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Program Biotechnology Research and Education Program, Systemwide
Purpose Funds training grants for individual trainees (up to $50,000 per trainee per year) the Graduate Research and Education in Adaptive bio-Technology (GREAT) Training Program.
Grants Funds cutting-edge theoretical and experimental research at the interface between the life sciences and physical, chemical, material, engineering, mathematical or computational sciences.
Deadline Varies--contact program.
Contact Martina Newell-McGloughlin (530) 752-8237

Program California Institute for Energy and Environment (CIEE)
Purpose Advances productivity and competitiveness through energy efficiency research
Grants Exploratory and Opportunity Research programs
Deadline Contact program
Contact Carl Blumstein, (510) 643-0505

Program California PATH Program
Purpose Supports research into intelligent transportation systems
Grants Typical awards: $20K-$200K
Deadline Fall, annually
Contact Tony Brennanc, (510) 231-9536

Program Campus Laboratory Collaborations Program (CLCP)
Purpose Enhances synergies between researchers at UC campuses and LLNL/LANL
Grants Typical award: $200K
Deadline Spring
Contact Cory Coll, (510) 987-9351

Program Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (CAMS)
Purpose Supports research on isotope ratio and ion-beam analytical techniques that enable research in archaeology, anthropology, geosciences, toxicology, climatology and other fields.
Grants Typical award: $5K to $25K
Deadline May
Contact Nanette Sorensen, (925) 422-9670

Program Industry-University Cooperative Research Program
Purpose Supports engineering and basic science disciplines in communications, networking, components, design tools
Grants Industry-University Cooperative Research Program for UC Discovery Grants - typical award in Communications: $30K-$250K.
Industry matching required
Deadline 3 competitions per year, fall, winter, spring. Consult program for specific deadlines.
Contact Cathy Ratti, (510) 643-7826

Program

Industry-University Cooperative Research Program

http://uc-industry.berkeley.edu/fields/digital.htm

Purpose Supports engineering and basic science disciplines in communications, networking, components, design
Grants Industry-University Cooperative Research Program for UC Discovery Grants
1) Grants in Digital Media: typical award: $25K-$1M. Matched by private sponsors.
2) Opportunity awards for conferences: $15K
Deadline 1) three competitions per year. Consult program for specific deadlines.
2) anytime
Contact Steve Berman, (805) 893-5720

Program Industry-University Cooperative Research Program
Purpose Innovative processing for IC s, MEMs, flat panel displays, mass storage devices, and other relevant devices
Grants Industry-University Cooperative Research Program for UC Discovery Grants - Electronics Manufacturing Research:
1) Opportunity awards, $15K;
2) Matching grants: $4.5M available; must be matched $1-$1 by industry
Deadline 1) open;
2) 3 competitions per year. Consult program for specific deadlines.
Contact Dr. Julie Stein, (510) 642-1896

Program Institute for Laser Science and Applications (ILSA)
Purpose Collaborative research program with workshops for university investigators
Grants Award range: $5 - $30K
Deadline Consult program for updates on funding
Contact Mary Ann Soby, (925) 423-1102

Program Institute for Nuclear & Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (INPAC)
Purpose Concerned with the role of nuclear and particle physics in cosmology
Grants TBA
Deadline Consult program
Contact Bernard Sadoulet, (510) 642-5719

Program Institute for Scientific Computing Research (ISCR)
Purpose Laser science: ICF inertial confinement fusion, collaborative workshops
Grants Opportunities for Lab-Campus collaborators award range: $35 - $40K.
Deadline Contact program
Contact David Keyes, (925) 422-1325

Program Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP)
Purpose To encourage and support basic research in geophysics, planetary and space physics, geochemistry, paleobiology, and astrophysics.
Grants IGPP University Collaborative Research Program (with LANL)
--UCRP
Deadline Contact program
Contact Karen Scott, (858) 534-4453

Program Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS), Berkeley Branch
Purpose Promotes study of transportation systems and issues, and anticipates those of the future
Grants Typical award for fellowship and dissertation awards: $15K
(includes California PATH project)
Deadline Contact program
Contact Susan Gardner, (510) 643-3163

Program Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS), Davis Branch
Purpose Research on transportation, especially on issues relating to congestion, environmental and energy
Grants 1) Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training (IGERT)
2) Graduate Technology Automotive Education (GATE)
Deadline 1) throughout year
2) contact program
Contact Dan Sperling

Program Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS), Irvine Branch
Purpose A fundamental goal of the Institute is the stimulation of interdisciplinary research on contemporary transportation issues.
Grants

PROJECTS CURRENTLY FUNDED BY RESEARCH AREA

Deadline 1) Varies; contact program
Contact Program

Program MICRO (Microelectronics Innovation Computer Research Opportunities)
Purpose Supports innovative research in microelectronics technology
Grants

Matching grants for new and continuing projects, to $150K and above

Deadline March, annually
Contact Cathie Magowan , (510) 987-0377

Program Pacific Rim Research Program (PRRP)
Purpose Promotes study of the PacRim as a distinctive region; awards grants in all fields.
Grants Research grants average $25K; Workshop and planning grants up to 15K; Mini grants are $3K
Deadline To campuses: varies, November-December
Contact Sandra Wulff, (510) 987-0120

Program President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Purpose Supports researchers and mentors toward academic career advancement
Grants Typical award: 31K
Deadline November 1, annually
Contact Kimberly Adkinson, (510) 987-9503

Program University of California Energy Institute (UCEI)
Purpose Fosters support for research in energy fields; supports interdisciplinary, policy-related studies on critical energy issues in the natural and social sciences and engineering
Grants 1) CA Energy Studies Program (CES);
2) Energy Science and Tech Program (EST);
3) California Energy Commission Energy Innovations Small Grants Program
Deadline 1) January
2) September
Contact Severin Borenstein, (510) 642-9588

Program University of California Natural Reserve System
Purpose Supports short-term and long-term research and education in all disciplines
Grants Mildred E. Mathias Graduate Student Research Awards; awards up to $2500
Deadline To campus reps by end of October
Contact Michael Dorward, (510) 987-0159

Program UC Institute for Mexico and the US (UC MEXUS)
Purpose Supports projects in all fields related to US-Mexico relations
Grants 1) Travel grants for UC investigators;
2) MEXUS-Conacyt Postdoctoral Research Opportunities;
3) MEXUS-Conacyt Opportunities for Sabbatical Stays;
4) MEXUS-Conacyt Opportunities for Mexican and UC Faculty Visits;
5) Oportunidades de Estudios de Posgrado
Deadline Contact Program
Contact David Kropf, (909) 787-3519, (909) 787-3856 fax

Program UC Transportation Center
Purpose Supports ground transportation research
Grants Dissertation fellowships: $15K;
Faculty grants: $10K and up
Deadline Diss. grants: April for fall term, Nov. for spring term
Faculty grants: Feb
Contact Elizabeth Deakin, (510) 642-4749

Program University Collaborative Research Program (UCRP)
Purpose Supports research projects in material science & condensed matter; optical/ electronic materials/ metals & organic biomaterials
Grants $30K-$40K
Deadline spring
Contact David Keyes, (925) 422-1325

Program Visiting Scholar Program
Purpose Enables LANL staff to do research and teach at UC campuses, and vice-versa
Grants Typical award: $75K -$80K
Deadline Status of program unclear; contact program for specific information
Contact Jim Porter, (505) 667-7824

Program Western Regional Center National Institute for Global Environmental Change (WESTGEC)
Purpose Eleven-year program to study access effects of climate change on key US resources and socioeconomic systems
Grants Typical award: $20K-$100K
Deadline Letter of intent: August. proposal: September.
Contact Susan Ustin, (530) 752-7300

Program White Mountain Research Station (WMRS)
Purpose To support research in a range of fields utilizing the station, from high altitude physiology and ecology, to atmospheric and earth sciences, natural resource management and policy
Grants 1) typical student award: $2K;
2) Faculty Research Grant: avg. $15K
Deadline 1) late winter, annually
2) Contact program
Contact

Frank L. Powell (Director)

Barbara Fager (MSO), (858) 822-0165

 

 

   

 

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