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Internal Funding Opportunities

The College has a portfolio of internal funding opportunities. The Research and Innovation Seed Program (SciRIS) awards seed funding for high impact collaborative proposals that build teams, pursue fundamental discoveries, and create societal impact. There are other internal funding opportunities in addition to the SciRIS awards. Deadlines 15 April, 15 July, 15 December.

Innovation (Industry Partnership) Award

The College of Science Industry Partnership Award provides critical resources for projects that take a new direction, utilize a new technology or are in the “proof-of-concept” phase. Undergraduate & graduate students and faculty researchers can participate, with a preference given to graduate students and faculty who are developing new areas of research and/or establishing or augmenting research partnerships with external industrial partners. The Innovation award is made possible by funds from the College of Science Venture Fund.

Checklist for incoming researchers

This checklist is intended to assist incoming faculty in their preparations to initiate research-related activities at OSU. Please review all relevant areas below and contact the related units as appropriate. This checklist is for your reference and does not need to be returned to the Research Office or Environmental Health and Safety.

The Southern Regional Education Board Doctoral Scholar Program

The SREB Doctoral Scholar Program was established more than 20 years ago to increase the number of underrepresented scholars who earn the Ph.D. and to address the need for a more diverse college faculty. The SREB provides multiple layers of support, including, but not limited to financial assistance and research funding, but also career counseling, job postings and a scholar directory for networking and recruiting.

NASA Minority Serving Institutions Exchange

The MSI Exchange is a tool that supports your search for innovative and diverse academic collaborators by curating STEM offerings and capability statements of MSIs nationwide. The MSI Exchange can inform partnerships for teaming opportunities and competitive federal awards such as contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants.

Faculty Senate Awards

Deadlines range from April - June, but many limit the number of nominations per College, so check the dates of interest for internal deadlines. Note that the OSU Impact Award for Outstanding Scholarship has a limited submission. Our internal deadline is one month before The Senate's deadline. Contact us with questions.

Campus-wide cost share request form

College pre-award units across campus have teamed up and created a cost share template and request form.

Download: Cost Share Template (xlsx)

Upcoming Events

Upcoming conferences, workshops, seminars, events or other funding related dates.

DMR Open Hour: CAREER Q&A

, Zoom
Join Germano Iannacchione, Director of NSF's Division of Materials Research (DMR), and DMR Program Directors for our monthly Zoom office hour and Q&A session. May's Open Hour will focus on the Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) solicitation. Registration required.

Intro to Omniverse & Digital Twins

, Virtual
In this session, we'll cover the basics around NVIDIA's Omniverse platform for 3D Design Collaboration and Simulation and the ecosystem of building Digital Twins. We'll touch on not only how to set up and rollout an Omniverse environment, but also how to integrate frameworks, like Modulus (physics…

College of Science Inaugural Research Showcase

, MU Multipurpose room 13
Extending the Reach and Impact of Science: This event will feature SciRIS awardee presentations, panel discussion on artificial intelligence in the College of Science, and posters and science education demonstrations by Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) Fellows.

Intro to Isaac Sim and AI in Robotics

, Virtual
In this session, we'll focus on NVIDIA's Isaac Sim platform, which is an extensible robotics simulator that gives researchers and practitioners a faster, better way to design, test, and train AI-based robots. Isaac Sim is powered by NVIDIA Omniverse and able to deliver scalable, photorealistic, and…

Inaugural Berkeley-Stanford Workshop on Veridical Data Science

, UC Berkeley Campus
The Berkeley-Stanford Veridical Data Science Workshop is focused on showcasing and promoting veridical (truthful) data science (VDS) for reproducible, reliable data analysis and decision-making. It intends to build a community of veridical data science researchers for trustworthy data science,…

Funding opportunities

You can also view a full, filterable list of funding opportunities for faculty, postdocs, and graduate students.

Sustainable Regional Systems Research Networks (SRS RNs)

National Science Foundation
Deadline:
SRS RNs will conduct innovative and pioneering fundamental research and education that is of a scale and complexity that would not be possible within a single organization, center, or through the normal collaborative modes of NSF research support in core programs.

Pivot Fellowship Request for Applications

The Simons Foundation
Deadline:
The Pivot Fellowship program will support researchers who have a strong track record of success and achievement in their current field, and a deep interest, curiosity and drive to make contributions to a new discipline.

Ideas Lab: Advancing Cell-Free Systems Toward Increased Range of Use-Inspired Applications (CFIRE)

National Science Foundation
Deadline:
Preliminary proposal due. The Advancing Cell-Free Systems Toward Increased Range of Use-Inspired Applications (CFIRE) initiative will accelerate the adoption of cell-free systems, enable new applications of this technology and contribute to the growth of the U.S. bioeconomy.

Columbia river Basin Restoration Program, Science and monitoring competition

Environmental Protection Agency
Deadline:
Request for Applications (RFA) from eligible entities to improve the understanding of toxics and their effects on water quality in the Columbia River Basin by increasing the number, type, and scientific rigor of toxics monitoring projects in the Columbia River Basin through specific actions in three program priority areas (see within).

Neuroscience Collaborations Courses and Conferences Awards

Simons Foundation
Deadline:
The Neuroscience Collaborations at the Simons Foundation are accepting applications for funding of courses or conferences in fundamental neuroscience.

Biomarker Consortia: Disease Stratification and Progression

Target ALS
Deadline:
[Letter of Intent]. This call is focused on bringing investigators together to work collaboratively on ALS biology with the aim of identifying novel ALS disease progression biomarkers. Only collaborative projects will be considered.

Ocean Exploration Fiscal Year 2025 Funding Opportunity.

NOAA
Deadline:
Ocean Exploration proposals should support exploration of unknown or poorly known ocean areas, processes, or resources in waters deeper than 200 meters or in tropical mesophotic environments. Maritime Heritage proposals should address the exploration for significant maritime heritage resources that improve our understanding of the past and inform decisions about management and preservation.

Pilot Projects in Neuroscience & Society

Dana Foundation
Deadline:
[Letter of Interest]. We are currently accepting letters of interest (3 pages maximum length) for pilot projects in Neuroscience & Society.

Halo science (easy apply) funding opportunities

Various
Deadline:
Opportunities with BASF, Kraft Heinz, Bayer Pharma, and other industry sponsors focused on topics like micro-algae production, aluminum foil alternatives, digital solutions in agriculture, and more.

ASB Diversity Travel Award

The American Society of Biomechanics
Deadline:
The purpose of the Diversity Travel Award is to encourage access and equity at the Annual Meeting, August 5-8, 2024, held in Madison, WI, by supporting the attendance of individuals from diverse backgrounds.