ON RESEARCHNOVEMBER 2019

BARUCH COLLEGE

SPAR NEWSLETTER

Greetings from the Office of Sponsored Programs and Research (SPAR). I would like to ex-tend my sincere thanks for all the congratulatory notes I received from every corner of the Baruch College community upon my appointment to SPAR Director. Baruch has sought to expand its research enterprise and I intend do all I can to move us forward. My team and I will continue to support you all with your research and sponsored activity goals. As you may have noticed, the SPAR Newsletter was relaunched as “Eye on Research”. This monthly publication will serve as the premier source for all things research. Not only will it include upcoming grant deadlines, but also introduce and highlight faculty members’ ongoing research, RFCUNY updates, compliance tips and a new section “Dispelling the Myths”. This section will seek to uncover and clarify things like, “Where do recoveries come from?” I invite anyone with a topic they’d like to know about to submit it to SPAR@baruch.cuny.edu. It will be addressed in the following issue.

As a reminder, the PSC-CUNY Research Award Program application process is underway. If you are planning to submit a proposal as soon as possible to ensure our team is able to provide the best possible service prior to the December 15th deadline.

I speak on behalf of the entire SPAR team in saying we look forward to assisting all faculty with their applications as we strive to keep Baruch among the top campuses for PSC-CUNY awards. I hope you enjoy this publication and I wish you and your families a very Happy Thanksgiving.

Letter from the DirectorINSIDE THIS ISSUE

Letter from the Director

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New Awards 1RFCUNY - Baruch College SPAR News

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Research on Campus 5-6

Dispelling the Myths 6

Research Compliance Corner

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Grant Opportunities

CUNY Internal Opportunities

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External Opportunities

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Sponsored Programs and Research (SPAR) Contact Information

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Upcoming EventsPre Award Workshop

11/19/201912:30 - 2:00 PMVC 14 - 269

College Comple-tion Innovation Fund (CCIF) Webinar

11/20/20192:00 PMWebinar Link

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Advancing CitiesChallenge Informational Call

12/5/20191;00 -1:45 PMInformation Link

New AwardsRianne Subijanto, Dept. of Communication Studies -

Waterhouse Family Institute forthe Study of Communication and Society - $10,000 -Radical Media and Enlightenment in Malay World

This research project re-considers the history of enlightenment through an examination of rad-ical media produced and circulated in anti-colonial movements in British Malaya and the

Dutch East Indies in the first half of the twentieth century. It seeks to unearth sources of democratic communication rooted in the tradition of radical media.

A specialist on communication technology, social emancipation, and history of colo-

nialism in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, Professor Subijanto has conducted archival research in the Netherlands, Indonesia, Britain, the United States, and Russia.

Her interdisciplinary research has ap-peared in multiple languages in journals including International Journal of Commu-nication, Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Journal, Digithum, Tijdschrift voor Geschiednis, and IndoPROGRESS Jurnal Pemikiran Marxis as well as in edited books on topics includ-ing the global influence of the Russian Revolution and critical discourse analysis.

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RFCUNY - BARUCH COLLEGE SPAR NEWSSubmitted Proposals

Zicklin School of Business Lin Peng & Sonali Hazarika - Bert W. Wasserman Dept. of Economics & Finance - U.N. Principles for

Responsible Investment - $4,854How can executive pay drive and deliver corporate sustainability in the long-term?

Kannan Mohan - Paul H. Chook Department of Information Systems and Statistics - CUNY Career Success Course Innovation - $15,000

Marios Koufaris - Paul H. Chook Department of Information Systems and Statistics - CUNY Career Success Course Innovation - $10,000

Total Requested: $4,854

Weissman School of Arts and SciencesEric Mandelbaum - Dept. of Philosophy - CUNY Career Success Course Innovation - $5,000

CUNY Open Education Resources - $10,000 - Intro to Logic and Moral Reasoning OER Assesment Proposal

Stephen Gosnell - Dept. of Natural Sciences - CUNY Open Education Resources - $10,000A tale of two courses: Eploring hor course structure, history, and tool availability impact OER conversion and outcomes for

students and faculty

Krista Dobi - Dept. of Natural Sciences - CUNY Advance Science Research Center - $15,000Muscle transcription factor regulation of motor neuron innervation

Johanna Fernandez – Dept. of Black & Latino Studies - Ford Foundation – $30,000The Young Lords: Activism past & present

Andrew Obus - Dept. of Mathematics - NSF - $221,213Models of curves and valuation theory

Pablo Peixoto - Dept. of Natural Sciences - NIH /NYU - $267,083Mitochondrial Permeability Transition in Neurological Disorders

Edyta Greer – Dept. of Natural Science - NSF - $309,267RUI: Contributions of heavy-atom quantum tunneling to reactivity in organic chemistry

Total Requested: $867,563

Marxe School of International and Public AffairsMichael Seltzer - New York Community Trust - $465,000

New York Community Trust Leadership Fellows

Total Requested: $465,00

Other Administrative UnitsBrian Kane - Baruch College STEP Academy - $1,485,000

Total Requested: $1,485,00

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RFCUNY - BARUCH COLLEGE SPAR NEWS

All campuses will be trained by the end of November. Trainings are expected to be scheduled from 11/6/19 – 11/27/19, and will be delivered virtually with GoToMeeting – which means no travel-ing to a training location, just simply join the training wherever a participant may be, by clicking on a link that the RF will be sending PIs/Admins/GOs via an invite. Participant invites will go out a week be-fore their scheduled campus training for the RF Onboard system, so stay tuned and watch for your invites to participate in your RF Onboard system’s training.

After campuses are trained, they can begin processing all hires (new and rehire) through the RF Onboard system. All campuses will be live

with the RF Onboard System by the first week of December 2019.

Please note that Beginning on October 16, 2019, all new or rehire paper pack-ets received by the Research Foundation will be processed through the RF On-board system by RF HR staff. This is im-portant, because once a hire packet has been entered into the RF Onboard Sys-tem, an “ADDITION” E-PAF for your employee will automatically be created based on the information that you have provided in the hire packet; and there will be no need for you and/or your Ad-ministrator to create an EPAF. You are still required to continue to modify, re-new, or terminate all existing EPAFs for your employees, as you have always done.

The Research Foundation is launching the RF Onboarding System

The APPS’ Proposal Peer Re-view service at the Research Foundation, CUNY (RF-CUNY) will expand the ser-vices it offers beyond NSF and some NIH grants to include proposals from all different academic disciplines, for all different types of funder types. Although this new service emphasizes support for de-veloping proposals to all NSF programs, NIH programs, and all Department of Edu-cation (DoE) programs for individual faculty, proposals to private foundations, corpo-rations, and state/local gov-ernment programs will benefit from this service expansion.The Proposal Peer Review service is an opportunity for CUNY faculty to receive constructive feedback on the competitiveness of their exter-nal grant proposals from col-leagues in their own academic field. Proposal peer reviewers are recruited from inside the CUNY community, across the nation, and worldwide.Visit Proposal Peer Review System. If you previously par-ticipated in this initiative (prior to April 15, 2019), you will need to kindly re-regis-ter. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to apps@rfcuny.org.

RFCUNY Enhances its

Proposal Peer Review Service

The Quantitative Research Consulting Center (QRCC) (Quantitative Research Consulting at CUNY Graduate Center Website) provides members of the Grad-uate Center community (Faculty, MA and PhD Students, Post-docs) from any program greater resources for statistical support in quantitative and empirical re-search. The QRCC provides support for researchers at any stage of research in four

main areas: (1) project/research planning, (2) statistical data analysis, (3) statistical software programming, and (4) statisti-cal interpreting, writing, and reporting.

Check the calendar QRCC Calendar to look for available time slots. In or-der to make an appointment, please Fill out the form to request an appoint-ment or email us at qrcc@gc.cuny.edu.

The QRCC’s fall semester consultation schedules are the following:• Tuesdays (75 minute slots): 12 PM, 1:30 PM, and 4 PM• Wednesdays (45 minute slots): 11 AM and 12 PM• Fridays (45-minute slots): 12 PM, 1 PM, 3 PM, and 4 PM• Office Hours: Wednesdays 1 PM - 3 PM

Quantitative Research Consulting at the CUNY Graduate Center

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RFCUNY - BARUCH COLLEGE SPAR NEWSResearch Foundation

Equipment Purchase Protocol For all equipment ordered with Research

Foundation funds, please email SPAR at RFEquipmentOrder@Baruch.cuny.edu informing us of the equipment ordered.

College Completion Innovation Fund (CCIF)Webinar

Wednesday November 20, 2:00 PMGraduate NYC will offer an informational webinar on Wednesday November 20 at 2:00 PM to learn more about the upcoming funding cycle and how the CCIF can support your work of ensuring that more students earn their college degrees.

The webinar will be joined by thinking experts from Education De-sign Lab who will provide a brief introduction to the organization’s student-centered frameworks. VisiT the GraduateNYC Website; For questions contact CCIFsubmissions@gmail.com

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Advancing Cities Challenge Informational CallThursday December 5, 1:00 - 1:45 PM

Learn more about the Advance Cities Challenge Program Competition from JPMorgan & Co., the program’s focus and requirements. The Challenge is a competition to source and seed creative, collaborative and sustainable solutions that address crosscutting challenges to help more people benefit from a growing economy. Visit Advance Cities Chal-lenge Program Informational Call to log in the session

WEB Reports PIs’ view updated featureThe RFCUNY has expanded PIs’ access to filter projects based on Status. PI’s can now filter projects to additionally display closed/inactive projects. There are three possible statuses for Projects: Active, Inactive and Closed. ‘Inac-tive’ denotes that the project is not actually closed in the financial system; there are no transactions allowed for the project unless the Project Administrator changes the status back to Active.

• ‘Active’ is the defult and only shows truly active projects.• ‘Closed/Inactive’ can be selected to show historical projects.• The status of a project is indicated by a single letter after the project code.

The PI’s may need to understand that ‘Closed’ project reports may need to be requested ‘as of’ a prior fiscal year to see results. A paragraph of explanation has been added to the request screen.

The letter C or I displayed next to the account number indicates the account status, C for Closed, I for In-active. In viewing Closed Projects please note that the current Month/Year may not get any results if the ac-count was closed in a prior fiscal year. The balances are not brought forward to current year once the project is closed. If you don’t know when the project was closed, try June of the previous year, and keep going back one year until you get results (Example, June 2019; June 2018; June 2017, etc.).

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Krista Dobi - Dept. of Natural Science “Examining the Genetic Etiology of Cranofacial Abnormalitites in Drosophila”

Craniofacial abnormalities are the most common birth defects in the United States, and the genes implicated in these abnormalities are shared among species. Dr. Dobi leads a group of undergraduates in using a combination of genetics, cell biology and microscopy to test how these genes regulate the development of the Drosophila head musculature. The team is documenting the development of the head muscles over time, and have identified three genes that are expressed in these muscles. Their work has been recently presented at the Society for Developmental Bi-ology annual meeting. Dr. Dobi’s research focuses on the formation of unique muscles during

fruit fly embryonic development. In particular, she is interested in how muscles with distinct sizes, shapes, at-tachments and innervations are formed by the interplay of different transcription factors during development.

Judith Kafka - Marxe School of International & Public Affairs“Choice, Opportunity Hoarding, and Middle School Inequality”

This project documents and understands the experiences of parents from diverse backgrounds, geographic and social locations as their children “select” or “apply” to middle schools within a district that has recently undergone reform in how it assigns students to middle school. A prior re-search by Dr. Kafka followed parents who went through middle school admissions in the same dis-trict under an old system in which families “chose” schools and schools were permitted to “choose” students. This project takes from that previous research and in this phase Dr. Kafka conducts in-terviews to understand how, if at all, revised system (in which a lottery has replaced schools’ ability

to select their students) has influenced the ways parents think about and interact with middle school “choice”.

Bohdan Kukharskyy - Bert W. Wasserman Dept. of Economics & Finance“Disruptions in Multinational Firm Networks - A Buterfly Effect?”

The growing interconnectedness of modern-day production processes entails substantial effi-ciency gains, but also constitutes a major challenge to multinational enterprises by increas-ing their exposure to foreign shocks, such as natural disasters or political crises. The prop-agation of shocks through multinational firm networks is oftentimes so severe that it is figuratively described by practitioners as a ‘butterfly effect’: a local perturbation (‘a flap of a butterfly’s wings’) in any part of the value chain may plunge the entire production process across the globe into chaos. This projects combines unique micro data on disruptions of multinational firms’ global production processes by natural disasters to investigate the fol-

lowing key research questions: To what extent does a shock to a given firm in the multinational network affect the performance of all other firms in this network? What are the channels through which shocks propagate in multinational firm networks? Which types of firm networks prove most resilient to shocks?

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Robin Root - Dept. of Sociology & Anthropology“Breast Cancer in Malaysia: A Pilot Medical Anthropological Study”

Dr. Root’s project will explore the biosocial etiology of breast cancer in socially conservative Kelantan, Malaysia to shed light on why Malay women suffer high mortality rates. The project aims to strengthen women’s health programming by investigating the ways that complex med-ical pluralism shapes women’s cancer prevention and treatment practices, and ultimately the national epidemiology of breast cancer survival. As a medical anthropologist, Dr. Root examines the interface among socio-cultural anthropology, political economy, and global public health in order to advance the social scientific understanding of risk and to inform health and develop-ment programs. Using ethnographic and formal qualitative research methods, her work inves-

tigates how individuals and communities negotiate diverse risks to wellbeing; establish social networks; navigate illness-related stigmas; and seek treatment amidst larger scale structural vulnerabilities.

Rubia R. Valente - Marxe School of International & Public Affairs“Does Skin Tone Matter? Measuring Race in Brazil”

In this project, Dr. Valente empirically assesses the association between skin color and stratifi-cation outcomes in Brazil. Most studies examining racial disparity in Brazil use the dichotomy “white” vs. “nonwhite,” clustering browns and blacks together, to measure race and account for racial discrimination and inequality in different domains. Race in Brazil, however, is not so easily defined and is much more complex and fluid than a binary concept. Thus, using an interview-er-rated skin color data, Dr. Valente examines whether skin tone might be a better measurement for quantitative research on racial inequality in Brazil. A faculty in Marxe School of Public and

International Affairs, Dr. Valente work applies advanced quantitative methods and socioeconomic theory to investigate the impact of policies on underrepresented and marginalized groups, providing empirical support for formulating policies addressing socioeconomic inequalities due to race, class, and gender in social, political,

religious, and educational institutions

Dispelling The Myths

In an effort to provide better service to our PIs and Project Administrators, SPAR wants to devote a new section of the Newsletter to clarify the myths and questions related to Sponsored Programs and Research Administration.

Please send us any questions you might have to SPAR@baruch.cuny.edu. Your questions and concerns will be anwered in this section of the following issue.

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RESEARCH COMPLIANCE

Conflict of Interest (COI) Form and TrainingPlease remember to complete a Conflict of Interest form (COI) before submitting a research proposal. NOTE: If you report a conflict, the supplemental form must be submitted simulta-neously with the mandatory conflict of interest form. The complete policy and procedures can be found CUNY Conflict of Interest. All investigators engaging in research related to any Public Health Service (PHS) funded grant or contract, Conflicts Committee members, and all CUNY

College Conflicts Officers are required to complete the CITI training in Conflict of Interest (COI). COI training certificate will be valid for four years. CUNY researchers are required to re-take the CITI COI training course every four years.

Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Certificate All CUNY faculty, staff, postdoctoral scholars, graduate and undergraduate students involved in research are required to complete the CITI Program training for Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR). RCR training certificate will be valid for four years. CUNY researchers are required to take a refresher CITI RCR training course every four years. CUNY’s Policy on Training in Responsible Conduct of Research is available here. The RCR training can be accessed at CITIProgramRCR. Completed certificate must be sent to the Office of Sponsored Programs and Research at SPAR@baruch.cuny.edu. If you have any question, please contact us. NOTE: SPAR cannot proceed with proposal submission if Responsible Conduct of Research Certificate is not received.

Office of Research Compliance & Outreach Keisha Peterson is the Director of Research Compliance & Outreach. If you have questions regarding Baruch Col-lege’s Human Subjects Research Policies, Export Control, and IACUC contact Keisha Peterson at 646-312-2217 or keisha.peterson@baruch.cuny.edu

Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) The CUNY Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) is responsible for the protection of the rights and welfare of human subjects in research projects conducted at CUNY or by CUNY faculty, staff and students and RF CUNY staff. The program provides oversight, administrative support and educational training to ensure that CUNY research complies with Federal and State regulations, University policy and the highest ethical standards. The complete pol-icies and procedure can be found at https://www2.cuny.edu/research/research-compliance/human-research-protec-tion-program-hrpp and https://www.baruch.cuny.edu/hrpp.

Export ControlCUNY is committed to maintaining an open teaching and research environment that supports the global benefit of our academic and research endeavors. At the same time, the University remains equally committed to complying with export control regulations pertaining to the conduct of our research and the dissemination of its products. For more information on the regulatory requirements related to export control issues in research and sponsored proj-ects and University policies and procedures for meeting these requirements visit https://www2.cuny.edu/research/research-compliance/export-control/

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) Establishes College/School policies and procedures for the local animal program to ensure compliance with all ap-plicable regulations.

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GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

PSC CUNY Research Award Program CYCLE 51The Professional Staff Congress-City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) Research Award Pro-gram was established as a major vehicle for the University’s encouragement and support of faculty research and lever-age external funding. It seeks to enhance the University’s role as a research institution, further the professional growth and development of its faculty, and provide support for both the established and the younger scholar. Awards are distributed by the University Com-mittee on Research Awards, a faculty committee, and administered by the Research Foundation of CUNY. Preference is given to junior faculty in the allocation of funds. Applicants have the option

to apply for Traditional A ($3,500 maximum), B ($6,000 maximum) or Enhanced awards ($12,000 maximum). Please note: Applicants are required to create an account in the electronic grant submission system prior to create a propos-al. If you have any questions or need assistance please contact Melisa Mendez (Melisa.Mendez@baruch.cuny.edu).Deadline: December 15, 2019 11 PM (Internal Deadline: December 13, 5 PM)Guidelines:https://www.rfcuny.org/RFWebsite/media/1135/general-application-guidelines-cycle-51.pdf Proposal submission system: https://www.RFCUNY.org/gp/welcome.aspx

CUNY Book Completion AwardThe CUNY Office of Research Book Completion Award (BCA) grant program is accepting proposals from facul-ty for book projects that are in the development and prospectus stage, as well as for manuscripts that have been accepted for publication and are nearing the completion and submission stage. Funds will be awarded on a com-petitive basis to faculty in the arts, humanities, social sciences and Professional school disciplines. All propos-als must be submitted via our online submission system. For detailed information please visit our BCA webpageDeadline: December 16, 2019 5 PMhttp://www2.cuny.edu/research/faculty-resources/internal-funding/book-completion/

Curricula Design in Public Interest Tech Using OERPublic Interest Technology (PIT) has been generally defined as technology for the public good. New America, a think tank that works on problems related to technology and society in the US, defines PIT as “a field dedicated to lever-aging technology to support public interest organizations and the people they serve”. (https://www.newamerica.org/public-interest-technology/about/) Since PIT is broadly defined, and an emerging discipline, there is a lack of available curricula that can be shared with the academic community in this area. Because of this, there is a need for shared curricula materials that can be adopted into university majors, general education offerings, tracks within a major, in-terdisciplinary minors, etc.This RFP calls for the creation of Open Educational Resources (OER) to create a body of curricula in PIT. We seek proposals from faculty in the humanities, public policy, law, and technology related areas, to create modules, courses, tracks within a major, minors, or majors in Public Interest Technology. Successful faculty proposals will be funded $1,000 – $10,000. All active undergraduate, graduate, and professional school faculty (in-cluding teaching adjuncts, lecturers, tenure-track, and tenured faculty) in all departments and disciplines are eligible to apply. Collaborative projects, involving two or more faculty, from the same or different campuses, are welcome.Deadline: November 19, 2019 http://www1.cuny.edu/sites/cunyufs/2019/11/11/propose-pit-with-oer-by-nov-19-10000/

CUNY INTERNAL OPPORTUNITIES

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RFCUNY - Faculty Travel for Grant Development ProgramThe Faculty Travel for Grant Development program financially supports CUNY researchers and scholars pursuing new grant proposals that require out-of-town travel. All travel for grant devel-opment should pertain to meetings with proposal collaborators and/or representatives of exter-nal funders, such as federal agency officers or private foundation program officers. Applicants should provide evidence that an idea intended for grant funding is fully thought-out and ready for advanced planning and discussion. This program is not designed to fund the totality of travel expenses, but rather, to assist by defraying a significant portion of the costs. Eligibility is limited to

tenured and tenure-track faculty or full-time researchers. Applicants are eligible for one award in a given fiscal year period.Deadline: Application accepted anytime Faculty Travel for Grant Development Program Application

CUNY ARTS OER (Open Educational Resource) FellowshipCUNY Arts will sponsor several Fellowships to support the development and dissemination of courses and innovative course projects that engage with a cultural institution in New York City . CUNY Arts, an initiative of the City University of New York, was founded to create opportuni-ties for all students to experience the richness of New York City’s arts and cultural institutions. The University recognizes that exposure to the arts improves students’ critical thinking skills, and broadening their ability to think strategically. The CUNY Arts Project aims to integrate the arts into all aspects of university curriculum underscoring the diverse ways in which the arts intersects

with academic disciplines across CUNY.The Program particularly welcomes applications from those working in dis-ciplines that do not traditionally engage with cultural institutions. Those selected for the CUNY Arts OER Fellow-ship Program will be asked to share their work with CUNY colleagues, exchange ideas and approaches, and get and give feedback through a designated CUNY Arts OER website that will be housed on Academic Works and accessed through OpenEd@CUNY. Applicants must include the following: Name; Title; Department; College; Title of course; Cultural Institution; A 250 word abstract on how the applicant may incorporate a cultural institution into a course offered Spring 2020. Applications must be submitted to CUNYArtsOER@gmail.com Deadline: November 25, 2019 Midnight.

CUNY Junior Faculty Research AwardThe CUNY Junior Faculty Research Award in Science and Engineering program (JFRASE) aims to cultivate excel-lence and ensure the promise of research-intensive early career science and engineering faculty at CUNY. It is expect-ed that this early career opportunity will advance the research program of the faculty recipients through boosting their research productivity and accelerating their ability to attract significant external funding. All untenured tenure-track junior faculty who have a promising and innovative research program in the life sciences, physical sciences, social sciences, mathematics, or engineering are eligible and encouraged to apply. Each CUNY Junior Faculty Fellow will receive a one-year $50,000 award. It is anticipated that four awards will be given in 2020.Deadline: December 20, 2019 5 PMhttp://ybephbsyus.formstack.com/forms/2019_jfrase_nomination_formGuidelines: https://www.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/page-assets/research/faculty-resources/inter-nal-funding/junior-faculty-research-awards/CUNY-JFRASE-2019-20-Guidelines_FINAL.pdf

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NIH GRANTSNEW! BARUCH COLLEGE IS NOW ELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT!!

Support of Competitive Research (SCORE)We are happy to anounce that NIH has deemed Baruch College eligible to submit NIH SCORE Proposals. A big THANK YOU to Professor Pablo Peixoto, Professor Krista Dobi, and The Office of Institutional Research for putting together the Eligibility Proposal. The Support of Competitive Research (SCORE) program provides research capacity building support to underresourced institu-tions with limited NIH R01 funding that have explicitly stated historical missions or historical track records focused on training and graduating students from backgrounds nationally underrepresented in biomedical research with B.S./B.A., M.S. or Ph.D. degrees in biomedically-related sciences, who

represent an invaluable source of untapped talent.Funding amounts and project periods vary based on the activity code. Please review the respective funding opportunity announcement for specific details.• Research Advancement Award (SC1) is for investigators with a track record of research activity who are seeking

to enhance their research productivity in order to transition to non-SCORE support in a limited period of time. https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-16-439.html

• Pilot Project Award (SC2) is for those who are at the beginning stages of a research career, applying for their first independent award, and who are interested in testing a new idea, or generating preliminary data.

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-16-438.htmlDeadline: January 25, 2020 5 PM ET

NSF GRANTS

Computational Mathematics Supports mathematical research in areas of science where computation plays a central and es-sential role, emphasizing analysis, development and implementation of numerical meth-ods and algorithms, and symbolic methods. The prominence of computation with analy-sis and ultimate implementation efficiency of the computational methods in the research is a hallmark of the program. Proposals ranging from single-investigator projects that de-velop and analyze innovative computational methods to interdisciplinary team projects that not only create and analyze new mathematical and computational techniques but

also use/implement them to model, study, and solve important application problems are strongly encouraged.Deadline: December 2, 2019 5 PM EThttps://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5390&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund

StatisticsThe Statistics Program supports research in statistical theory and methods, including research in statistical meth-ods for applications to any domain of science and engineering. The theory forms the base for statistical sci-ence. The methods are used for stochastic modeling, and the collection, analysis and interpretation of data. The methods characterize uncertainty in the data and facilitate advancement in science and engineering. The Program encourages proposals ranging from single-investigator projects to interdisciplinary team projects.Deadline: December 16, 2019 5 PM EThttps://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5556&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund

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NSF GRANTS Biology Integration Institutes (BII)

The study of biology has slowly fragmented into subdisciplines, creating a dynamic tension between unifying prin-ciples and increasingly reductionist pursuits. The aim of this solicitation is to bring researchers together around the common goal of understanding how the processes that sustain life and enable biological innovation operate and interact within and across different scales of organization, from molecules to cells, tissues to organisms, species, ecosystems, biomes and the entire Earth. The Biology Integration Institutes (BII) program supports collaborative teams of researchers investigating questions that span multiple disciplines within and beyond biology. While this solicitation focuses on the integration of biological disciplines, any field beyond biology may be included as needed to address the overarching biological theme.

Proposals may be submitted in one of two tracks: (1) Design proposals are for teams to develop communities and groundbreaking ideas to be submitted to later competitions as Implementation proposals through diverse and sustained activities, including workshops and follow-up meetings. (2) Implementation proposals are for teams that have already a) developed an Integrative Research Plan around a theme of significance, b) designed an educational approach that employs effective methods for depth and breadth of training, AND c) prepared a cohesive and sus-tainable Management Plan that is ready for deployment.Deadline: Letter of Internt: December 20, 2019 5 PM ET (Implementation Proposal only); Full Proposal: February 6, 2020 5 PM EThttps://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20508/nsf20508.htm

Law & Science (LS)The Law & Science Program considers proposals that address social scientific studies of law and law-like systems of rules, as well as studies of how science and technology are applied in legal contexts. The Program is inherently interdisciplinary and multi-methodological. Successful proposals describe research that advances scientific theory and understanding of the connections between human behavior and law, legal institutions, or legal processes; or the interactions of law and basic sciences, including biology, computer and information sciences, STEM education, engineering, geosciences, and math and physical sciences. Scientific studies of law often approach law as dynamic, interacting with multiple arenas, and with the participation of multiple actors.Deadline: January 15, 2020 5 PM EThttps://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2019/nsf19612/nsf19612.htm

Accountable Institutions and Behavior (AIB) The Accountable Institutions and Behavior (AIB) Program supports basic scientific research that advances knowledge and understanding of issues broadly related to attitudes, behavior, and institutions connected to public policy and the provision of public services. Research proposals are expected to be theoretically motivated, conceptually precise, meth-odologically rigorous, and empirically oriented. Substantive areas include (but are not limited to) the study of individual and group decision-making, political institutions (appointed or elected), attitude and preference formation and expres-sion, electoral processes and voting, public administration, and public policy. This work can focus on a single case or can be done in a comparative context, either over time or cross-sectional. The Program does not fund applied research.Deadline: January 15, 2020 5 PM ET https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505715

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Security and Preparedness (SAP)The Security and Preparedness (SAP) Program supports basic scientific research that advances knowledge and understanding of issues broadly related to global and national security. Research proposals are evaluated on the criteria of intellectual merit and broader impacts; the proposed projects are expected to be theoretically motivated, conceptually precise, methodologically rigorous, and empirically oriented. Substantive areas include (but are not limited to) international relations, global and national security, human security, political violence, state stability, conflict processes, regime transition, international and comparative political economy, and peace science. More-over, the Program supports research experiences for undergraduate students and infrastructural activities, includ-ing methodological innovations. The Program does not fund applied research. Deadline: January 15, 2020 5 PM ET https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505712

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) GRANTS

Collaborative Research GrantsDebate, exchange of ideas, and working together—all are basic activities that advance hu-manities knowledge and foster rich scholarship that would not be possible by researchers working on their own. The Collaborative Research grant program encourages collaboration that proposes diverse approaches to topics, incorporates multiple points of view, and ex-plores new avenues of inquiry that lead to publications and other resources for humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. Collaborative Research grants support groups of two or more scholars engaging in significant and sustained research in the humanities. The

program seeks to encourage projects in a single field of study, as well as interdisciplinary work, both within the humanities and beyond. Projects that include partnerships with researchers from the natural and social sciences are encouraged, but they must remain firmly rooted in the humanities and must employ humanistic methods. Collaborators may be drawn from a single institution or several institutions across the United States; up to half of the collaborators may be based outside of the U.S. Convening Grants - $50,000 for one year; Publication Grants - $250,000 for one to three years.Deadline: December 4, 2019 5 PM ET https://www.neh.gov/grants/research/collaborative-research-grants

Public Scholar ProgramThe Public Scholar Program supports the creation of well-researched books in the humanities intended to reach a broad readership. Some humanities scholarship is necessarily specialized, but the humanities can also engage broad audiences in exploring subjects of general interest. Such scholarship might present a narrative history, tell the stories of important individuals, analyze significant texts, provide a synthesis of ideas, revive interest in a ne-glected subject, or examine the latest thinking on a topic. Books supported by this program must be grounded in humanities research and scholarship, making appropriate use of primary and/or secondary sources. They must also be written in a readily accessible style, addressing significant humanities themes in a way that will appeal to a large audience of general readers. Applications to write books directed primarily to scholars are not appropriate for this program. Applicants may seek support for the creation of digital or Web-based products intended to supplement the book that they propose.Deadline: February 5, 2020 5PM ET https://www.neh.gov/grants/research/public-scholar-program

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Henry Luce Foundation - Higher Education ProgramThe Higher Education Program welcomes excellent, innovative proposals from colleges and univer-sities and the organizations that support them. The program encourages inquiries from institutions that are less well-resourced and/or that serve disadvantaged or marginalized communities.

Higher education program grants have several characteristics:•They support projects in the humanities and qualitative social sciences. (There is one exception:

projects that seek to support women or to increase the number of women in certain STEM fields are also eligible.)•They support projects aimed at faculty and doctoral students; in general, projects aimed primarily atundergraduates will not be supported.•They support team-based projects or institutional initiatives rather than purely individual researchprojects; such projects or initiatives will seek to have broader impact—on a field or on the sector.•The projects they support will not only produce new knowledge but will also model new approachesto the production, dissemination and application of knowledge.Applications must be submitted through the Foundation’s online portal. For querstions in advance of completing and submitting the Letter of Inquiry, you may e-mail Mr. Sean Buffington, Program Director for Higher Education at buffington@hluce.orgDeadline: Letters of Inquiry are accepted any timehttps://www.hluce.org/programs/higher-education/To read more about the Foundation’s others programs visit https://www.hluce.org/programs/

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation—Major Program Areas GrantsThe Alfred P. Sloan Foundation makes grants in nine broad subject matters,known within the Foundation as major program areas. (1) Sloan Research Fellowships - An-nual awards to 126 of the most promising early-career scholars in eight scientific and technical fields. (2) STEM Research - Grants to support original, high-quality research in the natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics. (3) STEM Higher Education - Grants to improve the quality and diversity of higher education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. (4) Public Understanding of Science, Technology, & Economics - Grants to expand the public

understanding of science and technology through the use of books, radio, film, television, theater, and new media. (5) Digital Information Technology - Grants to advance the creation, dissemination, and democratization of access to knowledge through the use of new developments in digital information technology. (6) Economics - Grants to support original, high quality research and programs to enhance U.S. economic performance and the quality of American life. (7) Energy and Environment - Grants to advance our understanding of the economic, environmen-tal, security, and policy trade-offs associated with the increased deployment of low- and no-carbon resources and technologies and the resulting impacts on the quality of American life. (8) Select Issues - Grants that support unique opportunities or projects that advance a significant interest related to the Foundation’s mission but not directly covered by other Foundation grant making programs. (9) Civic Initiatives - Grants for projects that benefit the New York City metropolitan area in ways consonant with the Foundation’s mission.Deadline: Letters of Inquiry are accepted anytimehttp://www.sloan.org/major-program-areas/

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GRANT OPPORTUNITIESThe Nathan Cummings Foundation

In order to address inequality, the Foundation will invest in work with strong potential to create pathways to economic opportunity, particularly for women and people of color, and that takes seriously the need to: improve quality of life for the poor; move toward greater equality of opportunity, meaning that where someone is born on the income distribution would not limit their chances to move up; and challenge structures and ideas that allow a vastly disproportionate share of the nation’s wealth to be concentrated in the hands of a

few. The Foundation will address climate change as a consequence of progress in human development and eco-nomic prosperity, and will fund promising work that helps activate American ingenuity in pursuit of three interre-lated goals: increasing access to modern energy for the world’s poor; stabilizing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a low level; and improving resilience for those most vulnerable to the negative consequences of climate variability and change.Deadline: Letter of Inquiry are accepted any time http://ncf.org/how-apply

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Advancing Cities Challenge JPMorgan Chase’s annual competition aims to source and seed creative, collaborative and sustainable solutions to help more people benefit from a growing economy. Through the Challenge, we will make commitments in up to 30 communities across the United States. The new AdvancingCities Challenge includes support for a broader spectrum of solutions, from targeted neighborhood-based initiatives that meet pressing demands to city-wide or regional strategies that tackle systemic challenges.Deadline: January 25, 2020 https://www.jpmorganchase.com/corporate/Corporate-Responsibility/advancingcities.htm

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