GRFP Solicitation and NOFOs Suggest NSF is Moving Forward to Dismantle SBE and Raises Concerns for STEM EDU
In what initially appeared to be good news, the National Science Foundation (NSF) released the 2027 Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP) Solicitation — on time as opposed to last year’s delay – with FABBS disciplines appearing on the list of eligible …
IES Moves to Restart Grantmaking Amid Ongoing Funding Uncertainty
On August 6, Matthew Soldner, Acting Director of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), announced the agency would begin issuing Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) research grants in three tranches, ending a stretch in which IES launched no new competitions throughout …
Changes at NIH Keep Coming
While we may have hoped for a quiet August at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), recent weeks have brought a highly promoted ‘new unified strategy,’ several concerning requests for information (RFIs), and continued rumors about NIH changes to funding …
NIH Fills More Leadership Positions at NICHD, NHGRI
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently announced two leadership changes at key institutes and centers (ICs). At the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Dr. Dorothy Fink took over as Deputy Director on August 9 and …
Center for Open Science to Phase Out the OSF Projects Workflow
On August 11, the Center for Open Science (COS) announced significant changes coming to the Open Science Framework (OSF) that will reduce its functionality. Over the next several months, the OSF Projects workflow will be phased out as an active …
NIH Update: Consolidating Websites and a Permanent NINR Director
In recent weeks, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced it will modernize its web presence by consolidating several individual sites – including for all 27 institutes and centers (ICs), cross-cutting offices, and NIH-wide initiatives – into one. Additionally, NIH …
