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Distinguished Research Professor - Now Accepting Applications

The Graduate School is seeking applications for the Distinguished Research Professor award. The Distinguished Research Professor rank recognizes faculty members who have made an outstanding contribution to research or creative activities as a result of their continued commitment to scholarship beyond the period of their promotion to Professor. Recipients of the Award will be recognized with the rank of "SIUE Distinguished Research Professor" for the duration of their tenure at SIUE. The recipients will be officially listed as “Distinguished Research Professor of [name of academic discipline].”

Recipients of the rank of “Distinguished Research Professor” will receive a $1,000 increase in their academic year base salary. They will also be provided if on a 9-month appointment one semester of Assigned Time for Research at a time to be negotiated with their department chair and school/college dean or if on a 12-month appointment services of a graduate assistant or supplies not to exceed the amount allotted for an average of assigned time for one semester. Additionally, recipients of the “Distinguished Research Professor” rank will receive a medallion to be worn with their academic regalia, and their names will be placed on plaques displayed in Rendleman Hall.

The SIUE Distinguished Research Professor recognition will not be given automatically; it will only be awarded to nominees demonstrating superior merit. Pending the availability of funds and deserving applicants, up to two awards may be given each year.

Qualified applicants are encouraged to visit the DRP Website. Proposals must be submitted to the Graduate School through our Kuali Build Application by 4:30 p.m., on the second Monday in September.

For further information or questions, please contact [email protected].

NSF Research.gov Updates - New Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program Certifications

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Effective May 20, 2024, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) made a number of system updates in accordance with implementation of the revised Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 24-1) for proposals submitted or due on or after May 20, 2024. Please see the Summary of Changes to the PAPPG (NSF 24-1) and view the NSF Proposal & Award Policy Updates​ (NSF 24-1) webinar.

New Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program Certifications

• Individuals identified as senior/key personnel must certify that they are not a party to a Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program per PAPPG Chapter II.D.1.e(ii). This new certification is included on both the biographical sketch and current and pending (other) support forms in SciENcv.

• AORs must certify upon proposal submission in Research.gov and Grants.gov that all senior/key personnel have been made aware of and complied with the requirement that they are not a party to a Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program in accordance with PAPPG Chapter II.D.1.d(ix). 

NSF Implementation of the Common Forms for the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending Support (Webinar)

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This session, held April 24, covered the policy behind NSF’s implementation in the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 24-1). In addition, our colleagues from NIH/National Library of Medicine provided a demonstration of the revised capability to create and download these required proposal documents in SciENcv.

Click here for the video.

NIH - Simplifying Review of Research Project Grant Applications

NIH is implementing a simplified framework for the peer review of the majority of competing research project grant (RPG) applications, beginning with submissions with due dates of January 25, 2025. The simplified peer review framework aims to better facilitate the mission of scientific peer review – identification of the strongest, highest-impact research – by:

1. Enabling peer reviewers to better focus on answering the key questions necessary to assess the scientific and technical merit of proposed research projects:

• Should the proposed research project be conducted?
• Can the proposed research project be conducted?

2. Mitigating the effect of reputational bias by refocusing the evaluation of investigator/environment to within the context of the proposed research.
3. Reducing reviewer burden by shifting policy compliance activities to NIH staff.

Click here to learn more.

NIH - Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

The purpose of this Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions is to support small scale research grants at institutions that do not receive substantial funding from the NIH, with an emphasis on providing biomedical research experiences primarily for undergraduate students, and enhancing the research environment at applicant institutions.

Eligible institutions must award baccalaureate science degrees and have received no more than $6 million dollars per year of NIH support (in both direct and F&A/indirect costs) in 4 of the last 7 fiscal years. For institutions composed of multiple schools and colleges, the $6 million funding limit is based on the amount of NIH funding received by all the non-health professional schools and colleges within the institution as a whole. See Part II. Section 3.1 Eligible Organizations for more information. 

Next Cycle submission date: October 25, 2024

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-24-152.html