The ORSP Update
February 2025
Our monthly newsletter highlights opportunities, awards, and events through the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs.
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Announcements
Research and Creative Activity Day
Join us on April 4th 2025 for Research and Creative Activity Day! Applications are due on February 27, 2025. Apply now!
Student Research and Creative Activity Awards (SRCA)
Student Research and Creative Activity Awards (SRCA) proposals are due February 6th, 2025. Apply now!
Summer Undergraduate Research Institute (SURI)
Summer Undergraduate Research Institute (SURI) application is now live! Apply here.
For more information about the above opportunities, see the "Upcoming Student Opportunities" section.Want your research to be highlighted?
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Listen to ORSP's Podcast
Check out ORSP’s new podcast episode, "Connect and Conquer: The Power of Conversations with Your Program Officer". Catherine Spaur, Dr. Kristen Breit, and Dr. Brandon Mitchell joined us as guests for this episode. Click here to listen on Spotify!
Faculty Spotlight
Dr. Jongwoong Kim of Criminal Justice was recently awarded a grant from the Center Rural Pennsylvania for the proposal: Preservation and Improvement of Manufactured Housing Communities in Rural Pennsylvania: A Comprehensive Vulnerability Assessment and Policy Response. CRPA reported that Dr. Kim’s proposal was one of the best they had ever received and asked to use it as a model for future applicants.
Recently Awarded Grants
- Danielle Chirdon, Chemistry: American Chemical Society - $55,000
- Jen Chandler, Biology: PA DCNR - $45,470*
- Jongwoong Kim, Geography & Planning: Center for Rural PA - $49,934*
- Lorenzo Cena, Health: PA Dept. Of Agriculture- $157,000*
Only primary PIs have been listed. Congratulations to all co-PIs on these projects!
*Contract currently being negotiated.
Upcoming External Funding Opportunities
Arts & Humanities
02/25/2025: Graham Foundation - Grants to Organizations
03/24/2025: National Endowment for the Arts - Research Grants in the Arts
Science & Mathematics
03/12/2025: University Student Research Challenge (USRC) - Aeronautics Research
03/12/2025: 2025 Regional Ecosystem Research (RER) Program
03/27/2025: FY25 Improving Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Outcomes for Adults in Reentry
03/27/2025: FY25 National Initiatives: Justice and Mental Health Training and Technical Assistance Program
03/12/2025: University Student Research Challenge (USRC) - Aeronautics Research
Education & Social Work
03/06/2025: Institute of Education Sciences
03/07/2025: Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center for Education Research (NCER)
04/18/2025: Fiscal Year 2025 NOAA Delaware Bay B-WET Funding Program
Health Sciences
Interdisciplinary Opportunities
03/03/2025: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention FY25 National Mentoring Resource Center
03/06/2025: Institute of Education Sciences - Unsolicited Grant Opportunities
03/25/2025: Humanities Initiatives at Colleges and Universities
03/27/2025: Agriculture and Food Research Initiative: Sustainable Agricultural Systems
04/03/2015: National Institute of Justice (NIJ) FY25 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women
Upcoming Student Opportunities
Student Research and Creative Activity Awards (SRCA)
The Spring 2025 Student Research and Creative (SRCA) Awards will recognize outstanding graduate and undergraduate students who have completed original research or creative projects in collaboration with a faculty mentor. Apply Here! For more information, click here.
Research and Creative Activity Day
Join us on April 4th 2025 for our annual Research & Creative Activity Day. This event highlights student, faculty, and administrator research from all academic disciplines across our campus community. Apply Here! For more information, click here.
Summer Undergraduate Research Institute (SURI)
This is an opportunity for students to work collaboratively with a faculty mentor through a paid five-week program. Conducting research and creative activities will help prepare students for graduate-level studies and/or careers. Apply Here! For more information, click here.
Student Micro Grant Program
Applications are now open for summer 2025 student research grants. All project results must lead to public policy considerations that are clearly relevant for Pennsylvania state, county or local government. Awards of up to $5,000 are available, and applications are due on or before March 3, 2025. Learn more and/or apply here. Any questions? Email ldimino@rural.pa.gov
RAM Research Directory
Are you interested in research? Click here to use the RAM Research Directory to find a research mentor!
Save the Dates
02/06/2025: Student Research and Creative Activity Awards (SRCA) proposals due.
02/27/2025: Research and Creative Activities Day proposals are due.
03/06/2025: Summer Undergraduate Research Institute (SURI) proposals due.
03/25/2025: Grant Writing 201 webinar on zoom from 11am-1pm. Hosted by ORSP and facilitated by M&Q.
03/27/2025: Spotlight on Research. This event features West Chester University’s faculty by celebrating their research accomplishments.