Dear Research Administrators,

The “All about Subawards” training is now available. If you would like to learn about how to use the KUALI Subaward module, current OSP Subaward procedures and forms, or discuss Subaward related issues, please join us on one of the below dates:

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

9 AM:   All About Subawards

11 AM: All About Subawards

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

1 PM:   All About Subawards

3 PM:   All About Subawards

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

9 AM:    All About Subawards

12 PM:  All About Subawards

More dates and other Kuali training schedules are available on “Kuali Research at UMBC” group available at https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/kualiresearchatumbc

Thank you,

Subaward Team

Dear Colleagues:

Important revisions have been made to the Resumption of Operations at NSF page on the NSF website, including identification of new deadline dates for specific solicitations and Dear Colleague Letters.  This updated information will be of interest to your membership and we would appreciate your sharing with your colleagues as soon as possible. This page will continue to be updated as new information becomes available. 

Policy-related questions regarding the resumption of operations at NSF may be addressed to policy@nsf.gov.

Best,

NSF ERA Forum Team

National Science Foundation

Dear Colleagues:

Important revisions have been made to the Resumption of Operations at NSF page on the NSF website, including identification of new deadline dates for specific solicitations and Dear Colleague Letters.  This updated information will be of interest to your membership and we would appreciate your sharing with your colleagues as soon as possible. This page will continue to be updated as new information becomes available. 

Policy-related questions regarding the resumption of operations at NSF may be addressed to policy@nsf.gov.

Best,

NSF ERA Forum Team

The Summer Research Initiative (SRI) was created in 1999 by the Office of the Dean in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSOS) and is supported by the Office of the Provost, the Graduate School, the Office of the Vice President for Research and the College. The program is designed to encourage and enhance the diversity of scholars working in the social and behavioral science fields.

In that spirit, we are interested in receiving applications to the program from a broad spectrum of students, including African Americans, Latino/Hispanics, American Indian/Alaskan Natives, Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders, as well as students with research interests related to diverse communities.

The goals of the SRI are to:

• Increase the knowledge of, and interest in, doctoral-level training in the social, behavioral, and economic sciences;
• Provide rising juniors and seniors an opportunity to learn about graduate studies and the range of research and scholarship in the social, behavioral and economic sciences at the University of Maryland;
• Provide a laboratory experience that enhances basic research knowledge and skills;
• Provide lectures, workshops, didactic exchanges and other programming to enhance students' knowledge of the graduate application process, negotiating the academic rigors and professional and personal challenges encountered in graduate school, and developing career paths in social, behavioral and economic sciences; and
• Provide mentoring and networking opportunities for students to advance their training in the social, behavioral and economic sciences.

The SRI is part of the College's longstanding commitment to increasing the number of underrepresented minorities who pursue graduate degrees in the social, behavioral and economic sciences. According to 2016 data from the magazine Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, the university ranks 12th in the country in the number of graduate and professional degrees awarded and 28th in the number of undergraduate degrees awarded to underrepresented minority students. The Summer Research Initiative is an integral part of our efforts.

The application for the 2019 SRI will be available from November 1, 2018 to February 10, 2019. Applications will be reviewed February – March 2019, and selection announcements will be made beginning April 2019. 

The actual program runs 8 weeks, from June 3 – July 26, 2019. Students are required to arrive on campus on Saturday, June 1 for mandatory Saturday and Sunday program orientation, but SRI programming will officially begin on Monday, June 3.

Dear Colleagues:

A Resumption of Operations at NSF page has been developed that includes Important Notice No. 145, Resumption of Operations at the National Science Foundation, dated January 28, 2019, as well as supplemental guidance that addresses grant and cooperative agreement-related policy and systems issues.  This page will be of interest to your membership and we would appreciate your sharing this link as soon as possible. This page will continue to be updated as new information becomes available. 

Policy-related questions regarding resumption of operations at NSF may be addressed to policy@nsf.gov.

Best,

NSF ERA Forum Team

National Science Foundation

nsferaforum@nsf.gov

Dear Colleagues:

A Resumption of Operations at NSF pagehas been developed that includes Important Notice No. 145, Resumption of Operations at the National Science Foundation, dated January 28, 2019, as well as supplemental guidance that addresses grant and cooperative agreement-related policy and systems issues.  This page will be of interest to your membership and we would appreciate your sharing this link as soon as possible. This page will continue to be updated as new information becomes available. 

Policy-related questions regarding resumption of operations at NSF may be addressed to policy@nsf.gov.

Best,

NSF ERA Forum Team

National Science Foundation

nsferaforum@nsf.gov

Maria Koszalka

Staff Associate, Research.gov

Division of Institution and Award Support

Budget, Finance & Award Management

2415 Eisenhower Avenue

The School of Public Policy and Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) are hosting a one-day Public Policy Camp at UMBC on March 12, 2019. 

The purpose of the program is to introduce the field of public policy to a group of students who might not otherwise be familiar with it. APPAM is looking to increase knowledge, particularly among people who are members of groups that are underrepresented in public policy work.

This is a great opportunity to identify local students from diverse backgrounds who could pursue future education and career in a public-policy-related field. 

The one-day program will consist of networking opportunities, group table activities, policy simulations, and panel sessions. Dr. Hrabowski and Dean Casper will be opening the event with remarks. There will also be discussions with the students about what public policy is, what the core competencies are in a graduate program of public policy or public affairs. 

Students will also be able to hear from and speak with people who have MPP, MPA and PhD degrees and see what they do for a living, what a typical day is like for them and how their career paths have lead them to their current positions.  

Registration for the event is FREE.

UMBC Students can register for the event through this link: https://goo.gl/forms/X38b0DEBAN9AdZbR2. 

URCAD is on Wednesday, April 24th, 2019.  

Applications are due by Feb. 22nd. Any student with completed mentor-led research, scholarship, or creative work that is ready to present by April 24th is eligible to participate.The application is simple- a 200-word abstract and mentor support statement. 

We strongly encourage social science students to apply! The Center for Social Science Scholarship will be selecting four submissions to feature as a themed social science panel.