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ANALYTICAL & SURFACE CHEMISTRY
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Supports fundamental chemical research directed toward the characterization and analysis of all forms of matter. Studies of elemental and molecular composition and of the microstructure of both bulk and surface domains are included. The program supports projects that develop the fundamentals of measurement science, new sensors and new instruments, and innovative approaches to data processing and interpretation. Investigations designed to probe the chemical structure and reactivity of the interface between different forms of matter also are supported. The program is linked to several other chemistry research programs within NSF, including Solid State Chemistry (Materials Research Division, MPS Directorate); Biochemistry and Biophysics (Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Division, BIO Directorate); and Chemical Reaction Processes and Interfacial, Transport, and Separation Processes (Chemical and Transport Systems Division, ENG Directorate).
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Division of Chemistry (CHE)
Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MPS)
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Full Proposal — Window: July 11, 2002 through January 10, 2003
Further Info: From the 2-nd Monday in July, annually.
Full Proposal — Window: July 10, 2006 through January 12, 2007
Further Info: 2nd Monday in July to 2nd Friday in January, annually
Full Proposal — Window: November 1, 2008 through December 1, 2008
Further Info: November 2008 Window
Full Proposal — Window: July 1, 2008 through July 31, 2008
Further Info: July 2008 Window
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CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL BIOINORGANIC CHEMISTRY (CEBIC) AT PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
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- Cebic's research program addresses many interrelated, molecular-level questions regarding the fate and function of trace metals in aquatic systems, particularly marine systems.
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Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
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CHEMISTRY RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION AND FACILITIES
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- The Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities (CRIF) Program of the National Science Foundation (NSF) provides funds to research institutions and consortia thereof for the purchase of multi-user instruments, for major instrumentation development and construction, and for the establishment and support of multi-user research facilities in the chemical sciences. This Program is structured to enable the National Science Foundation, through its Division of Chemistry, to respond to a variety of needs for infrastructure to undergird advanced research and education in chemistry. The NSF Division of Chemistry supports education and research activities in analytical, inorganic, organic, physical, materials, and surface chemistry. Instrumentation for related fields of research is provided through other NSF programs.
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Division of Chemistry (CHE)
Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MPS)
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Full Proposal — Deadline Date: July 14, 2003
Further Info: Multiuser Instrument Acquisition
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: January 13, 2003
Further Info: Instrument Development
Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date: December 2, 2002
Further Info: Regional or National User Facility
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: June 2, 2003
Further Info: Regional or National User Facility
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CHEMISTRY SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE
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- Office of Special Projects supports or coordinates the support for most of the infrastructure programs and activities with which the Division of Chemistry is involved. Priority is given to projects that broaden participation of under- represented groups and effectively integrate research and education.
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Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
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CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS
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- The CIS program supports research leading to the intelligent engineering of distributed infrastructure systems. Areas of interest include intra- and inter-dependencies in infrastructure design and operation for resilience and sustainability, infrastructure protection, and advanced information technologies for health monitoring, condition assessment, deterioration and asset management. Special emphasis is on risk analysis, life-cycle frameworks, cyber-enabled simulation, and technologies for design, construction and operation of resilient and sustainable infrastructure networks.
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Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
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Full Proposal — Window: September 1 through October 1, Effective 2008 to 2010
Full Proposal — Window: January 15 through February 15, Effective 2007 to 2010
Full Proposal — Window: February 1, 2006 through March 1, 2006
Full Proposal — Window: September 1, 2006 through October 1, 2006
Full Proposal — Window: September 1, 2007 through October 1, 2007
Full Proposal — Window: January 15, 2007 through February 15, 2007
Full Proposal — Window: September 1, 2009 through October 1, 2009
Full Proposal — Window: September 1, 2010 through October 1, 2010
Full Proposal — Window: January 15, 2008 through February 15, 2008
Full Proposal — Window: January 15, 2009 through February 15, 2009
Full Proposal — Window: January 15, 2010 through February 15, 2010
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EARTH SCIENCES: INSTRUMENTATION AND FACILITIES
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The Instrumentation and Facilities Program in the Division of Earth Sciences (EAR/IF) supports meritorious requests within and across Earth science disciplines. EAR/IF will consider proposals for:
1) Acquisition or Upgrade of Research Equipment that will advance laboratory and field investigations, and student training opportunities in the Earth sciences;
2) Development of New Instrumentation, Analytical Techniques or Software that will extend current research and research training capabilities in the Earth sciences;
3) Support of National or Regional Multi-User Facilities that will make complex and expensive instruments or systems of instruments broadly available to the Earth sciences research and student communities;
4) Support of Research Technicians who will provide for optimal and efficient operation of advanced instrumentation, analytical protocol development, and user training for Earth science research instrumentation;
(5) Development of Cyberinfrastructure for the Earth Sciences (Geoinformatics) that will enable transformative advances in Earth science research and education through novel application, development or adaptation of information technologies.
Planned research uses of requested instruments must include basic research on solid-Earth and surface-Earth processes.
Support is available through grants or cooperative agreements awarded in response to investigator-initiated proposals. Human resource development and education are expected to be an integral part of all proposals submitted to EAR/IF. Proposals requesting equipment, infrastructure or personnel that will serve disciplines outside the Earth sciences may be jointly reviewed with other programs within the Foundation. EAR/IF will consider co-funding of projects with other NSF programs.
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Division of Earth Sciences (EAR)
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
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Full Proposal — Target Date: January 16, Effective 2004 to 2006
Further Info: All proposals except equipment acquisition and instrument and technique development
Full Proposal — Target Date: July 16, Effective 2004 to 2006
Further Info: All proposals
Further Info: Proposals may ONLY be submitted for: Acquisition or Upgrade of Research Equipment; Development of New Instrumentation, Analytical Techniques or Software; Support of National or Regional Multi-User Facilities; and Support of Research Technicians
Further Info: Proposals may ONLY be submitted for: Support of National or Regional Multi-User Facilities; Support of Research Technicians; and Development of Cyberinfrastructure for the Earth Sciences (Geoinformatics)
Further Info: Geoinformatics Proposals will only be accepted at the July Target Date in odd years
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 16, 2005
Further Info: All proposals except equipment acquisition and instrument and technique development
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 16, 2006
Further Info: All proposals except equipment acquisition and instrument and technique development
Full Proposal — Target Date: July 16, 2005
Further Info: All proposals
Full Proposal — Target Date: July 16, 2006
Further Info: All proposals
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 8, 2006
Further Info: Proposals may ONLY be submitted for: Acquisition or Upgrade of Research Equipment; Development of New Instrumentation, Analytical Techniques or Software; Support of National or Regional Multi-User Facilities; and Support of Research Technicians
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 8, 2007
Further Info: Proposals may ONLY be submitted for: Acquisition or Upgrade of Research Equipment; Development of New Instrumentation, Analytical Techniques or Software; Support of National or Regional Multi-User Facilities; and Support of Research Technicians
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 8, 2007
Further Info: Proposals may ONLY be submitted for: Support of National or Regional Multi-User Facilities; Support of Research Technicians; and Development of Cyberinfrastructure for the Earth Sciences (Geoinformatics)
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 8, 2008
Further Info: Proposals may ONLY be submitted for: Support of National or Regional Multi-User Facilities; Support of Research Technicians; and Development of Cyberinfrastructure for the Earth Sciences (Geoinformatics)
Full Proposal — Target Date: September 13, 2007
Full Proposal — Target Date: September 11, 2008
Full Proposal — Target Date: March 20, 2008
Full Proposal — Target Date: March 19, 2009
Full Proposal — Target Date: July 9, 2008
Further Info: Geoinformatics Proposals will only be accepted at the July Target Date in odd years
Full Proposal — Target Date: July 8, 2009
Further Info: Geoinformatics Proposals will only be accepted at the July Target Date in odd years
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 11, 2009
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 10, 2010
Full Proposal — Target Date: July 14, 2010
Full Proposal — Target Date: July 13, 2011
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 9, 2011
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 8, 2012
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 23, 2009
- Announcement(s)
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Announcement: NSF 09-517
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ELECTRONICS, PHOTONICS & DEVICE TECHNOLOGIES
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The Electronics, Photonics and Device Technologies (EPDT) program seeks to improve the fundamental understanding of devices and components based on the principles of micro and nano electronics, photonics, magnetics, organics, electro-optics, electromechanics, electromagnetics, and related physical phenomena. The program enables discovery and innovation advancing the frontiers of nanoelectronics, spin electronics, molecular electronics, bioelectronics, nonsilicon electronics, flexible electronics, photonics, optoelectronics, microwave photonics, magnetics, micro/nano-electromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS), sensors and actuators, power electronics, and mixed signal devices. EPDT supports related topics in quantum engineering and novel electromagnetic materials-based high frequency device solutions, radio frequency (RF) integrated circuits, and reconfigurable antennas needed for communications, telemedicine, and other wireless applications. The program supports cooperative efforts with the semiconductor industry on new nanoelectronics concepts beyond the scaling limits of silicon technology. EPDT additionally emphasizes emerging areas of diagnostic, wearable and implantable devices, and supports manipulation and measurement with nanoscale precision through new approaches to extreme ultraviolet metrology. Areas of interest include: - Bioelectronics
- Electromagnetics
- Flexible Electronics
- MEMS/NEMS
- Micro/Nanoelectronics
- Micro/Nanomagnetics
- Microwave Photonics
- Molecular Electronics
- Nanophotonics
- Optoelectronics
- Power Electronics
- Sensors and Actuators
- Spin Electronics
ECCS will provide additional emphasis on emerging areas such as: - Diagnostic and Implantable Devices
- Extreme Ultraviolet
Proposals for the EPDT program may involve collaborative research to capture the breadth of expertise needed for such multidisciplinary integrative activities. ECCS will consider supporting a limited number of small team proposals of three or more Investigators from different disciplines and/or universities. Electronics, Photonics and Device Technologies (EPDT) | Dr. Eric G. Johnson | Optoelectronics; Nanophotonics; Ultrafast and Extreme Ultra-Violet Technologies | Dr. Usha Varsheny | Micro/Nanoelectronics; MEMS/NEMS; Sensors; Bioelectronics | Dr. Pradeep P. Fulay | Micro/Nanoelectronics; Molecular Electronics; Spin Electronics; Organic Electronics; Power Electronics; Micromagnetics | Dr. Samir El-Ghazaly
| High-Frequency Devices, Circuits and Applications; Terahertz Technology; Nanotechnology-Based Electronic Devices; Devices for Energy Harvesting |
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Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
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Supplement — Deadline Date: April 1, Effective 2007 to 2010
Full Proposal — Window: January 7 through February 7, Effective 2008 to 2010
Supplement — Deadline Date: April 1, Effective 2007 to 2007
Further Info: REU/RET Supplements
Supplement — Deadline Date: April 1, Effective 2008 to 2010
Further Info: REU/RET Supplements
Full Proposal — Window: September 7 through October 7, Effective 2007 to 2010
Full Proposal — Window: September 7 through October 7, Effective 2010 to 2010
Full Proposal — Window: January 7 through February 7, Effective 2010 to 2010
Full Proposal — Window: January 7, 2009 through February 7, 2009
Supplement — Deadline Date: April 1, 2009
Further Info: REU/RET Supplements
Full Proposal — Window: September 7, 2008 through October 7, 2008
Full Proposal — Window: September 7, 2006 through October 7, 2006
Full Proposal — Window: January 7, 2007 through February 7, 2007
Full Proposal — Window: September 7, 2009 through October 7, 2009
Full Proposal — Window: January 7, 2009 through February 7, 2009
Full Proposal — Window: January 7, 2009 through February 7, 2009
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ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTERS
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Engineering Research Centers (ERC) focus on the definition, fundamental understanding, development, and validation of the technologies needed to realize a well-defined class of engineered systems with the potential to spawn whole new industries or radically transform the product lines, processing technologies, or service delivery methodologies of current industries. ERC faculty, students and industry partners integrate discovery and learning in an interdisciplinary environment that reflects the complexities and realities of real-world technology. This environment adds an integrative dimension that is enabled by the critical size of ERCs. ERC innovations in research and education are expected to impact curricula at all levels from precollege to life-long learning and to be disseminated to and beyond academic and industry partners. ERCs fulfill NSF's strategic goal to increase the diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce by including all members of society regardless of race, ethnicity, or gender in all aspects of the centers' activities. Because ERCs play critical roles in academe by integrating research, education, diversity, outreach, and industrial collaboration, NSF views ERCs as change agents for academic engineering programs and the engineering community at large. The absence of a compelling strategy for achieving demonstrable impact in any one of these areas is sufficient reason to deny funding.
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Engineering Education and Centers (EEC)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
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Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date: November 8, 2004
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: June 16, 2005
Further Info: By Invitation Only
Letter of Intent — Deadline Date: September 10, 2004
Letter of Intent — Deadline Date: March 15, 2002
Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date: May 15, 2002
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: December 3, 2002
Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date: May 3, 2007
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: December 10, 2007
Further Info: Invited Full Proposals
Letter of Intent — Deadline Date: February 2, 2007
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: January 12, 2010
Further Info: (only for those invited to submit a full proposal)
Letter of Intent — Deadline Date: May 15, 2009
Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date: July 15, 2009
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Announcement: NSF 09-545
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IMPROVEMENTS IN FACILITIES, COMMUNICATIONS, AND EQUIPMENT AT BIOLOGICAL FIELD STATIONS AND MARINE LABORATORIES
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- Biological Field Stations and Marine Laboratories (FSMLs) are off-campus facilities for research and education conducted in the natural habitats of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems. FSMLs support biological research and education by preserving access to study areas and organisms, by providing facilities and equipment in close proximity to those study areas, and by fostering an atmosphere of mutual scientific interest and collaboration in research and education. To fulfill these roles, FSMLs must offer modern laboratories and educational spaces, up-to-date equipment, appropriate personal accommodations for visiting scientists and students, and modern communications and data management systems for a broad array of users. In recognition of the importance of FSMLs in modern biology, NSF invites proposals that address these general goals of FSML improvement.
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Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)
Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE)
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI)
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Further Info: annually thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: April 13, 2004
Full Proposal — Target Date: March 3, 2006
Full Proposal — Target Date: March 2, 2007
Full Proposal — Target Date: March 7, 2008
Full Proposal — Target Date: March 6, 2009
Full Proposal — Target Date: March 5, 2010
Full Proposal — Target Date: April 26, 2005
Full Proposal — Target Date: March 2, 2007
Further Info: annually thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: March 7, 2008
Further Info: annually thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: March 6, 2009
Further Info: annually thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: March 5, 2010
Further Info: annually thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: March 4, 2011
Further Info: annually thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: March 2, 2012
Further Info: annually thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: March 1, 2013
Further Info: annually thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: March 7, 2014
Further Info: annually thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: March 6, 2015
Further Info: annually thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: March 4, 2011
Full Proposal — Target Date: March 2, 2012
Full Proposal — Target Date: March 1, 2013
Full Proposal — Target Date: March 7, 2014
Full Proposal — Target Date: March 6, 2015
Full Proposal — Target Date: March 18, 2009
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Announcement: NSF 05-550
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INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT AND EXTREME EVENTS
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- The IMEE program focuses on the impact of large-scale hazards on civil infrastructure and society and on related issues of preparedness, response, mitigation, and recovery. The program supports research to integrate multiple issues from engineering, social, behavioral, political, and economic sciences. It supports fundamental research on the interdependence of civil infrastructure and society, development of sustainable infrastructures, and civil infrastructure vulnerability and risk reduction.
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Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
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Full Proposal — Window: September 1 through October 1, Effective 2008 to 2010
Full Proposal — Window: January 15 through February 15, Effective 2007 to 2010
Full Proposal — Window: February 1, 2006 through March 1, 2006
Full Proposal — Window: September 1, 2006 through October 1, 2006
Full Proposal — Window: September 1, 2007 through October 1, 2007
Full Proposal — Window: January 15, 2007 through February 15, 2007
Full Proposal — Window: September 1, 2009 through October 1, 2009
Full Proposal — Window: September 1, 2010 through October 1, 2010
Full Proposal — Window: January 15, 2008 through February 15, 2008
Full Proposal — Window: January 15, 2009 through February 15, 2009
Full Proposal — Window: January 15, 2010 through February 15, 2010
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INTEGRATIVE, HYBRID & COMPLEX SYSTEMS
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The Integrative, Hybrid and Complex Systems (IHCS) program supports innovative research in areas that integrate device concepts and systems principles in the design, development and implementation of new nano/micro/macro hybrid and complex systems with engineering solutions for domain specific applications. Hybrid systems incorporating both continuous and discrete representations are of increasing interest in the study of distributed networks. Proposals are sought that address fundamental research issues associated with modeling, design, simulation and development of engineering systems with applications in telecommunications, homeland security, biotechnology and manufacturing. Examples include:
- Miniature implantable devices that combine sensors, actuators, computational algorithms and microcircuits for biomedical applications ranging from drug delivery to microsurgery;
- Wireless networks of handheld or wearable computing devices that incorporate microsystem transmitters, receivers, antennas and sensors, and constitute a complex distributed network with high bandwidth and high information-transfer rates;
- Optoelectronic and photonic integrated circuits, scalable in density and functionality, for chip-based wavelength division multiplexing;
- Power grids and systems designed to be reliable, efficient and environmentally sustainable;
- Control methods for image-guided therapy and surgery; and
- Cyberengineering systems that integrate the physical layer (devices,sensors) with the informational layer (communication networks, computational intelligence, decision/control) to optimize the performance of distributed systems. Such integrative systems offer new challenges in basic research and promise for future applications.
Proposals for the Integrative, Hybrid and Complex Systems program may involve collaborative research among investigators to capture the breadth of expertise needed for such multidisciplinary integrative activities. Areas of opportunity are announced and updated on the ECS Division home page. In addition, researchers are invited to propose, and are encouraged to discuss, with the IHCS Program Directors, potential innovative systems and associated areas of research.
Areas of current interest include: hybrid and complex systems at the nano, micro and macro scales. Some of the technology areas include:
- Machine Intelligent Systems
- System-on-a-Chip
- System-in-a-package
- Organic and Silicon-based Hybrid Systems
- Quantum Information Systems
- Optical and Wireless Communications Systems
- Cyberengineering Systems
Integrative, Hybrid and Complex Systems Program Directors:
Dr. Vittal S. Rao: Integrative Nano and Micro Systems; Complex Dynamical Systems; Machine Intelligent Systems; Cyberengineering Systems
Dr. Leda Lunardi: Wireless and Optical Communications Systems; Mixed Signal Technologies
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Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
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Supplement — Deadline Date: April 1, Effective 2007 to 2010
Full Proposal — Window: September 7 through October 7, Effective 2007 to 2010
Full Proposal — Window: January 7 through February 7, Effective 2007 to 2010
Full Proposal — Window: January 7 through February 7, Effective 2007 to 2010
Supplement — Deadline Date: April 1, Effective 2008 to 2010
Further Info: REU/RET Supplements
Full Proposal — Window: September 7 through October 7, Effective 2010 to 2010
Full Proposal — Window: September 7, 2006 through October 7, 2006
Full Proposal — Window: January 7, 2007 through February 7, 2007
Full Proposal — Window: September 7, 2008 through October 7, 2008
Full Proposal — Window: September 7, 2009 through October 7, 2009
Full Proposal — Window: January 7, 2008 through February 7, 2008
Full Proposal — Window: January 7, 2009 through February 7, 2009
Full Proposal — Window: January 7, 2010 through February 7, 2010
Supplement — Deadline Date: April 1, 2009
Further Info: REU/RET Supplements
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LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH (LTER)
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Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) supports fundamental ecological research that requires long time periods and large spatial scales. This program supports a coordinated network of more than two dozen field sites [http://www.lternet.edu/sites/]. The general mission of LTER is to understand ecological phenomena that occur over long temporal and broad spatial scales; to create a legacy of well-designed and documented ecological experiments; to conduct major syntheses and theoretical efforts; and to provide information necessary for the identification and solution of environmental problems. The LTER network of sites conducts integrated research in five core areas: pattern and control of primary production; spatial and temporal distribution of populations selected to represent trophic structure; pattern and control of organic matter accumulation in surface soils and sediments; patterns of inorganic inputs and movements of nutrients through soils and waters; and patterns, frequency, and effects of disturbance. LTER also supports a Network Office [http://lternet.edu/sites/net/], whose mission is to coordinate and facilitate information technology development and implementation across the network, to facilitate management of the network, to aid efforts in research synthesis, and to conduct public outreach. LTER field sites represent a diversity of habitats in continental North America, the Caribbean, Pacific Ocean, and the Antarctic, including coral reefs, deserts, estuaries, lakes, prairies, various forests, alpine and Arctic tundra, urban areas and production agriculture. This breadth is possible through coordinated funding from Biological Sciences, Geosciences, Polar Programs, and Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences. Supplemental funding supports the LTER Schoolyard educational program, international collaborative research, and related activities at LTER sites.
LTER does not solicit proposals, except when new LTER sites are initiated and does not accept unsolicited proposals from LTER or non-LTER PIs. For more information and announcements of opportunity, visit the LTER web page [http://www.lternet.edu/].
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Division of Environmental Biology (DEB)
Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)
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LOWER ATMOSPHERIC OBSERVING FACILITIES
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The National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Atmospheric Sciences (ATM), Lower Atmospheric Observing Facilities (LAOF) Program consists of planning, budgeting, coordination, and oversight of multi-user national facilities that are sponsored by NSF for the geosciences research community. Program Management resides within ATM in the UCAR and Lower Atmospheric Facilities Oversight Section (ULAFOS) which provides a single point for coordination.
Geosciences research often requires specialized facilities, instrumentation and field support services to carry out scientific field work that is needed to understand the complex, interdependent geophysical processes, often covering remote areas of the globe. Making platforms and instrumentation available to support scientific experiments depends upon adequate acquisition, operation, maintenance, upgrading and replacement of these facilities. Also these platforms and instruments may collect large and sometimes unique data sets that must be validated, archived and made available to the research community. Likewise both pre- and post-planning for scientific field programs (e.g., experimental design, operational plans, logistical support) in which NSF sponsored facilities are deployed is an important element of the overall program.
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Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS)
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
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Full Proposal — Accepted Anytime
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MATERIALS RESEARCH SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CENTERS
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- Supports interdisciplinary materials research and education while addressing fundamental problems in science and engineering. MRSECs require outstanding research quality and intellectual breadth, provide support for research infrastructure and flexibility in responding to new opportunities, and strongly emphasize the integration of research and education. These centers foster active collaboration between universities and other sectors, including industry, and they constitute a national network of university-based centers in materials research. MRSECs address problems of a scope or complexity requiring the advantages of scale and interdisciplinary interaction provided by a campus-based research center.
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Division of Materials Research (DMR)
Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MPS)
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Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date: September 8, 2004
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: January 24, 2005
Further Info: (by invitation only)
Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date: September 5, 2007
Further Info: due by 5:00 PM proposer's local time
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: January 18, 2008
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Announcement: NSF 07-563
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NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
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The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), which is funded by NSF, is a focal point for research in the field of atmospheric sciences. NCAR is located in Boulder, Colorado, and has about 750 scientists and support personnel.
NCAR is managed under a cooperative agreement between the Foundation and the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), a nonprofit consortium of 68 North American universities with graduate programs in atmospheric sciences.
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Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS)
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
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NATIONAL FACILITIES
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The National Facilities program supports the operation of national user facilities: National Facilities are research facilities with specialized instrumentation available to the scientific research community in general and the materials research community in particular. These facilities provide unique research capabilities that can be located at only a few highly specialized laboratories in the Nation. They provide open user service for scientists and engineers from a broad range of disciplines including biology, chemistry, geosciences, materials research. and physics. They include facilities and resources for research using high magnetic fields, ultraviolet and x-ray synchrotron radiation, neutron scattering, and nanofabrication. They serve as science and technology-related resources and experiences for students. They conduct student and teacher education, general public awareness activities, curriculum development, and educational research.
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Division of Materials Research (DMR)
Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MPS)
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Full Proposal — Accepted Anytime
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NATIONAL OPTICAL ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY
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The National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) is a national center for research in ground-based optical and infrared astronomy. NOAO's purpose is to provide the best ground-based astronomical telescopes to the nation's astronomers, to promote public understanding and support of science, and to advance all aspects of US ground based astronomical research. Staff at NOAO give technical assistance to visiting scientists, conduct research of their own, and develop advanced instrumentation. As a national facility, NOAO telescopes are open to all astronomers regardless of institutional or national affiliation. Observing time on NOAO facilities is available on a competitive basis to qualified scientists after evaluation of research proposals on the basis of scientific merit, the capability of the instruments to do the work, and the availability of the telescope during the requested time. NOAO also provides both formal and informal programs in education and public outreach for teachers, students, and the general public.
NOAO headquarters is in Tucson, AZ. Observing facilities are located in both the northern and southern hemispheres.
Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO) - The observing facilities of KPNO are on Kitt Peak, a 2,089-meter mountain 90 kilometers southwest of Tucson, AZ. KPNO includes the 3.5-meter WIYN telescope, the 4-meter Mayall telescope, and a 2.1-meter reflector. The WIYN telescope is owned and operated by a consortium of US universities and NOAO. A full complement of state-of-the-art spectroscopic and imaging instrumentation is available for use on these telescopes. KPNO also hosts the facilities of consortia that operate 19 optical telescopes and two radio telescopes on the mountain.
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) - CTIO provides observing facilities in the Southern Hemisphere. CTIO has offices, laboratories, and living quarters in the coastal city of La Serena, Chile, 482 kilometers north of Santiago. The observing facilities are on Cerro Tololo, a 2,194-meter mountain on the western slopes of the Andes, 64 kilometers inland from La Serena and on Cerro Pachon, a 2700-meter peak about 11 kilometers to the southeast. CTIO operates the 4-meter Blanco telescope, which is a near twin to the 4-meter Mayall at Kitt Peak, the 4.2-meter Southern Observatory for Astrophysical Research (SOAR) telescope, and a set of four small reflectors. The SOAR telescope is a partnership between US institutions, including NOAO, and Brazil. These telescopes are equipped with instruments similar to those at KPNO. Several other telescopes operated by U.S. universities or partnerships are also located on Cerro Tololo.
The Gemini Science Center (NGSC) at NOAO serves as the gateway to the International Gemini Observatory for the U.S. astronomical community and represents the U.S. scientific, technical, and instrumentation interests in the international community of the Gemini Observatory.
NOAO is funded by NSF and operated and managed by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA).
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Division of Astronomical Sciences (AST)
Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MPS)
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OCEAN TECHNOLOGY AND INTERDISCIPLINARY COORDINATION
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The Oceanographic Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination (OTIC) Program supports a broad range of research and technology development activities. Unsolicited proposals are accepted for instrumentation development that has broad applicability to ocean science research projects and that enhance observational, experimental or analytical capabilities of the ocean science research community. Specific announcements for funding opportunities are made for additional projects involving Improvements in Facilities, Communications, and Equipment at Biological Field Stations and Marine Laboratories (FSML) and the National Ocean Partnership Program.
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Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE)
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
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Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, Effective 1998 to 2006
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 15, Effective 1998 to 2006
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 15, Effective 2007 to 2020
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, Effective 2007 to 2020
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 1999
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2000
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2001
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2002
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2003
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2004
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2005
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2006
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 15, 1999
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 15, 2000
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 15, 2001
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 15, 2002
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 15, 2003
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 15, 2004
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 15, 2005
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 15, 2006
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 15, 2008
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 15, 2009
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 15, 2010
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 15, 2011
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 15, 2012
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 15, 2013
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 15, 2014
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 15, 2015
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 15, 2016
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 15, 2017
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 15, 2018
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 15, 2019
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 15, 2020
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2008
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2009
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2010
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2011
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2012
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2013
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2014
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2015
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2016
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2017
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2018
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2019
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2020
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OCEANOGRAPHIC CENTERS AND FACILITIES
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NSF supports construction, conversion, acquisition, and operation of major shared-use oceanographic facilities. The University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) schedules these facilities and expeditionary programs. This program supports expensive facilities that are necessary for NSF-funded research and training of oceanographers. Examples of these facilities are ships, submersibles, large shipboard equipment, and shared-use instruments to collect and analyze data. NSF encourages local contributions from nonfederal funds; however, there is no fixed requirement for institutional contributions.
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Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE)
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
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Full Proposal — Target Date: November 1, Effective 2009 to 2019
Further Info: Ship Operations Program
Full Proposal — Target Date: November 15, Effective 2009 to 2019
Further Info: Oceanographic Technical Services
Full Proposal — Target Date: October 15, Effective 2009 to 2019
Further Info: Oceanographic Instrumentation
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 15, Effective 2010 to 2019
Further Info: Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, Effective 2009 to 2019
Further Info: Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination
Full Proposal — Target Date: November 1, 2010
Further Info: Ship Operations Program
Full Proposal — Target Date: November 1, 2011
Further Info: Ship Operations Program
Full Proposal — Target Date: November 1, 2012
Further Info: Ship Operations Program
Full Proposal — Target Date: November 1, 2013
Further Info: Ship Operations Program
Full Proposal — Target Date: November 1, 2014
Further Info: Ship Operations Program
Full Proposal — Target Date: November 1, 2015
Further Info: Ship Operations Program
Full Proposal — Target Date: November 1, 2016
Further Info: Ship Operations Program
Full Proposal — Target Date: November 1, 2017
Further Info: Ship Operations Program
Full Proposal — Target Date: November 1, 2018
Further Info: Ship Operations Program
Full Proposal — Target Date: November 1, 2019
Further Info: Ship Operations Program
Full Proposal — Target Date: November 15, 2010
Further Info: Oceanographic Technical Services
Full Proposal — Target Date: November 15, 2011
Further Info: Oceanographic Technical Services
Full Proposal — Target Date: November 15, 2012
Further Info: Oceanographic Technical Services
Full Proposal — Target Date: November 15, 2013
Further Info: Oceanographic Technical Services
Full Proposal — Target Date: November 15, 2014
Further Info: Oceanographic Technical Services
Full Proposal — Target Date: November 15, 2015
Further Info: Oceanographic Technical Services
Full Proposal — Target Date: November 15, 2016
Further Info: Oceanographic Technical Services
Full Proposal — Target Date: November 15, 2017
Further Info: Oceanographic Technical Services
Full Proposal — Target Date: November 15, 2018
Further Info: Oceanographic Technical Services
Full Proposal — Target Date: November 15, 2019
Further Info: Oceanographic Technical Services
Full Proposal — Target Date: October 15, 2010
Further Info: Oceanographic Instrumentation
Full Proposal — Target Date: October 15, 2011
Further Info: Oceanographic Instrumentation
Full Proposal — Target Date: October 15, 2012
Further Info: Oceanographic Instrumentation
Full Proposal — Target Date: October 15, 2013
Further Info: Oceanographic Instrumentation
Full Proposal — Target Date: October 15, 2014
Further Info: Oceanographic Instrumentation
Full Proposal — Target Date: October 15, 2015
Further Info: Oceanographic Instrumentation
Full Proposal — Target Date: October 15, 2016
Further Info: Oceanographic Instrumentation
Full Proposal — Target Date: October 15, 2017
Further Info: Oceanographic Instrumentation
Full Proposal — Target Date: October 15, 2018
Further Info: Oceanographic Instrumentation
Full Proposal — Target Date: October 15, 2019
Further Info: Oceanographic Instrumentation
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 15, 2011
Further Info: Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 15, 2012
Further Info: Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 15, 2013
Further Info: Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 15, 2014
Further Info: Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 15, 2015
Further Info: Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 15, 2016
Further Info: Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 15, 2017
Further Info: Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 15, 2018
Further Info: Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 15, 2019
Further Info: Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2010
Further Info: Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2011
Further Info: Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2012
Further Info: Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2013
Further Info: Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2014
Further Info: Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2015
Further Info: Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2016
Further Info: Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2017
Further Info: Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2018
Further Info: Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2019
Further Info: Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination
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POWER, CONTROLS AND ADAPTIVE NETWORKS
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The Power, Controls and Adaptive Networks (PCAN) program invests in the design and analysis of intelligent and adaptive engineering networks, including sensing, imaging, controls, and computational technologies for a variety of application domains. The program supports distributed control of multi-agent systems with embedded computation for sensor and adaptive networks. PCAN invests in adaptive dynamic programming, brain-like networked architectures performing real-time learning, neuromorphic engineering, telerobotics, and systems theory. PCAN places emphasis on electric power networks and grids, including generation, transmission and integration of renewable, sustainable and distributed energy systems, such as fuel cells and micro-turbines in large power networks; high power electronics and drives; and understanding of associated regulatory and economic structures. The program also places emphasis on energy scavenging and alternative energy technologies, including solar cells, ocean waves, wind, geothermal, low-head hydro, and the hydrogen economy. In addition, the program supports innovative test beds, and laboratory and curriculum development to integrate research and education. PCAN provides additional emphasis on emerging areas, such as quantum systems engineering, quantum and molecular modeling and simulation of devices and systems, alternate energy sources: generation and integration in the National Grid (InterGrid), and interdependencies of critical infrastructure in power and communications. Areas of interest include: - Adaptive Dynamic Programming
- Alternate Energy Sources
- Embedded, Distributed and Adaptive Control
- Neuromorphic Engineering
- Power and Energy Systems and Networks
- Sensing and Imaging Networks
- Telerobotics
PCAN will provide additional emphasis on emerging areas such as: - Quantum Systems Engineering
- Quantum and Molecular Modeling and Simulation of Devices and Systems
- Interdependencies of Critical Infrastructure in Power and Communications
- Integration of Alternate Energy Sources in the National Grid (InterGrid)
- The Brain-Computer Interface
Proposals for the PCAN program may involve collaborative research to capture the breadth of expertise needed for such multidisciplinary integrative activities. ECCS will consider supporting a limited number of small team proposals of three or more Investigators from different disciplines and/or universities. Power, Controls and Adaptive Networks (PCAN) | Dr. Radhakisan S. Baheti | Embedded, Distributed and Adaptive Control; Telerobotics; Sensing and Imaging Networks; Systems Theory; Telerobotics | Dr. Dagmar Niebur | Power and Energy Systems and Networks; Interdependencies of Power and Energy on Critical Infrastructures; Power Drives; Renewable and Alternative Energy Sources | Dr. Pinaki Mazumder (Dr. Paul J. Werbos away on detail) | Adaptive Dynamic Programming; Neuromorphic Engineering; Quantum Systems Engineering; Quantum and Molecular Modeling and Simulation of Devices and Systems |
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Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
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Supplement — Deadline Date: April 1, Effective 2007 to 2009
Full Proposal — Window: September 7 through October 7, Effective 2007 to 2010
Full Proposal — Window: January 7 through February 7, Effective 2008 to 2010
Supplement — Deadline Date: April 1, Effective 2008 to 2010
Further Info: REU/RET Supplements
Full Proposal — Window: September 7 through October 7, Effective 2010 to 2010
Full Proposal — Window: September 7, 2008 through October 7, 2008
Full Proposal — Window: September 7, 2009 through October 7, 2009
Full Proposal — Window: January 7, 2009 through February 7, 2009
Full Proposal — Window: January 7, 2010 through February 7, 2010
Supplement — Deadline Date: April 1, 2009
Further Info: REU/RET Supplements
Full Proposal — Window: September 7, 2006 through October 7, 2006
Full Proposal — Window: January 7, 2007 through February 7, 2007
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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERS: INTEGRATIVE PARTNERSHIPS
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The Science and Technology Centers (STC): Integrative Partnerships program enables innovative research and education projects of national importance that require a Center mode of support to achieve the research, education, and knowledge-transfer goals shared by the partners. STCs conduct world-class research in partnerships among academic institutions, national laboratories, industrial organizations, and/or other public/private entities to create new and meaningful knowledge of significant benefit to society. Science and Technology Centers build intellectual and physical infrastructures within and between disciplines, and bring together the creation, integration, and transfer of new knowledge. STCs nurture and foster education by integrating education with research, and by creating bonds between learning and inquiry so that discovery and creativity more fully support the learning process. STCs demonstrate leadership to increase diversity by including all members of society regardless of race, ethnicity or gender in science and engineering in all aspects of the Center's activities. Centers offer the research and engineering community an effective mechanism to undertake long-term scientific and technological research and education activities; to explore better and more effective ways to educate students, and to develop mechanisms to ensure the timely transition of research and education advances made into service in society. STC proposals are encouraged for high quality innovative research projects that undertake important investigations at the interfaces of disciplines, and/or fresh approaches within disciplines. The STC program invests federal funds in areas consistent with the goals of the NSF Strategic Plan to enable the Nation's future through discovery, learning and innovation. To date, a total of four competitions have been held to establish NSF Science and Technology Centers. The first two competitions, one in the late 1980s and one in the early 1990s, led to the establishment of 25 Science and Technology Centers that subsequently graduated from NSF support. A third competition for Science and Technology Centers: Ingegrative Partnerships culminated in 1999 with the National Science Board's approval to award five new Centers. A subsequent fourth competition resulted in an additional six new Centers in late 2002, for a total of 11 Science and Technology Centers, currently.
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Office of Integrative Activities (OIA)
Office of Polar Programs (OPP)
Directorate for Education & Human Resources (EHR)
Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE)
Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (SBE)
Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MPS)
Office of Cyberinfrastructure (OCI)
Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE)
Office of the Director (O/D)
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Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date: June 3, 2003
Further Info: Preliminary proposals are due by 5:00 p.m. local time of the submitting institution.
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: February 10, 2004
Further Info: Full proposals are by invitation only.
Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date: October 14, 2008
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: April 30, 2009
Further Info: Full proposals are by invitation only.
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SENSORS AND SENSING SYSTEMS
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The SSS program supports research on methods to acquire and use sensor data on civil, mechanical, and manufacturing systems. The program supports fundamental research on advanced actuators, sensors, wireless sensor networks, new materials and concepts for sensing applications, power generation and energy supply for sensors and sensing systems. Also of interest is research on the strategic incorporation of sensors into both natural and engineered systems to achieve effective data acquisition and on processing and transmission of sensor data.
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Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
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Full Proposal — Window: January 15 through February 15, Effective 2007 to 2010
Full Proposal — Window: September 1 through October 1, Effective 2008 to 2010
Full Proposal — Window: February 1, 2006 through March 1, 2006
Full Proposal — Window: September 1, 2006 through October 1, 2006
Full Proposal — Window: January 15, 2007 through February 15, 2007
Full Proposal — Window: September 1, 2007 through October 1, 2007
Full Proposal — Window: January 15, 2008 through February 15, 2008
Full Proposal — Window: January 15, 2009 through February 15, 2009
Full Proposal — Window: January 15, 2010 through February 15, 2010
Full Proposal — Window: September 1, 2009 through October 1, 2009
Full Proposal — Window: September 1, 2010 through October 1, 2010
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SOLID STATE AND MATERIALS CHEMISTRY
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This multidisciplinary program supports basic research in solid state and materials chemistry comprising the elucidation of the atomic and molecular basis for material development and properties in the solid state from the nanoscale to the bulk. General areas of interest include but are not limited to innovative approaches to design, synthesis, bulk crystal and/or film growth, and characterization of novel organic, inorganic, and hybrid materials, as well as liquid crystal materials and multi-component material systems exhibiting new phenomena and/or providing new scientific insights into structure/composition/property relationships in the solid state. Relevant topics include original material design principles, new approaches to assembly or crystalline material growth, characterization of new material phenomena or superior behavior, investigations of surface and interfacial effects on material system structures and properties, and unraveling the relationships between structure/composition (e.g. self- or program-assembled materials, crystalline material growth, and nanostructured material systems) and properties (e.g. charge, ionic, thermal or spin transport, exciton diffusion, chemical reactivity and selectivity, etc.). Development of new organic solid state materials, environmentally-safe and sustainable materials, and fundamental studies of novel material and material systems for efficient energy harvesting, conversion and storage are encouraged. The SSMC program works closely with other programs within the Division of Materials Research (DMR) and in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) and Engineering (ENG) directorates to accommodate the multidisciplinary nature of proposal submissions.
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Division of Materials Research (DMR)
Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MPS)
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Full Proposal — Window:
Full Proposal — Target Date: November 1, Effective 2002 to 2004
Full Proposal — Window: September 1 through November 2, Effective 2010 to 2013
Full Proposal — Target Date: November 1, 2003
Full Proposal — Target Date: November 1, 2004
Full Proposal — Window: October 3, 2005 through November 4, 2005
Full Proposal — Window: September 18, 2006 through November 3, 2006
Full Proposal — Window: September 17, 2007 through November 2, 2007
Full Proposal — Window: September 15, 2008 through November 7, 2008
Full Proposal — Window: September 1, 2011 through November 2, 2011
Full Proposal — Window: September 1, 2012 through November 2, 2012
Full Proposal — Window: September 1, 2013 through November 2, 2013
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SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY AND BIODIVERSITY INVENTORIES
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The Systematic Biology and Biodiversity Inventories Cluster supports research in taxonomy and systematics that contributes to: 1) using phylogenetic methods to understand the evolution of life in time and space, 2) discovery, description, and cataloguing global species diversity, and 3) organizing information from the above in efficiently retrievable forms that best meet the needs of science and society. The Systematic Biology and Biodiversity Inventories Cluster funds projects within the two Programs, Systematic Biology and Biodiversity Inventories, in addition to the PEET and PBI solicitations listed below. In addition, the cluster participates in AToL and other related funding opportunities.
The SBBI Cluster continues to encourage and support studies that seek to synthesize available and new species-level taxonomic information in the context of providing revisionary treatments and predictive classifications for particular groups of organisms. Proposals of this nature, submitted as Revisionary Synthesis in Systematics (REVSYS) proposals, can be submitted to either the Biodiversity Inventories or Systematic Biology Programs and should be identified as such using "REVSYS:" at the beginning of the project title.
The Systematic Biology Program supports the scientific study of biological diversity and phylogeny, for all groups of organisms and for all habitats on Earth, including marine environments. Activities include the discovery and description of species, the organization of taxonomic information into hierarchical predictive classifications associated with efficient, reliable identification keys, and the analysis of evolutionary and biogeographic relationships among groups of species and across the tree of life. This program also supports revisionary and monographic research on species that fully utilize modern information technology at all stages from data capture and analysis to electronic dissemination of results. Unsolicited proposals should be prepared as described in the GPG.
The Biodiversity Inventories Program supports expeditionary work to discover, describe, and document plant, animal, and microbial diversity throughout the world, whether terrestrial, freshwater, or marine, and with emphasis on well-vouchered natural history collections, or stocks and cultures including associated databases. Supported surveys may be primarily area-based (i.e., focusing on species inventory and discovery, including biogeographic or evolutionary hypothesis testing), clade-based (i.e., continental-scale to global species inventory for a particular taxonomic group, including evolutionary hypothesis testing), or guild-based (i.e., surveys that couple species inventory and discovery with ecological hypothesis testing). DNA inventory projects that do not address organismal diversity are discouraged in this program. Unsolicited proposals should be prepared as described in the GPG.
Partnership for Enhancing Expertise in Taxonomy (PEET) is a biennial special competition to address three biodiversity-related goals: monographic research on poorly known groups of organisms or groups that for which taxonomic expertise is being lost; training of at least two new taxonomic experts; and web-based bioinformatics for taxonomic resources. The deadline is March of odd-numbered years. Apply to PEET.
Planetary Biodiversity Inventories (PBI) is a biennial special competition to accelerate the discovery and study of the world's biodiversity. Proposals are invited from teams of investigators to conduct a worldwide, species-level systematic inventory of a major group of organisms. Each project should conduct fieldwork necessary to fill gaps in existing collections, produce descriptions, taxonomic revisions, web-searchable databases, and interactive keys (or other automated identification tools) for all new and known species in the targeted group, analyze their phylogenetic relationships, and establish predictive classifications for the group. Proposals may target any particular group of organisms from terrestrial, freshwater, or marine habitats, at any feasible level in the taxonomic hierarchy, but must be global in scope. The deadline for proposals is January 10 of even-numbered years. Apply to PBI.
Assembling the Tree of Life (AToL) is an annual special competition to construct a phylogenetic tree that includes all major groups of organisms, the "Tree of Life." Proposals are invited that either focus on a particular taxonomic group or on the development of a tool, methodology or theory that supports the mission of AToL. Apply to AToL.
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Division of Environmental Biology (DEB)
Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)
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Full Proposal — Target Date: January 9, 2005
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 9, 2006
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 9, 2007
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 9, 2008
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 9, 2009
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 9, 2010
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 9, 2011
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 9, 2012
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 9, 2013
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 9, 2014
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 9, 2015
Full Proposal — Target Date: July 9, 2005
Full Proposal — Target Date: July 9, 2006
Full Proposal — Target Date: July 9, 2007
Full Proposal — Target Date: July 9, 2008
Full Proposal — Target Date: July 9, 2009
Full Proposal — Target Date: July 9, 2010
Full Proposal — Target Date: July 9, 2011
Full Proposal — Target Date: July 9, 2012
Full Proposal — Target Date: July 9, 2013
Full Proposal — Target Date: July 9, 2014
Full Proposal — Target Date: July 9, 2015
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U.S. SCIENCE SUPPORT PROGRAM ASSOCIATED WITH THE INTEGRATED OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM
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The Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) is an international program of basic research in the marine geosciences, supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and several international partners. IODP builds on a rich legacy of scientific ocean drilling pioneered by NSF in the 1960's with the Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP), which provided a test of the plate tectonic hypothesis and a basic reconnaissance of deep sea sediments and crustal rocks. This was followed in 1985 by the Ocean Drilling Program (ODP), the present phase of scientific ocean drilling, which is focused on examination of Earth, ocean and climate processes. For ODP, Joint Oceanographic Institutions, Inc. (JOI), provided and facilitated various elements of support enabling the U.S. scientific community's participation in ODP. This, along with additional support elements directly provided by NSF to the U.S. community, through funding of unsolicited proposals, fostered U.S. leadership in ODP as well as in the broader international geoscience community.
This solicitation seeks the services of a qualified provider to facilitate and enhance the participation of the U.S. scientific community in all aspects of the IODP. The initial period of the award, to be administered as a Cooperative Agreement, is intended to cover the anticipated IODP implementation period through 30 September 2006. IODP is an expanded program of scientific ocean drilling based on "Earth, Oceans and Life: Scientific Investigations of the Earth System Using Multiple Drilling Platforms and new Technologies; Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Initial Science Plan, 2003 - 2013" (http://www.iodp.org/isp.html).
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Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE)
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
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Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 3, 2003
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: September 20, 2006
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Announcement: NSF 06-575
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UPPER ATMOSPHERIC FACILITIES
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The National Science Foundation supports four large incoherent-scatter radar facilities and the SuperDARN coherent scatter radar system. The incoherent-scatter radars are located along a longitudinal chain from Greenland to Peru. Each of the incoherent-scatter facilities is also equipped with powerful optical diagnostic instruments. The SuperDARN consists of a number of coherent-scatter HF radars in both the northern and southern hemispheres. See below for links to the homepages of each of the facilities.
The major goal of the Upper Atmospheric Facilities (UAF) is to promote basic research on the structure and dynamics of the Earth's upper atmosphere. Research efforts utilizing these facilities have strong links to the Aeronomy Program and the Magnetospheric Physics Program.
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Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS)
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
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Full Proposal — Accepted Anytime
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