Funding Opportunities in West Virginia for Faculty and Students

Program

Description

Deadline

The West Virginia Legislature  
Internships with WV Legislature The West Virginia Legislature offers internships to graduate and undergraduate students of West Virginia colleges and universities.  (Applications send to Dr. Beller’s office, Old Main 107) Oct 31, 2008
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission  
Improving Teacher Quality State Grants maximum $75,000 grant for proposals that focus on providing high quality professional development to K-12 teachers (more details inside) Dec. 3, 2008
WV Higher Education Grant $1,300 to $3,000 grant to qualified university or college undergraduate students who require financial assistance to attend an approved university or college located in West Virginia or Pennsylvania Mar 1, 2009

WV EPSCoR

 

Underrepresented Research Scholars Program $5,000 grant per year to support STEM student proposals in the research areas of West Virginia’s NSF Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) rolling deadline
International Innovation Grants $40,000 awards for research faculty from all four-year institutions to purchase equipments supporting to international or STEM global researches Oct. 30, 2008
College-University Collaboration Program $20,000 for development of a collaborative research project between investigators at either WVU or Marshall University and scientists at the State's undergraduate institutions. (1:1 match required) Feb./March
2009
Research Seed Grant $5,000 to initiate research activities, conduct pilot experiments, or demonstrate new concepts that might lead to significant future projects. (1:1 match required) Feb./March
2009
Travel Grant for researchers to travel to NASA field centers or NASA headquarters to meet and initiate collaborative projects with NASA scientists. Feb./March
2009
WV Space Grant Consortium - for students

Undergraduate Fellowship

$3,000 - $5,000 awards for full time US undergraduate students in aerospace or science related fields desiring to participate in a research project. Feb./March
2009
Graduate Research Fellowship $12,000 awards for US graduate students in aerospace and other science fields to get involved in a research project under the supervision of their academic advisor or to  participate directly in NASA activities. Feb./March
2009
Student Internship Program 10-week resident summer research program for undergraduate and graduate students interested in careers in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related fields. Programs are offered at either the NASA IV & V Facility in Fairmont, WV or at WV High-Technology companies. Summer

WV Space Grant Consortium - for researchers

 

College Course Development $10,000 funds to develop new and innovative courses in STEM fields (online courses considered). Feb./March
2009
Joint University Industry Research $20,000 funds to support collaborative research projects that promote technology development and transfer to the private sector. Feb./March
2009
Summer faculty Fellowship $12,000 for faculty to establish a research collaborative with NASA IV & V Facility engineers. The fellowship includes the opportunity to spend ten weeks at the facility to conduct research. 2009
Research Initiation Grants $10,000 - $30,000 for research in science and engineering areas that are related to NASA's mission. (Cost share and support from a NASA scientist are required). Feb./March
2009

WV Space Grant Consortium - for K-12 and public

 

Pre-College Outreach & Curriculum Development Up to $10,000 for K-12 students in science, math & engineering programs to design and implement K-12 outreach projects. Feb./March
2009
Public Extension and Outreach Program Up to $10,000 funds to develop new and innovative extension & outreach programs, such as conferences and seminars in aerospace and related fields. Feb./March
2009

WV DNR

 
Research grants Funding is available for projects that benefit the state's non-game wildlife, botanical resources or fungi. Dec. 31, 2008
Cooperative grants Grants for a variety of projects which benefit non-game wildlife or botanical resources , ranging from habitat improvements to the publication of books is available. Dec. 31, 2008
WV EPSCoR  
International Innovation Grants $40,000 grants for proposals to support the development of international component in STEM programs. (Cost share required)    Oct. 30, 2008
Mini Grant Up to $4,500 in replacement salary for an uninterrupted period of time for a faculty member to write research proposals during the summer. March 2009
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