Environmental Biology (DEB)

DEB Special Announcements

• Recently revised funding opportunity -- Advances in Biological Informatics
• Recently announced funding opportunity - Research Coordination Networks-Undergraduate Biology Education (RCN-UBE) track
• BIO Program Director and Reviewer Opportunities
  • Serve at NSF as a temporary Program Officer
  • Serve as a reviewer on grant proposals
• Recently revised and updated solicitation for Assembling the Tree of Life  See also the Dear Colleague Letter
• Recently announced funding opportunity Advancing Theory in Biology
• Recently announced funding opportunity Interdisciplinary Training for Undergraduates in Biological and Mathematical Sciences
• Please note that the DEB-wide deadline for REU supplement requests is February 1 annually.
• LTER video clip now available.  See:  "Addressing the Ecological Challenges of the 21st Century"

Programs and Funding Opportunities

Key: Crosscutting | NSF-wide

Ecological Biology
Ecosystem Science
Population and Evolutionary Processes
Systematic Biology and Biodiversity Inventories
Additional Funding Opportunities for the DEB Community
	2010 Project
	Advances in Biological Informatics
	Advancing Theory in Biology
	Assembling the Tree of Life
	Center for Research at the Interface of the Mathematical and Biological Sciences
	Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation
	Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in the Directorate for Biological Sciences
	Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems
	Ecology of Infectious Diseases
	Interdisciplinary Training for Undergraduates in Biological and Mathematical Sciences
	Long Term Research in Environmental Biology
	Microbial Genome Sequencing Program FY 2008
	Microbial Observatories (MO) and Microbial Interactions and Processes (MIP)
	Opportunities for Promoting Understanding through Synthesis
	Partnerships for Enhancing Expertise in Taxonomy
	Planetary Biodiversity Inventories
	Research Assistantships for High School Students
	Research Coordination Networks in Biological Sciences (RCN)
	Research Initiation Grants and Career Advancement Awards to Broaden Participation in Biology
	Science, Technology, and Society

Featured NSF-wide Programs

International Research Fellowship Program
Cyberinfrastructure Training, Education, Advancement, and Mentoring for Our 21st Century Workforce (CI-TEAM)
Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program
View All NSF-wide Programs

NSF Educational Opportunities by Audience

For Undergraduate Students
For Graduate Students
For Postdoctoral Fellows
For K-12 Educators

Upcoming Due Dates		See All
Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in the Directorate for Biological Sciences (NSF 08-564) Full Proposal: November 21, 2008 Ecological Biology (PD 04-1128) Full Proposal: January 9, 2009 Ecosystem Science (PD 04-7381) Full Proposal: January 9, 2009 Long Term Research in Environmental Biology (NSF 07-588) Full Proposal: January 9, 2009 Opportunities for Promoting Understanding through Synthesis (NSF 08-559) Full Proposal: January 9, 2009

News		See All
DNA Barcodes: Are They Always Accurate? Released August 25, 2008   Dying Frogs Sign of a Biodiversity Crisis Released August 12, 2008   Microbes, By Latitudes and Altitudes, Shed New Light on Life's Diversity Released August 11, 2008

Discoveries		See All
Bones in Lava Tubes Reveal Hawaii's Natural History Michigan State University's Matthew Cimitile describes a Hawaiian adventure exploring lava tubes in search of bird bones from endangered and extinct species Released August 22, 2008 A Thousand Points of Light: Bioluminescent Fungi San Francisco State University Mycologist Dennis Desjardin Takes Readers Along on a Nocturnal Hike in a Brazilian Forest to Find Glowing Mushrooms Released August 15, 2008 Crumbling Walls of Ancient Chesapeake Bay Crater Threaten Regional Groundwater Supplies Saltwater intrusion into collapsing crater also allows microbes to flourish Released August 12, 2008

Events Calendar		See All
September 11, 2008 NSF Day at Dartmouth College Outreach October 15, 2008 - October 16, 2008 Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education Advisory Committee Meeting October 30, 2008 - October 31, 2008 BIO Advisory Committee Meeting Advisory Committee Meeting November 19, 2008 - November 20, 2008 Advisory Committee for Geosciences Advisory Committee Meeting