http://research.umbc.edu/limited-submission-opportunities/
Internal proposals are due by August 28, 2015
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipend program provides funding for faculty and independent scholars to pursue research in the humanities during the summer. UMBC may submit up to two nominations for NEH Summer Stipends.
These stipends support individuals in advancing research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly resources. Though this is an NEH program, many faculty members in the arts and social sciences work on projects that the NEH might fund. Summer Stipends support projects at any stage of development.
Successful applicants will receive outright awards of $6,000 to support two consecutive months of full-time research during summer 2016.
For complete instructions: http://research.umbc.edu/neh-2016-summer-stipend-program-internal-proposal-guidelines/
This is a terrific opportunity to learn about ethical issues related to research. Also, being a member of the IRB looks good on a curriculum vitae or resume. Please contact Dr. Susan Sonnenschein, IRB Chair, (sonnensc@umbc.edu) no later than May 18, 2015 if you wish to apply. Your email should include a copy of your curriculum vitae or resume and a few sentences describing your research interests and experience. We are particularly interested in people who have had research experience with human participants.
Additional information about the IRB may be found at http://research.umbc.edu/institutional-review-board-human-subjects/
As announced earlier this month by the Office of Sponsored Programs, NIH had released the updated Grants Policy Guidance (GPG) on March 31, 2015 to replace interim guidance as well as incorporate the new Uniform Guidance requirements. Here is a link to the 3/31/15 NIH Grants Policy Statement.
We in the OPRC wanted to highlight a few items from the GPG that are of interest to areas in research compliance. If you have questions or want more information, please contact us at complaince@umbc.edu.
2.3.12 Protecting Sensitive Data and Information Used in Research
NIH fund recipients are required to protect sensitive and confidential data and take all reasonable and appropriate actions to prevent the inadvertent disclosure, release or loss of sensitive personal information. NIH advises that personally identifiable, sensitive, and confidential information about research participants not be housed on portable electronic devices. If such devices must be used (such as laptops, CDs, disc drives, flash drives), they should be encrypted to safeguard data and information.
Personally identifiable information should be restricted via password protection and other means. Research data should be transmitted only when the security of the recipient’s systems is known and is satisfactory to the transmitter. For more information, go to the ORPC page on UMBC’s security requirements for protecting sensitive research data.
4.1.1 Animal Welfare Requirements
The PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (PHS Policy) requires that an approved Animal Welfare Assurance be on file with the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) at the time of award for all recipient organizations receiving PHS support for research or related activities using live vertebrate animals. The use of vertebrate animals required in the Research Plan of the application. If the involvement of animals is indefinite at the time of application, applicants should provide an explanation and indicate when it is anticipated that animals will be used. Verification of IACUC approval may be filed at any time before award in accord with Just-in-Time procedures. IACUC approval must have been granted within three years of the budget period start date to be valid; however, IACUCs may determine that continuing review on a more frequent basis is appropriate. For more information, go to the ORPC page on the UMBC IACUC’s protocol submission procedures.
4.1.10 Financial Conflict of Interest
NIH requires recipients and investigators (except Phase I SBIR/STTR applicants and recipients) to comply with the requirements of 42 CFR 50, Subpart F, “Responsibility of Applicants for Promoting Objectivity in Research for which PHS Funding is Sought.” These regulations are designed to promote objectivity in research by establishing standards that provide a reasonable expectation that the design, conduct, or reporting of research funded under PHS grants or cooperative agreements will be free from bias by any conflicting financial interest of an Investigator. For more information, go to the ORPC page on how to report and manage potential financial conflicts of interest.
4.1.15 Human Subjects Protections
The HHS regulations for the protection of human subjects provide the framework to safeguard the rights and welfare of individuals who participate as subjects in research activities supported or conducted by the NIH or other HHS components. HHS regulations stipulate that the recipient organization, whether domestic or foreign, bears ultimate responsibility for safeguarding the rights and welfare of human subjects. In accepting an award that supports human subjects research, a recipient institution assumes responsibility for all research conducted under the award, including protection of human subjects at all participating and consortium sites, and for ensuring that an FWA and certification of IRB review and approval exists for each site before human subjects research may begin. Verification of IRB approval may be filed at any time before award in accord with Just-in-Time procedures. Certification of IRB review and approval must be provided before research activities with human subjects begin. For more information, go to the ORPC page on the UMBC IRB’s protocol submission procedures.
4.1.26 Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules
The NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules (NIH Guidelines) apply to all research projects (NIH-funded and non-NIH-funded) that involve recombinant or synthetic nucleic acid molecules and are conducted at or sponsored by an organization that receives NIH support for recombinant or synthetic nucleic acid molecule research. Each organization that conducts research involving recombinant or synthetic nucleic acid molecules, including contractors under grants, must have policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the NIH Guidelines and must establish a standing IBC. The IBC is required to review each proposed project for recombinant or synthetic nucleic acid molecule experiments to ensure that the procedures, project, personnel, and facilities are adequate and in compliance with the NIH Guidelines. For more information, go to the ORPC page on the UMBC IBC’s submission procedures.
4.1.27 Research Misconduct
The PHS Policy on Research Misconduct specifies recipient responsibilities to have written policies and procedures for addressing allegations of research misconduct, to file an Assurance of Compliance with the HHS Office of Research Integrity, and take all reasonable and practical steps to foster research integrity. Research misconduct is defined as the fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism in proposing, performing, or reviewing research, or in reporting research results. The ORPC plays a role in the assurance process. Education is a key component of the “steps to foster research integrity). For more information on what’s required to conduct research responsibly, go to the ORPC page on Responsible Conduct of Research.
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The Dresher Center for the Humanities invites applications for two Residential Faculty Research Fellowships for spring 2016. Funding is intended to support and promote significant humanities research at UMBC. Dresher Center Residential Research Fellows will reside at least one day a week in the Dresher Center and receive release from teaching (up to two course releases) in order to work on a significant humanities research project or the training necessary to embark on such a project. Faculty wishing to develop expertise in a new field or discipline towards a future project are also encouraged to apply. Each fellow will have the use of a private office in the Dresher Center and will be awarded $500 to hire an undergraduate research assistant (junior or senior) for the semester.
Fellows will conduct two research works-in-progress sessions during the semester. The first will be a Fellows and Others session on their research methods held toward the beginning of the semester. The second will be a session in the CURRENTS: Humanities Work Now series on the work that has been accomplished during the semester. The CURRENTS session should take place by late April. Fellows will also participate actively in Dresher Center programs, including attendance at Fellows and Others and CURRENTS sessions, and at least two Humanities Forum events. A short report on fellowship activity will be due to the director within 3 months of completion of the fellowship. Residential faculty fellows will be considered fellows of the Dresher Center for as long as they are on the faculty of UMBC. After their semester in residence they will be expected to serve for a two-year term on the Dresher Center Advisory Board and remain active participants in Dresher Center programs.
The Dresher Center welcomes proposals from all full-time, tenured and tenure-track faculty members pursuing humanities research in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Applications are especially encouraged from, but not limited to, full-time faculty with appointments in departments and programs with a humanities focus. Two fellowships are available. Proposals will be reviewed by the Dresher Center Advisory Board, with decisions by mid-July 2014.
Click the link below for a fillable PDF application. Download the application and attach it in an email, along with your proposal, to dreshercenter@umbc.edu.
Dresher Center Faculty Research Fellows Application
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