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Starting this month, Limited Submission Opportunity announcements will have a new look! Click here to sign up for the Limited Submissions mailing list to receive funding opportunity announcements.

Contact Hannah Schmidt (hschmidt@utk.edu) if you have any questions.

NIH Opportunities

Join the UT NIH Research Community by contacting Jennifer Webster (jwebster@utk.edu) and start receiving the weekly NIH Digest.

• NIH Standard Deadlines for Investigator-Initiated Research Projects
• NIH Academic Research Enhancement Award (R15 Clinical Trial Required) (PA-18-343)
• NIH Addressing Health Disparities through Effective Interventions Among Immigrant Populations (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) (PA-18-284)
• NIH Addressing Health Disparities through Effective Interventions Among Immigrant Populations (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) (PA-18-285)
• NIH Advancing Translational and Clinical Probiotic/Prebiotic and Human Microbiome Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) (PA-18-001)
• NIH Diet and Physical Activity Assessment Methodology (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) (PAR-18-112)

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The full funding opportunity announcement along with the necessary application materials can be found here.

Applicants may be a doctoral candidate, an early career researcher, or an established researcher. This is not a limited submission; anyone who is qualified is welcome to apply. The application deadline is November 1. If you have any questions about this opportunity or would like assistance developing your proposal, please contact the Faculty Development Team at fdt@utk.edu.

Limited Submission Opportunities

Find information about limited submissions on the Limited Submissions Opportunities page.

DOE: Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research – Nuclear Energy Enabling Technologies (NEET)

The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) conducts crosscutting nuclear energy research and development (R&D) and associated infrastructure support activities to develop innovative technologies that offer the promise of dramatically improved performance for advanced reactors and fuel cycle concepts while maximizing the impact of DOE resources.

They are currently accepting proposals for the following workscopes:

• Advanced Methods for Manufacturing (NEET-1)
• Advanced Digital Monitoring and Control Technology (NEET-2)

Please see the full opportunity description for complete information.

DEADLINES:
Notification of Interest to ORE: 10/30/2017 12 NOON
Application to Agency: 1/23/2018
Limit on Number of Applications: 3
Estimated Program Funding: Up to $1 million per award
Anticipated No. of Awards: 7

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Find information about limited submissions on the Limited Submissions Opportunities page.

The Tennessee Arts Commission is providing funds for diverse arts projects in urban (APS) and rural (RAPS) counties. Proposed arts projects must involve one or more Commission recognized art forms, including: visual arts, craft, media, design, music, theater, dance, folk and ethnic, or literary arts. A project may start no earlier than July 1, 2018, and must end no later than June 15, 2019.

Funding will depend upon an organization’s rating in the review process and upon the total amount of funds available to the Tennessee Arts Commission for grant allocation.

Please see the full opportunity description for complete information.

DEADLINES:
Notification of Interest to ORE: 10/16/2017 12 p.m.
Application to Agency: 1/22/2018
Limit on Number of Applications: 1
Estimated Program Funding: Up to $9k per award
Anticipated No. of Awards: TBD

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Please contact Paul Montgomery (paul.montgomery@utk.edu) regarding your interest in federal opportunities.

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has published its FY 18 Basic Research Challenge (BRC) solicitation. This year’s BRC is interested in the following 4 topics:

• Randomized Numerical Linear Algebra for Large-Scale, Efficient Matrix Computations
• Levitated Optomechanics
• Exploring Compositional Space to Predict and Evolve Multi-Principal Element Alloys
• Guaranteed Performance of Multibody Control Systems

A maximum 5-page white paper is due by August 18, and a full proposal is due by November 17. ONR anticipates one award for topic 3 and multiple awards for the other topics, each totaling up to $6M over 4 years.

Humanities Opportunities

Please contact Alan Rutenberg (arutenberg@utk.edu) regarding your interest in Humanities opportunities.

• ACLS invites research applications from scholars in all disciplines of the humanities and related social sciences. The ultimate goal of the project should be a major piece of scholarly work by the applicant, which can take the form of a monograph, articles, digital publication(s), critical edition, or other scholarly resources.For 2017-18, the program has expanded to award 78 fellowships.

• Guggenheim Fellowships are intended for individuals who have already demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts.

The application deadline for ACLS Fellowships is September 27, 2017.The deadline for Guggenheim Fellowships is September 19, 2017. There will be separate workshops in late August devoted to each of these two fellowship programs.

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