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Deadline March 30, 2021 Project Description The Shared Instrument Grant (SIG) Program encourages applications from groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase or upgrade a single item of high-priced, specialized, commercially available instruments or integrated systems. The minimum award is $50,000. There is no maximum price limit for the instrument; however, the maximum award is $600,000. Types of instruments supported include, but are not limited to: X-ray diffractometers, mass spectrom...

Project Description The Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship recognizes innovative, promising new faculty, whose exceptional talent for research and innovation identifies them as emerging leaders in a computer science or related field. Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Fellows should support this mission by fostering diverse and inclusive cultures within their communities. Amount per Award: $100,000 per year Duration of Aw...

NIT Rourkela Observes 72nd Republic Day & Inaugurates Its Diamond Jubilee Year SHARE January 26th, 2021 NIT Rourkela celebrated the occasion of Republic Day with great pride and fervour. The institute also celebrated the inaugural ceremony of its Diamond Jubilee year on the same day. The event was bestowed by the presence of some esteemed personalities who joined through  virtual platforms due to the impediments posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been 72 years since the day on which Indi...

Project Description The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Equipment Grants Program (EGP) serves to increase access to shared-use special purpose equipment/instruments for fundamental and applied research for use in the food and agricultural sciences programs at institutions of higher education, including State Cooperative Extension Systems. The program seeks to strengthen the quality and expand the scope of fundamental and applied research at eligible institutions, by providing ...

Peshawar January 17, 2021 MARDAN: The Board of Governors (BoG) of the Medical Teaching Institution (MTI) Mardan Medical Complex on Saturday approved arranging more personal protective equipment (PPEs) to protect the staff performing duty in the Covid-19 high-risk zone. The BoG made the decision due to an increase in the demand for the PPEs for the health professionals. The BoG directed that all the staff should be provided the necessary equipment to protect them from contracting the virus. Cha...

University committed to gender equity in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine The University of Wollongong (UOW) has been recognised as a national Women in STEM Decadal Plan Champion by the Australian Academy of Science (AAS), reaffirming the University’s commitment to gender equity. The AAS in collaboration with the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (AATE) developed the Women in STEM Decadal Plan to offer a vision and opportunities to guide organisations ...