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NIH Changing Expiration Dates
NIH has announced that it will adjust the expiration dates on its funding opportunity announcements (FOAs). This change may result in an abundance of email generated to individuals who subscribe to particular lists that receive updates about FOAs. Please read the NIH guide notice ( http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-07-093.html ) for more information.
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Fall 2007 Intellectual Property Workshop: Building the Product Staircase
Do you have an invention and wonder what to do next? What steps are necessary to have a marketable product or service? What resources are available to assist you in ascending the product staircase?
FSU faculty and staff members are encouraged to attend the Fall 2007 IP Workshop hosted by the Office of Intellectual Property Development and Commercialization to learn more about these issues. The workshop will be held on Friday, November 16, 2007, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the University Center, Building B, 5th floor. For those coming from Innovation Park, off-campus parking is free if you use the University Center Club Visitor’s lot. Please bring your ticket stub to the workshop for validation.
The program will be divided into two parts. Part I will feature a presentation by Jack Sullivan, President and CEO of the Florida Research Consortium, on new initiatives by the State of Florida to develop technology and create new companies. Included in the session will be information on intellectual property and FSU policies. Part II will consist of a case study of a university technology that has moved up the product staircase and is positioned to become publically available. Please RSVP by November 2 to Vallie Stewart at vastewart@techtransfer.fsu.edu .
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CRC and Cornerstone Updates
New Requests for Proposals (RFP's all programs) have been posted to the CRC and Cornerstone websites.
- Planning Grant proposals are due electronically, using the CRC/CS Online Proposal Submission process by October 10, 4:30 p.m. and Small Grant Proposals are due by October 17, 4:30 p.m.
- Cornerstone SSPEG and AHPEG Letters of Intent Form (LOIs) and list of proposed external FSU reviewers are due October 26, 4:30 p.m. via email only to jtownsend@fsu.edu.
Remember that all CRC or Cornerstone proposals MUST have a fully completed and signed hard copy of the Proposal Transmittal Form (DSR Form 1) delivered to Jan Townsend in 109 Westcott Building, before the posted deadlines.
Please also note that CRC and Cornerstone programs have their own DSR Form 1 specific to the CRC or Cornerstone program. In those unique DSR Forms some of the important blanks have already been filled in for you. You MUST use the appropriate forms which will be found inside the program’s weblink.
Questions? Email Jan Townsend at jtownsend@fsu.edu
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Funding Opportunities
Click on the title above for some of the latest funding opportunities for disciplines throughout the campus.
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Research Compliance Issues
Research compliance begins with employee, student, and faculty awareness of relevant laws, regulations, and university requirements. The FSU Research Compliance website, http://www.research.fsu.edu/researchcompliance/index.html, offers background information on a variety of research compliance issues ranging from export control, to research misconduct and conflict of interest in research. Export controls have become a hot compliance topic in recent years, and FSU is committed to its policy of fundamental research, which is defined as research in science or engineering that does not contain any sponsor or governmental restrictions on foreign nation access, or publication restrictions on research activities or results. Any research that does contain restrictions must receive additional review and scrutiny by the Office of Research, and may not be accepted by FSU depending on the nature of the restrictions required by the research sponsor. Researchers need to be familiar with export control requirements when considering research projects that may involve particular technology or uses, and the additional compliance requirements that must be adhered to by researchers, along with the civil and criminal penalties imposed by the federal government for violations of the law.
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Last Month to Submit: Equipment Grant – Round 5
Proposals for the Equipment Grant program (5th round) will be accepted up until 4:30 pm on Monday, October 22, 2007. The total available funding for this round is $265,242 with grants typically in the $30K-$40K range.
This program has been created to aid FSU faculty and staff in purchasing equipment and infrastructure enhancing tools that would greatly augment their research and creative activity. Grants are anticipated to be awarded in the spring 2008 semester. More information and instructions for submitting proposals can be found at the program website at www.research.fsu.edu/foundation/eieg/. If you have any questions please contact Eric McNair at 644-3328 or emcnair@techtransfer.fsu.edu
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New Human Subjects Webpage
The FSU Human Subjects Committee (IRB) invites you to visit its newly revised and updated webpage, http://www.research.fsu.edu/humansubjects/index.html that addresses the human subjects’ online application and review process, the consent process, general topics, HIPAA in research, education and training, and sample forms. All researchers should note that completion of human subjects training will be a requirement beginning January 1, 2008, in order to submit a human subjects’ research application for IRB review. Student researchers are encouraged to visit the site to learn more about human subjects’ research and the IRB review process at FSU.
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NSF Implements Motion to Enhance Support of Transformative Research
Dr. Arden Bement has signed Important Notice No. 130, Subject: Transformative Research. The document may be accessed electronically at: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=in130
The Important Notice details NSF's implementation of the National Science Board's motion to enhance support of transformative research at the Foundation. In addition, the notice highlights the change to the Intellectual Merit Review Criterion to specifically include review of the extent to which a proposal also suggests and explores potentially transformative concepts.
Effective October 1, 2007, the Grant Proposal Guide and new funding opportunities issued after this date will incorporate the change to the Intellectual Merit Criterion. Proposals received after January 5th, 2008, will be subject to the revised merit review criterion.
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