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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES Deadline Date(s): 10/08/2015 Sponsor Name: National Archives and Records Administration Program Title: Publishing Historical Records in Documentary Editions Contact: Jeff de la Concepcion Grant Program Specialist, Phone: (202) 357-5022email: [email protected] Website: http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/editions.html Synopsis: The National Historical Publications and Records Commission seeks proposals to publish documentary editions of historical records. Projects may focus on the papers of major figures from American history or cover broad historical movements in politics, military, business, social reform, the arts, and other aspects of the national experience. The historical value of the records and their expected usefulness to broad audiences must justify the costs of the project. Deadline Date(s): 10/15/2015 Sponsor Name: National Science Foundation Program Title: Sociology Program - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Awards (Soc-DDRI) Contact: Katherine Meyer - Program Director, Phone: (703) 292-7308, Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?WT.z_pims_id=505118&ods_key=nsf14604 Synopsis: The Sociology Program supports basic research on all forms of human social organization -- societies, institutions, groups and demography -- and processes of individual and institutional change. The Program encourages theoretically focused empirical investigations aimed at improving the explanation of fundamental social processes. Included is research on organizations and organizational behavior, population dynamics, social movements, social groups, labor force participation, stratification and mobility, family, social networks, socialization, gender roles, and the sociology of science and technology. Deadline Date(s): 06/05/2018 Sponsor Name: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Program Title: Occupational Safety and Health Research (R01) Contact: Dr. Maria Lioce, Phone: 404-498-2575, Email: [email protected] Website: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-13-129.html Synopsis: The purpose of this grant program is to develop an understanding of the risks and conditions associated with occupational diseases and injuries, to explore methods for reducing risks and for preventing or minimizing exposure to hazardous conditions in the workplace, and to translate significant scientific findings into prevention practices and products that will effectively reduce work-related illnesses and Injuries. Deadline Date(s): October 26, 2015 Sponsor Name: National Science Foundation Program Title: NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Contact: Gisele Muller-Parker; Phone:(866) 673-4737; Email: [email protected] Website: www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6201&org=EHR&from=home Synopsis: The purpose of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is to help ensure the vitality and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who are pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and in STEM education. The GRFP provides three years of support for the graduate education of individuals who have demonstrated their potential for significant research achievements in STEM and STEM education. NSF especially encourages women, members of underrepresented minority groups, persons with disabilities, and veterans to apply. 15