Category Archives: Announcements

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Application Webinars Announced

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The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based Master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited United States institutions.

GRFP Application Webinars providing an overview of the program, eligibility, and application requirements will be offered September 16-20 (attachment has a schedule, instructions, and links). Space is limited to 500 participants per session (register early!). A recorded webinar will be posted at nsfgrfp.org.

To register for a webinar, please visit the NSF GRFP page.  Additional information about the webinars can be found in this notice. 

Eligibility guidelines for the GRFP program can be found in the current Program Solicitation. 

2020 GRFP Applications are now open.  Please click here to apply.

U.S. Department of Energy’s National Lab Day Hosted by the University of Toledo

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The University of Toledo will be hosting the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ohio National Lab Day 2019 on October 10th and 11th on the campus of The University of Toledo. The event will explore opportunities for partnerships and connect students and researchers with U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories.

Highlights of the meeting include:

  • Meet Laboratory Directors, representing 15 DOE labs
  • Meet 40 DOE scientists participating in nine topical areas and four plenary sessions
  • Explore funding and fellowship opportunities
  • Discover DOE user facilities open to academic scientists
  • Establish collaborations with DOE lab scientists
  • Learn about student internships and post-doctoral fellowships

Registration is open for the academic and commercial research community.

Information about the agenda and breakout sessions is available, but is subject to change.

Additional information can be found on the University of Toledo National Lab Day page by clicking the “Menu” button in the top right corner.

U.S. Army STTR Industry Day Event 9/10/2019 – Chapel Hill, NC

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The Army invites research institutions and small businesses to attend its September 10, 2019 STTR Industry Day Event in Chapel Hill, NC at The Friday Center. Please register at the link below. It is an opportunity to network and form collaborations to submit for 21 PH I awards and 7 PH II awards. Additionally, the Army’s office of small business programs and application reviewers will be there to answer questions as to how to submit a successful application.

The registration page for the event and the ARO Pre-BAA Announcement describing the seven topics are available.

Topic Titles:

  • Intrinsically Interference and Jamming-Resistant High Frequency (HF) Radios
  • Millimeter Waveforms for Tactical Networking Intrinsically Interference and Jamming-Resistant High Frequency (HF) Radios
  • Positions, Navigations and Timing (PNT) Without the Global Positioning System (GPS)
  • Tactical Edge Sensor Processing
  • Adaptable Tactical Communications
  • Phased-Array Antennas for Advanced Extremely High Frequency Satellite Communications
  • Standoff Electronic Denial

NIH – Linking ORCID iD to eRA Commons Profile

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Starting October 1, 2019, ORCID identifiers will be required for individuals supported by institutional research training, career development, and other research education awards. xTrain appointments will not be accepted for agency review if potential appointees do not have an ORCID iD linked to their eRA personal profile. ORCID iDs will also be required for PD/PIs on individual fellowship and career development applications submitted for due dates on or after January 25, 2020.

NIH encourages everyone from graduate students to senior scientists to register for an ORCID account and link it to their eRA Commons personal profile. 

For more details, see the full Guide Notice or the recent Open Mike blog on this topic.

NIH News – Reminder: xTRACT Use Required in FY 2020

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Beginning with RPPRs due on or after October 1, 2019 (FY 2020), recipients must use the xTRACT system to create the required training tables for submission with NIH and AHRQ T15, T32, T90/R90, and TL1 progress reports. While it is not mandatory to use xTRACT for new and renewal applications for the specified types of training grants, it may be required in future years.

Check out our resources on xTRACT such as the user guide, instructional videos, and FAQs, available on the eRA website. For more details on its required use and implementation, see the full Guide Notice.

Implementation

Beginning with RPPRs due on or after October 1, 2019 (FY 2020), recipients must create the required training data tables for submission with NIH and AHRQ T15, T32, T90/R90, and TL1 progress reports via the xTRACT system. System validations in the RPPR module will check to ensure that uploaded PDFs of the data tables were created via xTRACT, and users will not be able to submit RPPRs that are not in compliance. Guidance on preparing the required tables for the RPPR are available in the xTRACT User Guide and on the Data Tables website.

The use of xTRACT to prepare the data tables for new and renewal applications for the specified types of training grants (i.e., T15, T32, T90/R90, and TL1) will not be mandatory in FY 2020 but may be required in future years. Applicants for new or renewal training grant awards are encouraged to take steps now to gain experience with the system prior to its required use. New users may wish to explore the xTRACT resources available on the eRA website, including instructional videos and FAQs.

Recipients of other types of predoctoral, postdoctoral, and career-level training, education, and career development awards that currently use training data tables (e.g., T37, R25, K12/KL2 awards) will not be required to use the xTRACT system to prepare tables for RPPRs in FY 2020. Recipients of these awards can continue to use the system on a pilot basis, however they may wish to wait for future editions of xTRACT, which are expected to include features and instructions tailored to their specific types of programs.