Research!America: Discovery. Innovation. Health.

🎃 Did you know? Nearly three-quarters of the American public plans to celebrate Halloween. According to the National Retail Federation, Americans will spend about $13 billion on Halloween this year – a record amount. 🍬 For comparison's sake, that spending exceeds the entire FY25 budget of the CDC. But this isn't about denying a fun tradition. Instead, it shines a spotlight on the increase in cents on the federal dollar that research funding should receive to achieve better health, prosperity, and security for all. 👻 Read more in "Haunted by Gridlock," Mary Woolley's latest Weekly Letter. https://lnkd.in/es4vPjxU #MWWeeklyLetter #Halloween #ResearchFunding #HealthResearch #FundScience #GovernmentShutdown2025 #Shutdown #Shutdown2025

🎉 It’s that time of year! Research!America: Discovery. Innovation. Health.'s Civic Science funding cycle is open! 🌟 This is a fantastic opportunity for early career scientists to bring their public engagement ideas to life through the Civic Engagement Microgrant program and the Public Engagement Content Awards. 🧠 As the manager of these programs, I’ve seen the creativity and impact researchers bring to connecting science with communities—now it’s your turn. Apply today! 📅 Want to learn more? Join us on October 31 at 11am ET to hear from our inaugural Public Engagement Content Awardees. 🔗Register here: https://lnkd.in/eCkwGc2b #CivicScience #PublicEngagement #SciComm #EarlyCareerResearchers #ScienceCommunication #ScienceandSociety #STEMOutreach

Research!America empowers early-career researchers to engage their communities in a dialogue about timely scientific topics. And that work continues: We are now accepting applications for our Civic Engagement Microgrant Program and the Public Engagement Content Awards. We're grateful to the Rita Allen Foundation and the The Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation for their generous support of these civic science programs.  Visit https://lnkd.in/gjBk6iHt to learn more and apply. #CivicScience #PublicEngagement #SciComm 

🦎 What do geckos have to do with medical adhesives? Read our new blog post to find out! https://lnkd.in/esP-tXW2 #Geckos #MedicalAdhesive #HealthResearch #ScienceFacts #DidYouKnow #MedicalInnovation

Apply for a microgrant or content award to support your science communication and outreach efforts! Not sure which award you should apply for? Need help tackling the application? Access our FAQs and learn more about our civic science programs:  ℹ️ https://lnkd.in/ehme2B5A #EarlyCareer #Researchers #Scientists #CivicScience #ScienceEngagement #PublicEngagement #SciComm #SciPol #ScienceOutreach #FundingOpportunity 

Are you interested in research and advocacy? Apply to work with us! Research!America is currently accepting applications for the Science Policy and Advocacy Internship, supported by Emory University. This role will help our team track relevant policy issues, perform important background research to write fact sheets, and attend briefings, meetings, and hearings on Capitol Hill. Learn more about this hybrid position: https://lnkd.in/ex2CgZQR Applications are due by Nov. 7, 2025. #Hiring #InternshipOpportunity #NowHiring #DCJobs #Science #Policy #HealthResearch #SciPol #Advocacy #JobSearch 

💡 Funding opportunity: Power your public engagement! 🔬🧬✨ Research!America is now accepting applications for the 2025-2026 cohort of our Civic Engagement Microgrant Program, which provides funding to groups led by STEMM post-docs, as well as graduate and professional students, for projects related to public engagement. We're also launching our Public Engagement Content Awards, which focus on the creation of curricula in science communication and other public engagement skills. 📑💼 Applications for both programs are due by Nov. 21, 2025. More details and to apply: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gjBk6iHt #EarlyCareer #Researchers #Scientists #CivicScience #ScienceEngagement #RAMicrogrants #Microgrants #PublicEngagement #SciComm #SciPol #ScienceOutreach

The government shutdown became the second longest in U.S. history this week. Time lost is progress lost. Every day of this shutdown intensifies the hardships to Americans and allows U.S. priorities like lifesaving medical progress to languish. Read more in Mary Woolley's Weekly Letter. This week, her letter also discusses the new leadership of ARPA-H, H-1B visa updates, advocacy, and public engagement. https://lnkd.in/eChfMRRi #MWWeeklyLetter #GovernmentShutdown2025 #Shutdown #Shutdown2025 #Advocacy #SciComm #PublicEngagement

📆 There's still time to register! ✅ Don't miss our webinar next Friday, Oct. 31, at 11 a.m. ET. Join us to learn more about projects supported by Research!America's Public Engagement Content Awards. You'll hear directly from three of our early career awardees! They will share their journeys in creating and implementing open-access curricula in science communication and public engagement. We'll also share our plans for the upcoming cycle of microgrants and awards. Secure your spot! Register today: https://lnkd.in/e9pVwzZa #EarlyCareer #Researchers #Scientists #VirtualSession #ScienceForAll #CivicScience #ScienceEngagement #RAMicrogrants #Microgrants #PublicEngagement #SciComm #SciPol #ScienceOutreach

Bring your public engagement ideas to life 📣 Apply for a Civic Engagement Microgrant or a Public Engagement Content Award beginning Monday, Oct. 27! Not sure which one you should apply for? Here's a quick overview. Learn even more about our civic science programs: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gjBk6iHt #ScienceForAll #CivicScience #ScienceEngagement #RAMicrogrants #Microgrants #PublicEngagement #SciComm #SciPol #ScienceOutreach