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The Office of Research and Sponsored Projects (ORSP) is the central unit within the Office of Research Administration dedicated to advancing the University’s mission of packaging transmitting and leveraging knowledge. ORSP accomplishes its purpose by assisting the University community in obtaining the proper tooling and in the identification, and acquisition of external funds. While ORSP functions in sundry areas, it principally operates in three arenas; contracts and grants administration; information services; and training and development.

The South Texas Border Health Disparities Center has announced the availability of travel support funds to attend NIH Summit.

There is also a call for proposals for research grants now available. Funding is expected to be in the $10,000 to $15,000 range. The deadline for submission is December 15, 2008.

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has released the latest version of their Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide, January 2009 . There are changes in this guide which now limit salary compensation for all NSF funded grants. You can see the excerpted section here.

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FundSource is a tool designed to help behavioral and social scientists find research funding. It has been designed to be specific to behavioral and social science research, freely available with no subscription costs, and responsive to your needs and feedback.

Try it out here:

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has revised its policy on enhancing public access to archived publications resulting in NIH funded research. This policy is now in effect and can be read here.

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The National Science Foundation Revises Research Criterion:

Important Notice no. 130: Transformative Research

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Grants.gov Made Easy

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New Information On Faculty Research Council