A number of our junior faculty have applied to the Jeffress Trust in the past. There are limitations on the number of submissions allowed from Mason, so if you are interested you will need to submit to the internal competition, with a deadline of November 27. More details below. Stephen -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Limited Submission Opportunities - November 7, 2017 Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2017 16:55:17 +0000 From: Rebekah K Hersch <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: Rebekah K Hersch <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Dear Colleagues, The new limited submission opportunity is noted below and listed on the Research Development webpage. I have also included a brief summary in the attachment. Jeffress Trust Awards Program in Interdisciplinary Research <https://hria.org/tmf/jeffress/>__ Health Resources in Action Due: January 18, 2018 (2:00 PM EST) Full-time faculty at institutions in Virginia that are within seven years of their first faculty appointment are eligible to apply as Principal Investigators. Eligible research areas for Jeffress support include astronomy, biosciences, chemistry, computer sciences, engineering, environmental sciences, material science, mathematics and physics GMU Internal Deadline: November 27, 2017 Budget: Up to $100,000 Internal applications should include the following: Project title Applicant name List of Co-investigator(s) if applicable Project Summary (up to 3 pages) Please include elements noted in the Application Guidelines including the role of undergraduate student participation Submit to [log in to unmask] Specific information about this deadline and other limited submission opportunities can be found at http://researchdev.gmu.edu/limited-submission-grants-programs-deadlines/ If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Best regards, Rebekah Rebekah K. Hersch, Ph.D. Associate Director for Research Development Office of Research Development, Integrity, and Assurance George Mason University 703-993-5940 [log in to unmask]