Shell Doctoral Fellowships are given to assist outstanding doctoral candidates interested in a teaching career in engineering and science disciplines. Each fellowship can be renewed for up to four years, and covers expenses incurred during one academic year of study for a full-time doctoral candidate.

Funding: The fellowship includes monies for tuition and fees normally required of students similarly registered in the participating institution, and an annual stipend.
Letter of Intent: Unspecified
Deadline of Proposal Submission: Continuous. Applications are accepted at any time. Candidates are selected by the senior administrative officer of the academic department or discipline in which the fellowship is offered.

The Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) announces research opportunities involving hydraulics and hydrology in cold regions. The presence of an ice cover on rivers and lakes and the formation and movement of ice in these bodies as a two-phase flow create a set of problems not yet adequately addresed. Snow cover characteristics, the movement of water through snow, and snowmelt and runoff prediction are considered in this research area.

Funding: Unspecified
Letter of Intent: Unspecified
Deadline of Proposal Submission: Continuous. Proposals may be submitted at any time. This BAA will remain in effect until it is superseded.

The Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) announces research opportunities involving electronics design for cold environments. The objective is to improve operation of sensors and electronic data collection equipment in cold region environments. Primary emphasis is on sensors and instrumentation for remote data collection, storage, and transmission. Areas of consideration include accuracy, thermal stability, low power consumption, portability, ruggedness, and reliability.

Funding: Unspecified
Letter of Intent: Unspecified
Deadline of Proposal Submission: Continuous. Proposals may be submitted at any time. This BAA will remain in effect until it is superseded.

The Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) announces research opportunities involving numerical modeling of mobility on deformable terrain. Finite-element and other numerical models are being considered for application to tires and tracks traveling on deformable, rate-dependent earth materials. Parametric and design studies may be significantly aided by such a model that can be show to be accurate.

Funding: Unspecified
Letter of Intent: Unspecified
Deadline of Proposal Submission: Continuous. Proposals may be submitted at any time. This BAA supersedes the December 1997 edition and shall remain in effect until superseded.

The Biomedical Engineering Program and Research to Aid Persons With Disabilities (BME/RAPD) Program encompasses the Biomedical Engineering (BME) program and the Research to Aid Persons With Disabilities (RAPD) program. The Biophotonics area is part of BME, but is broken out separately because of its rapid growth in size and scope. Biomedical Engineering supports research that, often with diagnosis or treatment-related goals, applies engineering principles to problems in biology and medicine while advancing the engineering knowledge base. Integration of engineering expertise with life science principles is an essential requirement for advances in this field. The RAPD program supports the development of technologies for new and improved devices or software for persons with disabilities. Current areas of particular interest in BME/RAPD are biomedical photonics; novel tissue characterization schemes; new cellular and tissue engineering concepts; the innovative integration of multidisciplinary technologies for new imaging and biosensing systems; and home care technologies related to chronic illness, persons with disabilities, and the aging.

Additional contacts include Gilbert Devey, program director, Directorate for Engineering, Division of Bioengineering and Environmental Systems, phone +1 (703) 292-7943, fax +1 (703) 292-9098, gdevey@nsf.gov; and Carol Lucas, program director, Directorate for Engineering, Division of Bioengineering and Environmental Systems, phone +1 (703) 292-5356, fax +1 (703) 292-9098, clucas@nsf.gov.

NSF 03-560 replaces NSF 01-12

Funding: It is expected that $3,000,000 will be available annually for this competition, subject to the availability of funds: $80,000 to $110,000 per research award annually for BME/RAPD; up to $200,000 annually for Biophotonics, and $2,000 to $25,000 per design project award annually.
Letter of Intent: Unspecified
Deadline of Proposal Submission: February 01, 2004

The purpose of this grant program is to support the expansion and diversification of Florida’s aerospace industry by increasing statewide academic involvement in space research, technology development, engineering, education and training programs that are consistent with the state’s space industry priorities.

Funding is intended to support research that will: a) compete for larger sponsored research awards; b) attract and leverage other federal or industry funding; c) produce technologies that lead to commercial opportunities; d) promote Florida leadership in emerging aerospace technologies; and/or e) in other ways enhance the technological competitiveness of Florida universities and space industry.

Funding: Varies according to grant category
Letter of Intent: January 30, 2004
Deadline of Proposal Submission: March 5, 2004
Contact: Dr. Jaydeep Mukherjee, FSGC Administrator, Mail Code: FSGC, Building M6-306, Room 7010,. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, 32899, fsgc@mail.ucf.edu.