Tom Birkland

Oct 6, 2023

Game-Changing Research Incentive Program for Economic Access and Opportunity (GRIP-EAO)

This announcement comes from the Poole College of Management and the university Research Development Office. This is an excellent opportunity for our faculty to attract resources for timely and important research. Please let me know if you have any questions about this outstanding opportunity. Special Announcement:Game-Changing Research Incentive Program for Economic Access and Opportunity (GRIP-EAO)… 

Sep 20, 2023

RTI International University Scholars Program

The University Collaboration Office at RTI International invites facultyfrom UNC System universities and Duke University to attend an Information Session on the RTI University Scholars Program. Since 2014, the RTI University Scholars Program has provided partial support for senior academic researchers to spend scholarly leave time at RTI to collaborate with RTI experts. The program, administered… 

Sep 8, 2023

Multiple Useful Events from the Proposal Development Unit

The Proposal Development Unit (PDU) sponsors a number of useful events that are of interest to all NC State researchers, and provides an archive of past webinars and other materials. See the details from the PDU below, including links to learn more. The PDU Resources page is dedicated to resources that support the NC State research community. Available on… 

Sep 8, 2023

NIH@NC State Grantsmanship Series

The Proposal Development Unit (PDU) invites you to the two very useful webinars described below. These will be vitally important to anyone interested in NIH funding. Their announcement follows below:We invite everyone in the NC State research community to join us for the NIH@NC State Grantsmanship Series. This year’s webinars are designed to highlight some updates and… 

Sep 8, 2023

Registration for Minerva-USIP’s 2024-2025 Peace Scholar Competition is Now Open

We have received this interesting announcement from the United States Institute of Peace and the Minerva program at USDOD. In collaboration with the United States Institute of Peace, Minerva offers several programs for researchers at US universities working on topics related to peace, conflict, security, and stability. Currently, the program awards up to 18 scholarships… 

Sep 6, 2023

NC State Libraries workshops on scholarly publishing

Welcome back after what I hope was a good summer for everyone. Our first post of the new school year highlights some important workshops on scholarly publishing that will be of great interest to faculty and graduate students. Please see below for details. The NC State University Libraries is hosting five workshops this semester, each focused on a… 

May 8, 2023

Research and Innovation Seed Funding (RISF) Program Now Open

The Office of Research and Innovation has announced that the 2023 Research and Innovation Seed Fund (RISF) is now open for applications. From the program’s website: FY23-24 proposals may encompass research focused on any topic area. Projects are particularly encouraged that align with NC State’s strategic research areas (Designing Healthy and Resilient Societies, Harnessing Data for Decision Making, Enriching the… 

Apr 27, 2023

NEH Summer Stipends Webinar

The National Endowment for the Humanities is holding a webinar on the application process for the Summer Stipend Program. Join this webinar to learn more about the program. Date: Wednesday, May 17 Time: 2:00-3:00 PM (Eastern time)    To join the webinar, click on this link.   

Apr 19, 2023

National Endowment for the Arts: Grants for Arts Projects

NEA Grants for Arts ProjectsThis program may be of interest to humanists and artists who are working in collaboration with community organizations. Grants for Arts Projects is their largest grants program for organizations, providing comprehensive and expansive funding opportunities for communities. Through project-based funding, the program supports opportunities for public engagement with the arts and… 

Apr 15, 2023

Faculty Research and Professional Development (FRPD) Request for Proposals is now available

Colleagues, the RFP for the Faculty Research and Professional Development (FRPD) program is now available at this link. The Faculty Research and Professional Development Program was established to assist faculty in initiating research and professional development activities. The primary objective of this program is to provide individual investigators seed funding to pursue larger awards and grants…