of Biology (LEAPS) program. The National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Biological Sciences (NSF BIO) recognizes that culture change in the biological sciences is an urgent priority because it is foundational to increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the discipline. The BIO-LEAPS program aims to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in the biological sciences broadly by leveraging the leadership, broad reach, and unique ability of professional societies to create culture change.
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Navigating The Landscape Of Selected NIFA Funding Opportunities
Event Date: Thursday, April 21 @11:00 am- 12:30 pm
Registration is required
Hosted by: USDA NIFA
National Program Leaders will discuss education and extension-related funding opportunities. Faculty, staff, graduate students, and other stakeholders from institutions and organizations interested in NIFA funding opportunities are encouraged to attend. This webinar is co-sponsored by the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU).
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Leading Cultural Change Through Professional Societies Of Biology (BIO-LEAPS) To Host WEBINAR
Event Date: Friday, April 22 @3:00 pm- 4:00 pm
Registration is required
Hosted by: National Science Foundation (NSF)
The program aims to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in biology at scale through culture change by leveraging the leadership, broad reach, and unique ability of professional societies. Professional societies are uniquely positioned to help facilitate culture change in their disciplines through: publishing journals, fostering scientific discussion and debate, broad membership (including membership from academia, government agencies, and private businesses), hosting large scientific meetings that can serve as networking and professional development opportunities for people at many professional levels, and electing leaders that greatly influence views and norms within a discipline. As we recognize that disciplines and societies may be at different points in assessing and addressing their culture, the program has three tracks — Evaluation, Design and Plan, and Implementation. The Evaluation Track is for projects focused on assessment and research of the values, norms, priorities, and practices associated with the culture of the discipline or sub-discipline. The Design Track is for projects to develop an evidence-based plan to address broad-scale culture change within a discipline or sub-discipline. The Implementation Track is for projects to implement evidence-based cultural change strategies that leverage the influence of biological professional societies.
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Live FAQ Session: Rapid Response To Extreme Weather Events Across Food And Agriculture Systems
Event Date: Monday, April 25 @3:30- 4:30 pm
Registration is required
Hosted by: USDA NIFA
The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Rapid Response to Extreme Weather Events Across Food and Agricultural Systems (A1712) program area priority is designed to rapidly identify and implement strategies to protect the nation’s food and agricultural supply chains and the people who support them during and after extreme weather events.The interested applicants are invited to learn more about this program area priority and to meet their team during a live FAQ event.
For more information about this program:
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Live Listening session: Bioproduct Pilot Program
Event Date: Thursday, April 28 @4:00- 5:00 pm
Registration not required
Hosted by: USDA NIFA
USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) invites the public to participate in the virtual listening session for the new Bioproduct Pilot Program, which seeks to study the benefits of using materials derived from covered agricultural commodities in construction and consumer products.This new program, which is authorized under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, directs USDA to partner with no less than one qualified institution to support the scale-up of sustainable bioproduct manufacturing, with the goal of providing a low-cost alternative to conventional products.
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NSF Workshop For EHR CAREER Applicants
Event Date: Tuesday, May 10 @10:00 am- 4:00 pm
Registration is required
Hosted by: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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 early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization. Activities pursued by early-career faculty should build a firm foundation for a lifetime of leadership in integrating education and research. NSF encourages submission of CAREER proposals from early-career faculty at all CAREER-eligible organizations and especially encourages women, members of underrepresented minority groups, and persons with disabilities to apply. The workshop is intended to provide guidance and mentorship to prospective CAREER applicants to the NSF Directorate for Education and Human Resources. It will serve as an opportunity for participants to gain a better understanding of the program, including eligibility requirements, the application process, and outcomes of past CAREER awardees, and for participants to interact with other applicants, former awardees, and NSF program officers.
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The Changing Microbiomes Symposium
Event Date: Tuesday, May 31- Friday, June 3 @11:00 am- 12:30 pm
Registration is required
In Person event. Location: Mountain View Country Club at the Wyndham Garden Inn- 310 Elks Club Road, Boalsburg, PA 16827
Hosted by: USDA NIFA
The first Microbiome Symposium at The Pennsylvania State University will bring together leading researchers at the cutting edge of the transition to functional and process-driven microbiome research. Participants will share observational and experimental insights and the technical and methodological advances that enable them. Because these discoveries transcend systems, the symposium will span terrestrial and aquatic contexts and host-associated and free-living microbial communities. The symposium will stimulate new research collaborations, inspire papers cutting across disciplines, and speed the adoption of cutting-edge tools into agricultural and translational contexts. The symposium will become a biennial event creating an ongoing, supportive, diverse, intimate environment for microbiome researchers at all career stages to connect.
Attendees presenting an oral or poster presentation can apply to be considered for funding for registration, lodging, and travel support.
Participants can Submit Abstract
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Resources & Training Spotlight
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Making it count: Research credit management in a collaborative world
Provided by Clarivate
About this Webinar
It is essential that researchers receive proper recognition for the work they deliver. However, the continued rise in collaboration and multi-author papers makes it difficult for research managers, institutions, and policy analysts to allocate credit, and no formally correct method exists. Understanding the available approaches and their characteristics is essential knowledge for research managers in a period when international collaboration is becoming a dominant feature of global research.
In this webinar, experts who have contributed to the development of indicators of research credit will discuss the merits and limitations of the methods most used today and present a new method that accounts for domestic versus international collaboration.
Date:
April 26 at 10:00 am
Register to attend
Can't attend the live webinar? Register anyway and they will send the live recording later!
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