PAR-20-153 NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) Competition

The Office of the Senior Vice President for Research has announced the launch of the PAR-20-153 NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) (R25 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed) competition.

  • Internal Submission Deadline: Wednesday, May 13, 2020
  • Funding Organization’s Deadline: Tuesday, July 14, 2020
  • Award Cycle: 2020
  • Discipline/Subject Area: Biomedical Science and Research Training
  • Funding Available: 2,000,000
  • Awards Details: Direct costs are limited to $250,000 annually. The SEPA project period is 5 years.

Click here for more information regarding this opportunity. To submit an application, please click here.

2020 Council of Graduate Schools (CGS)/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award

The Office of Graduate Fellowships and Award Administration is pleased to announce that nominations are now being accepted for the 2020 Council of Graduate Schools (CGS)/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award.

This award is presented to individuals who have completed dissertations representing original work that makes an unusually significant contribution to the discipline.  Two awards are given annually in two different broad areas on a rotational basis.  These areas include: biological sciences; social sciences; mathematics, physical sciences and engineering; and humanities and fine arts.

The 2020 fields of competition will be Mathematics, Physical Sciences and Engineering and Social Sciences:  

  • Mathematics, Physical Sciences and Engineering:  mathematics, statistics, computer sciences, data processing, systems analysis, chemistry, earth sciences, physics, geology, meteorology, astronomy, metallurgy, geophysics, pharmaceutical chemistry, aeronautical, architectural, biomedical, ceramic, chemical, civil, and electrical engineering sciences; environmental health engineering; geological, mechanical, mining, nuclear, and petroleum engineering.
  • Social Sciences: agricultural economics, geography, anthropology, archaeology, economics, education, sociology, government (political science), demography, and psychology.  Please note that for purposes of this competition, history is classed within the humanities and is not a field of competition for 2020.

If a dissertation is multi- or interdisciplinary in nature, a significant portion of the work must be comprised by at least one of the 2020 fields of competition.

Two awards, each consisting of an award of $2,000 and a certificate of recognition, will be presented at the CGS Annual Meeting Awards Luncheon on December 3, 2020, in Washington, DC.    Reasonable travel expenses of the recipients will be covered by CGS.

Penn State nominations are to be submitted via InfoReady no later than May 29, 2020 and will be reviewed by an internal committee. From the pool of nominations, one entry will be selected in each area and forwarded to the CGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award selection committee for their consideration.  Please note that individuals must be nominated for this award by their member institution via The Graduate School.  Nominations submitted directly to the Council of Graduate Schools will not be considered. 

To be eligible, students must have completed all degree requirements including their dissertations.  The effective date of the degree awarded, or the completion of doctoral degree requirements and dissertation, must lie in the period of July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2020, inclusive.    If a nominee is selected as a finalist, the dissertation will need to be in or added to the ProQuest depository.

Please contact the Office of Fellowships and Awards Administration gsfellowships@psu.edu if you should have any questions.

Facebook: Foundational Integrity Research: Misinformation and Polarization competition

The Office of the Senior Vice President for Research is please to announce the launch of the Facebook: Foundational Integrity Research: Misinformation and Polarization competition.

  • Internal Submission Deadline: Tuesday, May 5, 2020
  • Funding Organization’s Deadline: Wednesday, May 6, 2020
  • Award Cycle: 2020
  • Discipline/Subject Area: Computer science, biology, medicine, public health
  • Funding Available: 150,000
  • RFP: Click here

To view more details about the competition, please click here. To apply, click here.

Facebook: Economic Impact of Digital Technologies competition

The Office of the Senior Vice President for Research is please to announce the launch of the Facebook: Economic Impact of Digital Technologies competition.

  • Internal Submission Deadline: Tuesday, May 19, 2020
  • Funding Organization’s Deadline: Wednesday, May 20, 2020
  • Award Cycle: 2020
  • Discipline/Subject Area: Computer science, communications, Business, IST, Engineering, and Communications
  • Funding Available: 100,000
  • RFP: Click here

To view more details about the competition, please click here. To apply, please click here.

Facebook: Explorations of Trust in AR, VR, and Smart Devices competition

The Office of the Senior Vice President for Research is please to announce the launch of the Facebook: Explorations of Trust in AR, VR, and Smart Devices competition.

  • Internal Submission Deadline: Thursday, June 11, 2020
  • Funding Organization’s Deadline: Friday, June 12, 2020
  • Award Cycle: 2020
  • Discipline/Subject Area: Computer science, communications, Business, IST, Engineering, and Communications
  • Funding Available: 75,000
  • RFP: Click here

To view more details about the competition, please click here. To apply, please click here.

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