Deadlines are approaching on the following funding opportunities. For more information use the links below or go directly to the funding page on the CALS Research Division website at www.cals.wisc.edu/research/Funding

Non-federal opportunities

UW-Madison — Regents Teaching Excellence Awards
http://www.cals.wisc.edu/research/Funding/abstracts/regteach.html

American Society of Agronomy — Scholarships and Fellowships
http://www.cals.wisc.edu/research/Funding/abstracts/asa.html

Crop Science Society of America — Scholarships and Fellowships
http://www.cals.wisc.edu/research/Funding/abstracts/cssa.html

Soil Science Society of America – Scholarships and Fellowships
http://www.cals.wisc.edu/research/Funding/abstracts/sssa.html

Human Frontier Science Program — Research Grants
http://www.cals.wisc.edu/research/Funding/abstracts/hfsp.html

Tel Aviv University — Dan David Prize
http://www.cals.wisc.edu/research/Funding/abstracts/dandavid.html

Deadlines requiring internal UW competition:

Sponsors may limit the number of applications that an institution may submit for a particular grant program. The Graduate School will coordinate these submissions for research opportunities by determining whether multiple candidates wish to apply and organizing an impartial review to select the most competitive proposal(s) to send forward to the funding agency.

The following announcements have recently been posted:

NSF-Informal Science Education (ISE) — http://info.gradsch.wisc.edu/research/researchfunding/fundingopps/nsfise.html
Deadlines: Email notice of intent to apply: February 4, 2008 Please send an email message to gsgrants@bascom.wisc.edu stating your intent to apply for this program. Include full contact information for the PI, names and departments of the Co-PIs, the proposal title or topic area, and the type of grant (according to Section II of the NSF solicitation).
See full announcement on The Graduate School’s website for details on preproposal, preliminary proposals, and full proposal deadlines.

Federal opportunities:

DHS/Office of Procurement Operations/Grants Division — International Research in Homeland Security Science & Technology Mission Areas
Modification 3
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=40095

DOC — 2008 Measurement, Science and Engineering (MSE) Research Grants Programs Grant
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=40514

DOC — FY 2008 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) – GAITHERSBURG Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16613

DOC — Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Boulder Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16628

DOD/National Geospatial Intelligence Agency — FY 2008 NURI PROGRAM
Modification 2
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16527

DOD/National Geospatial Intelligence Agency — FY 2008 IC POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM- ACADEMIC
Modification 1
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16594

DOD/ National Geospatial Intelligence Agency — FY 2008 IC POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM- NON-ACADEMIC
Modification 2
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16595

DOI/Bureau of Land Management — Trail Development, Construction and Maintenance Grant
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=40475

DOI/Bureau of Land Management — Trail Development, Construction and Maintenance
Modification 2
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=40474

DOI/U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service — Coastal Program Grant
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=40488

DOI/U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service — Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program Grant
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=40489

DOI/U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Region 5 — Conservation Internships Grant
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=40501

HHS/National Institutes of Health — NLM Express Research Grants in Biomedical Informatics (R01) Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16627

NEH — Landmarks of American History and Culture: Workshops for School Teachers
Modification 1
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=40454

NEH — Landmarks of American History and Culture: Workshops for Community College Faculty Grant
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=40455

NSF — Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities: Departmental Multi-user Instrumentation Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16622

NSF — Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16630

NSF– Earth Sciences: Instrumentation and Facilities (EAR/IF)
Full Proposal Target Date: February 13, 2008 Program Guidelines: NSF 07-553

NSF — Developing Global Scientists and Engineers (International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) and Doctoral Dissertation Enhancement Projects (DDEP)) Full Proposal Target Date: February 15, 2008 Program Guidelines: NSF 04-036

NSF — Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST)
Letter of Intent Deadline Date: February 15, 2008 Program Guidelines: NSF 08-526

NSF — GeoMechanics and GeoTechnical Systems (GGS)
Full Proposal Window: February 15, 2008 Program Guidelines: PD 05-1634

NSF — Math and Science Partnership (MSP)
Letter of Intent Deadline Date: February 18, 2008 Program Guidelines: NSF 08-525

NSF — Microbial Genome Sequencing Program FY 2008
Full Proposal Deadline Date: February 19, 2008 Program Guidelines: NSF 08-511

NSF — International Research and Education: Planning Visits and Workshops
Full Proposal Target Date: February 20, 2008 Program Guidelines: NSF 04-035

NSF — Interdisciplinary Training for Undergraduates in Biological and Mathematical Sciences (UBM)
Full Proposal Deadline Date: February 21, 2008 Program Guidelines: NSF 08-510

USAID/Guinea USAID-Conakry — Transforming Sierra Leone: Linking Democratic Governance, Economic Growth And Natural Resource Management, While Empowering Women And Youth And Building Institutional Capacities Grant
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=40479

USDA/Food and Nutrition Service — FY 2008 Team Nutrition Training Program Grant
Modification 3
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=40422

USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service — Conservation Innovation Grants Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16359