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06.19.25 Update on Federal research funding, MOU Policy changes, New Rates for Marlowe, etc On this page Dear Chairs and Directors, This month, I’m sharing updates on the following topics: Interruptions to federal research funding & June Town Hall Revised MOU Policy New Marlowe charge rates, starting July 9, 2025 Expanded services offered by the Research Development Office Please share relevant parts of this letter with your faculty, staff, postdocs, and graduate students—anyone who may find the information and links helpful. Ongoing Interruptions to Federally-Sponsored Research As of …

NEH Rediscovering Our Revolutionary Tradition June 16, 2025 The Rediscovering Our Revolutionary Tradition program supports activities to preserve and improve access to primary source materials—including archival records; documents and rare publications; art and material culture; and photographs and sound recordings that document: 1) The history of American independence and establishment and/or expansion of the nation, including the experiences of states, territories, and communities—in the original colonies and beyond—joining the nation; or 2) The history of American government in federal, …

Global Climate Research Prize June 22, 2025 Clare Hall, University of Cambridge, and LUT University recently established the Global Climate Research Prize, a new international, biennial award recognizing outstanding research that deepens our understanding of climate change and its wide-ranging impacts. Open to researchers at any career stage, the prize honors published work of exceptional quality with transformative, cross-disciplinary, and global relevance. Its broad scope spans fields from atmospheric physics to cultural history and literature. To honor research on climate change for …

Velux Stiftung Forestry Program June 22, 2025 The overall objective of the forestry program is to improve sustainable forest management that addresses the pressing problems of climate change and biodiversity loss as well as society’s need for forest products. – The program shall contribute to a change of perspective in sustainable forest management and in the use and value of forests. – The program shall contribute to the integration of evidence-based science into forestry practice. – Financial innovation and improved framework conditions should provide leverage for the implementation of …

NEA Celebrating America250: Arts Projects Honoring the National Garden of American Heroes June 22, 2025 The NEA will offer grants for arts projects in any discipline that celebrate the contributions to American history of one or more of the national heroes listed in Executive Order 13978. NEA is accepting proposals for works of art in a range of formats: plays, operas, literary arts, concerts, visual arts, museum exhibitions, etc. that honor these individuals. Projects may take place in any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. jurisdictions. NEA anticipates making between …

The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research Endeavor Award June 29, 2025 The Mark Foundation Endeavor Awards support collaborative research projects that bring together investigators with diverse areas of expertise to tackle challenges in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. These grants are awarded to teams of three or more investigators to generate and integrate data from diverse lines of research and transform those insights into advances for cancer patients that could not be achieved by individual efforts. Basic, translational, and clinical projects are eligible. $3M over a …

NSTC Workforce Awards Program June 29, 2025 Through the Workforce Awards, Natcast will invest in semiconductor industry-related training and educational supports for American workers to help close workforce and skills gaps in the United States for researchers, engineers, and technicians involved in semiconductor design, manufacturing, and production. Support to address the critical workforce needs within the semiconductor industry in the United States. Competition …

Dept of Edu Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities May 28, 2025 The purposes of this program are to (1) help address State-identified needs for personnel preparation in early intervention, special education, related services, and regular education to work with children, including infants, toddlers, and youth with disabilities; and (2) ensure that those personnel have the necessary skills and knowledge, derived from practices that have been determined through scientifically based research, to be successful in serving those children. …

NOAA Institute Fostering Aquaculture Research and Marketing (CIFARM) June 13, 2025 CIFARM will emphasize advancing aquaculture through the bold growth of research in engineering, technology, modeling, risk assessment, socioeconomics, market research, and other innovations. First-Come, First-Served …

NEH Humanities Research Centers on Artificial Intelligence July 8, 2025 The Humanities Research Centers on Artificial Intelligence program supports the creation of new interdisciplinary centers that explore the social and cultural dimensions of AI through a humanities lens. Proposed centers must focus on a specific topic related to AI’s societal implications—such as ethics, law, history, or civil rights—and demonstrate how this work can inform the United States’ leadership in AI. Each center should involve sustained collaboration among multiple scholars and pursue at least two scholarly …