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U-M to host NICHD Director

U-M Research Development will welcome Dr. Diana W. Bianchi, Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) for a virtual event on March 11, noon-1 pm. Dr. Julie Lumeng, Director of MICHR and Assistant Vice President for Clinical and Human Research, will  facilitate Q&A.

Dr. Bianchi oversees an annual budget of approximately $1.5 billion in support of NICHD’s mission to lead research and training to understand human development, improve reproductive health, enhance the lives of children and adolescents, and optimize abilities for all. She will discuss NIH child health research, the 2020 NICHD Strategic Plan, and what the Biden Administration and new Congress might mean for child health.

Register and submit questions in advance, or contact Jill Jividen, Director of Research Development, with questions.

OVPR calls for 2021 Research Awards nominations

The annual OVPR Research Awards recognize excellence among research faculty and research staff. Review the three awards in each category, and consider nominating your outstanding and talented research colleagues. Applications are due February 15. 

NIH launches new website on COVID-19 research

NIH launched a new website to provide a central location for trusted, up-to-date & accurate information about COVID-19 research at NIH and the agency’s role in the pandemic. The site contains COVID-related content on NIH’s strategic response, including information about key programs such as the Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic Interventions and Vaccines public-private partnership (ACTIV) and the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) initiative to develop state-of-the-science diagnostic tests. Users also can find information on funding opportunities, funded projects by state and congressional district, and resources from NIH’s Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) Against COVID-19 Disparities, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other federal agencies.

Internal Funding Highlights

U-M Coulter Translational Research Partnership Program is calling for letters of interest from U-M faculty who are interested in working collaboratively with the program to develop medical device concepts. 
Applications are due February 12, 2021. For questions or more information, contact Thomas Marten, Managing Director, Coulter Program: tmarten@umich.edu or (734) 647-1680.

Michigan Center for Integrated Research in Critical Care will kick off the 2021 Massey TBI Challenge for multidisciplinary research teams developing diagnostic, device, therapeutic or health IT solutions that address the initial "golden hours" of care after severe traumatic brain injury. The program is awarding up to $900K to teams this year.
More information and registration for the March 9 kick-off event; 2-page proposals are due April 5.

Finding external funding

While this newsletter promotes limited submission opportunities (below) and links to Research Commons (your one stop to find internal funding opportunities; see below), we only highlight a handful of new external opportunities in each issue--that's only a few of the hundreds or thousands of funding opportunities open at any one time. And the world of research funding is bigger than what you find at grants.gov.

It's important, especially for early career researchers, to be proactive about seeking external opportunities to increase chances of funding from diverse sponsors and to broaden networks and experience. For established investigators, diverse funding portfolios might help weather downturns in federal funding or delays in getting renewals.

Help finding opportunities:

• A January 13 webinar, Finding Funding: Identifying Opportunities and Scoping the Grants Landscape (recording here), presented by library experts, included demos for PIVOT and Foundation Directory Online, two databases that explore funding and funders
• Sign up for a one-on-one consultation with a library expert who can walk you through PIVOT and help get you on the right funder email lists
• Consult with Research Development staff (at OVPR, or look in our website's FAQs to find RD staff within your unit)
• Consult with Foundation Relations (campus) or Corporate & Foundation Relations (Medical School & Michigan Medicine)
• A recent UMOR webinar offers a primer for those new to research funding: Grantsmanship 101: Understanding Funding & Funders

Internal Funding 

​All currently open U-M campus-wide internal funding programs are posted in Research Commons.

• UMOR Limited Submissions Policies and Procedures
• Medical School Limited Submissions Homepage
• Questions: UMORlimitedsubmissions@umich.edu

• U-M Library’s Research Funding & Grants Guide or PIVOT Database
• U-M Research Development 
• U-M Foundation Relations

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NORDP: Great Lakes Region Virtual Retreat

Copyright Essentials

Funding International Research for Graduate Students

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Broader Impacts 101

Advancing Research in Society (ARIS)

2021 Communicating Science Seminar

Digital Scholarship 101: Understanding Accessibility

Hosted by U-M Library

NSF CAREER Awards

Advancing Research in Society (ARIS)

Managing Your Online Researcher Identity