NSF Requirement Regarding Postdoc Mentoring A significant change to the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) is a new requirement to the Proposal Preparation Instructions regarding mentoring for postdoctoral fellows. Please click on the title above to learn more. Funding Opportunities Click on the title above to view some of the latest funding opportunities. The listing is over 40 pages in length and includes the new feature of being able to view by funding area. Lilly Offers "Free" Assays In a new initiative that aims to forge broader partnerships between pharma and academia, Eli Lilly has announced that it will conduct free drug development assays in four therapeutic areas on any compounds academic researchers and small biotechs care to send along. For more information, please click on the title above. Reminder--NEH Summer Stipends Program- Information Posted to Research Limited Submissions Site The National Endowment for the Humanities is preparing for its Summer Stipends competition. The deadline is October 1, 2009; however the internal FSU deadline is August 1, 2009. Please click on the title above to learn more. Upcoming NSPIRES Changes Affecting Proposal Submission Changes have been made to NSPIRES that will affect submission of proposals to NASA. These changes are being implemented to improve the process by which potential conflicts of interest are determined. For more information, please click on the title above. Office of Research Recognizes Staff Members in Recent Employee Recognition Ceremony Office of Research VP Kirby Kemper hosted a luncheon on June 4, 2009 to recognize research staff for their service to Florida State University. Click here to view the names of the recipients. Spring 2009 GAP Competition Winners Announced For the past four years, the FSU Research Foundation has funded a highly competitive grant program designed to support Florida State researchers as they seek to transfer their technology out of the laboratory and into the commercial marketplace. Please click on the title above to learn about the most recently funded programs. EIEG Program Renewed for FY 2010 The Equipment and Infrastructure Enhancement Grant (EIEG) Program has been extended for twelve additional months with the next round beginning in early September. Please click on the title above for more information. National Institutes of Health Guidelines on Human Stem Cell Research The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is hereby publishing final "National Institutes of Health Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Research" (Guidelines). To view the Guidelines, please click on the title above.. IESES releases the inaugural issue of IESES Highlights The Institute for Energy Systems, Economics and Sustainability (IESES) is a public resource which performs scholarly basic research and analysis in engineering, science, infrastructure and the social dimensions of the sustainable energy economy here at FSU. Please click on the title above to visit their website and read their inaugural issue of IESES Highlights.           Click here to subscribe Click here to unsubscribe