Sentences with phrase «research grants increased»

First, the number of graduate students and postdocs supported by fellowships has remained essentially constant over the past 30 years as the number supported on research grants increased rapidly.

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She has become a staunch advocate for raising awareness about brain aneurysms and increasing funding for research, establishing «The Sharon Epperson Chair of Research» through the Brain Aneurysm Foundation to provide grants for research on early deresearch, establishing «The Sharon Epperson Chair of Research» through the Brain Aneurysm Foundation to provide grants for research on early deResearch» through the Brain Aneurysm Foundation to provide grants for research on early deresearch on early detection.

In addition, Mr. Speaker, Budget 2014 will result in the largest annual increase in funding for research through the granting councils in over a decade.

The consortium describes the Templeton Foundation as having «made up to $ 3 million available for research grants to stimulate and sponsor new research insights directly pertinent to the «great debate» over purpose in the context of the emergence of increasing biological complexity, ranging from the biochemical level to the evolution of life andthe emergence of society and culture.»

Such trends were reinforced by ever - increasing percentages of university budgets being drawn from government and business research grants, which moved the center of gravity away from the humanities.

Research grants are awarded to projects that increase play therapy knowledge, improve techniques and demonstrate play therapy's value.

It is also an increasing condition for securing publicly funded research grants.

Senate appropriators also granted a small increase for FAA's research, development, and engineering program, mostly for advanced materials research for commercial aviation.

NSF is committed to increasing its support of basic research, mostly through competitive merit - reviewed grants, by shifting resources away from facilities and instrumentation support, a commitment that shows in its 3.8 percent increase for basic research to $ 2.1 billion.

On the science front, appropriators granted $ 698.2 million to the VA Medical & Prosthetic Research account, a 3.7 percent increase above FY 2017 levels, thus refuting the cuts sought by the Administration (see table; the Administration had also proposed an increase in research support dollars counted Research account, a 3.7 percent increase above FY 2017 levels, thus refuting the cuts sought by the Administration (see table; the Administration had also proposed an increase in research support dollars counted research support dollars counted as R&D).

To gain more control over the number of trainees and improve the quality of their training experience, they propose increasing the proportion of graduate students supported by training grants instead of professors» research grants.

Wagstaff, a chemist with a Ph.D. in STEM education research and an affinity for increasing diversity and inclusion in STEM, led an agency - wide effort to broaden NIJ's pool of peer reviewers, STEM graduate fellows, and R&D grant applicants.

But at NSF it projects both a drop in research grants and a rise in graduate fellowships, which together will eventually increase competition for postdoc jobs.

It increased manufacturing research and education and created a STEM Training Grant program to increase the number of teachers in those fields.

Training grants and fellowships should replace grant support for most trainees so that more can be invested in research grants without increasing the number of trainees and further glutting Ph.D. - level science labor markets.

At the same time, MEXT is targeting US$ 2.4 billion — a 5.8 % increase — to grants - in - aid for scientific research to fund individuals, universities, and research centers.

The authors write that institutions should «increase bridge funding for promising faculty who are struggling to fund their research»; «lower the percentage of salary that faculty must cover through grants»; «improve administrative support for the grant submission process»; and «increase the level of formal acknowledgement of research collaboration expressed in the coauthor and coinvestigator status, both in the annual faculty appraisals and in the criteria for promotion and tenure.»

But even as your responsibility for your research increases, new responsibilities, such as teaching, committee work, accounting, and writing grants, mean less time to spend in the laboratory.

... Without the defined academic productivity and rank requirements of the TTT type (e.g., «publish or perish»), clinician — educator faculty who face ever - increasing clinical demands may put less emphasis on producing measurable academic products, such as publications in peer - reviewed journals or grant - funded research.»

Witt - Enderby is on the grant review panel for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer charity, which is placing greater emphasis on translational research, and a corresponding increase in suitable bids.

Increased specialization of scientific research, pressure to pursue mainstream topics, and the difficulty of obtaining grant money for the most audacious projects encourage scientists to focus on the incremental.

The Obama administration seems to agree, granting $ 786 million in 2009 for biofuels research and setting up the Biofuels Interagency Working Group to study how best to meet the renewable fuel standard mandated by Congress that will require increasing the amount of renewable fuels, such as ethanol, to 36 billion gallons by 2022.

But NIH received less money in 2005 for research grants than even the 2.7 % increase it had expected, explains NIH Associate Director for Budget Richard Turman.

Some $ 76 million of the research increase, however would come from giving NSF control of three research programs now at other agencies: the Sea Grant marine research program controlled by the Department of Commerce, and hydrology and environmental education programs run by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Environmental Protection Agency, respectively.

Last week, a coalition of universities and professional societies warned legislators working on the defense bill that «a mandatory increase in the SBIR - STTR allocation across federal agencies will result in funding cuts for investigator initiated, peer - reviewed grants that are the cornerstone of the nation's research enterprise.

«There was an 18 % increase in demand for standard research grants this year,» he says, including 1100 first - time applicants.

The Research Ministry is asking for a 5 % increase in the 3 - year grants in next year's government budget, but Poinsot says the Finance Ministry does not understand the work of doctoral students and fears it might well turn a deaf ear to the idea of any increase at all.

Tilghman, Rockey, and the others in the working group laid out several recommendations aimed at shortening and diversifying doctoral programs and postdoc positions, increasing the proportion of trainees supported by training grants and fellowships instead of research grants, collecting more data on career outcomes, improving postdoc salaries, and promoting the staff scientist career path.

Increase funding for two types of grants aimed at giving young investigators independent labs quickly: «kangaroo» (K99 / R00) grants that combine postdoctoral support with a research grant; and Early Independence Awards, which allow newly minted Ph.D. s to skip the postdoc and start their own lab.

Taking 2010 as the starting point, the government pledges to almost double the representation of Ph.D. - holders among the population age 25 to 34 by 2020 and increase research employment from 11.8 % to 16 %; raise to 10 % the share of publicly - funded Spanish papers ranked among the top 5 % of the most cited publications globally; increase Spain's share of European Union research funds, including a 90 % increase in the number of so - called Starting Grants from the European Research Council; boost the number of patent applications by 50 %; and raise the national percentage of innovative companies from 18.6 % research employment from 11.8 % to 16 %; raise to 10 % the share of publicly - funded Spanish papers ranked among the top 5 % of the most cited publications globally; increase Spain's share of European Union research funds, including a 90 % increase in the number of so - called Starting Grants from the European Research Council; boost the number of patent applications by 50 %; and raise the national percentage of innovative companies from 18.6 % research funds, including a 90 % increase in the number of so - called Starting Grants from the European Research Council; boost the number of patent applications by 50 %; and raise the national percentage of innovative companies from 18.6 % Research Council; boost the number of patent applications by 50 %; and raise the national percentage of innovative companies from 18.6 % to 25 %.

Senate lawmakers would also like to see DHS consider a grant program aimed at increasing the amount of extramural research funding going to universities in states whose scientists typically fare poorly in the competition for federal science dollars.

Regardless of their career destinations, 90 % of the respondents said that the fellowship helped them get subsequent jobs by increasing their self - confidence; offering personal support; creating opportunities to network, improve one's skills and knowledge, and retrain; and providing recent evidence of grant success, research achievements, and teaching experiences to add to their CVs, among other benefits.

The change will greatly increase the opportunities for research groups to select postdoc candidates themselves, because the ANR grants now often include funding for postdoc positions.

One of the big winners was Navy basic research; the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) was also granted a large increase of 6.3 percent in the House bill, not quite as much as requested but still $ 181 million above FY 2017research; the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) was also granted a large increase of 6.3 percent in the House bill, not quite as much as requested but still $ 181 million above FY 2017Research Projects Agency (DARPA) was also granted a large increase of 6.3 percent in the House bill, not quite as much as requested but still $ 181 million above FY 2017 levels.

Crittenden has published 27 peer - reviewed journal articles and eight peer - reviewed book chapters thus far, has received a Regents» Rising Researcher Award from the Nevada System of Higher Education, has been awarded several highly competitive research grants, and has demonstrated a commitment to increasing inclusiveness and diversity within the STEM fields through several mentorship initiatives she participates in.

-- The College of Medicine's increasing activity related to technology transfer — the process of moving promising research discoveries into the marketplace for development, testing and commercialization — including a $ 425,000 Discovered in PA, Developed in PA (D2PA) program grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development to support initiatives like the Executive - in - Residence Program and Innovation Cafe.

Other strategies that could stimulate women to stay in science are a) various forms of flexibility with federal - grant funding designed to accommodate women with young children keeping these women in the game; b) increasing the value of teaching, service, and administrative experience in the tenure / promotion evaluation process; c) providing on - campus childcare centres; d) supporting requests from partners for shared tenure lines that enable couples to better balance work and personal / caretaking roles; e) stopping the tenure clock for one year per child due to childbearing demands; f) providing fully - paid leave for giving birth for tenure track women for one semester; g) providing equal opportunity for women and men to lead committees and research groups.

Other critical needs, however, require longer - term commitments, such as an increase in success rates for investigator - initiated research grants, which typically involve commitments of continued funding over 3 - 5 years.

In 1996, in response to these concerns, Varmus, then director of NIH, impaneled a group of experienced clinical investigators and academic health center administrators to make recommendations that might guide the NIH toward policy changes to alleviate the concerns in the clinical research community.14 Several of the panel's recommendations have been implemented, including increased support of the General Clinical Research Center budget, expanded support of training in clinical research, and the establishment of NIH - sponsored educational debt relief programs for clinical investigators.15 - 18 The panel also recommended restructuring of NIH peer review groups so that patient - oriented grant applications would be evaluated by study sections in which at least half the grant applications involve patient - oriented rresearch community.14 Several of the panel's recommendations have been implemented, including increased support of the General Clinical Research Center budget, expanded support of training in clinical research, and the establishment of NIH - sponsored educational debt relief programs for clinical investigators.15 - 18 The panel also recommended restructuring of NIH peer review groups so that patient - oriented grant applications would be evaluated by study sections in which at least half the grant applications involve patient - oriented rResearch Center budget, expanded support of training in clinical research, and the establishment of NIH - sponsored educational debt relief programs for clinical investigators.15 - 18 The panel also recommended restructuring of NIH peer review groups so that patient - oriented grant applications would be evaluated by study sections in which at least half the grant applications involve patient - oriented rresearch, and the establishment of NIH - sponsored educational debt relief programs for clinical investigators.15 - 18 The panel also recommended restructuring of NIH peer review groups so that patient - oriented grant applications would be evaluated by study sections in which at least half the grant applications involve patient - oriented researchresearch.

Bethesda, Md., Tues., May 17, 2016 - Four new grants from the National Institutes of Health will support research on the ethical, legal and social questions raised by advances in genomics research and the increasing availability of genomic information.

For universities, faculty scientists now are only a means to the end of increasing their profits (see: «Money now is Everything in Scientific Research at Universities»); the science faculty presently is forced to spend too much time and emotional energy on trying to acquire more research grant awards, instead of actually doing experiments to produce more new Research at Universities»); the science faculty presently is forced to spend too much time and emotional energy on trying to acquire more research grant awards, instead of actually doing experiments to produce more new research grant awards, instead of actually doing experiments to produce more new results.

was based upon my impressions of a declining quality of modern science, large wastage of time by researchers struggling to get more and more research grants, conversion of university research into a business entity where money is everything, de-emphasis on basic research and corresponding increased emphasis on applied research, and, increasing corruption by professional scientists.

During his tenure, he oversaw a significant enrollment increase, the implementation of six new academic programs, the acquisition of over $ 3.5 million in grants and donations, the building and refurbishing of key academic spaces, created an office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness, Teaching and Learning Center, and revitalized the Honors Program and Debate Team.

The Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University (CEPR) and the Harvard Graduate School of Education today announced a $ 15 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to launch a new, national education initiative to help school district and state leaders increase student achievement and attainment through data - informed decision - making.

March 08, 2017 at 5:21 pm, New Research Examines How Increased Need - Based State Grant Aid Can Help Improve Higher Education Attainment Rates in Arizona - Press Release Rocket said:

Within this context, it stretches the imagination to believe that improving the wellbeing of poor children (the professed beneficiaries of choice programs) is the Administration's motive for seeking a $ 158 million increase in charter school grants, a new $ 250 million program to research private school vouchers, and a $ 1 billion public school choice program under Title I.

Within this context, it stretches the imagination to believe that improving the well - being of poor children (the professed beneficiaries of choice programs) is the administration's motive for seeking a $ 158 million increase in charter school grants, a new $ 250 million program to research private school vouchers, and a $ 1 billion public school choice program under Title I.

2015 Faculty researchers accumulate a record high $ 86.4 million in total external research grants, a 78 percent increase since 2010 - 2011.

COE faculty in 2016 held research grants worth an all - time high of $ 97 million, a 12 percent increase over the previous year.

Our Teacher Advisory Group, citywide teacher survey, and retention grants put Oakland teachers in the driver's seat to identify gaps and implement solutions, because research shows that engaging educators at the school level can increase teacher retention [2] and even lead to ideas for broader system - wide fixes.