Entries by brigid.treverton

New Automated Determination Tools for UF Researchers

On October 18th, 2022, Dr. David Norton, the Vice President for Research at UF, announced the launch of the new online automated determination tools for nonhuman research, exempt research, and non-medical quality improvement (QI) projects. These tools work by asking yes/no or multiple-selection questions to determine if an activity meets nonhuman, exempt, or QI requirements. […]

IES Announces New Research and Development Center Competition

The National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) released a funding announcement for the 2023 fiscal year inviting applicants to submit research proposals to the new Research and Development Center (R&D) Center on Supporting Students with Disabilities in Postsecondary Education – the Postsecondary Center. The competition is working to establish the Postsecondary Center as a […]

UF Research Promotion Initiative

UF’s Office of Strategic Communications and Marketing (SCM) is accepting submissions for its Research Promotion Initiative (RPI). The RPI supports researchers by sharing works that have been accepted but not yet published to be featured on UF news and social media platform, as well as pitched to external media organizations. Additionally, winners of the RPI […]

UF Invites Internal Nominations for ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards

UF seeks internal nominations for the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards, which supports research and career advancement for junior faculty at Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) member institutions by awarding $5,000 in seed money. Furthermore, award recipients at will receive an additional matching fund of at least $5,000 from their department or college. […]

Nominations for 2023 AERA Awards Now Open

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) invites nominations for the 2023 AERA awards, which honors excellence in education research. To learn more about this year’s awards, nomination criteria, or submit a nomination, please click here. The nomination portals for all AERA awards close Thursday, October 13, 2022.

UF Research Promotion Initiative

UF’s Office of Strategic Communications and Marketing (SCM) is accepting submissions for its Research Promotion Initiative (RPI). The RPI supports researchers by sharing works that have been accepted but not yet published to be featured on UF news and social media platform, as well as pitched to external media organizations. Additionally, winners of the RPI […]

IES Announces New Research and Development Center Competition

The National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) released a funding announcement for the 2023 fiscal year inviting applicants to submit research proposals to the new Research and Development Center (R&D) Center on Supporting Students with Disabilities in Postsecondary Education – the Postsecondary Center. The competition is working to establish the Postsecondary Center as a […]

LEARN NCADE Faculty Input Request

The Learning and Education Academic Research Network (LEARN) Coalition are currently engaging with House and Senate appropriators regarding the interest in expanding the Institute for Educational Sciences (IES) with the creation of the National Center for Advanced Development in Educational Research (NCADE). The LEARN Coalition NCADE response letter can be read in full here. If […]

National Academy of Education (NAEd)/Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships

The NAEd/Spencer Foundation is accepting applications for their non-residential Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, which supports early career researchers working to address critical areas of educational research. For the 2023-2024 academic year, the NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship Program will fund 25 individual fellows, each receiving $70,000 for one academic year of research, or $35,000 for two contiguous years, working […]

Federal Grant Proposals Temporarily Restricted During Grants.gov System Downtime

Grants.gov, the federal-wide portal for accepting federal grant submissions, will be offline from September 22-30, 2022. Federal grant proposals cannot be submitted during this time. Additionally, NIH deadlines during this time will move to Monday, October 3. Further information can be found here and here. UF’s internal deadline for all proposals will be Friday, September 30. UFIRST will not […]

IES Math & Science Learning Acceleration Challenges Applications Now Open

The U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (IES) invites proposal submissions for the Learning Acceleration Challenges, which seeks school-based interventions to significantly improve student outcomes in math and science. There are two challenges available under the IES Learning Acceleration Challenges. The Math Prize seeks digital interventions to support third through fifth-grade students with or at […]