August 21, 2008 at 4:06 pm · Filed under General
The Internal Competition Process for the NSF-Science and Technology Centers ended last Monday, August 18, 2008. Three Letters of Intent for STC’s as Leader and one for an STC as Collaborator were officially received. Since the limits of three proposals as leader and two as collaborator were not exceeded, the projects for which LOI’s were received will be the ones competing on behalf of UPRM.
The projects as leaders are:
- José Colucci, et al. “Science and Technology Center for Energy Innovation”
- Belinda Pastrana, et al. “Science and Technology Center: Comprehensive Center in Bioinformatics and Visualization of Proteins
- Jayanta K. Banerjee, et al. “SCT in Bio-nano-tribology Center for Graduate and Undergraduate Education and Research”
The project as collaborator is:
- Miguel Vélez, et al. “Sustainable Futures 2100: Understanding and Engineering the Complexity of Urban Systems (with Arizona State U. & Carnegie Melon U.)
Preliminary Proposal Due Date: September 30, 2008.
August 15, 2008 at 2:29 pm · Filed under General
UPRM Researchers interested in submitting a proposal to the DoD HBCU/MI Program (BAA W911NF-08-R-0008, must submit a Letter of Intent by Thursday, August 28, 2008 at NOON at ORE Office. For guidelines on the internal competition, click on: DoD_Internal Competition Guidelines
August 15, 2008 at 2:17 pm · Filed under General
The Research Administration Academy Seminar CID 203 - Use of American Express Corporate Card, will be offered next Thrusday, August 21, 2008 at 10:30 AM at the R&D Center’s Conference Room 123. This workshop will also be offered October 23 & December 4, 2008.
Attendance to a CID 203 workshop is now compulsory for all researchers requesting new AMEX corporate cards.
Preregistration is required by email at cid@uprm.edu or phone: X-5250, X-5203.
August 7, 2008 at 1:13 pm · Filed under News
UPRM Researchers interested in submitting a proposal to the NSF-Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships Program (Solicitation: 05-850, must submit a Letter of Intent by Monday, August 18, 2008 at NOON at ORE Office. For guidelines on the internal competition, click on: stc-internal_competition_guidelines_2008.
August 5, 2008 at 10:55 pm · Filed under General
The Research and Development Center and the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Agricultural Sciences and Engineering of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (UPRM) announce the continuation of its Bio Science and Engineering Initiative (BioSEI) for 2009-2010 aimed to develop a coherent and interdisciplinary research program in Bio Science and Engineering at UPRM.
Letter of Intent Due Date: Friday, September 19, 2008 at noon.
Full Proposal Deadline: Thursday, October 23, 2008 at noon.
Full program announcement available in the blog’s R&D Center Information section, under BioSEI 2009-2010 -Request for Proposals .
August 5, 2008 at 9:28 pm · Filed under News
This law pretends to retain in Puerto Rico and attract to Puerto Rico highly competitive researchers to advance the scientific and economic development of the island. Researchers or scientists who receive a competitive research grant of the type RO1 or similar, may have their salary and compensation exempt from taxes. It reads, in part: ley-101-2008
“Para añadir el inciso 58 a la Sección 1022(b) del “Código de Rentas Internas de 1994”, Ley Núm. 120 de 31 de octubre de 1994, según enmendada, para eximir de tributación los salarios devengados y compensación recibida por investigadores y científicos elegibles que realicen investigaciones y estudios en Puerto Rico en una institución de educación superior bajo los parámetros de una propuesta de investigación científica a los Institutos Nacionales de la Salud (NIH) u otra organización del gobierno federal análoga o del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico.”
More information and details on the application of the law will be available in the near future. We’ll keep you posted.
July 16, 2008 at 5:18 pm · Filed under General
The R&D Center is enforcing UPR Regulations on Travel Expenses ) as established in Certification No. 78, 2005-06 (”Reglamento de Gastos de Viaje de la Universidad de Puerto Rico”). Follow these four simple steps to comply and expedite your travel documents. Click here for tips: travel-tips-for-researchers.doc; or travel-tips-for-researchers.pdf.
July 15, 2008 at 3:24 pm · Filed under General
UPRM R&D Center announces its Research Administration Academy for the First Semester of the Academic Year 2008-2009. These are a series of workshops and seminars for researchers and research administrators on topics pertaining to pre-award issues such as preparation of proposals, budgets and electronic submission; and post-award topics concerning budget and human resources, purchasing, receiving, corporate card use and accounting issues. For specific dates, click on Dates - Research Academy -pdf or access the blog’s R&D Center Information page entitled: Academy on Research Issues.
July 8, 2008 at 4:42 pm · Filed under General
NSF Division of Institution and Award Support Policy Office – Quarterly Newsletter
In This Issue:· Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request· America COMPETES Act –Update· Research.gov: Powering Knowledge and Innovation· Desk Reviews Under NSF’s Award Monitoring & Business Assistance Program· NSF Spring Outreach
“The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently proposed a FY 2009 investment of $6.85 billion to advance the frontiers of research and education in science and engineering. The Budget Request includes an increase of $822 million (14 percent) over the FY 2008 level. NSF investments in the development of new knowledge and talent are vital to advance the frontiers of discovery and to ensure that America remains a global leader in science and technology. The Administration and Congress have conveyed their clear determination to build on America’s history of success in leading-edge discovery and innovation through increased federal investments in research and education as evidenced by the President’s American Competitiveness Initiative (ACI) and the America COMPETES Act (ACA) of 2007…. ”
For the whole newsletter, access: NSF Policy News.
July 2, 2008 at 12:09 pm · Filed under General
The National Endownment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipends Program provides $6,000 for two consecutive months of full-time research and writing. Recipients must work full-time on their projects for these two months, and may hold other research grants supporting the same project during this time. For full program announcement and contact information link to: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/stipends.html. NEH will be accepting only online applications via grants.gov between August 1 and October 1, 2008.
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