February 27, 2025
A special congratulations and thank you to those WSU faculty, staff and students who presented at the annual Kansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence () Symposium this year. Five undergraduate students were among the twenty-six (26) students recognized at the 23rd AnnualSymposium in Kansas City, Missouri. Awards of Excellence were received by Yara Abdine and Mark White, while Honorable Mentions were received by Lauren Hughes, Breanna Leach and Julie Tran. Please join us in congratulating these outstanding Shockers!
So far in FY2025, WSU researchers under Academic Affairs have submitted external proposals in the amount of $57,537,629 and have received $57,733,741 in external awards.
WSU leadership continues to carefully monitor the impact of any executive orders on our research programs. If you receive any communication from a federal sponsor, please continue to forward that information to your respective office of research. And as always, if you have questions about the content of this newsletter, please contact us at research@wichita.edu.
Past and future editions of this newsletter may be found here: .
LAST MONTH'S
AWARDS
SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS TO INCREASE RURAL SCHOOL-BASED SERVICES (YEAR 3)
PI/Department: Angela Beeler, Dept of ISLE
Co-PI/Department: LaKaya Bieker, Dept of ISLE | Margarita Nuhfer, Dept of ISLE | Heidi Stinchcomb, School of Education
Sponsor: Department of Education - US
Amount: $535,984
TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY AND ENABLE SMALL PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE SAFE DRINKING WATER (AREA 2, WASTEWATER)
PI/Department: Tonya Bronleewe, HWS of Urban & Public Affairs
Sponsor: University of New Mexico / Environmental Protection Agency
Amount: $250,000
TRANSIT NETWORK REDESIGN - NELSON NYGAARD
PI/Department: Misty Bruckner, Strategic Engagement & Planning
Sponsor: Nelson Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc
Amount: $19,950
CPB RADIO COMMUNITY SERVICE GRANT (CSG) FY 2025
PI/Department: Debra Fraser, KMUW
Sponsor: Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Amount: $157,719
PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE PATHWAY
PI/Department: Suzanne Hawley, Public Health Sciences
Sponsor: University of Iowa / Dept of Health and Human Services
Amount: $16,582
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS & COLLABORATION THROUGH ARTS EDUCATION AT THE ULRICH MUSEUM OF ART
PI/Department: Brenda Lichman, Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art
Sponsor: Kansas Department of Commerce / Natl Endowment for the Arts
Amount: $10,000
IKE LAB
PI/Department: Alexandra Middlewood, Political Science
Sponsor: State of Kansas - URCA
Amount: $4,500
ESSENTIAL COMPUTING AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE DUNE EXPERIMENT (AMD 5)
PI/Department: Mathew Muether, Physics
Sponsor: Oregon State University / Department of Energy
Amount: $45,000
ESSENTIAL COMPUTING AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE DUNE EXPERIMENT (RENEWAL)
PI/Department: Mathew Muether, Physics
Sponsor: Oregon State University / Department of Energy
Amount: $50,000
LBNF/DUNE-US OPERATIONS
PI/Department: Mathew Muether, Physics
Sponsor: Fermi Research Alliance, LLC / Department of Energy
Amount: $63,000
LEGAL RESEARCH - CANVWAS
PI/Department: Lisa Parcell, The Research Partnership
Co-PI/Department: Jeffrey Jarman, The Research Partnership
Sponsor: IMS Consulting and Expert Services
Amount: $5,000
LEGAL RESEARCH - HARVKIN
PI/Department: Lisa Parcell, The Research Partnership
Co-PI/Department: Jeffrey Jarman, The Research Partnership
Sponsor: IMS Consulting and Expert Services
Amount: $4,500
LEGAL RESEARCH 鈥 DOEVDIO
PI/Department: Lisa Parcell, The Research Partnership
Co-PI/Department: Jeffrey Jarman, The Research Partnership
Sponsor: IMS Consulting and Expert Services
Amount: $5,500
LEGAL RESEARCH 鈥 JESVTHE
PI/Department: Lisa Parcell, The Research Partnership
Co-PI/Department: Jeffrey Jarman, The Research Partnership
Sponsor: IMS Consulting and Expert Services
Amount: $5,500
SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR KANSAS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
PI/Department: Jessica Provines, Wellness
Sponsor: Community Behavioral Health
Amount: $1,293,000
COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: County of Cowley Board of Health
Amount: $24,072
KANSAS ESSENTIALS FOR CHILDHOOD: PREVENTING ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES THROUGH DATA TO ACTION
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Dept of Health & Environment - Kansas / Centers for Disease Control
Amount: $81,253
NATIONAL NETWORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTES (AMENDMENT #1)
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Kansas Health Institute / Centers for Disease Control
Amount: $29,651
PRESENTATION COACHING AND TRAINING
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Cornerstone Risk Solutions
Amount: $14,188
YLINK-WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Kansas Department for Aging & Disability Services
Amount: $24,668
HARM REDUCTION AND RECOVERY SUPPORT S4H PROJECT
PI/Department: Marci Young, HOPE Services
Sponsor: Sunflower Foundation
Amount: $287,865
MONTHLY AWARDS FOR THE DIVISION OF INDUSTRY AND DEFENSE EQUAL $10,962,184 OF WHICH THE ENTIRE AMOUNT BELONGS TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AVIATION RESEARCH (NIAR).
FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES
Focused Funding Opportunities
Please reach out early and as soon as you have found a potential opportunity that you wish to apply for. Early notifications allow the Office of Research to minimize the risk of missing agency deadlines, to fix potential errors, to ensure compliance with WSU policies and procedures, and to ensure the best service from our office.
is the funding opportunity database WSU subscribes to; you must affiliate with 成人头条 State University to access the system. To request assistance with a customized search please contact funding@wichita.edu. If any of the following opportunities are of interest to you, please email proposals@wichita.edu as soon as possible so that a grant specialist may be assigned to assist. Visit to find out more about applying for external funding.
Funding Agency: The Teagle Foundation
Title:
Application Deadlines: Concept Papers accepted March 1, August 1, and December 1, 2025
Purpose: 鈥淭he Knowledge for Freedom initiative supports programs that invite underserved high school students to college to study humanity鈥檚 deepest questions about leading lives of purpose and civic responsibility.鈥
Amount: $100,000-$400,000
LIMITED: Funding Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Title:
Application Deadlines: Limited: Because WSU may only submit one application, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by March 7, 2025 at 12noon, in case an internal competition is needed. The goal date for informing you if you have been chosen to proceed is March 21, 2025. Full Applications due April 18, 2025.
Purpose: 鈥淭he purpose of this program is to increase awareness of and equitable access to HRSA鈥檚 Living Organ Donation Reimbursement Program, particularly among medically underserved communities.鈥
Amount: $500,000
Funding Agency: The George Gund Foundation
Title:
Application Deadlines: March 15 and July 15, 2025
Purpose: The George Gund Foundation addresses these three central challenges: 鈥淐limate Change, Inequality and Racial Equity and Threats to Democracy.鈥
Amount: Varies; see sponsor website for previously awarded projects.
Funding Agency: Thrasher Research Fund
Title:
Application Deadlines: Concept Submissions due March 18, 2025 (Spring Cycle) or September 2, 2025 (Fall Cycle); If accepted, Proposals due April 11 or September 26, 2025, depending on cycle.
Purpose: 鈥淭he purpose of this program is to encourage the development of researchers in child health by awarding small grants to new researchers, helping them gain a foothold in this important area.鈥
Amount: $25,000
Funding Agency: Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Title:
Application Deadline: March 19, 2025
Purpose: 鈥溾o support development of innovative and applied mathematical models and computational tools for: Modeling the spread of pathogens in healthcare settings, for example, healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial resistant organisms.鈥
Amount: $550,000-$650,000 per year
Funding Agency: The Doctors Company Foundation
Title:
Application Deadlines: Letters of Intent due March 19, 2025; If invited, Full Applications due June 23, 2025
Purpose: 鈥淭he Foundation seeks applicants who can demonstrate innovative approaches, produce measurable patient/clinician outcomes, and disseminate findings that result in widespread use to improve patient safety across the healthcare community.鈥
Amount: $25,000-$240,000, averaging $103,000
Funding Agency: Samsung Research America
Title:
Application Deadlines: Abstract Proposal due March 21, 2025; If invited, Full Proposals will be due in May 2025
Purpose: 鈥溾n initiative designed to bridge academic research with real-world technology challenges.鈥
Amount: Up to $150,000
Funding Agency: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Title:
Application Deadlines: March 25, 2025
Purpose: Five grand challenges are currently open for applications: Innovations for Gram-Negative Antibiotic Discovery; Accelerating Innovations to Address Heavy Menstrual Bleeding in Women in Low-Resource Settings; Enhancing HIV and TB Diagnosis: Adjunct Technologies for Sample Collection and Processing; Innovative Data and Modeling Approaches to Measure Women's Health; and Reducing the Burden of Preeclampsia.鈥
Amount: $100,000 - $5,000,000 is available depending on topic
Funding Agency: Park Foundation
Title:
Application Deadlines: March 27, July 8, or September 19, 2025
Purpose: 鈥淧ark Foundation is a family foundation dedicated to advancing a more just, equitable, and sustainable society and environment, both nationally and in our local Ithaca community. We are principled, strategic and fearless in our grantmaking, collaborative with our partners, and nimble and innovative in our approach. We are committed to challenging the powers that threaten an independent media, a robust democracy, and the future of our planet.鈥
Amount: Not specified
REMINDER: Funding Agency: 成人头条 Foundation
Title:
Application Deadlines: Mandatory Letters of Intent due March 31, 2025; If invited, Full Applications due at a later date
Purpose: 鈥淧rojects should focus on reproductive health and services to women in need.鈥
Amount: Up to $25,000
Funding Agency: American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)
Title:
Application Deadline: April 1, 2025
Purpose: 鈥淎CLS is offering a collaborative grant for innovative pilot activities that initiate long-term transformative change in the field of China studies.鈥
Amount: Up to $150,000
Funding Agency: Truman Library Institute
Title:
Application Deadline: April 1, 2025
Purpose: 鈥溾o offset the cost of conducting research at the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum.鈥
Amount: Up to $2,500
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH): National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Title:
Application Deadlines: April 1, June 2, August 1, October 1, and December 1, 2025
Purpose: 鈥溾o support novel environmental health research in which an unpredictable event or policy change provides a limited window of opportunity to collect human biological samples or environmental exposure data.鈥
Amount: Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.
Funding Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Title:
Application Deadline: April 9, 2025
Purpose: 鈥淣EH Fellowships are competitive awards granted to individual scholars pursuing projects that embody exceptional research, rigorous analysis, and clear writing. Applications must clearly articulate a project鈥檚 value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both.鈥
Amount: Up to $60,000
Funding Agency: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Title:
Application Deadline: April 10, 2025
Purpose: 鈥淭his is a postdoctoral fellowship program to support early career researchers in the social sciences and humanities (with particular emphasis on philosophy, sociology of science, and metascience) who are interested in building a career in understanding the implications of AI for the science and research ecosystem.鈥
Amount: Up to $250,000
Funding Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Title:
Application Deadline: April 16, 2025
Purpose: 鈥淭he State and Impact of the Humanities program aims to expand our understanding of the role that the humanities play in private, public, and scholarly life by supporting data-grounded research studies that investigate the state, impact, and value of the humanities in the United States.鈥
Amount: $75,000-$150,000 depending on level
Funding Agency: Spencer Foundation
Title:
Application Deadline: April 16, 2025
Purpose: 鈥淭he Small Research Grants on Education Program supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived. This program is 鈥渇ield-initiated鈥 in that proposal submissions are not in response to a specific request for a particular research topic, discipline, design, method, or location. Our goal for this program is to support rigorous, intellectually ambitious and technically sound research that is relevant to the most pressing questions and compelling opportunities in education.鈥
Amount: Up to $50,000
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Title:
Application Deadline: April 17, 2025
Purpose: 鈥淟EAPS-MPS supports the launch of the careers of pre-tenure faculty whose research is in MPS fields at institutions that do not traditionally receive significant amounts of MPS funding.鈥
Amount: $250,000
LIMITED: Funding Agency: W.M. Keck Foundation
Title:
Application Deadlines: LIMITED: Because WSU may only request consultations with the Keck Foundation for a limited number of Concept Papers, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by April 18, 2025. At that time, you will receive a list of the requirements for a Limited Submission Concept Paper that is required by the WSU Foundation and Alumni Engagement (WSUFAE). Limited Submission Concept Papers will be due to proposals@wichita.edu by May 1, 2025 at 12noon, in case an internal competition is needed. The University Liaison at WSUFAE may choose up to four medical and four science & engineering Concept Papers to present to the Keck Foundation for consultation. You will meet with the WSUFAE University Liaison to discuss your concept and will be informed if your Concept Paper has been chosen to be reviewed by Keck Foundation consultants between July 1 and August 15, 2025. After the consultation, if your Concept Paper is invited to submit a full Phase 1 Proposal, this will be due to the Keck Foundation by November 1, 2025.
Purpose: 鈥淭he Research Program seeks to benefit humanity by supporting projects in two specific areas: 1) medical research and 2) science and engineering, that are distinctive and novel in their approach, question the prevailing paradigm, or have the potential to break open new territory in their field. Past grants have been awarded to major universities, independent research institutions, and medical schools to support pioneering biological and physical science research and engineering, including the development of promising new technologies, instrumentation or methodologies.鈥 W.M. Keck Foundation only supports new fundamental science. Applied Research will not be funded. Before deciding to apply, please review abstracts for previous awarded projects.鈥
Amount: $1,000,000-$2,000,000
Funding Agency: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Title:
Application Deadline: April 21, 2025
Purpose: 鈥淭he objective of this grant program is to provide support for the infusion of multiculturalism into our clinical, educational, and professional programs; and the activities of allied/related associations and organizations.鈥
Amount: Up to $15,000
Funding Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Title: and
Application Deadline: April 23, 2025
Purpose: 鈥淭he MCH RC will fund up to three research centers that will conduct research on Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) priorities that align with Title V performance measures. The MCH RC supports both research infrastructure and research studies that will create, adapt, and share evidence-based strategies and interventions, to increase the impact and efficiency of MCHB鈥檚 research investments.鈥 鈥淭he Autism RC will fund up to five research centers that will conduct research on MCHB priorities. The Autism RC supports both research infrastructure and research studies that will create, adapt, and share evidence-based strategies and interventions to increase the impact and efficiency of MCHB鈥檚 research investments.鈥
Amount: $1,800,000 for MCH RC; $1,000,000 for Autism RC
Funding Agency: Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Title:
Application Deadline: April 24, 2025
Purpose: 鈥淭he Burroughs Wellcome Fund aims to stimulate the growth of new connections between thinkers working in largely disconnected fields who might together change the course of climate change鈥檚 impact on human health.鈥
Amount: $2,500-$50,000
Funding Agency: Department of Defense: Air Force, Army, Navy
Title: Fiscal Year 2026 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP): ,
Application Deadline: April 25, 2025
Purpose: 鈥淒URIP is designed to improve the capabilities of accredited United States institutions of higher education to conduct research and to educate scientists and engineers in areas important to national defense, by providing funds for the acquisition of research equipment or instrumentation.鈥
Amount: $50,000-$3,000,000
Funding Agency: J.M. Kaplan Fund
Title:
Application Deadline: April 25, 2025
Purpose: 鈥淭he J.M.K. Innovation Prize seeks to identify and support bold problem-solvers leading transformative, early-stage projects in the fields of heritage conservation, the environment, and social justice.鈥
Amount: $150,000
Funding Agency: American Heart Association (AHA)
Title:
Application Deadline: May 1, 2025
Purpose: 鈥淭he purpose of this request for proposals is to solicit applications for innovative pilot projects aimed at predicting and understanding protein-protein and protein-small molecule interactions involved in key biological processes associated with cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic diseases, including obesity.鈥
Amount: $100,000
Funding Agency: United Engineering Foundation
Title:
Application Deadlines: Concept Paper due May 1, 2025; If invited, Full Applications due August 1, 2025
Purpose: 鈥淏road-based, interdisciplinary proposals that further the engineering profession as a whole are preferred.鈥
Amount: $800,000 total available for eight to ten (8-10) grants
Funding Agency: NCAA
Title:
Application Deadlines: Preliminary Proposals due May 5, 2025; If invited, Full Proposals due July 2, 2025
Purpose: 鈥溾upports research and data-driven pilot projects designed to enhance student-athlete psychosocial well-being and mental health.鈥
Amount: $50,000
REMINDER: LIMITED: Funding Agency: William T. Grant Foundation
Title:
Application Deadlines: Limited: Because WSU may only submit one application per college, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by May 6, 2025 at 12noon, in case an internal competition is needed. The goal date for informing you if you have been chosen to proceed is May 19, 2025. Full Applications due July 1, 2025.
Purpose: 鈥淭he William T. Grant Scholars Program supports career development for promising early-career researchers. The program funds five-year research and mentoring plans that significantly expand researchers鈥 expertise in new disciplines, methods, and content areas.鈥
Amount: $425,000
Funding Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Title:
Application Deadline: May 6, 2025
Purpose: 鈥淗umanities Initiatives grants can help strengthen the teaching and study of the humanities at colleges and universities by supporting the development of new or improvement of existing humanities programs, educational resources, or coursework. Projects must address a core topic or focused set of themes drawn from humanities areas such as history, philosophy, religion, languages and literature, or humanities-informed composition and writing skills.鈥
Amount: $150,000
Funding Agency: Department of Energy (DOE)
Title:
Application Deadline: May 9, 2025
Purpose: 鈥淣ew Mexico LEEP provides a tailored business curriculum, technical support, and unique national lab expertise and facilities with the goal of commercializing critical deep tech innovations that impact our national security in the clean energy, biotech, advanced materials, Al and advanced computing, and space sectors.鈥
Amount: Stipend
Funding Agency: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
Title:
Application Deadlines: May 25 and September 25, 2025
Purpose: 鈥溾o seek health services research grant applications focused on AHRQ research priorities, including improving healthcare quality and patient safety, improving healthcare delivery and practice improvement, and enhancing whole-person healthcare delivery.鈥
Amount: Up to $400,000
LIMITED: Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Title:
Application Deadlines: Limited: Because WSU may only submit one application, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by June 3, 2025 at 12noon, in case an internal competition is needed. The goal date for informing you if you have been chosen to proceed is June 17, 2025. Full Applications due August 12, 2025.
Purpose: 鈥淪upports the development of sustainable research infrastructure and capacity in EPSCoR jurisdictions through collaborative, hypothesis-driven or problem-driven research and workforce development to improve competitiveness in a selected STEM field.鈥
Amount: $8,000,000
Funding Agency: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
Title:
Application Deadlines: May 25 and September 25, 2025
Purpose: 鈥溾o seek health services research grant applications focused on AHRQ research priorities, including improving healthcare quality and patient safety, improving healthcare delivery and practice improvement, and enhancing whole-person healthcare delivery.鈥
Amount: Up to $100,000
Funding Agency: American Cancer Society (ACS)
Title:
Application Deadlines: June 1 and December 1, 2025
Purpose: 鈥溾upport for independent, self-directed researchers. Grant proposals are investigator-initiated and may pursue questions across the cancer research continuum, as long as they fit within an ACS priority research area.鈥
Amount: Up to $215,000 in direct costs
Funding Agency: American Cancer Society (ACS)
Title:
Application Deadline: June 1, 2025
Purpose: 鈥溾CS launched the HEALED Gold Medal initiative to support research that seeks to better understand the effects of mind-body-spirit wellness, increase adoption of healthy behaviors, and more effectively implement well-being interventions within this population.鈥
Amount: Up to $215,000 in direct costs
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Title:
Application Deadline: July 30, 2025
Purpose: 鈥淪upports research on the cognitive, linguistic, social, cultural and biological processes involved in human development across the life span 鈥 illuminating the developmental processes that support individuals in living productive lives as members of society.鈥
Amount: $200,000-$600,000
Funding Agency: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Title:
Application Deadline: Ongoing; Applications Accepted on a Rolling Basis
Purpose: 鈥溾ou will have an opportunity to enhance your professional development and increase your research capabilities and contributions by participating in forensic research initiatives utilizing state-of-the-art equipment under the mentorship of CFSRU scientists.鈥
Amount: Stipend
Funding Agency: American Cancer Society (ACS)
Title:
Application Deadline: ongoing, applications accepted on a rolling basis
Purpose: 鈥溾o support the commercialization of an ongoing cancer research project and to validate and de-risk technologies. Proposals should address key experiment(s) required to move findings toward commercialization that do not easily fit into traditional grant funding mechanisms.鈥
Amount: Up to $75,000
REMINDER: Funding Agency: Charles Koch Foundation
Title:
Application Deadline: Ongoing
Purpose: 鈥淥ur support focuses on identifying, exploring, and removing the barriers that keep individuals from realizing their unique potential.鈥 Current focus areas are Future of Work and Liberalism.
Amount: Funding levels are commensurate with the requirements of the research and the potential for the research to advance an understanding of critical issues. Accepted proposals may also receive support to disseminate research findings.
REMINDER: Funding Agency: Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU)
Title:
Application Deadline: Open until two awards per fiscal year is reached or funds are depleted
Purpose: 鈥淭his program is structured to build stronger relationships between university members and ORAU collaborators by focusing on research and education topics that align well with ORAU鈥檚 expertise and current priorities. FY 2025 grant focus areas include: Improving Our Behavioral Health, the Post-Pandemic World, Implementing Innovative Technologies and Our Changing Planet.鈥
Amount: $4,000
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Title:
Application Deadline: Varies by topic. Proposals are accepted anytime unless a due date is listed.
- 鈥 Nov 1-15, 2025
- 鈥 Oct 1-Nov 17, 2025
- 鈥 Sep & Oct - varies based on discipline
- 鈥揓an 15 & Aug 15 annually
- 鈥 Oct 2, 2025
- 鈥揓an 15 and Jul 15 annually
- 鈥 Oct 14, 2025
- 鈥 Aug 28, 2025
- 鈥 Nov & Dec 鈥 varies by topic
- 鈥 Aug 6, 2025
- 鈥 Sep 29, 2025
- 鈥 Aug 15, 2025
- 鈥 Jan 15 and Jul 15 annually
- 鈥 Dec 1-15, 2025
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Title:
Application Deadline: Varies by topic 鈥 click each topic to learn more about these special program opportunities. Proposals are accepted anytime unless a due date is listed.
- 鈥揟rack 1 & 2 proposals accepted anytime; Tracks 3 & 4 Nov 19, 2025
- 鈥 Varies by size of application (Small, Medium, Core)
- ) 鈥 Various funding mechanisms available
- 鈥揊eb 11, 2026
- 鈥 Sep 30, 2025 for CAT, CSDM-B, and SYN; Oct 31, 2025 for CMI, ECS and MSN
- 鈥 Varies by topic
- 鈥 Jan 22, 2026
- 鈥 Aug 1, 2025
- 鈥 Preliminary Proposals due Mar 12 or Sep 10, 2025
- 鈥 Aug 5, 2025
- 鈥揝ep 8, 2025
- 鈥 Aug 20, 2025
- 鈥 Oct 8, 2025
EDUCATION &
TRAINING
WSU Office of Research Workshops
Topics include an Introduction to the WSU Office of Research with resources and contacts, WSU policies and procedures related to research, finding funding utilizing Pivot, project budgeting and general grant-writing tips. Previously recorded workshops can also be found on the Office of Research website.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Healthy and Resilient Communities Research Webinar Series 2025
鈥淭opics include site remediation and restoration, community health and well-being, and community resilience. The webinars in the series are free and typically held on a quarterly basis on the second Tuesday of the month from 3 to 4 p.m. ET.鈥
REMINDER: Fulbright U.S. Scholars Program: S-I-R Host Impact Panel - How can an S-I-R Exchange Contribute to your Institution's Internationalization Efforts and Benefit your Campus Community?: February 26, 2025
鈥淛oin us for an interactive session to learn more about the benefits of serving as a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence host and express interest in hosting during the 2025-26 academic year. We will be joined by program alumni who will share their experiences as Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence hosts and how the program has impacted their institution's community.鈥
Department of Energy (DOE): SBIR/STTR Commercialization Workshop: March 4, 2025
鈥淭rying to decide between using a patent or trade secret to create a barrier against competition? Should you use both? Do you want to patent your technology but don鈥檛 know where to start? Interested in learning how to successfully grow your company and revenues when your product started as open-source software? Register for IP Strategies: Creating & Maintaining Sustainable Competitive Advantage.鈥
Office of Research Workshop: Writing Proposals: March 11, 2025
New to writing grant proposals? Join Fran Cook, CRA, Trainer from the 成人头条 State Office of Research, who will cover the basics of proposal writing for grants as well as tips for improving grant applications. The virtual workshop will be held via Microsoft Teams and will include hands-on activities including reviewing a sample solicitation.
Email funding@wichita.edu or register directly on MyTraining.
National Academies: Research Gaps and Opportunities to Advance Women鈥檚 Health: A Webinar: March 11, 2025
鈥淛oin the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on 3/11 for a webinar highlighting research gaps and opportunities to advance women鈥檚 health, featuring authors from our recent report, A New Vision for Women鈥檚 Health Research: Transformative Change at the National Institutes of Health.鈥
Hanover Research Upcoming Training Webinars: March 27, and April 24, 2025
Hanover Research offers a series of webinars on a variety of topics 鈥渄esigned to help grant-seekers develop their skills and plan for upcoming competitions.鈥 The webinar on March 27, 2025 is titled 鈥淎rtificial Intelligence Policies Among Federal Grantmakers鈥 and the webinar on April 24, 2025 is titled 鈥淔acilitating Stakeholder Engagement in Grant Development.鈥
Office of Research Workshop: Finding Funding: April 22, 2025
Looking for external sponsored project funding? Join Fran Cook, CRA, Trainer from the 成人头条 State Office of Research, who will host a virtual workshop demonstrating tips and tricks for using Pivot to search for funding opportunities. We will also discuss how to find potential funding opportunities that might not be listed in Pivot.
Email funding@wichita.edu or register directly on MyTraining.
REMINDER: WSU Information Security: Data Privacy & Security Training, Questions or Reporting
If your research includes patient medical data and you need to take HIPAA / Sensitive Data Handling training, if you have a question about data privacy or security, or need to report a concern, please contact the WSU Privacy or Security Office.
Privacy: 316-978-4HIP (4447) or privacy@wichita.edu
Security: 316-978-4SEC (4732) or askinfosec@wichita.edu
REMINDER: Hanover Grants Learning Center Available
WSU Faculty and Staff may now access course content through the Hanover Research Grants Learning Center by registering and using a referral code. Courses are designed for on-demand grantsmanship training.
Email proposals@wichita.edu to request the referral code to register for access to the Hanover Research Grants Learning Center.
REMINDER: Learn to Use BeoShock for your Advanced Research Computing Needs
成人头条 continues to host Beoshock, a High-Performance Computing Cluster (HPC). This HPC is available and free to faculty members, researchers and students engaged in course work or research activities. BeoShock runs the CentOS Linux operating system and features approximately 720 processor cores, two high memory compute nodes with 1.5 terabytes of memory, and four graphics processing unit (GPU) accelerators. BeoShock also has a variety of software tools that may be helpful in your research endeavors, such as Matlab,Mathematica, R, Python and many more.
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REMINDER: ORCID ID 鈥 Persistent Digital Identifiers for Researchers
ORCID is an international, interdisciplinary, open, non-proprietary, and not-for-profit organization created by the research community for the benefit of all stakeholders, providing a persistent digital identifier (an ORCID iD) that distinguishes researchers with record that supportsautomatic links among all professional activities. A researcher鈥檚 ORCID iD and connections are stored in the ORCID Registry, in an account owned and managed by individual researchers. The WSU Office of Research recommends that Researchers set up their ORCID if they have not already, as some federal funders may require the use of an ORCID as part of a researcher鈥檚 biographical sketch or CV.
National Science Foundation (NSF): Request for Information (RFI) on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan
鈥淭his Plan, as directed by a Presidential Executive Order on January 23, 2025, will define the priority policy actions needed to sustain and enhance America's AI dominance, and to ensure that unnecessarily burdensome requirements do not hamper private sector AI innovation.鈥 Pierre Harter and Dr. Ross Gruetzemacher are working on a response, due March 15, 2025. Please reach out if you would like to join their response.
NIHCM Foundation: Heart Disease: The Leading Cause of Death in the U.S.
鈥淔ebruary is American Heart Month. Learn more about cardiovascular disease.鈥
National Academy of Medicine (NAM): Reducing Single-Use Plastics Webinar
This webinar is part of NAM鈥檚 鈥淐limate Collaborative鈥檚 Building Momentum to Act on Health Care Decarbonization webinar series focusing on sharing resources and building the momentum to act on health care decarbonization.鈥
National Academies Convening a Workshop Planning Committee on Army Next Generation Armor
鈥淭he National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will convene a workshop planning committee to explore U.S. Army and allied nations鈥 research and development on next generation armor and identify promising avenues for future research. The workshop series will include experts in materials science, ground vehicles systems, military operations, manufacturing, supply chain security to examine key challenges and opportunities facing armor development in within the U.S. Army.鈥
State Science & Technology Institute (SSTI): Useful Stats: Which businesses are potentially impacted by the NIH F&A rate change?
鈥淭o establish an understanding of potentially impacted businesses, this week鈥檚 Useful Stats maps where the 2,566 domestic for-profit companies that shared $2.8 billion in Fiscal Year 2024 NIH awards are located.鈥
National Institutes of Health (NIH): Research in Context: Detecting Cancer
鈥淥ver the last decade, researchers have made huge strides in learning how to detect signs of cancer in bodily fluids like blood, saliva, and urine. This special Research in Context feature looks at how these liquid biopsies are now being tested to aid early detection and guide treatment.鈥
Kaiser Permanente: Center for Gun Violence Research and Education: Conferences and Events
New resource, the Center has compiled 鈥渁 collection of conferences and events related to gun violence and firearm suicide research and prevention.鈥
REMINDER - 成人头条 Public Schools (USD 259): Advance Notice Required for Letters of Support and/or Participation in Research
成人头条 Public Schools (USD 259) requests a minimum of 30 business days to process letters of support or participation in research. It is WSU鈥檚 responsibility to have appropriate support from the school(s)/personnel that will be involved in the project prior to submitting a request. Letters of Support/Grant Proposals: WSU personnel who need a letter of support or USD259 participation on a grant proposal, should complete the form and are encouraged to reach out directly to Holly Wilson at hwilson@usd259.net early in the process for questions/clarification. Research Requests: WSU personnel who want to conduct research in USD 259, must download and complete the. Investigators are encouraged to reach out directly to Will Graves at wgraves@usd259.net early in the process for questions/clarifications.
As a reminder, all proposals submitted on behalf of WSU must be reviewed by the Office of Research prior to submission. This includes proposals where WSU is a direct recipient of funds and proposals where WSU is a proposed subawardee/subcontractor. Please contact the Office of Research at proposals@wichita.edu to get started.
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