From: Research Information Services
Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at 9:40 AM
Subject: OCAST FY16 - Intern Partnerships, OARS, Health Research, and Basic Plant Science Research
OCAST Intern Partnerships (Intern)
Funding Cycle 2 Deadline: March 2, 2016
http://www.ok.gov/ocast/documents/CurrentInternSolicitation.pdf
Synopsis
The purpose of Faculty and Student Intern Partnerships (Intern) funding is to improve the state’s R&D base by supporting undergraduate student and
faculty internships in Oklahoma firms engaged in some form of R&D or implementation of new technology, e.g., a manufacturing operation improving their product or process through the implementation or installation of new technology. Further, the program encourages
undergraduate students to prepare for careers in scientific and technical fields as well as ancillary areas that support high-tech companies in Oklahoma. OCAST internship funding acknowledges that the principal resources of the two-year and four-year institutions
of higher education are the people—undergraduate students and faculty—and this program places these people into established successful applied research facilities within Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Applied Research Support (OARS)
Deadline: March 2, 2016
http://www.ok.gov/ocast/documents/Current%20OARS%20Solicitation.pdf
Synopsis
The Oklahoma Applied Research Support (OARS) program provides funding to assist the research and development of innovation in Oklahoma
by supporting applied research activities in existing and emerging technical areas in which the results:
1. Lead to innovation, new knowledge or technology and have a high probability of leading to commercially successful products, processes
or services within a reasonable period of time;
2. Are technically sound, will produce a measurable result and have a commercial application; and
3. Have reasonable probability to enhance employment opportunities within Oklahoma.
OCAST FY15 Health Research
Deadline: March 23, 2016
http://www.ok.gov/ocast/documents/CurrentHealthSolicitation.pdf
Synopsis
The Oklahoma Health Research program provides seed funding to superior research projects conducted by Oklahoma-based investigators for the multiple purposes of (1) enhancing
the competitiveness of Oklahoma health researchers for national research funds, (2) recruiting and retaining outstanding health research scientists for the state, (3) improving health care for Oklahoma citizens and (4) strengthening the state’s health care
industry.
Oklahoma Basic Plant Science Research
Deadline: April 13, 2016
https://www.ok.gov/ocast/documents/Current%20Plant%20Basic%20Solicitation.pdf
Synopsis
The Basic Plant Science Research program provides seed funding for research projects conducted by Oklahoma-based investigators for the purposes of 1) enhancing
the competitiveness of Oklahoma researchers for national and international research funds; 2) furthering plant science and its application to the benefit of society; and 3) strengthening the state’s biosciences industry.
Under this program, OCAST awards competitive plant science funds, through professional services contracts, to public and independent colleges and universities in Oklahoma, non-profit research institutions in the state, and for-profit enterprises of special
importance to the Oklahoma economy. Research funded under this program includes, but is not limited to, plant productivity, alternative use crops for bioenergy, environmental applications, chemical platforms, seed management and plant-based process applications.
The Basic Plant Science Research program funds basic projects for one to two years at a minimum of $10,000 and a maximum of $50,000 per year. Funding awards are made on a year-by-year basis. Neither approval of a multiple-year award nor funding of any year
of a contract shall automatically lead to funding in subsequent years. For each year originally awarded, funding shall be dependent upon a satisfactory annual performance evaluation and the availability of funds.
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