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ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION
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- With an emphasis on two-year colleges, the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program focuses on the education of technicians for the high-technology fields that drive our nation's economy. The program involves partnerships between academic institutions and employers to promote improvement in the education of science and engineering technicians at the undergraduate and secondary school levels. The ATE program supports curriculum development; professional development of college faculty and secondary school teachers; career pathways to two-year colleges from secondary schools and from two-year colleges to four-year institutions; and other activities. A secondary goal is articulation between two-year and four-year programs for K-12 prospective teachers that focus on technological education. Additionally, the program invites proposals focusing on applied research relating to technician education.
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Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)
Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL)
Directorate for Education & Human Resources (EHR)
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Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date: April 23, 2003
Further Info: (Optional except for LSMD and LSTP)
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: October 15, 2003
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: October 8, 2004
Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date: April 21, 2004
Further Info: Required only for Large Scale Materials Development (LSMD) and Large Scale Teacher Preparation (LSTP) proposals. Preliminary proposals are recommended but not required for all other proposals.
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: October 18, 2005
Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date: April 26, 2005
Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date: April 25, 2006
Further Info: Preliminary proposals are optional, but strongly recommended, especially for institutions or departments that have not previously submitted to the ATE program. Please see the full text of this solicitation for further information.
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: October 12, 2006
Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date: April 26, 2007
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: October 11, 2007
Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date: April 24, 2008
Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date: April 23, 2009
Further Info: Preliminary proposals are optional, but strongly recommended, especially for institutions or departments that have not previously submitted to the ATE program. Please see the full text of this solicitation for further information.
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: October 16, 2008
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: October 15, 2009
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Announcement: NSF 07-530
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AERONOMY
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The Aeronomy program supports research on upper and middle atmosphere phenomena of ionization, recombination, chemical reaction, photo emission, and transport; the transport of energy, and momentum. This program also supports research into mass in the mesosphere-thermosphere-ionosphere system including the processes involved and the coupling of this global system to the stratosphere below and magnetosphere above and the plasma physics of phenomena manifested in the coupled ionosphere-magnetosphere system, including the effects of high-power radio wave modification.
About the Coupling, Energetics, and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR) Program
The CEDAR concept originated in the mideighties and was developed over several years through workshops, symposia, and committee deliberations by nearly 100 scientists involved in aeronomical studies. These activities led to a comprehensive report that provided a framework for developing upper atmospheric research in the United States through an evolutionary strategy of instrument development and deployment coordinated with campaign activities related to the global scale, coupled, near earth environment. The program has attracted a large number of graduate students and many international collaborators. Guidance is provided by a science steering committee appointed by the NSF Aeronomy and Upper Atmospheric Facilities program directors; scientific feedback to the community is provided by newsletters and an annual summer workshop.
Three broad categories embrace the scientific goals of the CEDAR program: (1) dynamics and energetics of the upper atmosphere, with particular emphasis on the hard to observe region between 80 and 150 km; (2) coupling between the mesosphere, ionosphere, thermosphere, exosphere, and magnetosphere; and (3) horizontal coupling between adjacent geographic regions. CEDAR has provided the community with improved spectrometers, interferometers, and imagers; allowed upgrades of existing facilities; and supported the development of lidars and small radars. Several facilities have been established containing a broad array of state of the art tools to provide a solid infrastructure with which to attack outstanding aeronomy problems well into the future. A report has recently been prepared that summarizes the results from the first five years of CEDAR funding.
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Division of Atmospheric Sciences (ATM)
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
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Full Proposal — Accepted Anytime
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AFRICA, NEAR EAST, AND SOUTH ASIA (ANESA)
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- The Africa, Near East, and South Asia (ANESA) Program supports research and education collaborations with scientists and engineers in all of Africa, the Near Eastern countries including Turkey, and the countries of South Asia, primarily India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
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Office of International Science & Engineering (OISE)
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Annual February Deadline: February 1, 2005
Annual September Deadline: September 1, 2005
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AMERICAS PROGRAM
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- The Americas Program provides competitive funding to U.S. researchers for scientific, engineering and educational cooperation with institutions and researchers in Canada, Mexico, and Central and South America. Besides cooperative research, the Program supports workshops, short-term planning visits, dissertation enhancement research and supplements that add an international component to an existing grant.
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Office of International Science & Engineering (OISE)
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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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ANTARCTIC GLACIOLOGY
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Snow and ice are pervasive elements of high-latitude environmental systems and have an active role in the global environment. The glaciology program is concerned with the study of the history and dynamics of all naturally occurring forms of snow and ice, including floating ice shelves, glaciers, and continental and marine ice sheets. Program emphases include paleoenvironments from ice cores, ice dynamics, numerical modeling, glacial geology, and remote sensing of ice sheets. Some specific objectives are:
- correlating climatic fluctuations evident in antarctic ice cores with data from arctic and lower-latitude ice cores, and integrating the ice record with the terrestrial and marine record;
- documenting the geographic extent of climatic events noted in paleoclimatic records and the extension of the ice core time series to provide information on astronomical forcing of climate;
- establishing more precise dating methodologies for deep ice cores;
- determining the Cenozoic history of antarctic ice sheets and their interaction with global climate and uplift of the Transantarctic Mountains and the response of the antarctic ice sheets to the Pliocene warming;
- investigating the physics of fast glacier flow with emphasis on processes at glacier beds;
- investigating ice-shelf stability;
- identifying and quantifying the feedback between ice dynamics and climate change.
These topics come together in the multidisciplinary West Antarctic Ice Sheet program (WAIS), a major initiative of the Office of Polar Programs. The program, focused in the Antarctic Glaciology Program and the Antarctic Geology and Geophysics Program, is designed to advance understanding of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. Scientists involved in the WAIS program want to know what triggers marine ice sheet collapse and evaluate the possibility that this could happen in West Antarctica. Predicting the ice sheet's future behavior requires an understanding of its history, current state (including the nature of the bed), internal dynamics, and coupling to the current global climate.
Ice cores from Antarctica are important for determining whether the rapid climate changes recorded in Northern Hemisphere ice cores, such as those obtained from Summit, Greenland, in the Greenland Ice Sheet Project II (GISP2), are global in extent. Plans are underway to drill a deep ice core at a site on the ice divide in West Antarctica, as part of the WAISCORES program, with both thick ice and high annual accumulation. This is the only antarctic site where scientists can obtain an ice core capable of providing a long, annual resolution history of Southern Hemisphere climate in which compressed snow layers are thick enough to allow absolute dating. The WAIS Divide ice core will provide a Southern Hemisphere equivalent to the GISP2, GRIP (the European Greenland Ice Core Project), and North GRIP ice cores and will allow detailed comparison of environmental conditions between the northern and southern hemispheres.
The ice cores to be drilled as part of the WAISCORES program will complement those already under study from Byrd Station and Siple Dome in West Antarctica and Taylor Dome and Vostok Station in East Antarctica. Ice cores are unique in that they contain continuous, or nearly continuous, records of annual precipitation, atmospheric temperature and components of the atmosphere, including gases as well as soluble and insoluble aerosol particles from a variety of sources (biogenic, terrestrial, solar, marine, volcanic, anthropogenic).
Another important activity within the Antarctic Glaciology Program is the International Trans-Antarctic Scientific Expedition (ITASE), a multi-disciplinary, multi-investigator project whose broad aim is to establish how the recent atmospheric environment (climate and atmospheric composition) is represented in the upper layers of the antarctic ice sheet. Primary emphasis is placed on approximately the last 200 years of the record. This time period was chosen because it covers the onset of major anthropogenic release of combustion products to the atmosphere and the end of the Little Ice Age.
Ice cores collected under the Antarctic Glaciology Program are currently stored at the National Ice Core Laboratory (NICL). NICL, a government-owned facility for storing, curating, and studying ice cores recovered from the ice-covered regions of the world, is supported through an Interagency Cooperative Agreement with the United States Geological Survey. NICL provides NSF- and USGS-funded principal investigators and their collaborators with the capability to examine and measure ice cores while preserving the integrity of these cores in a protected environment.
Another main area of interest is determining the Cenozoic history of the antarctic ice sheet, including the uplift of the Transantarctic Mountains and its interaction with global climate (e.g., response to the Pliocene warming). Much of the glacial geological research in the Transantarctic Mountains relate to understanding the history of the ice sheet during the Pliocene, as well as more recent fluctuations during the Quaternary.
Ice Coring and Drilling Services (ICDS) at University of Wisconsin, Madison, is supported by the Office of Polar Programs to meet the drilling requirements of all OPP programs. ICDS focuses on ice drill development for NSF-supported remote field projects. Investigators who plan to request technical support from ICDS should include with their proposal a cost estimate (budget and justification) for the equipment or drilling support that would be required from ICDS if the project is funded. This information is in addition to the regular budgets included with the proposal. Investigators should contact ICDS if they have questions or need further information for a correct cost estimate. (See the Related Link Section on this page for additional information.) The Research Support Manager in OPP’s Polar Research Support Section, as well as the program manager to whom you are submitting your proposal, should be notified when an investigator is requesting ICDS support.
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Division of Antarctic Sciences (ANT)
Office of Polar Programs (OPP)
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Full Proposal — Deadline Date: June 2, 2005
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: June 7, 2006
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ANTARCTIC OCEAN AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
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Antarctic oceanic and tropospheric studies focus on the structure and processes of the ocean-atmosphere environment and their relationships with the global ocean, the atmosphere, and the marine biosphere. As part of the global heat engine, the Antarctic has a major role in the world's transfer of energy. Its ocean/atmosphere system is known to be both an indicator and a component of climate change.
Research sponsored by the Antarctic Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences program is intended to improve understanding of the oceanic environment at high latitudes, including global exchange of heat, salt, water, and trace elements, sea-ice dynamics, and tropospheric chemistry and dynamics. Major program elements include:
- Physical oceanography, concerned with understanding the dynamics and kinematics of the polar oceans, the effects of interface driving forces such as wind, solar radiation, and heat exchange, water-mass production and modification processes, ocean dynamics at the pack ice edge, and the effect of polynyas on ventilation.
- Chemical oceanography, concerned with chemical composition of sea water and its global speciation, reactions among chemical elements and compounds in the ocean, fluxes of material within ocean basins and at their boundaries, and the use of chemical tracers to study time and space scales of oceanic processes.
- Sea ice dynamics, including study of the material characteristics of sea ice down to the individual crystal level and the large-scale patterns of freezing, deformation, and melting. These processes have implications for both atmospheric and oceanic "climates." Advances in instrumentation, including remote sensing or telemetering of ice type, thickness, motion, and growth, should enable large scale dynamics of sea ice to be monitored over long periods.
- Meteorology, concerned with atmospheric circulation systems and dynamics. Research areas include the energy budget; atmospheric chemistry; transport of atmospheric contaminants to the Antarctic; and the role of large and mesoscale systems in global exchange of heat, momentum, and trace constituents.
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Division of Antarctic Sciences (ANT)
Office of Polar Programs (OPP)
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Full Proposal — Deadline Date: June 2, 2005
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: June 7, 2006
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ANTARCTIC ORGANISMS AND ECOSYSTEMS
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The goal of the Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems Program is to improve understanding of organisms and their interactions within the biosphere and geosphere. The program supports projects directed at all levels of biological organization from molecular, cellular, and organismal, to communities and ecosystems up to regional and global scales. Investigators are encouraged to develop and apply theory and innovative technologies to understand how organisms adapt to and live in high-latitude environments and how populations and ecosystems may respond to global change. Particular emphases include:
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Marine ecosystems. Polar marine environments are characterized by complex interactions among biotic, chemical and physical processes, in areas that include the marginal ice-zone, continental shelves, polynyas, and open-ocean systems. Topics include interactions among trophic levels, factors influencing primary and secondary production, and the ecological role of organisms in biogeochemical cycling. Remote sensing techniques, long-term observations, and modeling are appropriate tools to enhance this area of research.
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Terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. Organisms in ice-free areas, in ephemeral streams, and in perennially ice-covered lakes show remarkable persistence in the face of harsh conditions. Research on adaptive mechanisms, in the context of the present day hydrologic and biogeochemical environment, is encouraged. The McMurdo Dry Valleys of southern Victoria Land are of particular interest due to the large body of data available through ongoing research programs, including the McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER, but other locations can be proposed. Research in support of future field exploration of subglacial lakes is also considered.
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Population dynamics, physiological ecology, and adaptation. The extremes of light, temperature, and moisture have resulted in unusual adaptations within organisms at all levels of organization. Research concerning metabolic, physiological, and behavioral adaptations of marine and terrestrial organisms, their population dynamics, and their diversity, is encouraged. Of special interest are processes occurring during the austral winter. Long-term observations are also supported, with the goal of understanding the impact of environmental change on organismic and ecological processes.
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Genomics. "Genome-enabled" biology provides a foundation for understanding the genetic basis of organism-environment interactions. The unusual antarctic environment presents a compelling natural laboratory for the study of environmental genomics. A National Research Council report, Frontiers in Polar Biology in the Genomics Era, addresses some of these opportunities.
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Division of Antarctic Sciences (ANT)
Office of Polar Programs (OPP)
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Full Proposal — Deadline Date: June 2, 2005
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: June 7, 2006
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ANTARCTIC RESEARCH
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Scientific research, and operational support of that research, are the principal activities supported by the United States Government in Antarctica. The goals are to expand fundamental knowledge of the region, to foster research on global and regional problems of current scientific importance, and to use Antarctica as a platform from which to support research. For projects involving fieldwork, the U.S. Antarctic Program supports only that research that can be done exclusively in Antarctica or that can be done best from Antarctica. The program also supports analytical research performed at home organizations.
Planning is underway for the International Polar Year, 2007-2009, with NSF designated as the lead agency for the United States. NSF recently released the solicitation "International Polar Year" (NSF 06-534), which focuses on specific emphases areas in science, education, and outreach. However, IPY-relevant proposals (as outlined in the National Academy of Science vision document, http://www.us-ipy.org) that are outside these emphasis areas may be submitted to this Antarctic Research solicitation. Additional information concerning other NSF IPY-related funding opportunities is available at http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/ipy/ipyinfo.jsp. For information concerning other Federal agencies and their IPY programs, please go to the U.S. government interagency IPY site at http://www.us-ipy.gov/.
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Division of Antarctic Sciences (ANT)
Office of Polar Programs (OPP)
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Full Proposal — Deadline Date: June 2, 2005
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: June 7, 2006
Full Proposal — Window: April 15, 2004 through June 4, 2004
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: June 7, 2006
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: May 17, 2010
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: June 7, 2007
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: May 2, 2008
Further Info: For proposals for research on the Oden during Nov-Dec 2008
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: June 6, 2008
Further Info: For all proposals for antarctic work other than work proposed on Oden for Nov-Dec 2008
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: June 8, 2009
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Announcement: NSF 09-536
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ARCTIC SOCIAL SCIENCES
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The Arctic Social Sciences Program (ASSP) encompasses all social sciences supported by NSF. These include, but are not limited to anthropology, archaeology, economics, geography, linguistics, political science, psychology, science and technology studies, sociology, traditional knowledge and related subjects.
Although unsolicited proposals in any of the social sciences mentioned above are welcome, areas of particular interest include culture and environment, resources and economic change, development of social and political institutions, ethnic (cultural) and regional identities, and knowledge systems. These five research areas are identified and explained in the report, Arctic Social Sciences: Opportunities in Arctic Research (Arctic Research Consortium of the United States, June 1999, Fairbanks, Alaska. Available through the Arctic Research Consortium at http://www.arcus.org).
The Arctic Social Sciences Program especially encourages projects that are circumpolar and/or comparative; involve collaborations between researchers and those living in the Arctic; or form partnerships among disciplines, regions, researchers, communities, and/or students (K-12, undergraduate, or graduate). Dissertation research proposals will be accepted. Please consult the "Dissertation Panel Advice to Students" guidelines in the Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (DBCS; http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/anthro/cultdadv.jsp). These guidelines are to provide the applicant with a basic outline for their proposals. Applicants should apply to the OPP solicitation and talk to the ASSP program director about funding limits, which vary from those in DBCS.
Projects involving research with human subjects must ensure that subjects are protected from research risks in conformance with the relevant federal policy known as the Common Rule (Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects, 45 CFR 690). All projects involving human subjects must either (1) have approval from the organization's Institutional Review Board (IRB) before issuance of an NSF award or, (2) must affirm that the IRB or an appropriate knowledgeable authority previously designated by the organization (not the Principal Investigator) has declared the research exempt from IRB review. The box for "Human Subjects" must be checked on the Cover Sheet with the IRB approval date (if available). If IRB approval has not been obtained before submission, the proposer should indicate "Pending" in the space provided for the approval date. Advice is available at http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/guidance.jsp#human. If letters of permission or approval are included, such as those from Native organizations or communities in which the work will take place, please include them as supplementary documents.
The Arctic Social Sciences Program considers joint review and funding within OPP and with other NSF programs, when appropriate. Special funding opportunities may also be available through the human dimensions component of the Arctic System Science (ARCSS) Program. For information regarding field support for proposals with field components, please see Proposal Preparation and Submission Instructions in the Arctic Research Opportunities announcement and the Arctic Research Support and Logistics web page. All principal investigators whose projects have the potential to affect historic properties need to speak to the ASSP program officer concerning Sec. 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
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Division of Arctic Sciences (ARC)
Office of Polar Programs (OPP)
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Full Proposal — Target Date: January 24, 2005
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ARCTIC SYSTEM SCIENCE (ARCSS) PROGRAM
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The Arctic comprises a complex, tightly coupled system of air, ice, ocean, land, and people. The arctic system behaves in ways that we do not understand fully and has demonstrated the capacity for rapid and unpredictable change with global ramifications. Because the Arctic is pivotal to the dynamics of our planet, it is critical that we understand this complex and interactive system. The goal of the Arctic System Science (ARCSS) program is to advance that understanding. Proposals to ARCSS must strive to advance our knowledge of the arctic system as a whole. Most successful ARCSS proposals focus on the relationships amongst the components of the arctic system rather than on the pieces themselves. ARCSS also supports efforts that synthesize our knowledge of how the arctic system works. The research supported under ARCSS is mostly interdisciplinary, although that does not mean that every project funded must encompass several disciplines. The program supports most of its research through special targeted solicitations, but ARCSS does support a small number of proposals received through a general program solicitation. Proposals to the general solicitation should put forth new ideas for field, laboratory, or modeling efforts that would not fit well under more organized banners and that are smaller in scope than one might find in a specialized solicitation. The current goal of the program is to answer the following question: - What do changes in the arctic system imply for the future?
Defining an ARCSS Proposal Both ANS and ARCSS strive to understand the arctic environment, and there is not a sharp boundary between the kinds of research the two programs support. This is by design, as such a boundary could lead to an undesirable gap in the kind of research the Arctic Division would support. However, it can make it difficult to determine whether a given proposal belongs in the ANS or ARCSS program. A guideline is that if a proposal is focused mostly on a subcomponent of the arctic system, then it is probably a better fit to the ANS Program, unless the understanding to be achieved about that piece is demonstrably essential to system-level understanding. A proposal suitable for competition in the ARCSS program will normally be expected to: - determine or investigate the important relations amongst components of the arctic system,
- help explain the range of states for the arctic system, or
- contribute significantly to our understanding of the structure and function of the arctic system through synthesis and further study.
Usually the Division of Arctic Sciences strives to make this as simple for the investigator as possible by reviewing proposals for ANS and ARCSS jointly and asking panelists to consider program fit as a merit criterion, with the intent that if a proposal is submitted to ARCSS but does not fit well it will be considered in ANS and vice versa. To be successful, a proposal to the ARCSS program should have several or all of the above characteristics. Moreover ARCSS proposals MUST define explicitly and in detail how they contribute to broad system understanding. It is not sufficient to state that one meets ARCSS goals, one must demonstrate how one does so. Failure to do so will likely result in the return of a proposal without review. The degree to which a proposal contributes to system understanding will be one of the key factors in judging its intellectual merit. For more information on how a research proposal might best fit the themes of ARCSS, contact the program director. For information regarding field work for proposals with field components, please see Proposal Preparation and Submission Instructions in the Arctic Research Opportunities announcement.
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Division of Arctic Sciences (ARC)
Office of Polar Programs (OPP)
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Full Proposal — Target Date: January 24, 2005
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: October 15, 2009
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ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
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- This program supports the development and dissemination of assessment practices, materials (tools), and measures to guide efforts that improve the effectiveness of courses, curricula, programs of study, and academic institutions in promoting student learning in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology.
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Education and Human Resources (EHR)
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B
BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
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The Biological Oceanography Program supports research in marine ecology broadly defined: relationships among aquatic organisms and their interactions with the environments of the oceans or Great Lakes. Projects submitted to the program for consideration are often interdisciplinary efforts that may include participation by other OCE Programs. (See information provided under Related URLs below).
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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 2005
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 15, Effective 1998 to 2005
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2007
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, 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: February 15, 2007
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, 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
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CATALYSIS AND BIOCATALYSIS
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The Catalysis and Biocatalysis program primarily supports fundamental and innovative applied research on the following topics: - Kinetics and mechanisms of important catalyzed chemical reactions as they relate to the production of chemicals, fuels, and specialized materials
Characterization of chemical and biochemical phenomena occurring at or near solid surfaces and interfaces Kinetic modeling and theory of heterogeneous, homogeneous, and biocatalysis Fundamental catalytic or biocatalytic studies of the processes for conversion of biomass to fuels and chemicals Synthesis of novel compositions and structures for use in heterogeneous, homogeneous or biocatalysts - Electrocatalytic processes having engineering significance or commercial potential, particularly for fuel cell applications
Fundamental aspects of reactive deposition and processing for thin film materials
This program promotes multidisciplinary research in all of the above areas. Typical research topics include: - Catalytic conversion of biorenewables to fuels or chemicals
Environmentally beneficial chemical process alternatives - Ultra selective reactions and catalysts for fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and specialty chemical products
- Catalyst design for reaction engineering of chemical, photo-, electro-, and bio-catalytic processes
Synthesis and characterization of novel catalytic structures for chemical conversions from the atomic through the nanoscale - Mechanisms and kinetics of reactions at solid surfaces and at interfaces (gas-solid, liquid-solid including aqueous-solid)
- Ab initio and semiempirical kinetic theory and dynamic simulation of complex reactions
Utilization of new catalysts for producing nanomaterials Utilization of catalytic materials in sensors, electronic devices, coatings; incorporation of components from the nano to micron scale Materials and mechanisms in electrocatalysis and fuel cell applications
The duration of unsolicited awards is generally one to three years. The average annual award size for the program is $100,000. Small equipment proposals of less than $100,000 will also be considered and may be submitted during these windows. Any proposal received outside the announced dates will be returned without review. The duration of CAREER awards is five years. The submission deadline for Engineering CAREER proposals is in July every year. Please see the following URL for more information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08051/nsf08051.jsp. Proposals for Conferences, Workshops, and Supplements may be submitted at any time, but must be discussed with the program director before submission. Grants for Rapid Response Research (RAPID) and EArly-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) replace the SGER program. Please note that proposals of these types must be discussed with the program director before submission. Further details are available in the PAPPG download, available below. Please refer to the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG), January 2009, (NSF 09-1) when you prepare your proposal. The PAPPG is available for download at: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf0929.
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Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
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Full Proposal — Window: February 1 through March 1, Effective 2009 to 2009
Full Proposal — Window: February 1 through March 1, Effective 2007 to 2008
Full Proposal — Window: August 15 through September 15, Effective 2007 to 2008
Full Proposal — Window: August 15 through September 15, Effective 2008 to 2008
Full Proposal — Window: February 1, 2006 through March 1, 2006
Full Proposal — Window: August 15, 2005 through September 15, 2005
Full Proposal — Window: February 1, 2007 through March 1, 2007
Full Proposal — Window: February 1, 2008 through March 1, 2008
Full Proposal — Window: August 15, 2009 through September 17, 2009
Full Proposal — Window: February 1, 2010 through March 3, 2010
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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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- Announcement(s)
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- Additional Information
CENTERS OF RESEARCH EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Description
The Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) program makes resources available to enhance the research capabilities of minority-serving institutions through the establishment of centers that effectively integrate education and research. CREST promotes the development of new knowledge, enhancements of the research productivity of individual faculty, and an expanded diverse student presence in STEM disciplines. Awards are offered as new centers, supplements to existing centers, proposals for the CREST Historically Black Colleges and Universities Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering (HBCU-RISE) initiative, or supplements for diversity collaboration for projects co-funded with NSF's Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) programs, which are administered by NSF's Directorate for Engineering.
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- Organization(s)
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Directorate for Education & Human Resources (EHR)
Division of Human Resource Development (HRD)
Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
Division of Human Resource Development (HRD)
Directorate for Education & Human Resources (EHR)
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Full Proposal — Target Date: SBIR/STTR Diversity Collaboratiion Supplements (Spring 2007 Proposal Submissions)
Further Info: SBIR/STTR Diversity Collaboratiion Supplements (Spring 2007 Proposal Submissions)
Letter of Intent — Deadline Date: Letters of Intent (CREST Centers & HBCU-RISE)
Further Info: Letters of Intent (CREST Centers & HBCU-RISE)
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: Full Proposals (CREST Centers, CREST Partnership Supplements & HBCU-RISE)
Further Info: Full Proposals (CREST Centers, CREST Partnership Supplements & HBCU-RISE)
Full Proposal — Target Date: SBIR/STTR Diversity Collaborative Supplements (Spring 2008 Requests)
Further Info: SBIR/STTR Diversity Collaborative Supplements (Spring 2008 Requests)
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: March 22, 2005
Further Info: HBCU-RISE
Supplement — Deadline Date: January 21, 2005
Further Info: CREST Supplements
Letter of Intent — Deadline Date: January 6, 2006
Further Info: HBCU-RISE
Letter of Intent — Deadline Date: February 3, 2006
Further Info: CREST
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: March 3, 2006
Further Info: HBCU-RISE
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: April 3, 2006
Further Info: CREST
Letter of Intent — Deadline Date: January 11, 2010
Further Info: Letters of Intent (CREST Centers & HBCU-RISE)
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: April 7, 2010
Further Info: Innovation through Institutional Integration
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: March 1, 2010
Further Info: Full Proposals (CREST Centers, CREST Partnership Supplements & HBCU-RISE)
Letter of Intent — Deadline Date: February 5, 2007
Further Info: HBCU-RISE
Letter of Intent — Deadline Date: February 5, 2007
Further Info: CREST
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: April 9, 2007
Further Info: CREST
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: April 9, 2007
Further Info: HBCU-RISE
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: April 10, 2008
Further Info: Innnovation through Institutional Integration
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: August 25, 2009
Further Info: Innovation through Institutional Integration
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: February 27, 2009
Further Info: Full proposals (CREST Centers, CREST Partnership Supplements & HBCU-RISE)
Full Proposal — Target Date: March 13, 2009
Further Info: SBIR/STTR Diversity Collaborative Supplements ( Fall and Spring Requests)
Full Proposal — Target Date: December 18, 2008
Letter of Intent — Deadline Date: December 30, 2008
Further Info: Letters of Intent (CREST Centers & HBCU-RISE)
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: February 24, 2009
Further Info: Innovation through Institutional Integration
- Announcement(s)
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Announcement: NSF 09-510
- Additional Information
CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE
- Description
- The Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) Program supports balanced and mutually beneficial cooperative activities with the region in all fields normally supported by NSF.
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- Organization(s)
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Office of International Science & Engineering (OISE)
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- Announcement(s)
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- Additional Information
CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
- Description
The Chemical Oceanography Program supports research into the chemical components, reaction mechanisms, and geochemical pathways within the ocean and at its interfaces with the solid earth and the atmosphere. Major emphases include: studies of material inputs to and outputs from marine waters; orthochemical and biological production and transformation of chemical compounds and phases within the marine system; and the determination of reaction rates and study of equilibria. The Program encourages research into the chemistry, distribution, and fate of inorganic and organic substances introduced into or produced within marine environments including those from estuarine waters to the deep sea.
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- Organization(s)
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Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE)
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
- Deadline(s)
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Full Proposal — Target Date: February 15, Effective 2009 to 2019
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, Effective 2009 to 2019
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: August 15, 2007
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2008
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, 2007
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 15, 2008
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: 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
- Announcement(s)
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- Additional Information
CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SEPARATIONS
- Description
The Chemical and Biological Separations (CBS) program supports fundamental research on novel methods and materials for separation processes. These processes are central to the chemical, biochemical, materials, energy, and pharmaceutical industries. A fundamental understanding of the interfacial, transport, and thermodynamic behavior of multiphase chemical systems as well as quantitative descriptions of processing characteristics in the process-oriented industries is critical for efficient resource management and effective environmental protection. The program encourages proposals that address emerging research areas and technologies, have a high degree of interdisciplinary thought coupled with knowledge creation, and integrate education and research. Areas of emphasis include separation of biological molecules and separations that lead to environmentally benign processing. Much of the current work involves the investigation of new membrane materials such as novel polymers, zeolites, mixed matrix materials, carbon nanotubes, biological and biomemetic materials, and glasses. Projects on modeling transport processes - - especially at the molecular level - - in membranes are supported by the program. For the hydrogen economy, membranes that selectively transport atomic, molecular, or ionic hydrogen and oxygen are required. Current membrane materials often lack sufficient selectivity to eliminate critical contaminants from the hydrogen stream. Membrane materials to prevent fuel crossover in fuel cells are also being sought. Adsorption on materials ranging from hydrogels to micas is being studied. New processes for drinking water purification rely on the development of new materials for membranes and adsorbents, which are supported by CBS. Research topics in CBS include fundamental molecular-level work on: - Biochemical separations and purification processes
- Microporous and novel molecular-recognition adsorbents
- Self-assembly in the synthesis of adsorbents and membranes
- Nanostructured materials for separations
- Biorenewable resource separation processes
- Biomimetic materials for separations
- Separations for environmentally benign processing
- Novel polymeric and ceramic membranes
- Hybrid separation processes
- Control and separation of organic crystalline materials
- Separations using ionic liquids
- Purification of drinking water
- Membranes for ion-selective sensors
- Adsorption and chromatography
- Field (flow, magnetic, electrical) induced separations
- Separation of molecular constituents from blood
- Thermodynamics and transport simulations for the design of separation processes
- Combinatorial design of separation systems
- Rational ligand design for separations
The duration of unsolicited awards is generally one to three years. The average annual award size for the program is $80,000. Small equipment proposals of less than $100,000 will also be considered and may be submitted during these windows. Any proposal received outside the announced dates will be returned without review. The duration of CAREER awards is five years. The submission deadline for Engineering CAREER proposals is in July every year. Please see the following URL for more information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08051/nsf08051.jsp. Proposals for Conferences, Workshops, and Supplements may be submitted at any time, but must be discussed with the program director before submission. Grants for Rapid Response Research (RAPID) and EArly-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) replace the SGER program. Please note that proposals of these types must be discussed with the program director before submission. Further details are available in the PAPPG download, available below. Please refer to the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG), January 2009, (NSF 09-1) when you prepare your proposal. The PAPPG is available for download at: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf0929.
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- Organization(s)
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Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
- Deadline(s)
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Full Proposal — Window: February 1 through March 1, Effective 2009 to 2009
Full Proposal — Window: February 1 through March 1, Effective 2007 to 2008
Full Proposal — Window: February 1 through March 1, Effective 2007 to 2008
Full Proposal — Window: August 15 through September 15, Effective 2007 to 2008
Full Proposal — Window: February 1 through March 1, Effective 2008 to 2008
Full Proposal — Window: August 15 through September 15, Effective 2008 to 2008
Full Proposal — Window: February 1, 2006 through March 1, 2006
Full Proposal — Window: August 15, 2005 through September 15, 2005
Full Proposal — Window: February 1, 2007 through March 1, 2007
Full Proposal — Window: August 15, 2009 through September 17, 2009
Full Proposal — Window: February 1, 2010 through March 3, 2010
- Announcement(s)
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- Additional Information
CHEMISTRY RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION AND FACILITIES
- Description
- 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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- Organization(s)
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Division of Chemistry (CHE)
Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MPS)
- Deadline(s)
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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
- Announcement(s)
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- Additional Information
CHEMISTRY SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE
- Description
- 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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- Organization(s)
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Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
- Deadline(s)
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- Announcement(s)
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- Additional Information
CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS
- Description
- 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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- Organization(s)
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Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
- Deadline(s)
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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
- Announcement(s)
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- Additional Information
CLIMATE AND LARGE-SCALE DYNAMICS
- Description
The goals of the Program are to: (i) advance knowledge about the processes that force and regulate the atmosphere’s synoptic and planetary circulation, weather and climate, and (ii) sustain the pool of human resources required for excellence in synoptic and global atmospheric dynamics and climate research.
Research topics include theoretical, observational and modeling studies of the general circulation of the stratosphere and troposphere; synoptic scale weather phenomena; processes that govern climate; the causes of climate variability and change; methods to predict climate variations; extended weather and climate predictability; development and testing of parameterization of physical processes; numerical methods for use in large-scale weather and climate models; the assembly and analysis of instrumental and/or modeled weather and climate data; data assimilation studies; development and use of climate models to diagnose and simulate climate and its variations and change.
Some Climate and Large Scale Dynamics (CLD) proposals address multidisciplinary problems and are often co-reviewed with other NSF programs, some of which, unlike CLD, use panels in addition to mail reviewers, and thus have target dates or deadlines. Proposed research that spans in substantive ways topics appropriate to programs in other divisions at NSF, e.g., ocean sciences, ecological sciences, hydrological sciences, geography and regional sciences, applied math and statistics, etc., must be submitted at times consistent with target dates or deadlines established by those programs. If it's not clear whether your proposed research is appropriate for co-review, please contact CLD staff (listed above) or the potential co-reviewing program staff (including but not limited to)
Eric Itsweire (Physical Oceanography), eitsweir@nsf.gov
L. Douglas James (Hydrological Sciences), ldjames@nsf.gov
Thomas Baerwald (Geography and Regional Sciences), tbaerwal@nsf.gov
Tom Russell (Applied and Computational Math), trussell@nsf.gov
Rong Chen (Statistics), rchen@nsf.gov
Penny Firth (Ecological Biology), pfirth@nsf.gov
Also see the program on Collaborations in Mathematical Geosciences.
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- Organization(s)
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Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS)
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
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Full Proposal — Accepted Anytime
- Announcement(s)
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- Additional Information
COMBUSTION, FIRE, AND PLASMA SYSTEMS
- Description
The Combustion, Fire, and Plasma Systems program supports fundamental research and education relevant to these subjects. Among the broader societal impacts of the program are cleaner global and local environments, enhanced public safety, improved energy and homeland security, useful new materials, and more efficient manufacturing. This program is not an applied research program, but rather it provides broad, basic knowledge that can be used by others in development of systems for combustion and plasma applications and for mitigating the effects of fire. Broad-based tools - - computational, experimental, or diagnostic - - that can be applied to a variety of problems in combustion, fires, and/or plasmas are major products of this endeavor. Note that the plasma science is generally in support of plasma processing; atmospheric-science or fusion-energy plasmas are funded elsewhere. Areas of interest include: - Gas, liquid, and solid combustion in premixed, non-premixed, partially premixed, or flow-reactor configurations
- Laminar and turbulent combustion over a range of temperatures and pressures and length scales
- Structure and dynamics of flames and plasmas
- The science needed to enable use of domestically generated alternate fuels
- Improved understanding of flame spread, inhibition, and suppression
- Atmospheric-pressure plasmas and other emerging plasma-processing methods relevant to biotechnology, material synthesis, and other industrial applications
- Mitigation of combustion-generated pollution
- Basic climate-change technology research directly related to combustion, fire, or plasma systems
- Development of diagnostic tools and the needed underlying science
- Projects that intersect nanotechnology and combustion, fire, or plasma-processing science
- Projects that combine combustion and plasma science or contribute to both fields of research are encouraged
- Projects relevant to combustion, fires, or plasma processing that contribute to the emerging cyberinfrastructure for scientific information technology
The duration of unsolicited awards is generally one to three years. The average annual award size for the program is $90,000. Small equipment proposals of less than $100,000 will also be considered and may be submitted during these windows. Any proposal received outside the announced dates will be returned without review. The duration of CAREER awards is five years. The submission deadline for Engineering CAREER proposals is in July every year. Please see the following URL for more information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08051/nsf08051.jsp. Proposals for Conferences, Workshops, and Supplements may be submitted at any time, but must be discussed with the program director before submission. Grants for Rapid Response Research (RAPID) and EArly-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) replace the SGER program. Please note that proposals of these types must be discussed with the program director before submission. Further details are available in the PAPPG download, available below. Please refer to the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG), January 2009, (NSF 09-1) when you prepare your proposal. The PAPPG is available for download at: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf0929.
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- Organization(s)
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Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
- Deadline(s)
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Full Proposal — Window: February 1 through March 1, Effective 2009 to 2009
Full Proposal — Window: February 1 through March 1, Effective 2007 to 2008
Full Proposal — Window: August 15 through September 15, Effective 2007 to 2008
Full Proposal — Window: February 1 through March 1, Effective 2008 to 2008
Full Proposal — Window: August 15 through September 15, Effective 2008 to 2008
Full Proposal — Window: February 1, 2006 through March 1, 2006
Full Proposal — Window: August 15, 2005 through September 15, 2005
Full Proposal — Window: February 1, 2007 through March 1, 2007
Full Proposal — Window: August 15, 2009 through September 17, 2009
Full Proposal — Window: February 1, 2010 through March 3, 2010
- Announcement(s)
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- Additional Information
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
- Description
The Cultural Anthropology Program supports basic scientific research about the causes, consequences, and complexities of human social and cultural variability. Cultural anthropologists analyze human social and cultural behavior holistically, This integrated approach makes anthropology a valuable research tool for understanding the modern world. Because cultural patterns are emergent over time and space, there is no single natural scale for ethnographic and ethnological analysis. In some cases, cultural patterns may emerge from the collective behavior of large ensembles of smaller scale units; in others, they may be imposed by larger scale constraints. The origins of social and cultural variability may be remote from the scale at which they are observed. Therefore, research may target any appropriate scale or scales from local to regional to global. The Program encourages innovative research that contributes to building spatially and temporally specific theory that extends understanding beyond individual case studies. The Cultural Anthropology Program accepts proposals for a variety of project types: Senior Research proposals (that is, research proposals from scholars with PhDs or equivalent degree); proposals for Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants; Cultural Anthropology Scholars awards (for research-related, post-PhD training); and CAREER proposals. The Program will also consider proposals for workshops and training programs, as well as supplements to current awards to support Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) and Research Experience for Graduate Studies (REG). Research in all sub-fields of cultural anthropology is eligible. Successful proposals are characterized by clear research questions and propositions that will be put to the test through meticulous attention to research design, data collection, and analysis. For more details about the various funding opportunities within the Cultural Anthropology Program, please consult the Cultural Anthropology Program Overview page. Other Funding Opportunities: - Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Grants
The Cultural Anthropology program participates in this NSF-wide activity offering prestigious awards in support of the early development of academic faculty as both educators and researchers. Consult NSF 05-579 for more information.
- EArly-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) and Rapid Response Grants (RAPID)
The Cultural Anthropology program participates in these NSF-wide programs in support of small-scale, exploratory, high-risk, potentially transformative, time-critical research in the fields of science, engineering and education. Consult the GPG, Chapter II.D.1 for more information.
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- Organization(s)
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Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (SBE)
- Deadline(s)
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Full Proposal — Target Date: August 16, Effective 2008 to 2021
Further Info: Scholars - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 16, Effective 2008 to 2021
Further Info: Scholars - Spring Funding Cycle
Supplement — Target Date: March 1, Effective 2008 to 2021
Further Info: Research Experience for Graduates
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, Effective 2007 to 2020
Further Info: Senior Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, Effective 2007 to 2020
Further Info: Senior Research - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, Effective 2007 to 2020
Further Info: Dissertation Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, Effective 2007 to 2020
Further Info: Dissertation Research - Fall Funding Cycle
Supplement — Target Date: March 1, Effective 2008 to 2022
Further Info: Research Experience for Undergraduates
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, Effective 2009 to 2022
Further Info: Senior Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 16, 2010
Further Info: Scholars - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 16, 2011
Further Info: Scholars - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 16, 2012
Further Info: Scholars - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 16, 2013
Further Info: Scholars - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 16, 2014
Further Info: Scholars - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 16, 2015
Further Info: Scholars - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 16, 2016
Further Info: Scholars - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 16, 2017
Further Info: Scholars - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 16, 2018
Further Info: Scholars - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 16, 2019
Further Info: Scholars - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 16, 2020
Further Info: Scholars - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 16, 2021
Further Info: Scholars - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 16, 2009
Further Info: Scholars - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 16, 2010
Further Info: Scholars - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 16, 2011
Further Info: Scholars - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 16, 2012
Further Info: Scholars - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 16, 2013
Further Info: Scholars - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 16, 2014
Further Info: Scholars - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 16, 2015
Further Info: Scholars - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 16, 2009
Further Info: Scholars - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 16, 2016
Further Info: Scholars - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 16, 2017
Further Info: Scholars - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 16, 2018
Further Info: Scholars - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 16, 2019
Further Info: Scholars - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 16, 2020
Further Info: Scholars - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 16, 2021
Further Info: Scholars - Fall Funding Cycle
Supplement — Target Date: March 1, 2009
Further Info: Research Experience for Graduates
Supplement — Target Date: March 1, 2010
Further Info: Research Experience for Graduates
Supplement — Target Date: March 1, 2011
Further Info: Research Experience for Graduates
Supplement — Target Date: March 1, 2012
Further Info: Research Experience for Graduates
Supplement — Target Date: March 1, 2013
Further Info: Research Experience for Graduates
Supplement — Target Date: March 1, 2014
Further Info: Research Experience for Graduates
Supplement — Target Date: March 1, 2015
Further Info: Research Experience for Graduates
Supplement — Target Date: March 1, 2016
Further Info: Research Experience for Graduates
Supplement — Target Date: March 1, 2017
Further Info: Research Experience for Graduates
Supplement — Target Date: March 1, 2018
Further Info: Research Experience for Graduates
Supplement — Target Date: March 1, 2019
Further Info: Research Experience for Graduates
Supplement — Target Date: March 1, 2020
Further Info: Research Experience for Graduates
Supplement — Target Date: March 1, 2021
Further Info: Research Experience for Graduates
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2008
Further Info: Senior Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2010
Further Info: Senior Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2011
Further Info: Senior Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2012
Further Info: Senior Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2013
Further Info: Senior Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2014
Further Info: Senior Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2015
Further Info: Senior Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2016
Further Info: Senior Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2017
Further Info: Senior Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2018
Further Info: Senior Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2019
Further Info: Senior Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2020
Further Info: Senior Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2008
Further Info: Senior Research - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2009
Further Info: Senior Research - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2010
Further Info: Senior Research - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2011
Further Info: Senior Research - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2012
Further Info: Senior Research - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2013
Further Info: Senior Research - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2014
Further Info: Senior Research - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2015
Further Info: Senior Research - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2016
Further Info: Senior Research - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2017
Further Info: Senior Research - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2018
Further Info: Senior Research - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2019
Further Info: Senior Research - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2020
Further Info: Senior Research - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2008
Further Info: Dissertation Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2009
Further Info: Dissertation Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2010
Further Info: Dissertation Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2011
Further Info: Dissertation Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2012
Further Info: Dissertation Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2013
Further Info: Dissertation Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2014
Further Info: Dissertation Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2015
Further Info: Dissertation Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2016
Further Info: Dissertation Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2017
Further Info: Dissertation Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2018
Further Info: Dissertation Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2019
Further Info: Dissertation Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2020
Further Info: Dissertation Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2008
Further Info: Dissertation Research - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2009
Further Info: Dissertation Research - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2010
Further Info: Dissertation Research - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2011
Further Info: Dissertation Research - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2012
Further Info: Dissertation Research - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2013
Further Info: Dissertation Research - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2014
Further Info: Dissertation Research - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2015
Further Info: Dissertation Research - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2016
Further Info: Dissertation Research - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2017
Further Info: Dissertation Research - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2018
Further Info: Dissertation Research - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2019
Further Info: Dissertation Research - Fall Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2020
Further Info: Dissertation Research - Fall Funding Cycle
Supplement — Target Date: March 1, 2009
Further Info: Research Experience for Undergraduates
Supplement — Target Date: March 1, 2010
Further Info: Research Experience for Undergraduates
Supplement — Target Date: March 1, 2011
Further Info: Research Experience for Undergraduates
Supplement — Target Date: March 1, 2012
Further Info: Research Experience for Undergraduates
Supplement — Target Date: March 1, 2013
Further Info: Research Experience for Undergraduates
Supplement — Target Date: March 1, 2014
Further Info: Research Experience for Undergraduates
Supplement — Target Date: March 1, 2015
Further Info: Research Experience for Undergraduates
Supplement — Target Date: March 1, 2016
Further Info: Research Experience for Undergraduates
Supplement — Target Date: March 1, 2017
Further Info: Research Experience for Undergraduates
Supplement — Target Date: March 1, 2018
Further Info: Research Experience for Undergraduates
Supplement — Target Date: March 1, 2019
Further Info: Research Experience for Undergraduates
Supplement — Target Date: March 1, 2020
Further Info: Research Experience for Undergraduates
Supplement — Target Date: March 1, 2021
Further Info: Research Experience for Undergraduates
Supplement — Target Date: March 1, 2022
Further Info: Research Experience for Undergraduates
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2010
Further Info: Senior Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2011
Further Info: Senior Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2012
Further Info: Senior Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2013
Further Info: Senior Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2014
Further Info: Senior Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2015
Further Info: Senior Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2016
Further Info: Senior Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2017
Further Info: Senior Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2018
Further Info: Senior Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2019
Further Info: Senior Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2020
Further Info: Senior Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2021
Further Info: Senior Research - Spring Funding Cycle
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2022
Further Info: Senior Research - Spring Funding Cycle
- Announcement(s)
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- Additional Information
D
DECISION, RISK AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
- Description
The Decision, Risk and Management Sciences program supports scientific research directed at increasing the understanding and effectiveness of decision making by individuals, groups, organizations, and society. Disciplinary and interdisciplinary research, doctoral dissertation research, and workshops are funded in the areas of judgment and decision making; decision analysis and decision aids; risk analysis, perception, and communication; societal and public policy decision making; management science and organizational design. The program also supports small grants that are time-critical and small grants that are high-risk and of a potentially transformative nature (see Grants for Rapid Response Research (RAPID) and EArly-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER).) Funded research must be grounded in theory and generalizable. Purely algorithmic management science proposals should be submitted to the Operations Research Program rather than to DRMS. For additional funding opportunities, we invite you to also look at the Cross-Directorate Activities program website. For program specific guidelines on the Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in DRMS, please visit: Doctoral Preparation Checklist.
- Contacts
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- Organization(s)
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Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SES)
Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (SBE)
- Deadline(s)
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Full Proposal — Target Date: August 18, Effective 2008 to 2022
Further Info: August 18, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 18, Effective 2009 to 2022
Further Info: January 18, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 18, 2018
Further Info: August 18, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 18, 2019
Further Info: August 18, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 18, 2020
Further Info: August 18, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 18, 2021
Further Info: August 18, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 18, 2022
Further Info: August 18, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 18, 2009
Further Info: August 18, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 18, 2010
Further Info: August 18, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 18, 2011
Further Info: August 18, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 18, 2012
Further Info: August 18, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 18, 2013
Further Info: August 18, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 18, 2014
Further Info: August 18, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 18, 2015
Further Info: August 18, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 18, 2016
Further Info: August 18, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 18, 2017
Further Info: August 18, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 18, 2010
Further Info: January 18, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 18, 2011
Further Info: January 18, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 18, 2012
Further Info: January 18, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 18, 2013
Further Info: January 18, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 18, 2014
Further Info: January 18, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 18, 2015
Further Info: January 18, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 18, 2016
Further Info: January 18, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 18, 2017
Further Info: January 18, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 18, 2018
Further Info: January 18, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 18, 2019
Further Info: January 18, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 18, 2020
Further Info: January 18, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 18, 2021
Further Info: January 18, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 18, 2022
Further Info: January 18, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2004
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2004
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 18, 2005
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 18, 2005
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 18, 2006
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 18, 2006
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 18, 2007
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 18, 2007
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 18, 2008
- Announcement(s)
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- Additional Information
E
EARTH SCIENCES: INSTRUMENTATION AND FACILITIES
- Description
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.
- Contacts
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- Organization(s)
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Division of Earth Sciences (EAR)
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
- Deadline(s)
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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
- Additional Information
EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC
- Description
- The East Asia and Pacific (EAP) Program provides proposal-based, competitive grant funding to U.S. researchers for scientific, engineering and educational cooperation with institutions and researchers in the region.
- Contacts
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- Organization(s)
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Office of International Science & Engineering (OISE)
- Deadline(s)
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- Announcement(s)
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- Additional Information
ECOLOGICAL BIOLOGY
- Description
The Ecological Biology Cluster supports research that advances the conceptual or theoretical understanding of species interactions and community dynamics in terrestrial, wetland and freshwater habitats. We encourage projects that integrate theoretical, modeling, and empirical approaches, or that promote synthesis, across spatial and temporal scales. The cluster seeks to fund projects that are transformative -- that is those that will change the conceptual bases of ecology and have broad implications for future research. Proposals that develop research questions within the context of existing theory, consider alternate mechanisms, and design critical tests to distinguish among mechanisms are particularly encouraged, together with those that use contemporary approaches to develop new paradigms. Inter- and multi-disciplinary proposals that cross traditional programmatic boundaries are welcomed in the Ecological Biology Cluster. Research focused on dynamics of single species should be directed to the Population and Evolutionary Processes Cluster. Studies that focus on the ecology of marine organisms should be directed to the Biological Oceanography Program in the Division of Ocean Sciences. Research focused on human disease or health is not supported. The Ecological Biology Cluster funds projects within the Ecology Program as well as LTREB, OPUS, and CAREER. Other relevant funding opportunities are listed below as well as on DEB Home (see link on left).
The Ecology Program supports studies of interspecific interactions and species diversity at diverse spatial and temporal scales. These include, but are not limited to, (1) food-web structure and trophic dynamics, (2) biotic interactions, including mutualism, competition, predation and parasitism, (3) mechanisms of coexistence, community assembly and the maintenance of species diversity, (4) co-evolution and (5) landscape ecology, habitat fragmentation and macroecology. Ecology particularly encourages studies that can be applied to a wide range of habitats and taxa across multiple scales. Unsolicited proposals should be prepared as described in the Grant Proposal Guide (GPG).
- Contacts
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- Organization(s)
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Division of Environmental Biology (DEB)
Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)
- Deadline(s)
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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: January 9, 2005
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 9, 2006
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 9, 2007
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
- Announcement(s)
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- Additional Information
ECOLOGICAL AND EVOLUTIONARY PHYSIOLOGY
- Description
- Supports research that addresses ecological or evolutionary questions in the areas of morphology, comparative physiology, physiological ecology and biomechanics of plants, animals, protists, fungi and bacteria. The emphasis is study of whole organisms which may be living or extinct. These studies focus largely on how physiological or morphological mechanisms have evolved, and how they may influence evolutionary pathways or interactions between organisms and their biotic or physiochemical environment.
- Contacts
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- Organization(s)
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Biological Sciences (BIO)
- Deadline(s)
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Annual January Deadline: January 12, 2005
Annual July Deadline: July 12, 2005
- Announcement(s)
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- Additional Information
ECOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
- Description
The Ecology of Infectious Diseases program solicitation supports the development of predictive models and discovery of principles for relationships between anthropogenic environmental change and transmission of infectious agents. To that end, research should focus on understanding the ecological determinants of transmission by vectors or abiotic agents, the population dynamics of reservoir species, and transmission to humans or other hosts. Proposals may focus on either terrestrial, freshwater, or marine systems and organisms. Proposals that focus on disease systems of public health concern to developing countries are strongly encouraged. Proposals are encouraged to include links to the public health research community, including epidemiologists, medical entomologists, virologists, and parasitologists.
- Contacts
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- Organization(s)
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Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)
U.K. Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
John E. Fogarty International Center (FIC)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
John E. Fogarty International Center (FIC)
Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (SBE)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
- Deadline(s)
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Further Info: Beginning December 2007
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: February 13, 2004
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: February 11, 2005
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: February 10, 2006
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: February 10, 2006
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: December 10, 2008
Further Info: Beginning December 2007
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: December 9, 2009
Further Info: Beginning December 2007
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: December 8, 2010
Further Info: Beginning December 2007
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: January 29, 2007
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: December 9, 2009
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: December 8, 2010
- Announcement(s)
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Announcement: NSF 08-601
- Additional Information
ECONOMICS
- Description
The Economics program supports research designed to improve the understanding of the processes and institutions of the U.S. economy and of the world system of which it is a part. This program also strengthens both empirical and theoretical economic analysis as well as the methods for rigorous research on economic behavior. It supports research in almost every area of economics, including econometrics, economic history, environmental economics, finance, industrial organization, international economics, labor economics, macroeconomics, mathematical economics, and public finance.
The Economics program welcomes proposals for individual or multi-investigator research projects, doctoral dissertation improvement awards, conferences, workshops, symposia, experimental research, data collection and dissemination, computer equipment and other instrumentation, and research experience for undergraduates. The program places a high priority on interdisciplinary research. Investigators are encouraged to submit proposals of joint interest to the Economics Program and other NSF programs and NSF initiative areas. The program places a high priority on broadening participation and encourages proposals from junior faculty, women, other underrepresented minorities, Research Undergraduate Institutions, and EPSCoR states.
The program also funds conferences and interdisciplinary research that strengthens links among economics and the other social and behavioral sciences as well as mathematics and statistics.
For additional funding opportunities, we invite you to also look at the Cross Disciplinary Activities homepage.
For program specific guidelines on the Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in Economics, please visit: Doctoral Preparation Checklist.
- Contacts
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- Organization(s)
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Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SES)
Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (SBE)
- Deadline(s)
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Full Proposal — Target Date: January 18, 2005
Further Info: January 18, yearly
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 18, 2005
Further Info: August 18, yearly
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 18, 2007
Further Info: January 18, yearly
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 18, 2008
Further Info: January 18, yearly
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 18, 2007
Further Info: August 18, yearly
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 18, 2008
Further Info: August 18, yearly
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 18, 2009
Further Info: August 18, yearly
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 18, 2010
Further Info: August 18, yearly
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 18, 2009
Further Info: January 18, yearly
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 18, 2010
Further Info: January 18, yearly
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 18, 2005
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 18, 2006
Further Info: January 18, yearly
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 18, 2006
Further Info: August 18, yearly
- Announcement(s)
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- Additional Information
ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE
- Description
The Ecosystem Science Cluster supports projects within two programs (see descriptions below): the Ecosystem Studies Program and the Long-Term Ecological Research Program (LTER). Other relevant funding opportunities are listed below and on DEB Home (see link on left). The Ecosystem Studies Program supports investigations of whole-system ecological processes and relationships across a diversity of spatial and temporal (including paleo) scales in order to advance understanding of: 1) material and energy fluxes and transformations within and among ecosystems, 2) the relationships between structure, including complexity, and functioning of ecosystems, 3) ecosystem dynamics and trajectories of ecosystem development through time, and 4) linkages among ecosystems at different spatial and temporal scales. Research on natural, managed and disturbed ecosystems is supported, including terrestrial, freshwater, wetland, coastal (including salt marsh and mangrove), and human-dominated environments. Proposals may focus on areas such as: biogeochemical cycling and element budgets from local to global scales; roles of microbes in ecosystem functioning; primary productivity; stoichiometric relationships; climate-ecosystem feedbacks; energy and radiatively-active gas fluxes; relationships between diversity and ecosystem function; ecosystem services; and landscape dynamics. Proposals may focus on the cycling of non-nutrient elements, but those specifically ecotoxicological in orientation, or without an explicit link to ecosystem processes, will not be considered. Ecosystem-oriented proposals that focus on coastal marine or deep ocean or Laurentian Great Lakes habitats are reviewed by the Biological Oceanography Program in the Division of Ocean Sciences. Studies of the structure of and linkages within food webs are reviewed by the Ecological Biology program, also in the Division of Environmental Biology. Observational and manipulative approaches in field, mesocosm, and laboratory settings are supported, with the expectation that the research, whether hypothesis- or discovery-driven, have a strong conceptual foundation. Inter- and multi-disciplinary proposals that fall across traditional programmatic boundaries are welcomed and encouraged; the Ecosystem Studies Program often co-reviews proposals with related programs across the Foundation. Proposals that incorporate quantitative or conceptual modeling efforts promoting integration and synthesis, or advancing ecosystem science through either the pursuit of new theoretical paradigms or novel modeling efforts, are encouraged. Proposals that, in whole or part, strive to develop new techniques can be supported when a compelling argument exists that there is the potential for a major advance in ecosystem research. Projects that are potentially transformative -- that is, those that may change the conceptual basis of ecosystem science and have broad implications for future research -- are given particular priority. Unsolicited proposals to the Ecosystem Studies Program should be prepared as described in the Grant Proposal Guide (GPG). The Program also funds proposals submitted in response to the CAREER, RCN, LTREB and OPUS solicitations. The Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Program supports fundamental ecological research that requires long time periods and large spatial scales at a coordinated network of more than two dozen field sites. LTER is not currently soliciting proposals for new sites and does not accept unsolicited proposals. For more information and announcements of opportunity, visit the LTER web page [http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/good-bye?http://www.lternet.edu/].
- Contacts
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- Organization(s)
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Division of Environmental Biology (DEB)
Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)
- Deadline(s)
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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
- Announcement(s)
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- Additional Information
ELECTRONIC AND PHOTONIC MATERIALS
- Description
The goal of this program is to advance the field of electronics and photonics through basic, potentially transformative materials science research. The scope of the program encompasses the discovery and understanding of materials and material combinations with potential for major technological advantages. Program focus is on identification and understanding of fundamental atomic and molecular level mechanisms and phenomena associated with synthesis and processing of electronic and photonic materials. High risk, high payoff research is encouraged. For example, novel materials are sought that may offer new paradigms in critical computing and communications components, or enable low cost, highly efficient, and stable photovoltaics, solid state lighting, and displays. Research topics include, but are not limited to, nucleation and growth of thin films and nanostructures; self-assembly; nanostructure definition and etching processes; interface bonding and structure; crystal and interface defects; doping; bulk crystal growth; and interrelationships between synthesis/processing, structure, and properties.
- Contacts
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- Organization(s)
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Division of Materials Research (DMR)
Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MPS)
- Deadline(s)
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Full Proposal — Target Date: November 1, Effective 2002 to 2004
Full Proposal — Window: September 1 through October 31, Effective 2009 to 2014
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 — Target Date: November 1, 2003
Full Proposal — Target Date: November 1, 2004
Full Proposal — Window: September 1, 2010 through October 31, 2010
Full Proposal — Window: September 1, 2011 through October 31, 2011
Full Proposal — Window: September 1, 2012 through October 31, 2012
Full Proposal — Window: September 1, 2013 through October 31, 2013
Full Proposal — Window: September 1, 2014 through October 31, 2014
- Announcement(s)
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- Additional Information
ELECTRONICS, PHOTONICS & DEVICE TECHNOLOGIES
- Description
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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- Organization(s)
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Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
- Deadline(s)
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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
- Announcement(s)
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- Additional Information
ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTERS
- Description
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.
- Contacts
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- Organization(s)
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Engineering Education and Centers (EEC)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
- Deadline(s)
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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
- Announcement(s)
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Announcement: NSF 09-545
- Additional Information
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FLUID DYNAMICS
- Description
The Fluid Dynamics program supports fundamental research and education on mechanisms and phenomena governing fluid flow. Proposed research should contribute to basic understanding; thus enabling the better design; predictability; efficiency; and control of systems that involve fluids. Encouraged are proposals that address innovative uses of fluids in materials development; manufacturing; biotechnology; nanotechnology; clinical diagnostics and drug delivery; sensor development and integration; energy and the environment. Current research themes include: - General Fluid Mechanics: experimental and theoretical dynamics of Newtonian fluids; laminar flows, transitional flows, and turbulence; hydrodynamic stability; flow of compressible fluids.
- Flow of Complex Fluids: non-Newtonian fluid mechanics; viscoelasticity; flow of polymer solutions and melts; gelation; flow instability; flow-induced structuring; DNA dynamics; molecular dynamics simulations.
- Micro- Nano- Bio- Fluid Mechanics: micro-and nano-scale flow phenomena; biomedical microdevices; effects of nanoscale inclusions on rheological properties; flow of Brownian suspensions; biomimetics; biological flow processes.
- Turbulence and Flow Control: large eddy simulation; direct numerical simulation; high Reynolds number experiments; stability and transition to turbulence; 3-D boundary layers; multi-phase turbulent flows; flow control; insect flight; gas-liquid interfaces.
- Waves and Hydraulics & Environmental Fluid Mechanics: airfoil-land interactions; waves and coastal engineering; wave-sea bed interactions; wave-structure interactions; stratified flows; sediment transport; air pollution models; gravitational plumes.
- Computational Fluid Dynamics: multi-scale; multi-phenomena models and computations; flow simulation; virtual experiments; cyber infrastructure for fluid dynamics research; data handling; analysis of experiments
- Instrumentation and Flow Diagnostics: Instrument development; MEMS; shear stress sensors; Magnetic Resonance Imaging for engineering flow; velocimetry; flows in biomedical assistive devices.
The duration of unsolicited awards is generally one to three years. The average annual award size for the program is $90,000. Small equipment proposals of less than $100,000 will also be considered and may be submitted during these windows. Any proposal received outside the announced dates will be returned without review. The duration of CAREER awards is five years. The submission deadline for Engineering CAREER proposals is in July every year. Please see the following URL for more information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08051/nsf08051.jsp. Proposals for Conferences, Workshops, and Supplements may be submitted at any time, but must be discussed with the program director before submission. Grants for Rapid Response Research (RAPID) and EArly-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) replace the SGER program. Please note that proposals of these types must be discussed with the program director before submission. Further details are available in the PAPPG download, available below. Please refer to the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG), January 2009, (NSF 09-1) when you prepare your proposal. The PAPPG is available for download at: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf0929.
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Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
- Deadline(s)
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Full Proposal — Window: February 1 through March 1, Effective 2008 to 2008
Full Proposal — Window: August 15 through September 15, Effective 2008 to 2008
Full Proposal — Window: February 1 through March 1, Effective 2009 to 2009
Full Proposal — Window: February 1, 2006 through March 1, 2006
Full Proposal — Window: August 15, 2005 through September 15, 2005
Full Proposal — Window: August 15, 2007 through September 15, 2007
Full Proposal — Window: February 1, 2007 through March 1, 2007
Full Proposal — Window: August 15, 2009 through September 17, 2009
Full Proposal — Window: February 1, 2010 through March 3, 2010
- Announcement(s)
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- Additional Information
FRONTIERS IN INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
- Description
- The Frontiers in Integrative Biological Research (FIBR) Program supports integrative research that addresses major questions in the biological sciences. FIBR encourages investigators to identify major under-studied or unanswered questions in biology and to use innovative approaches to address them by integrating the scientific concepts and research tools from across disciplines including biology, math and the physical sciences, engineering, social sciences and the information sciences. Proposers are encouraged to focus on the biological significance of the question, to describe the integrative approaches, and to develop a research plan that is not limited by conceptual, disciplinary, or organizational boundaries. Particularly encouraged are the inclusion of young scientists trained in an interdisciplinary environment or in non-biological disciplines, and partnerships with underrepresented minority serving and primarily undergraduate institutions and community colleges.
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- Organization(s)
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Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)
Emerging Frontiers (EF)
- Deadline(s)
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Full Proposal — Deadline Date: October 20, 2003
Further Info: Planning Grants
Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date: October 4, 2004
Further Info: Required for Submission of Full Proposals (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time)
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: February 16, 2005
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 15, 2006
Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date: October 3, 2005
Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date: September 22, 2006
Full Proposal — Target Date: February 16, 2007
- Announcement(s)
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- Additional Information
G
GENES AND GENOME SYSTEMS CLUSTER
- Description
The Genes and Genome Systems Cluster, one of three thematic areas within the Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, supports studies on the structure, function and evolution of genes and genomes in prokaryotes, eukaryotes, phages, and viruses. Areas of interest include the following: (i) mechanisms of genome maintenance including replication, repair and recombination; (ii) nuclear and extra-nuclear inheritance, horizontal gene transfer and other mechanisms leading to diversity and novel adaptive strategies in the biosphere; (iii) genetic and epigenetic mechanisms including chromatin modification and remodeling; (iv) mechanisms and regulation of gene expression including transcription, RNA processing, translation, turnover and RNA interference; (vi) structure, function and dynamics of nucleic acids and nucleic acid-protein complexes and machines; and (vii) molecular evolution and the origin of life. Research on multi-component genetic processes is encouraged, including projects with direct relevance to climate change and energy sustainability. The cluster welcomes "bottom-up" synthetic biology projects and "top-down" systems biology projects that integrate computational strategies with high-throughput, comparative genome-wide approaches and other experimental strategies to investigate complex gene networks and their outputs. The development and use of innovative in vivo and in vitro approaches, including biochemical, biophysical, computational, genetic, genomic, and metagenomic methods are encouraged, as is research at the interfaces between biology and other disciplines such as physics, chemistry, mathematics, computer science, and engineering. Program Directors: Karen Cone. Epigenetic regulation; Plant genetics and genomics; Gene expression mechanisms. Alan Christensen. DNA Replication, Repair and Recombination; Genomics; Organellar genetics. Patrick Dennis. Prokaryotic genetics, genomics and gene regulation; Structure, function and dynamics of DNA, RNA and nucleic acid-protein complexes; Ribosome structure, function and assembly; Synthetic biology; Phage. Michael K. Reddy. Eukaryotic DNA replication, repair, and recombination; Chromosome structure and function; Molecular evolution; Eukaryotic viruses; and Plant genetics.
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- Organization(s)
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Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB)
Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)
- Deadline(s)
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Full Proposal — Target Date: January 12, 2005
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 12, 2006
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 12, 2007
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 12, 2008
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 12, 2009
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 12, 2010
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 12, 2011
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 12, 2012
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 12, 2014
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 12, 2015
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 12, 2013
Full Proposal — Target Date: July 12, 2005
Full Proposal — Target Date: July 12, 2006
Full Proposal — Target Date: July 12, 2007
Full Proposal — Target Date: July 12, 2008
Full Proposal — Target Date: July 12, 2009
Full Proposal — Target Date: July 12, 2010
Full Proposal — Target Date: July 12, 2011
Full Proposal — Target Date: July 12, 2012
Full Proposal — Target Date: July 12, 2013
Full Proposal — Target Date: July 12, 2014
Full Proposal — Target Date: July 12, 2015
- Announcement(s)
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- Additional Information
GEOGRAPHY AND SPATIAL SCIENCES
- Description
The goals of the NSF Geography and Spatial Sciences (GSS) Program are: - To promote scientific research in geography and the spatial sciences that advances theory and basic understanding and that addresses the challenges facing society
- To promote the integration of geographers and spatial scientists in interdisciplinary research
- To promote education and training of geographers and spatial scientists in order to enhance the capabilities of current and future generations of researchers
- To promote the development and use of scientific methods and tools for geographic research
The Geography and Spatial Sciences Program sponsors research on the geographic distributions and interactions of human, physical, and biotic systems on the Earth's surface. Investigations are encouraged into the nature, causes, and consequences of human activity and natural environmental processes across a range of scales. Projects on a variety of topics (both domestic and international) qualify for support if they offer promise of contributing to scholarship by enhancing geographical knowledge, concepts, theories, methods, and their application to societal problems and concerns. GSS encourages projects that explicitly integrate undergraduate and graduate education into the overall research agenda.
Proposals submitted for consideration by the Geography and Spatial Sciences Program at NSF tend to be most competitive if the research is grounded in relevant geographical theory, if it focuses on one or a few core questions grounded in the theoretical framework that has been established, if it articulates how scientifically sound methods will be used to explore the validity of answers to the core questions, and if the results are likely to contribute not only specific answers to those specific questions but also to the enhancement of broader geographic and/or spatial scientific theory. The project can draw on and contribute to theory in other fields, too, but to obtain at least some funding from GSS, efforts should be made to enhance fundamental geographic theory, and the investigators should plan to disseminate their results through presentations and publications for geographers and spatial scientists as well as other relevant communities.
GSS frequently engages in joint review of regular research proposals with other NSF programs. Such joint review entails multiple programs coordinating the review of a single project proposal submitted to NSF. Efforts are made to enable such joint review to provide "double opportunity" rather than "double jeopardy" for applicants, because a single program can provide support for proposed work it finds meritorious even if other programs are not as enthusiastic about the proposed work. Investigators who believe that their work might be appropriate for joint review are encouraged to contact program officers for all programs they think might have interest in their work well in advance of proposal-submission target dates or deadlines in order to assess whether joint review may be a viable option and to write their proposal accordingly.
GSS conducts two competitions for regular research proposals each year. Target dates for these competitions are January 15 and August 15. While GSS program directors hope most proposals are submitted on or very close to those dates, they intend to include proposals submitted within two weeks following the target date of the competition. Proposals submitted more than two weeks after the target date will be evaluated only if prior arrangements have been made with a GSS program director. Note that the deadline dates listed on the "Due Dates" listing above do NOT apply to regular research proposals; those deadline dates identify strict deadlines for Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement (DDRI) proposals. Related Funding Opportunities Related funding opportunities are available for geographers, spatial scientists, and related scholars. For more information about these opportunities, visit the Cross Directorate Activities webpage. Here, you will find a brief synopsis about other programs, as well as links guiding you to the appropriate program solicitations. Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement (DDRI) Awards Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Awards are made by the Geography and Spatial Sciences program. Consult the SBE Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement (DDRI) Grants announcement (NSF 06-605) and the Geography and Spatial Sciences DDRI specifics page. Proposal Submission Guidelines Regular proposals submitted to the Geography and Spatial Sciences Program should be fully compliant with specifications in the Grant Proposal Guide (GPG). DDRI proposals should be prepared in accordance with the terms of the GPG except for the modifications specified in the SBE DDRI announcement (NSF 06-605) and the GSS DDRI specifics page. Proposal Review Process Regular proposals usually are sent to five or more outside reviewers and are evaluated by at least two members of the GSS Advisory Panel (18 eminent geographers and spatial scientists representing all major subfields). DDRI proposals are evaluated by three members of the DDRI Advisory Panel (18 panelists). All reviews and panel recommendations are advisory to the GSS program directors. Proposals normally will have at least three written reviews, which are forwarded (in anonymous form) with panel summaries to the PI.
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- Organization(s)
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Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (SBE)
- Deadline(s)
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Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, Effective 2003 to 2015
Further Info: Regular research proposals
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: February 15, Effective 2003 to 2015
Further Info: Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement proposals
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, Effective 2003 to 2015
Further Info: Regular research proposals
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: October 15, Effective 2003 to 2015
Further Info: Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement proposals
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2004
Further Info: Regular research proposals
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2005
Further Info: Regular research proposals
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2006
Further Info: Regular research proposals
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2007
Further Info: Regular research proposals
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2008
Further Info: Regular research proposals
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2009
Further Info: Regular research proposals
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2010
Further Info: Regular research proposals
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2011
Further Info: Regular research proposals
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2012
Further Info: Regular research proposals
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2013
Further Info: Regular research proposals
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2014
Further Info: Regular research proposals
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2015
Further Info: Regular research proposals
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: February 15, 2004
Further Info: Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement proposals
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: February 15, 2005
Further Info: Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement proposals
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: February 15, 2006
Further Info: Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement proposals
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: February 15, 2007
Further Info: Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement proposals
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: February 15, 2008
Further Info: Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement proposals
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: February 15, 2009
Further Info: Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement proposals
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: February 15, 2010
Further Info: Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement proposals
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: February 15, 2011
Further Info: Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement proposals
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: February 15, 2012
Further Info: Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement proposals
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: February 15, 2014
Further Info: Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement proposals
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: February 15, 2015
Further Info: Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement proposals
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: February 15, 2013
Further Info: Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement proposals
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2004
Further Info: Regular research proposals
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2005
Further Info: Regular research proposals
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2006
Further Info: Regular research proposals
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2007
Further Info: Regular research proposals
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2008
Further Info: Regular research proposals
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2009
Further Info: Regular research proposals
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2010
Further Info: Regular research proposals
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2011
Further Info: Regular research proposals
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2012
Further Info: Regular research proposals
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2013
Further Info: Regular research proposals
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2014
Further Info: Regular research proposals
Full Proposal — Target Date: January 15, 2015
Further Info: Regular research proposals
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: October 15, 2004
Further Info: Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement proposals
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: October 15, 2005
Further Info: Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement proposals
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: October 15, 2006
Further Info: Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement proposals
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: October 15, 2007
Further Info: Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement proposals
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: October 15, 2008
Further Info: Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement proposals
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: October 15, 2009
Further Info: Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement proposals
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: October 15, 2010
Further Info: Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement proposals
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: October 15, 2011
Further Info: Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement proposals
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: October 15, 2012
Further Info: Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement proposals
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: October 15, 2013
Further Info: Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement proposals
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: October 15, 2014
Further Info: Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement proposals
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: October 15, 2015
Further Info: Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement proposals
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- Additional Information
GEOMECHANICS & GEOMATERIALS
- Description
The GEOMM program supports fundamental research on the mechanics and engineering properties of geologic materials including the mechanical properties of soil and rock, mechanically stabilized and biologically modified soil, and on natural processes, such as hydraulic, biological and thermal, that affect the behavior of these materials. Research on soil-structure interaction and liquefaction are also funded by the program. Support is provided for theoretical studies, constitutive and numerical modeling, laboratory, centrifuge, and field testing.
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- Organization(s)
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Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
- Deadline(s)
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Full Proposal — Window: January 15 through February 15, Effective 2007 to 2010
Full Proposal — Window: January 15 through February 15, Effective 2008 to 2012
Full Proposal — Window: September 1 through October 1, Effective 2008 to 2012
Full Proposal — Window: January 15, 2008 through February 15, 2008
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, 2009 through February 15, 2009
Full Proposal — Window: January 15, 2010 through February 15, 2010
Full Proposal — Window: January 15, 2011 through February 15, 2011
Full Proposal — Window: January 15, 2012 through February 15, 2012
Full Proposal — Window: September 1, 2009 through October 1, 2009
Full Proposal — Window: September 1, 2010 through October 1, 2010
Full Proposal — Window: September 1, 2011 through October 1, 2011
Full Proposal — Window: September 1, 2012 through October 1, 2012
- Announcement(s)
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- Additional Information
GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION
- Description
The goals of the Geoscience Education (GeoEd) Program are to:
- improve the quality of geoscience education at all educational levels;
- increase the number and competency of Earth and Space Science teachers at K-12 levels;
- demonstrate the relevance of the geosciences by identifying and promoting traditional and non-traditional career opportunities in the field;
- increase the number of students enrolling in geoscience courses and degree programs at all educational levels;
- increase the number of students drawn from groups underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields in geoscience courses and degree programs; and
- increase the public’s understanding of geoscience-related issues.
The GeoEd Program considers proposals submitted under one of the two tracks described in this solicitation.
Track 1 Pilot Projects: Proposals should describe a plan to initiate or pilot innovative geoscience education activities. Track 1 projects should integrate research and education. Proposals for projects that will make use of current geoscience research results and/or methods are sought, as are proposals that will promote the geosciences and geoscience careers as highly relevant to modern society. Projects that are informed by the results of current education-related research or will conduct new educational research within a geoscience education venue will be considered under this solicitation. Awards are intended to provide start-up or proof-of-concept funding to enable projects to reach a level of maturity that will allow them to compete for longer-term funding from other sources or become self-sustaining. All proposed projects should have strong evaluation and dissemination plans.
Projects designed to recruit and retain students during the critical transition from high-school to college are highly appropriate for consideration by the GeoEd Program.
Track 2 Integrative Collaborations: Proposals should describe a plan to integrate geoscience research and education activities into existing Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP), Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP), and/or Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) projects. Track 2 proposals must provide documentation of collaboration between the proposed GeoEd project and the associated LSAMP, AGEP, and/or CREST project(s).
The LSAMP program supports sustained and comprehensive projects designed to increase the number of students from populations underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) that earn doctoral degrees.
The specific objectives of the AGEP program are to (1) develop and implement innovative models for recruiting, mentoring, and retaining minority students in STEM doctoral programs; and (2) develop effective strategies for identifying and supporting underrepresented minorities who want to pursue academic careers.
The CREST program provides substantial support for research at minority-serving institutions across the United States. The main goal of CREST and its awardees is to build the research competitiveness of minority-serving institutions while increasing the recruitment and retention of individuals from diverse backgrounds in STEM fields.
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Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE)
Division of Earth Sciences (EAR)
Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS)
Division of Atmospheric Sciences (ATM)
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Full Proposal — Deadline Date: Full Proposals Due
Further Info: Full Proposals Due
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: March 17, 2003
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 15, 2004
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 17, 2005
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 15, 2007
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: October 12, 2011
Further Info: Full Proposals Due
- Announcement(s)
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Announcement: NSF 05-609
- Additional Information
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
- Description
The GTE program supports fundamental research on geotechnical aspects of civil infrastructure, such as foundation engineering, site characterization, underground construction, tunneling, drilling, and mining engineering. Also included is research on geoenvironmental engineering, geotechnical earthquake engineering that does not involve the use of George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) facilities, and geohazards such as tsunamis, landslides, mudslides and debris flows, scour, and erosion. Emphasis is on issues of sustainability and resilience.
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- Organization(s)
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Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
- Deadline(s)
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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
- Announcement(s)
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- Additional Information
GLOBAL LEARNING AND OBSERVATIONS TO BENEFIT THE ENVIRONMENT
- Description
This program will facilitate reform in geoscience education by funding programs that connect the work of scientists to the practice of teaching and learning science in the classroom. To achieve this goal, the National Science Foundation (NSF) is seeking to establish new partnerships between GLOBE program participants and scientists associated with Integrated Earth Systems Science Programs (IESSP), defined as major NSF- or NASA-funded research programs related to Earth system science. This solicitation seeks proposals from IESSP teams for projects that can be used to facilitate inquiry-based investigations of the environment and the Earth systems via the GLOBE program.
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- Organization(s)
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Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
- Deadline(s)
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Full Proposal — Deadline Date: March 1, 2002
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: March 8, 2006
- Announcement(s)
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Announcement: NSF 06-515
- Additional Information
GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
- Description
The National Science Foundation aims to ensure the vitality of the human resource base of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the United States and to reinforce its diversity by offering approximately 1,000 graduate fellowships in this competition. The Graduate Research Fellowship provides three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based master’s or doctoral degrees and is intended for students who are at the early stages of their graduate study. The Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) invests in graduate education for a cadre of diverse individuals who demonstrate their potential to successfully complete graduate degree programs in disciplines relevant to the mission of the National Science Foundation.
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- Organization(s)
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Division of Graduate Education (DGE)
Division of Graduate Education (DGE)
Directorate for Education & Human Resources (EHR)
- Deadline(s)
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Full Proposal — Window: November 4, 2003 through November 6, 2003
Further Info: Deadline depends on discipline
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 17, 2004
Further Info: Life Sciences
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 18, 2004
Further Info: Chemistry
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 19, 2004
Further Info: Computer and Information Science and Engineering
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 29, 2004
Further Info: Social Sciences
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 30, 2004
Further Info: Physics and Astronomy
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: December 2, 2004
Further Info: Mathematical Sciences
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: December 3, 2004
Further Info: Geosciences
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: December 9, 2004
Further Info: Psychology
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: December 10, 2004
Further Info: Engineering
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 2, 2005
Further Info: Life Sciences
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 3, 2005
Further Info: Psychology, Mathematical Sciences
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 4, 2005
Further Info: Social Sciences
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 7, 2005
Further Info: Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 8, 2005
Further Info: Engineering
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 9, 2005
Further Info: Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), Geosciences
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 3, 2006
Further Info: Mathematical Sciences and Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 6, 2006
Further Info: Social Sciences, Psychology, and Geosciences
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 9, 2006
Further Info: Engineering
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 13, 2006
Further Info: Chemistry, Physics & Astronomy
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 1, 2006
Further Info: Interdisciplinary Fields of Study
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 8, 2006
Further Info: Life Sciences
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 2, 2009
Further Info: Interdisciplinary fields of Study
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 4, 2009
Further Info: Mathematical Sciences; Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 5, 2009
Further Info: Social Sciences; Psychology; Geosciences
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 6, 2009
Further Info: Life Sciences
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 10, 2009
Further Info: Chemistry; Physics and Astronomy
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 12, 2009
Further Info: Engineering
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 1, 2007
Further Info: Interdisciplinary Fields of Study
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 7, 2007
Further Info: Life Sciences
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 6, 2007
Further Info: Social Sciences; Psychology; Geosciences
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 2, 2007
Further Info: Mathematical Sciences; Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 8, 2007
Further Info: Engineering
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 9, 2007
Further Info: Chemistry; Physics and Astronomy
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 6, 2008
Further Info: Social Sciences; Psychology; Geosciences
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 3, 2008
Further Info: Interdisciplinary Fields of Study
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 5, 2008
Further Info: Mathematical Sciences; Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 7, 2008
Further Info: Life Sciences
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 10, 2008
Further Info: Chemistry; Physics and Astronomy
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 12, 2008
Further Info: Engineering
- Announcement(s)
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Announcement: NSF 09-603
- Additional Information
H
I
IMPROVEMENTS IN FACILITIES, COMMUNICATIONS, AND EQUIPMENT AT BIOLOGICAL FIELD STATIONS AND MARINE LABORATORIES
- Description
- 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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- Organization(s)
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Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)
Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE)
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI)
- Deadline(s)
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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
- Announcement(s)
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Announcement: NSF 05-550
- Additional Information
INFORMAL SCIENCE EDUCATION
- Description
The ISE program invests in projects that develop and implement informal learning experiences designed to increase interest, engagement, and understanding of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) by individuals of all ages and backgrounds, as well as projects that advance knowledge and practice of informal science education. Projects may target either public audiences or professionals whose work directly affects informal STEM learning. ISE projects are expected to demonstrate strategic impact, innovation, and collaboration.
- Contacts
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- Organization(s)
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Directorate for Education & Human Resources (EHR)
Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL)
Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL)
Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL)
Directorate for Education & Human Resources (EHR)
- Deadline(s)
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Further Info: thereafter
Further Info: thereafter
Further Info: thereafter
Further Info: thereafter
Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date: March 3, 2003
Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date: August 15, 2003
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: May 30, 2003
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 17, 2003
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: August 13, 2004
Letter of Intent — Deadline Date: November 5, 2004
Letter of Intent — Deadline Date: June 11, 2004
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: January 6, 2005
Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date: March 18, 2005
Further Info: for Project Grants only
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: June 13, 2005
Further Info: for Project Grants only
Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date: September 16, 2005
Further Info: for Project Grants only
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: December 5, 2005
Further Info: for Project Grants only
Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date: September 11, 2008
Further Info: thereafter
Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date: September 10, 2009
Further Info: thereafter
Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date: September 9, 2010
Further Info: thereafter
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: June 19, 2008
Further Info: thereafter
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: June 18, 2009
Further Info: thereafter
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: June 17, 2010
Further Info: thereafter
Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date: March 21, 2006
Further Info: for Project Grants
Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date: September 14, 2006
Further Info: for Project Grants
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: June 22, 2006
Further Info: for Project Grants
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: December 14, 2006
Further Info: for Project Grants
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: December 11, 2008
Further Info: thereafter
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: December 10, 2009
Further Info: thereafter
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: December 9, 2010
Further Info: thereafter
Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date: March 13, 2008
Further Info: thereafter
Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date: March 12, 2009
Further Info: thereafter
Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date: March 11, 2010
Further Info: thereafter
Letter of Intent — Deadline Date: March 20, 2008
Letter of Intent — Deadline Date: September 18, 2008
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: June 19, 2008
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: December 18, 2008
Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date: June 25, 2009
Further Info: except CRPA proposals
Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date: June 24, 2010
Further Info: except CRPA proposals
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 19, 2009
Further Info: except CRPA proposals
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: November 18, 2010
Further Info: except CRPA proposals
- Announcement(s)
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Announcement: NSF 09-553
- Additional Information
INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT AND EXTREME EVENTS
- Description
- 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.
- Contacts
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- Organization(s)
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Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
- Deadline(s)
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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
- Announcement(s)
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- Additional Information
INNOVATIONS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION, CURRICULUM AND INFRASTRUCTURE
- Description
Research is sought that contributes to our basic understanding of how students learn engineering. We are looking for significant breakthroughs in understanding so that our undergraduate and graduate engineering education can be transformed to meet the needs of the changing economy and society. We are interested in research that addresses: the aims and objectives of engineering education, the content and organization of the curriculum, how students learn problem solving, creativity and design, new methods for assessment and evaluation of how students learn engineering, and research that helps us understand how to attract a more talented and diverse student body to all levels of engineering study. It is expected that successful proposals will most likely be comprised of multidisciplinary teams of engineers and other fields that bring expertise pertinent to learning research.
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- Organization(s)
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Engineering Education and Centers (EEC)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
- Deadline(s)
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Full Proposal — Deadline Date: Deadline for Area 1 projects
Further Info: Deadline for Area 1 projects
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: Deadline for Area 2 and Area 3 projects
Further Info: Deadline for Area 2 and Area 3 projects
Full Proposal — Deadline Date:
Full Proposal — Deadline Date:
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2006
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2007
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2008
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2009
Full Proposal — Target Date: August 15, 2010
- Announcement(s)
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Announcement: NSF 10-502
- Additional Information
INTEGRATIVE GRADUATE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH TRAINEESHIP PROGRAM
- Description
The Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program has been developed to meet the challenges of educating U.S. Ph.D. scientists and engineers who will pursue careers in research and education, with the interdisciplinary backgrounds, deep knowledge in chosen disciplines, and technical, professional, and personal skills to become, in their own careers, leaders and creative agents for change. The program is intended to catalyze a cultural change in graduate education, for students, faculty, and institutions, by establishing innovative new models for graduate education and training in a fertile environment for collaborative research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries. It is also intended to facilitate diversity in student participation and preparation, and to contribute to the development of a diverse, globally-engaged, science and engineering workforce.
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- Organization(s)
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Division of Graduate Education (DGE)
Division of Graduate Education (DGE)
Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (SBE)
Office of Polar Programs (OPP)
Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MPS)
Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE)
Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (SBE)
Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE)
Office of Integrative Activities (OIA)
Office of Polar Programs (OPP)
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MPS)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
Office of Cyberinfrastructure (OCI)
Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE)
Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)
Directorate for Education & Human Resources (EHR)
- Deadline(s)
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Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date:
Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date:
Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date: April 29, 2004
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: October 29, 2004
Further Info: BY INVITATION ONLY
Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date: February 4, 2005
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: August 5, 2005
Further Info: BY INVITATION ONLY
Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date: March 27, 2006
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: September 29, 2006
Further Info: BY INVITATION ONLY
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: September 1, 2010
Further Info: BY INVITATION ONLY
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: October 5, 2007
Further Info: BY INVITATION ONLY
Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date: April 24, 2008
Further Info: IGERT Traineeship preliminary proposals
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: October 20, 2008
Further Info: IGERT Traineeship full proposals (By Invitation Only)
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: April 24, 2008
Further Info: IGERT Resource Center
Preliminary Proposal — Deadline Date: March 13, 2009
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: September 14, 2009
Further Info: BY INVITATION ONLY
- Announcement(s)
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Announcement: NSF 09-519
- Additional Information
INTEGRATIVE, HYBRID & COMPLEX SYSTEMS
- Description
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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- Organization(s)
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Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
- Deadline(s)
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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
- Announcement(s)
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- Additional Information
INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE GEOSCIENCES
- Description
- Since the nature of geosciences research is global, the Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) also supports international collaborations and partnerships. In addition to the research programs supported through GEO's three Divisions (Atmospheric, Earth and Ocean Sciences) the Directorate also supports several international, multi-disciplinary activities. This support is "in kind" as well as financial, and ranges from small planning grants to admin- istrative support to full research projects.
- Contacts
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- Organization(s)
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Geosciences (GEO)
- Deadline(s)
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- Announcement(s)
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- Additional Information
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN DIMENSIONS PROGRAMME ON GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE (IHDP)
- Description
- The International Human Dimensions Program (IHDP). How humans interact with the environment, how individuals and societies can mitigate or adapt to environmental change, and how policy responses to such changes influence economic and social conditions are at the center of research on the human dimensions of global environmental change within the IHDP. A key IHDP program is the Institutional Dimensions of Global Environmental Change.
- Contacts
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- Organization(s)
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Office of International Science & Engineering (OISE)
- Deadline(s)
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- Announcement(s)
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- Additional Information
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
- Description
- The objective of the International Research Fellowship Program (IRFP) is to introduce scientists and engineers in the early stages of their careers to research opportunities abroad, thereby furthering NSF's goal of creating a diverse, competitive, and globally-engaged U.S. workforce of scientists, engineers, technologists and well-prepared citizens. These awards are available in any field of science and engineering research and education supported by NSF.
- Contacts
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- Organization(s)
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Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE)
Office of the Director (O/D)
- Deadline(s)
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Further Info: annually thereafter
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: October 14, 2003
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: October 12, 2004
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: October 11, 2005
Full Proposal — Target Date: October 3, 2006
Full Proposal — Target Date: September 8, 2009
Full Proposal — Target Date: September 14, 2010
Full Proposal — Target Date: September 13, 2011
Full Proposal — Target Date: September 11, 2012
Full Proposal — Target Date: September 10, 2013
Full Proposal — Target Date: September 9, 2014
Full Proposal — Target Date: September 8, 2015
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: October 11, 2005
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: September 11, 2007
Further Info: annually thereafter
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: September 9, 2008
Further Info: annually thereafter
Full Proposal — Deadline Date: September 8, 2009
Further Info: annually thereafter
- Announcement(s)
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Announcement: NSF 06-582
- Additional Information
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LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCE
- Description
The Law and Social Science Program at the National Science Foundation supports social scientific studies of law and law-like systems of rules, institutions, processes, and behaviors. These can include, but are not limited to, research designed to enhance the scientific understanding of the impact of law; human behavior and interactions as these relate to law; the dynamics of legal decision making; and the nature, sources, and consequences of variations and changes in legal institutions. The primary consideration is that the research shows promise of advancing a scientific understanding of law and legal process. Within this framework, the Program has an "open window" for diverse theoretical perspectives, methods and contexts for study. For example, research on social control, crime causation, violence, victimization, legal and social change, patterns of discretion, procedural justice, compliance and deterrence, and regulatory enforcement are among the many areas that have recently received program support. In addition to standard proposals, planning grant proposals, travel support requests to lay the foundation for research, and proposals for improving doctoral dissertation research are welcome.
The Law and Social Science Program continues to solicit proposals that take account of the growing interdependence and interconnections of the world. Thus proposals are welcome that advance fundamental knowledge about legal interactions, processes, relations, and diffusions that extend beyond any single nation as well as about how local and national legal institutions, systems, and cultures affect or are affected by transnational or international phenomena. Thus, proposals may locate the research within a single nation or between or across legal systems or regimes.
The review process for the Law and Social Science Program is approximately six months. It includes appraisal of proposals by ad hoc reviewers selected for their expertise from throughout the social scientific community and by an advisory panel that meets twice a year. The target dates for the submission of proposals are January 15 for proposals to be funded as early as July and August 15 for proposals to be funded in or after January.
Besides information on the Law and Social Science Program, please also visit the Cross-Directorate Activities program web site. For program specific guidelines on the Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants for the Law and Social Science Program, please visit the Doctoral Preparation Checklist.
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