TRIP Newsletter - Message #18

Our TRIP Scholars are very successful individuals who go above and beyond inside and outside of the classroom. They distinguish themselves in their careers through community-engaged research and academic excellence.

Here at the IUPUI Center for Translating Research Into Practice, community engagement is extremely important to us. Take a look at the free resources that are available to you to improve yourself and other members of your network.

Working on an amazing research project and need help with something? Take a look at the resources that are available to faculty researchers at Indiana University.

During the first week of classes, IU blocked more than 7.1 million malicious emails. However, scammers work nonstop to beat filters so they can steal your stuff. If you see a suspicious email in your IU account, report it by selecting the Report Message icon in Microsoft Outlook under the Home ribbon. Or you can forward it to ude[dot]ui[at]gnihsihp.

The IUPUI Office of Alumni Relations honors 100 outstanding undergraduates each year who demonstrate academic excellence, campus leadership and community engagement. Nominate eligible students through December 16, 2022.

Full-time faculty and staff at IUPUI, IUPUC and IU Fort Wayne are encouraged to apply for new internal funding that will help strengthen campuses across the state, with a special focus on building academic communities. Single unit proposals may receive up to $5,000. Proposals that involve multiple units are eligible for up to $10,000. Projects that have a direct benefit to students, or in which students are actively engaged, will be given priority consideration. Email proposals, inclusive of support letters and any supplemental items as appendices, to ude[dot]iupui[at]elcrcnhc. The deadline is 5 p.m. on Nov. 15, 2022. Grant awardees will be notified by Dec. 15, 2022.

Just in time for pumpkin spice season, the new IUPUI Café in the Campus Center bookstore is open for business. Customers can now order from self-service kiosks. While the café does serve your favorite Starbucks drinks, the location does not accept Starbucks rewards or gift cards.

Are you or someone you know interested in advancing the science of informatics and methods applied to public health or population health? If so, the Regenstrief Institute and the IU Fairbanks School of Public Health are recruiting postdoctoral fellows for the Public Health and Population Health Informatics Fellowship program. 

Storing data correctly is the key to keeping it safe. Storage owners must use the Institutional Storage Request Form if storing or sharing restricted or critical data. IU’s University Information Policy Office also reminds you that individually owned storage spaces such as Google at IU My Drive and Microsoft OneDrive at IU are never an appropriate place to share institutional data.

A new round of global health planning grants provides funding to establish research collaborations focused on improving the health and well-being of Hoosiers and people in resource-limited communities around the world. Proposals must address a critical global health challenge such as infectious or non-communicable diseases, infant and maternal health, mental health or access to quality health care and demonstrate collaboration with at least one partner from a low- and middle-income country. The application deadline is March 30, 2023.

The IU Center for Survey Research has capabilities from traditional survey design and data collection (using web, mail, telephone, in-person) to qualitative interviews to specimen collection. They provide up to 2 hours of free consultation to any IU faculty, staff, or student and then charge based on hourly rates determined by the university. During the academic year, they offer free weekly consulting at two locations on the Bloomington campus (Tuesdays from 10-12 and Wednesdays from 12-1:30) but are happy to meet by Zoom for people in Indy.

New research funding from IU addresses racial and ethnic disparities specific to substance use disorder. $25,000 is available per grant. Funding will be available to IU faculty without regard to field or discipline to address this critical issue as broadly as possible. The research must be innovative, new, or reflect a new application of existing research. Priority will be given to efforts that seek to better understand and meet the needs of communities of color and utilize engagement methods with partners or the communities (such as community-based participatory research or person-centered outcomes research methods) which build sustainable relationships and trust in communities. All IU faculty (whether tenure-track or clinical track) on all IU campuses are welcome to apply.

The IU Presidential Arts and Humanities program provides funding in support of research and creative activity through a variety of mechanisms, including a Fellows Program as well as travel and production grants. The research website outlines each of the categories of funding as well as eligibility and application requirements. All grant categories are currently open for applications.

Do you need equipment, datasets or software to help conduct your research? IU researchers can search an online database to find university resources that are shareable with researchers or submit their own equipment from their laboratory or core to encourage broader use.

The Indiana Statistical Consulting Center supports IU faculty, staff and graduate students by helping with the planning phase, writing the methodological portion of grant proposals, carrying out the proposed analysis and writing up results once the grant is funded. Collaborators will meet free of charge with the agreement that their efforts will be compensated by the grant if funded.

IU's Innovation and Commercialization Office provides technical assistance on the commercialization of technology, including grant writing and submission in agency-specific systems such as ASSIST, FastLane, Grants.gov, eBRAP, etc. Contact Amie Frame at ude[dot]ui[at]emarfima for more information.

Private foundation and corporate funding opportunities are available through the Office of Business Partnerships and the Office of Foundation Relations. 

Indiana University faculty have access to high performance computing and storage, research software, advanced visualization and data services, and expert consulting services.

Need external funding to support your research? Discover helpful information and resources to locate relevant external funding sources.

Scholars@IU: this site provides access to Indiana University researchers. Use this information to find potential collaborators and partners.

The Office of Research Administration (ORA) provides free self-paced training videos for every step of your sponsored research.

Indiana University offers numerous internal funding programs to support development of faculty research and creative activities.

-You will be a valued member of an extensive network of other researchers/collaborators

-You will receive opportunities to showcase your research at IUPUI TRIP events

-You will receive promotional opportunities for your research inside and outside of the IUPUI community