Research News Roundup - July 2025

This month’s newsletter highlights our ongoing series of workshops and webinars supporting research, scholarship and creative activities, updates from NIH and NSF, and exciting stories about your colleagues' research! Checkout the updates from the Leatherby Libraries; and see what exciting workshops they are planning! Finally, take advantage of our Zoom offices hours – we are here for you!

Introducing the Chapman Research Administration Community (CRAC)

The Office of Research and Graduate Education is launching a new community for staff who support faculty with sponsored program administration. This initiative aims to enhance communication and resource sharing across units. Representatives from the Office of Research’s Pre- and Post-Award teams will be available to discuss current topics in proposal development and award management. These quarterly meeting will be on teams with one meeting a year in person. The first meeting will be in person on August 6th at 10 am in Von Neumann Hall conference room. RSVP is required.

National Science Foundation (NSF) MRI Submission Window Cancellation

The NSF MRI submission window for 2025 that was advertised in our June newsletter has been cancelled. The internal competition for the limited submission for the next cycle in 2026 will be announced in June 2026. NSF will be holding a short webcast to present its plans for FY 2026 on Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. EDT and will last no more than 1/2 hour. If you wish to attend please register.

NIH Public Access Policy Now in Place

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has implemented a new public access requirement for Author Accepted Manuscripts accepted for publication in a journal on or after July 1, 2025, funded by NIH. See NIH Public Access FAQs and Nature NIH-funded science must now be free to read instantly: what you should know.

Upcoming Funding Opportunities

NIH Director's New Innovator Award (DP2 - Clinical Trial Optional): RFA-RM-25-002

The New Innovator Award supports remarkably creative early-stage investigators proposing highly innovative and high-impact projects. The New Innovator Award has the following characteristics:

Single-PI applications only
PI must have Early Stage Investigator status
No preliminary data required
$475,000 direct costs per year for 5 years

See the New Innovator Award website for more information, including FAQs and an application guide with sample applications. Prospective applicants are also invited to view a pre-recorded webinar that will be posted to the HRHR website where NIH staff discuss the initiative and answer frequently asked questions about the application and review process. Any further questions can be submitted NewInnovatorAwards@mail.nih.gov. Application deadline: August 19, 2025

NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional): RFA RM-25-003
The Transformative Research Award supports individuals or teams proposing groundbreaking, original, and/or unconventional research with the potential to create new scientific paradigms, establish new and improved clinical approaches, or develop transformative technologies. The Transformative Research Award has the following characteristics:

Open to all career stages
Accepts single-PI or multi-PI applications
No preliminary data or detailed experimental plan required
Flexible budget

See the Transformative Research Award website for more information, including FAQs and an application guide with sample applications. Prospective applicants are also invited to view a pre-recorded webinar that will be posted to the HRHR website where NIH staff discuss the initiative and answer frequently asked questions about the application and review process. Any further questions can be submitted to Transformative_Awards@mail.nih.gov. Application deadline: September 3, 2025. Please note that there are policy changes in the current funding opportunity, so please read it carefully.

NIH Director's Pioneer Award (DP1 - Clinical Trial Optional): RFA-RM-25-001
The Pioneer Award supports scientists with outstanding records of creativity proposing pioneering approaches to major challenges in any area of science relevant to the broad mission of NIH. The Pioneer Award has the following characteristics:

Open to all career stages
Single-PI applications only
No preliminary data required
Must be new scientific research direction
$700,000 direct costs per year for 5 years

See the Pioneer Award website for more information, including FAQs and an application guide with sample applications. Prospective applicants are also invited to view a pre-recorded webinar that will be posted to the HRHR website where NIH staff discuss the initiative and answer frequently asked questions about the application and review process. Any further questions can be submitted to PioneerAwards@mail.nih.gov. Application deadline: September 9, 2025.

New Proposal Budget Template Available

A big thanks to Megan Faulkner for consolidating our proposal budget templates into ONE version! Our new template is live now on our website.

Connect With Members of The National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity

Join the new NCFDD community to connect with other faculty - whether it's getting help with a challenge you're facing or finding an accountability partner - it's a space to connect with others from Graduate Student through Department Chair. Work your strategic plan with a weekly planning meeting on July 11 and write together in community during a virtual writing session on July 15.

Join one of NCFDD’s webinars: Live on Zoom: "The Art of Saying 'No'" on July 10, and "Strengthening Your Department Chair Playbook: Spotlight on Faculty Development Strategies" on July 16.

Series of Workshops Supporting Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities

We continue our new workshop series with this month's in-person PIVOT workshops. All workshops are designed to support faculty, graduate students, and post-doctoral researchers in every stage of their research journey. Visit our events page for more information.

PIVOT: Finding the Right Funding Opportunities and Collaborators - A Hands on Workshop - July 11, 2025

Join us for a hands-on workshop to set-up and refine your profile to receive the best-fit of funding opportunities for your research and scholarly activities. Be sure to bring your laptop. The Pre-Award team will be able to assist you in setting up your profile and refining search terms. PIVOT for Research Funding is available to all faculty, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers.

RSVP for July 11, 2025, 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM @ Rinker Campus CC 201

RSVP for July 11, 2025, 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM @ Orange Campus BK 401

Shifting Focus while Utilizing Expertise - Part 1: Diversifying your funding portfolio – Webinar, September 4, 2025

Join Bryan Carlson, Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, and Lawrence Lau, Director of Industry Alliances and Commercialization in this interactive webinar on the ins- and outs- of foundation and industry funding.

RSVP is required for the September 4, 2025,11:30-12:30 pm Zoom webinar.

Shifting Focus while Utilizing Expertise – Part 2: Developing collaborations - Webinar, September 8, 2025 @ Rinker Campus; September 9, 2025 @ Orange Campus

Join us for this workshop to explore the art and administration of building successful research partnerships! Learn about the benefits of collaborative research, techniques for integrating diverse expertise, and strategies for identifying and maintaining partnerships. Topics will include proposal preparation, managing external collaborations, navigating IRB and IACUC processes, and overcoming challenges in international collaborations. Plus, hear examples of successful projects and impactful teamwork. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your collaborative skills.

RSVP for September 8, 2025, 12 PM to 1:30 PM @ Rinker Campus CC 201

RSVP for September 9, 2025, 12 PM to 1:30 PM @ Orange Campus BK 401

Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program.

Explore opportunities for U.S. citizens to go abroad with the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. With more than 400 awards annually in over 135 countries to teach, conduct research, and carry out professional projects, find the right Fulbright opportunity for you and ask questions at one of the Upcoming Scholar Office Hours.

Join us for an information session on Wednesday August 27th from 2pm - 3pm via Zoom. RSVP is required. Application deadline September 15, 2025, 5 PM EDT.

Faculty Highlight! Virtual Reality and AI Could Transform Behavioral Assessments in U.S. Schools

Assistant Professor Jared Izumi is developing a virtual reality program that could eliminate bias from child behavioral assessments.

Kudos to Chapman Faculty Award Recipients

Please join us in congratulating the following faculty who have received a new award in 2025. Keep up the amazing work!

Yuxin Wen for "ERI: Enhancing Privacy-Aware System Failure Prediction through Integrated Longitudinal and Survival Data Modeling" from NSF for $199,106

Uri Maoz for "Investigating Anomalous and Conventional Ganzfeld Effects with Advanced Methodologies" from Paradox Science Institute for $190,034

We are here for you! Join us in our office hours to get answers to your questions; discuss trends and news from funding agencies and federal guidelines; get tips about proposal development for grants, IRB and IACUC protocols; or to find out what’s all the talk about inventions, patents, and industry partnerships.

SPS Pre Award & Non-Financial Post Award: The first Thursday of every month from 11:00-12:00pm. Zoom Link.

SPS Post Award: The last Tuesday of every month from 9:30-10:30am. Zoom Link

IRB: The first Tuesday of every month from 9:00-10:00am. Zoom Link.

IACUC/COI/Export/Import: The fourth Tuesday of every month from 9:00-10:00pm. Zoom Link.

Industry Alliance and Commercialization: The third Thursday of every month from 3:00-4:00pm. Zoom Link.

Graduate Education: The last Thursday of every month from 10:00-11:00am. Zoom Link.

For a full schedule including quarterly and semester specific dates for additional departments and for Zoom information visit our events page.

Chapman University Named Co-Lead on AI Governance and Implementation Grant

The Leatherby Libraries and Information Systems & Technology are pleased to announce Chapman University’s participation in the Advancing AI Governance and Implementation at Emerging Research Institutions project alongside Ithaka S+R and Montclair State University. This project will include a series of workshops that will invite participants from local emerging research institutions to interact and identify potential areas for AI implementation and collaboration opportunities.

From Clicks to Code: Learning R with RStudio in a New Workshop Series

Our STEM Librarian, Dr. Elaine Yeung, will be hosting a 3-part introductory workshop series designed to teach faculty, staff, and students the basics of R and RStudio to effectively work with and visualize data. There will be an online and in-person option for participants. No prior programming experience is required. These workshops will take place on:

To be entered into the next monthly drawing pop in to one of our department office hours!

Contact our office for inquiries using our Jira ticketing system.