Tom Birkland

Jan 3, 2023

Center for Human Health and the Environment (CHHE) requests applications for pilot project proposals for Spring of 2023

The NC State/NIEHS Center for Human Health and the Environment (CHHE) is announcing its request for applications (RFA) for pilot project proposals for Spring of 2023.  Applications are due on February 15, 2023 at 5:00 pm. EDT.Individual awards will range upwards to $25,000 (direct cost) for one year and CHHE expects to fund up to five proposals. CHHE will also award up to two $50,000 proposals (direct costs) for dual-investigator, multi-disciplinary collaborative research which requires additional funding and separate budgets. CHHE full members can now use the STC… 

Dec 16, 2022

Census Bureau Research Data Center Open to All UNC System Faculty and Students

The Carolina Population Center, a population research center located at UNC-Chapel Hill, recently opened a branch of the Triangle Federal Statistical Research Data Center, which is part of the Federal Statistical Research Data Center (FSRDC) program. The Chapel Hill branch is the first to open up within the UNC System and one of roughly 30 centers nationwide. Under this program, the… 

Dec 13, 2022

NSF CAREER Workshop

From the Research Development Office (RDO): Faculty interested in submitting a CAREER proposal are invited to attend a workshop covering key aspects of proposal development. The workshop, hosted by the Proposal Development Unit in the Office of Research and Innovation, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) and College of Sciences (COS), will be held… 

Oct 10, 2022

Nature Research Photo Competition

The journal Nature is holding its annual photo competition, asking the research community to submit photos of researchers at work 

Oct 6, 2022

Global Engagement Institute RFP

The Office of Global Engagement has issued its Request for Proposals for participation in the Global Engagement Institute. “The annual Global Engagement Institute (GEI)  provides professional development opportunities for faculty and staff interested in developing research, scholarship or academic programs that strengthen and enhance NC State’s collaboration with global partners. Each year, a GEI cohort of… 

Oct 6, 2022

Global Project Supplement Fund

The Office of Global Engagement has announced its Global Project Supplement Fund (formerly known as the International Travel Assistance Fund), which “encourages and supports faculty or staff international engagement in research, teaching and other scholarly activities. Faculty and staff can request up to $1,000 to use towards either international travel or virtual projects that relate… 

Sep 18, 2022

DOD Minerva Research Initiative Call for White Papers

The DOD Minerva Research Initiative emphasizes questions of strategic importance to U.S. national security policy. 

Sep 18, 2022

Informal Panel on Successful National Humanities Center Applications

Following up on Matthew Booker's virtual visit to the college in late August, I am hosting an informal panel of three recent NHC fellows to share their insights about what goes into a winning application. 

Sep 18, 2022

Chancellor’s Innovation Fund (CIF) Prepoposals Open

The Office of Research Commercialization is now accepting pre-proposal submissions for the next funding cycle of the Chancellor’s Innovation Fund (CIF). 

Sep 6, 2022

NEH Digital Humanities Advancement Grants

The NEH Digital Humanities Advancement Grants program (DHAG) supports innovative, experimental, and/or computationally challenging digital projects, leading to work that can scale to enhance scholarly research, teaching, and public programming in the humanities.