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NSF Data Management Plan Requirement  (Effective January 18, 2011)

Interdisciplinary Research (IDR)

The Directorate for Engineering (ENG) welcomes the submission of transformative, interdisciplinary research proposals to its Divisions.  Many programs within ENG support interdisciplinary proposals.  This guidance is only for those interdisciplinary proposals with a domain of research that are beyond the scope of a single Division of ENG for FY 2011.

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Recently Announced Funding Opportunities See All

NSF/DOE PARTNERSHIP ON ADVANCED COMBUSTION ENGINES
(NSF  12-559) Posted May 11, 2012

FAILURE-RESISTANT SYSTEMS
(NSF  12-556) Posted April 23, 2012

Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program-CIF21 Track
(NSF  12-555) Posted April 20, 2012

Arctic SEES
(NSF  12-553) Posted April 18, 2012

International Research Experiences for Students
(NSF  12-551) Posted April 5, 2012

Upcoming Due Dates See All

Small-Business/ ERC Collaborative Opportunity:
(NSF  12-543) Full Proposal: May 30, 2012

Research Experiences for Undergraduates
(NSF  09-598) Full Proposal: June 1, 2012, Deadline for REU Site proposals requiring access to Antarctica. All other REU Site proposals must be submitted to the August REU deadline.

Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program-CIF21 Track
(NSF  12-555) Letter of Intent: June 4, 2012, IGERT-CIF21 Letter of Intent

Scalable Nanomanufacturing (SNM)
(NSF  12-544) Full Proposal: June 4, 2012

Core Techniques and Technologies for Advancing Big Data Science & Engineering
(NSF  12-499) Full Proposal: June 13, 2012, Mid-Scale Projects

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May 30, 2012
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June 4, 2012  - June 5, 2012
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