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STEM Research Funding is a grant from Maine-SMART, an NSF EPSCoR-funded initiative, that funds collaborative STEM research projects at Maine academic institutions. Seed grants ranging from $1,000 to $15,000 support efforts leading to applications for external funding, with an emphasis on research and development in STEM fields that can attract larger grants.
Collaborative projects across departments or between institutions are encouraged, as are workforce development and STEM education initiatives. Maine-SMART also provides faculty assistance with grant writing, team formation, and identifying appropriate external funding. Eligible applicants are faculty members at Maine institutions.
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STEM Research Funding Available - Maine-SMART STEM Research Funding Available The NSF EPSCOR funded initiative Maine-SMART seeks to expand Maine’s research and pipeline infrastructure. More specifically, it encourages the integration of research and education, convergent research, and STEM faculty recruitment and retention using seed grants and other methods.
Goal: Seed Grants are being offered to fund collaborative STEM research projects in the range of $1,000 to $15,000 towards efforts leading to the application of external funding. Focus: Projects should advance research and development in STEM fields with a strong emphasis on their ability to attract external funding.
Collaboration: Collaborative efforts are highly encouraged whether they are between departments within one university or institutions within Maine. Workforce Development: Workforce development and STEM Education within the state of Maine is also encouraged. ***Maine-SMART is available to assist with faculty grant writing development, forming teams, and locating appropriate funding to apply for.
If assistance is needed please email Jeremy. Qualls@Maine. edu for more information.
Proposal Request for Maine-SMART EPSCoR Maine-SMART Goals and Objectives: The need for increasing strategic R&D investments and addressing skilled worker shortages are urgent motivators for E-CORE RII: Strengthening Maine’s Research Ecosystem and Pathways Through Strategic Capacity Building (Maine-SMART).
The project aims to address challenges related to STEM workforce preparation and shortages, federal and state investment in research, lack of coordination across educational and nonprofit organizations with similar missions related to STEM education and R&D, and a limited ability to analyze and convey the results of investments in research infrastructure.
The overarching societal benefit of Maine-SMART is a more productive research ecosystem fully engaging different institution types and sectors.
Sustainable impacts will include (i) more federal grant submissions and awards involving PUIs and emerging research institutions, (ii) improved educator and student understanding of STEM education and careers and improved STEM pathways, helping to meet the needs of STEM employers and diversifying Maine’s STEM workforce, (iii) larger grant awards, as statewide collaboration increases and research resources are better understood, (iv) greater collaboration among critical masses of investigators across Maine’s R&D ecosystem leading to better science and measurable increases in research funding (v) greater research translation across a more diverse innovation network and (vi) improved public understanding of the impact of R&D on Maine’s economy that results in more funding from private and public sources.
For questions related to your proposal, please contact Jeremy Qualls ( Jeremy. Qualls@Maine. edu ).
The range of allowable requests is between $1,000 to $15,000 . Planned applicants to any federal agency will be considered, while applications to NSF will be prioritized in the ranking of received proposals. Instructions for submitting a proposal Proposals must be submitted as a PDF.
Email the final proposal to maine. epscor@maine. edu .
Applications due by March 28 Announcement of awards by April 30 Funding available for FY25 – FY26 [May 1, 2025 – May 31, 2026] Reports on progress will be due on December 15th .
Title of the Proposal : [max 100 characters] Proposers : (include first and last name, title, full affiliation, and email address) Project Description: [max 3 pages] (Include the intellectual merit of the project, along with the questions that are considered and the methods to address them. Emphasize why this proposal is important, system-wide impact, and any relevant background or context along with references.)
How the proposed activities will generate additional funding for the project or for the university: [max 3 pages] (This may include, without being limited to, targeting external funding, or targeting a certain enrollment increase.) Budget Table: (Please add more rows as necessary.) Item/Expenditure Cost # Needed Total Total: Budget Justification: (Please include a brief explanation for each of the proposed expenses.)
Timeline: (Please include the timeline for using the budgeted expenses, along with the timeline for the expected deliverables measured by the proposed metrics and the target for securing additional funding.) Report for [NAME OF PROPOSAL] (Due Date: December 15, 2025) Major accomplishments: (Summarize the major accomplishments achieved as a result of the project.)
Personnel Involved: (List the individuals who contributed to the project and/or were supported by the project. Please include first and last name, full title and affiliation, and role in the project) External funding: (Share what external funds are being pursued and the amount of the funding.)
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Faculty members at Maine institutions. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates $1,000 to $15,000 Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
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Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education & Human Resources (IUSE: EHR) Program is sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). This program promotes novel, creative, and transformative approaches to generating and using new knowledge about STEM teaching and learning to improve STEM education for undergraduate students. It supports projects that bring recent advances in STEM knowledge into undergraduate education, adapt, improve, and incorporate evidence-based practices, and lay the groundwork for institutional improvement in STEM education. Professional development for instructors to ensure adoption of new and effective pedagogical techniques is a potential topic of interest.
The National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program (NLG-L) supports projects that address critical needs of the library and archives fields and have the potential to advance practice and strengthen library and archival services for the American public. Successful proposals will generate results such as new models, tools, research findings, services, practices, and/or alliances that can be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend and leverage the benefits of federal investment. Applications to IMLS should both advance knowledge and understanding and ensure that the federal investment made generates benefits to society. Specifically, the goals for this program are to generate projects of far-reaching impact that: • Build the workforce and institutional capacity for managing the national information infrastructure and serving the information and education needs of the public. • Build the capacity of libraries and archives to lead and contribute to efforts that improve community well-being and strengthen civic engagement. • Improve the ability of libraries and archives to provide broad access to and use of information and collections with emphasis on collaboration to avoid duplication and maximize reach. • Strengthen the ability of libraries to provide services to affected communities in the event of an emergency or disaster. • Strengthen the ability of libraries, archives, and museums to work collaboratively for the benefit of the communities they serve. Throughout its work, IMLS places importance on diversity, equity, and inclusion. This may be reflected in an IMLS-funded project in a wide range of ways, including efforts to serve individuals of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; individuals with disabilities; individuals with limited functional literacy or information skills; individuals having difficulty using a library or museum; and underserved urban and rural communities, including children from families with incomes below the poverty line. Application Process: The application process for the NLG-L program has two phases; applicants must begin by applying for Phase I. For Phase I, all applicants must submit Preliminary Proposals by the September 20th deadline listed for this Notice of Funding Opportunity. For Phase II, only selected applicants will be invited to submit Full Proposals, and only those Invited Full Proposals will be considered for funding. Invited Full Proposals will be due March 20, 2024. Funding Opportunity Number: NLG-LIBRARIES-FY24. Assistance Listing: 45.312. Funding Instrument: G. Category: AR,HU. Award Amount: $50K – $1M per award.
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