Important Updates

NSF Moving to Multifactor Authentication

Effective on and after October 27, 2024, NSF is requiring multifactor authentication (MFA) for its Research.gov portal. All users will be required to complete a one-time MFA enrollment process and then use MFA to sign into Research.gov.

SPECIAL NOTICE DARPA-SN-24-108 Trenton Proposers Day - October 10

The DARPA Strategic Technology Office (STO) will host a Proposers Day supporting DARPA-PS24-21, Trenton program on October 10, 2024, via webinar from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM (ET). This conference aims to provide information on the Trenton program, promote additional discussion on this topic, address questions from potential proposers, and provide a forum for potential proposers to develop teaming opportunities. The Proposers Day will include overview presentations by DARPA personnel and a question and answer session following the presentations. Questions and answers will be posted to SAM.gov after the event. The Proposers Day will be held at the unclassified level.

Stanford Energy Postdoctoral Fellowship - Applications Close on October 1st!

The Stanford Energy Postdoctoral Fellowship aims to identify, develop, and connect the next generation of energy leaders from science and engineering to policy and economics to address the challenges of the global energy transformation through interdisciplinary approaches.

We are looking for a diverse cohort of applicants to further their work on sustainable energy, broadly defined. We will select up to ten fellows every year for full financial support, including a salary of $85,000, benefits, and funds for research and development.

Fellows in this program benefit from dedicated professional development and community-building programming that will prepare them to address global energy challenges.

A flyer is attached to distribute and provides a summary of the fellowship.

Sustainable Future Grant Program: Submission Deadline September 20, 2024

In 2022, the ACS launched the ACS Campaign for a Sustainable Future to advance chemistry innovations in addressing the challenges articulated in the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (U.N. SDGs). This multifaceted initiative will have lasting impacts on how we conduct research, how we teach chemistry, and how we collaborate globally. One of the key initiatives of the Campaign is the Sustainable Futures Initiative Grant Program (SFIGP) which provides catalytic funding for early and mid-career faculty interested in developing a research and teaching portfolio that contributes directly to developing transformative chemistries that address the U.N. SDGs.

GrantForward Webinars Scheduled for September

Sponsored Research Services has scheduled two webinars for GrantForward, our searchable funding opportunity database, in the month of September that are free for all RIT community members to attend.

Attendees are asked to register via the links enclosed for either date and will receive the zoom meeting link upon registration.