Sponsored Programs Proposal Deadline and Fiscal Year End Reminders
Please review important upcoming dates and deadlines below, and reach out to your pre- or post-award officer with questions. Pre-Award Summer deadlines for National Insitutes of Health proposals (June 5, 12, and 16; July 5, 12, and 16; August 8, etc.) are upon us. Proposal volume is always high this time of year. If you intend to submit […]
NIH, AHRQ, and HRSA Announce FY 2024 Updates to NRSA Stipends, Tuition/Fees, and Other Budgetary Levels
Stipend increases are announced for fiscal year (FY) 2024 Kirschstein-National Research Service Awards (NRSA) for undergraduate, predoctoral, and postdoctoral trainees and fellows. Training-related expenses and institutional allowances for predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees and fellows reflect a moderate increase. The tuition and fees for all educational levels remain unchanged from the prior budget year. Please see […]
Postdoctoral Compensation Guidelines
Every year, the Office of Research reviews the minimum salary and stipend levels for Boston University postdoctoral scholars (postdocs), per our Postdoctoral Scholars Policy. As part of this process, we compare our practices to our peers in the Association of American Universities as well as regional benchmarks to ensure fair and competitive compensation for all […]
Prohibition on Participation in Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs
The US government has raised concerns about foreign government interference at research institutions receiving federal funds and has issued new policies and guidance to safeguard national security. This memo outlines in detail concerns related to participation by US-based researchers in “Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs” (MFTRPs), including BU’s policy on participation in MFTRPs, what MFTRP […]
Procedural Changes for Expedited Review of Human Subjects Research
The Charles River Campus Institutional Review Board (CRC IRB) is discontinuing annual progress reports for expedited research and moving instead to a triennial review cycle. For research teams, this will go into effect at the next expedited annual progress report review and will apply to all newly approved expedited research going forward. Annual continuing review […]
Funding Opportunity: AI for Information Security
Amazon is seeking to fund machine learning research on the following topics in information security: Threat, intrusion, and anomaly detection for cloud security Generative AI and foundation models for information security Graph modeling and anomaly detection on graphs Learning with limited/noisy labels and weakly supervised learning ML for malware analysis and detection Finding security vulnerabilities […]
The Innovator’s Journey (2024)
In this series of lightning talks, BU faculty and alumni will share their diverse paths from invention to market to impact. Each innovator will offer insights on the challenges and opportunities that defined their journeys, including information about the institutional supports, advocates, mentors, and resources that helped them along the way. The talks will be […]
Upcoming Federal Funding Opportunities
Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity Generative AI/ML Models for Math, Algorithms, and Signal Processing (Response date: Mar. 29, 2024) This request for information (RFI) is seeking revolutionary methods for generative artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning (ML) models that have the potential to generate “smaller evolutionary products of math, algorithms, or signal processing (MASP)” and […]
Meet the W.M. Keck Foundation (2024)
The W.M. Keck Research Program seeks to benefit humanity by supporting basic, fundamental research through medical research and science and engineering projects that are distinctive and novel in their approach, question the prevailing paradigm, or have the potential to break open new territory in their field. The Keck Foundation does not fund clinical, translational, or […]
Celebrating Women in Research: International Women’s Day Panel (2024)
This virtual panel in honor of International Women’s Day will highlight the trailblazing scholarship, strength, and resilience of female faculty members who have overcome major systemic challenges to make significant contributions to their fields. BU professors Deborah Carr, Sociology (CAS); Ayse Coskun, Electrical & Computer Engineering (ENG); Mary Dunlop, Biomedical Engineering (ENG); Sucharita Gopal, Earth […]