Category Archives: Engineering & Technology

Department of the Air Force Grant Opportunities

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Center of Excellence: Astrodynamics

Deadline: April 25, 2016

AFOSR is seeking unclassified proposals that do not contain proprietary information for a Center of Excellence (CoE) in Astrodynamics. This center is a joint projectbetween the AFRL’s Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the Space Vehicles Directorate. The CoE will extend the research capabilities of AFRL and provide opportunities for a new generation of US scientists and engineers to address Air Force basic research needs.

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Air Force Studies Requirement

Deadline: April 19, 2016

AFOSR is seeking proposals to provide independent, objective analysis of scientific and technical topics of relevance to the Air Force and national defense. The activity would include refining areas of interest provided by the Air Force into organized, rigorous studies concerning, for many scientific and technical fields, determining the state of the art, projecting trends, utilizing science and technologies for national defense purposes, and identifying promising or necessary areas of additional study.

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NASA Glenn Technology Day

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Tuesday, May 24, 2016 

8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

NASA Glenn Research Center

21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH 44135

NASA Glenn Technology Day will bring together industry stakeholders and area business leaders to:

  • Explore Glenn’s unique contributions to research and areas of technology with high priority to our region and those that are addressing the Nation’s toughest challenges
  • Engage in partnership building and identifying areas for future collaborative innovation
  • Learn about opportunities to license Glenn technologies
  • Learn how to do business with Glenn and explore contracting opportunities
  • Learn about cutting-edge technology developments

More information on the event is available by contacting Ms. Nikki Welch at GRC-TechDay2016@mail.nasa.gov.

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Superfund Hazardous Substance Research and Training Program

Deadline: March 11, 2016

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) invites applications for Superfund Hazardous Substance Research and Training Program, referred to as Superfund Research Program (SRP) Centers. SRP Center grants will support problem-based, solution-oriented research Centers that consist of multiple, integrated projects representing both the biomedical and environmental science and engineering disciplines; as well as cores tasked with administrative, community engagement, research translation, training, and research support functions.

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International Research Network Connections

Deadline: March 17, 2016

The International Research Network Connections (IRNC) program supports high-performance network connectivity required by international science and engineering research and education collaborations involving the NSF research community. NSF expects to make 1-2 awards to link U.S. research networks with peer networks in Europe and Africa and leverage existing international network connectivity.

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Industry Partnerships for Cybersecurity of Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) Research and Development for the Energy Sector

Deadline: March 22, 2016

This RD&D will lead to next generation tools and technologies that will become widely adopted to enhance and accelerate deployment of cybersecurity capabilities for the U.S energy infrastructure, including cyber secure integration of smart grid technologies.

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American Society of Mechanical Engineers Scholarship Opportunities

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Engineering and Systems Design

Deadline: February 16, 2016

The Engineering and Systems Design (ESD) program supports fundamental research leading to new engineering and systems design methods and practices for specific global contexts. In particular, ESD seeks intellectual advances in which the theoretical foundations underlying design and systems engineering are operationalized into rigorous and pragmatic methods for a specific context.

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Structural and Architectural Engineering (SAE)

Deadline: February 16, 2016

The overall goal of the Structural and Architectural Engineering (SAE) program is to evolve sustainable structures, such as buildings, that can be continuously occupied and /or operational during the structure’s useful life.

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Civil Infrastructure Systems (CIS)

Deadline: February 16, 2016

The Civil Infrastructure Systems (CIS) program supports fundamental and innovative research necessary for designing, constructing, managing, maintaining, operating and protecting efficient, resilient and sustainable civil infrastructure systems.

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Infrastructure Management and Extreme Events (IMEE)

Deadline: February 16, 2016

The IMEE program supports fundamental, multidisciplinary research on the impact of hazards and extreme events upon civil infrastructure and society. The program is focused upon research on the mitigation of, preparedness for, response to, and recovery from multi-hazard disasters.

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Mechanics of Materials and Structures

Deadline: February 16, 2016

The Mechanics of Materials and Structures program supports fundamental research in mechanics as related to the behavior of deformable solid materials and respective structures under internal and external actions.

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Biomechanics and Mechanobiology

Deadline: February 16, 2016

The BMMB Program supports fundamental research in biomechanics and mechanobiology. An emphasis is placed on multiscale mechanics approaches in the study of organisms that integrate across molecular, cell, tissue, and organ domains.

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For more engineering grant opportunities please visit the SPIN Database and click on the Saved Searches tab. Select the funding agency, and search for grants specific to your needs.

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Sharon Keillor Award for Women in Engineering Education

Deadline: January 15, 2016

The purpose of this award is to recognize and honor a woman engineering educator who has an outstanding record in teaching engineering students, and reasonable performance histories of research and service within an engineering school.

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Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future (DMREF)

Deadline: January 19, 2016

DMREF is the primary program by which NSF participates in the Materials Genome Initiative (MGI) for Global Competitiveness. MGI recognizes the importance of materials science to the well-being and advancement of society and aims to “deploy advanced materials at least twice as fast as possible today, at a fraction of the cost.”

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Check out all the  Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers awards coming up in January 2016. Visit SPIN to view the awards and find out if you are eligible to nominate or be nominated! Just click on the link above and enter “ Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers” into the search bar. Then scroll through the pages of award opportunities.