AGROMEDICINE INSTITUTE SEEKS PROPOSALS FOR COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
The North Carolina Agromedicine Institute (NCAI) is seeking applications for inter-institutional collaborative research grants from the faculty (tenured or tenure track) of its three constituent institutions: East Carolina University, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, and North Carolina State University.
The purpose of this program is to provide seed funds to promote inter-institutional research collaboration. A responsive application under this request must have faculty with significant involvement from at least two of the three institutions. There must be a faculty PI at each institution.
The proposed research project must be in the realm of agromedicine and must reflect the mission of the NCAI to promote the health and safety of individuals (and their communities) who work in farming, fishing, and forestry. Proposals for both applied and basic research will be accepted as long as there is a clear pathway from research results to practice. Preference will be given to projects where the results of the seed grants will be used to submit applications for major funding to governmental and private sponsors. An application to such agencies is required within six months from the termination of the seed grant award.
The anticipated funding period is July 1, 2011, through June 30, 2012. NCAI expects to grant two awards with a maximum of $30,000 each. However, due to the continuing uncertainty of the state budget in North Carolina, awards will be dependent upon the availability of funds.
Send a brief letter of intent as an email note indicating intent to submit an application, a title, a short abstract (150 words or less), the collaborating faculty and respective institutions, and each individual’s anticipated responsibilities in the collaboration. Clearly indicate who will be the corresponding principal investigator (PI). (Note: The corresponding PI will serve as the primary contact for all official correspondences.) Otherwise, all PIs are considered to be co-equal.
Submit the letter of intent to NCAI Interim Director Robin Tutor, tutorr@ecu.edu, and to the campus contacts of the collaborating institutions by Friday, Jan. 7, 2011. The letter of intent will be used to plan the proposal review process.
For other details, contact Margaret Autele Pio, Office of the Vice Chancellor, Division of Research & Graduate Studies, East Carolina University, piom@ecu.edu or (252) 328-9471.
Submitted by Margaret Autele Pio, Division of Research & Graduate Studies at East Carolina University
The North Carolina Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (NC-LSAMP) wants to partner with the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, School of Technology, College of Engineering, and the Division of Student Affairs at North Carolina A&T State University to develop a STEM Living Learning Community next fall (2011) for 20 incoming freshmen who are admitted as STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) majors.
Living-learning communities are designed to facilitate students’ transition into the demands of college life. The expectation is that the living-learning structure will help students develop positive learning strategies and support systems. As a result, they will develop a greater commitment to the University and have a more positive impression of the academic environment on campus (Assessment Bulletin, 2001).
Connecting students to the campus, giving them a sense of belonging academically and socially, are fundamental to the success of the student and the institution. In turn, this requisite connection validates the mission of the STEM Living Learning Community, which is to promote, enhance, and support students’ academic, personal, and professional growth and success through the development of residential living-learning communities.
The STEM Living Learning Community will create a smaller living-learning environment in which students can learn from others who have similar academic and career interests in STEM disciplines. The goal of the community is to assist students in achieving success in their coursework and in exploring the many different fields encompassed in STEM disciplines. The program will offer monthly group meetings, linked courses in Chemistry 106/116 and Critical Thinking, social events, study groups, academic advising, and exposure to undergraduate research activities including attendance to local research conferences, campus lab tours, and career exploration.
For more information, contact Dawn Forbes Murphy, LSAMP program manager, at (336) 285-4248.
Submitted by Dawn Forbes Murphy, LSAMP program manager at N.C. A&T
The proposed research project must be in the realm of agromedicine and must reflect the mission of the NCAI to promote the health and safety of individuals (and their communities) who work in farming, fishing, and forestry.
The expectation is that the living-learning structure will help students develop positive learning strategies and support systems.