The Research and Faculty Development team in the Office of Research and Economic Development is requesting notice of intent to apply to the following limited submission funding opportunities posted to the team’s new online limited submission proposal management tool, InfoReady Review. For more information and to submit a notice of intent to apply to the limited submission funding opportunities listed, select a program from the table on the InfoReady Review homepage. Read more

ORED RISE Summer 2020 Graduate Student Research Fellowship Program Proposals Due Jan. 22

Posted Mon, 06 Jan 2020 14:59:00 -0800

The Office of Research and Economic Development (ORED) invites faculty to submit proposals by Wednesday, Jan. 22, for the new ORED Research, Infrastructure and Scholarly Excellence (RISE) Summer 2020 Graduate Research Fellowship program. This research fellowship program is intended to provide summer stipend support to U of I PhD graduate students pursuing research, scholarly or creative efforts furthering the growth of the U of I research enterprise. Funds will be exclusively used as a stipend for the graduate student. The PI of this proposal will be an eligible U of I faculty member who will oversee the student's proposed project. Fully signed proposals are due in VERAS by 5 p.m. Jan. 22. Read more

Two Funding Opportunities from the Idaho NSF EPSCoR GEM3 Award

Posted Thu, 02 Jan 2020 10:02:00 -0800

Two funding opportunities from the NSF EPSCoR Track-1 Research Infrastructure Improvement award, “Genes by Environment: Modeling, Mechanisms, and Mapping” (GEM3) are now open: (1) GEM3 Seed Funding, to support research projects related to GEM3; and (2) GEM3 Vertically Integrated Project (VIP) funds, to facilitate the development of courses related to GEM3 research areas. The deadline for each of these is 5 p.m. Feb. 14. Read more

Nominations Now Accepted for the Jean'ne M. Shreeve NSF EPSCoR Research Excellence Award

Posted Mon, 16 Dec 2019 14:34:00 -0800

Idaho NSF EPSCoR is seeking nominations for the Jean'ne M. Shreeve NSF EPSCoR Research Excellence Award. Nominations of eligible faculty members can be made on an annual basis and are due by 5 p.m. May 8, 2020. Read more

Apply for ORED RISE Summer 2020 Graduate Student Research Fellowships by Jan. 22, 2020

Posted Thu, 12 Dec 2019 14:30:00 -0800

The Office of Research and Economic Development invites faculty to submit proposals by Jan. 22, 2020, for the new ORED Research, Infrastructure and Scholarly Excellence (RISE) Summer 2020 Graduate Research Fellowship program. This research fellowship program is intended to provide summer stipend support to U of I doctoral graduate students pursuing research, scholarly or creative efforts furthering the growth of the U of I research enterprise. Funds will be exclusively used as a stipend for the graduate student. The PI of this proposal will be an eligible U of I faculty member who will oversee the student's proposed project. Fully signed proposals are due in VERAS by 5 p.m. Jan. 22, 2020. Read more

“One of the missions of the Micron Foundation is to help cultivate the next generation of scientists and engineers. The impressive work being done in U of I’s College of Engineering is helping accomplish this objective. We are pleased to be able to contribute to U of I’s microelectronics program as part of our support for STEM education in our state, country and around the world.”
—Mark Durcan, CEO, Micron Technology, Inc