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Tag: Grants/Funding
Does ‘participatory budgeting’ lead to political patronage?
Study explores municipal experiment in direct democracy
Stevens leads first NSF Center devoted to financial technology and science
As finance continues its rapid transformation into the digital era, Stevens is designated a leader in guiding the field into a high-tech, big data world
Damon Runyon announces funding to help scientists reduce COVID-19 related career setbacks
New York, NY (April 28, 2020) – COVID-19 related laboratory shutdowns present a serious threat to scientists in the critical earliest stages of their careers. In response, the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation is offering extension awards for those Damon…
Damon Runyon announces funding to help scientists reduce COVID-19 related career setbacks
New York, NY (April 28, 2020) – COVID-19 related laboratory shutdowns present a serious threat to scientists in the critical earliest stages of their careers. In response, the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation is offering extension awards for those Damon…
Emergex and George Mason University sign agreement for highly pathogenic RNA virus studies
Emergex Vaccines and George Mason University’s National Center for Biodefense and Infectious Diseases (NCBID) enter into an agreement relating to the development of CD8+ priming RNA virus vaccines, including for SARS-CoV-2
Mason receives $500,000 USDA grant to expand rural telehealth capabilities amidst COVID-19
Grant will connect underserved communities to life-saving services through rapid response remote care
£250k government grant enables 750 students to work with LEP SMEs
The Student Engagement in Knowledge Exchange competition will see students, both undergraduates and postgraduates, work in inter-disciplinary teams on real-world business problems with actual companies
New self-sterilizing air filtration technologies could include face masks and ventilation
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev COVID-19 response effort grant to fund research
IVI, INOVIO, and KNIH partner with CEPI in a Phase I/II trial of INOVIO’s COVID-19 vaccine
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) grants funding $6.9 million to INOVIO and IVI to conduct clinical testing in Korea for INOVIO’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate based on their well-established DNA platform technology
Artificial intelligence to enable fast-track review of COVID-19 research proposals
An Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool to help funders identify specialists to peer-review proposals for emergency COVID-19 research has been developed. It aims to help fast-track the allocation of funding, and in turn, accelerate the scientific response to the virus. The…
Engineers to work on cybersecurity for systems linking solar power to grid
A $3.6 million award from the US Department of Energy is part of $128 million dedicated to new projects that advance solar technologies.
WPI researcher’s paper on COVID-19 published in Viruses journal
Professor Dmitry Korkin’s peer-reviewed paper draws parallels to SARS virus; Says 3D roadmap of novel coronavirus can be used “to streamline the search for new antivirals and vaccines”
Engineers to work on cybersecurity for systems linking solar power to grid
A $3.6 million award from the US Department of Energy is part of $128 million dedicated to new projects that advance solar technologies.
WPI researcher’s paper on COVID-19 published in Viruses journal
Professor Dmitry Korkin’s peer-reviewed paper draws parallels to SARS virus; Says 3D roadmap of novel coronavirus can be used “to streamline the search for new antivirals and vaccines”
With an NSF RAPID grant, NJIT engineers build a new model to track COVID-19
A team of environmental engineers at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is developing a new way to track the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus, by combining advanced statistical methods with models that incorporate environmental conditions, such as wind…
OSU research program awarded $12.7 million grant for Superfund research
CORVALLIS, Ore. – An Oregon State University-led research program has been awarded a $12.7 million grant to serve the Pacific Northwest by studying harmful chemicals found at federally designated hazardous waste sites. The Oregon State University Superfund Research Program received…
Using nano-scale spintronics, researchers aim to build novel artificial brain
New research project to develop novel AI hardware; a completely new kind of computer system that mimics how the human brain is built. The artificial neural networks can increase computer performance by up to 100,000 times compared to modern supercomputers
Marketing researchers identify the three most powerful drivers of effective crowdfunding
Key Takeaways: Researchers identify critical factors at each of three phases of crowdfunding: “friend funding”, “getting crowded”, and “races to the goal” and the characteristics of crowdfunders contributing to the successful fund raising. Based on this understanding, fundraisers can maximize…
Supporting organizations to quickly respond to the Covid-19 pandemic
“In this global crisis, it is important for organizations on the frontlines of responding to COVID-19 to quickly mobilize financial resources so that help can get to where it’s needed sooner, ” says Prof Tom Kariuki, the Director of Programmes…
MIT Press’s New Business Book: Leading in the Digital World
Amit Mukherjee Shows How to Foster Creativity, Collaboration, and Inclusivity
OU researchers study the impact of false information on the public’s response to COVID-19
NORMAN, OKLA. – Four months ago, the existence of COVID-19 was unknown. Now, the disease has spread rapidly to almost every country disrupting society on an unprecedented scale in modern times. As the world grapples to understand and contain the…
Magnetic stimulation may help common problem of fecal incontinence
AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 1, 2020) – A low-cost, noninvasive treatment that uses the power of the magnet to stimulate and heal nerves key to bowel control is under study for the disabling and common problem of stool leakage, or fecal…
Insurance coverage key to timely care in head and neck cancer cases
Results from the study found Medicaid expansions were associated with a greater increase in the percentage of patients with head and neck cancer with Medicaid coverage
Millions for cancer research
The European Research Council (ERC) has announced it will support Professor Thomas Blankenstein to the tune of €2.5 million over five years. This year the ERC is awarding Advanced Grants to a total of 158 scientists across Europe. “I am…
Insurance coverage key to timely care in head and neck cancer cases
Results from the study found Medicaid expansions were associated with a greater increase in the percentage of patients with head and neck cancer with Medicaid coverage
Millions for cancer research
The European Research Council (ERC) has announced it will support Professor Thomas Blankenstein to the tune of €2.5 million over five years. This year the ERC is awarding Advanced Grants to a total of 158 scientists across Europe. “I am…
Crowdhelix launches free match-making platform for COVID-19 researchers
The UK-based innovation network, in partnership with media company Science|Business, creates a free online “space” for COVID-19 researchers to find one another across the globe, and team up to find treatments and the funding to support their work
‘Coronavirus Funding Monitor’ portal now available to research community
Frontiers is dedicating part of its open science platform infrastructure to collect and disseminate information relevant to the research communities battling the COVID-19 pandemic using its Coronavirus Knowledge Hub. As part of this effort, Frontiers has launched the Coronavirus Funding…
Professor at the University of Toronto presented with Governor’s Award from the Bank of Canada
Toronto – Andrey Golubov, an assistant professor of finance at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, is this year’s recipient of the Bank of Canada’s Governor’s Award. The award is presented annually and provides financial support to academics…
C-Path and Lundbeck enter collaboration to advance drug development tools in Alzheimer’s
TUCSON, Ariz., March 18, 2020 — The Critical Path Institute (C-Path) and H. Lundbeck A/S (Lundbeck) are proud to announce that they will work together to significantly improve the scientific community’s insight in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) through Lundbeck’s contribution of…
Aversion to risk by R&D managers may hurt US economic prospects
Executives tolerant of failure in pursuit of reward are best suited to seed innovation needed for growth
Tara Behrend named SIOP Fellow
Tara Behrend, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Behrend was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and organizational psychology…
Responding to golden hour emergencies with rescue drones!
The School of Design and Human Engineering (DHE) at UNIST has announced that its rescue drone design concept, ‘911$ Rescue Drone’ has been honored at the international design competition, iF Design Awards 2020. The 911$ Rescue Drone, proposed by Professor…
New strategies for managing bowel and bladder dysfunction after spinal cord injury
Scientists translate research in the evaluation of neurogenic bowel and bladder toward the goal of improving independence, self-efficacy, and quality of life among individuals with spinal cord injury
Covid-19: Lack of research capacity risks future pandemics
Leading scientists call for substantial investment in wildlife health research
Breakthrough made towards building the world’s most powerful particle accelerator
An international team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST has for the first time succeeded in demonstrating the ionization cooling of muons. Regarded as a major step in being able to create the world’s most powerful particle accelerator, this new muon…
Henry Ford Health System receives $25 million gift, largest single donation in its history
DETROIT – Nationally-known developer Chris Jeffries and his wife Lisa have donated $25 million to Henry Ford Health System, the largest single gift from an individual in the health system’s 105-year history. This historic gift will rapidly accelerate the growth…
Annual Review of Cancer Biology uses Subscribe to Open to publish 2020 volume open access
Pilot OA program generates widespread support from institutional subscribers
nTIDE February 2020 jobs report: Third month of job gains for Americans with disabilities
Kessler Foundation & University of New Hampshire nTIDE Report — featuring PROMISE: Promoting Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income Project – a holistic approach to improving outcomes for young people with disabilities and their families
Highly efficient batteries to keep electricity flowing when renewables cannot keep up
A new research project at Aarhus University, will develop highly efficient, but inexpensive, components in flow batteries; the aim is to disrupt the field of stationary batteries, which are necessary for the transition to a green energy system
Reitman Foundation funds pilot study of treatments for neonatal abstinence syndrome
Kessler Foundation researchers examine outcomes of neonates who undergo treatment at Children’s Specialized Hospital for withdrawal from prenatal exposure to opioids
Impact, risks, and cost of stress in the construction industry to be investigated
Work-related stress encountered by construction workers and the impact it has on performance, the risk of accidents, and costs to employers will be investigated thanks to a £25,000 research grant. The funds have been awarded to a team from the…
Impact, risks, and cost of stress in the construction industry to be investigated
Work-related stress encountered by construction workers and the impact it has on performance, the risk of accidents, and costs to employers will be investigated thanks to a £25,000 research grant. The funds have been awarded to a team from the…
Crowdfunding — entrepreneurs should resist the urge to promise to save the Earth
Too strong a focus on social or environmental benefits may hinder fundraising on business-oriented crowdfunding platforms, new study shows
Crowdfunding — entrepreneurs should resist the urge to promise to save the Earth
Too strong a focus on social or environmental benefits may hinder fundraising on business-oriented crowdfunding platforms, new study shows
Temple’s Dr. Silvia Fossati awarded $500,000 grant for Alzheimer’s drug discovery research
(Philadelphia, PA) – Silvia Fossati, PhD, Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Associate Director of the Alzheimer’s Center at Temple at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine, has been awarded a two-year $500,000 grant from The Edward N. and Della L.…
A study of economic compensation for victims of sexual violence in Europe
FAIRCOM project lead by UC3M
Temple’s Dr. Silvia Fossati awarded $500,000 grant for Alzheimer’s drug discovery research
(Philadelphia, PA) – Silvia Fossati, PhD, Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Associate Director of the Alzheimer’s Center at Temple at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine, has been awarded a two-year $500,000 grant from The Edward N. and Della L.…
A study of economic compensation for victims of sexual violence in Europe
FAIRCOM project lead by UC3M