ࡱ > R T Q q K> bjbjt+t+ -X A A K: ] , ( $ R , h . . . . x + X $ ~ r X = = . . h 2 . . 0 . L Q 2 . ADVANCE FAQ'S for FELLOWS Proposals Alphabetical Listing of FAQ Topics HYPERLINK \l "career"academic research and education career HYPERLINK \l "adjunct"adjunct positions HYPERLINK \l "family"career interruption HYPERLINK \l "pi"co-PI HYPERLINK \l "deadline"deadline HYPERLINK \l "eligib"eligibility HYPERLINK \l "family"family responsibilities HYPERLINK \l "ftcareer"full-time academic career HYPERLINK \l "instsup"institutional support HYPERLINK \l "institution"institutions of higher learning HYPERLINK \l "research"research supported by NSF HYPERLINK \l "resident"permanent resident HYPERLINK \l "equivalent"postdoctoral or equivalent status HYPERLINK \l "support"supportable activities HYPERLINK \l "tenure"tenure status HYPERLINK \l "national"U.S. NationalEligibility Criteria(HYPERLINK "http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2001/nsf0169/nsf0169.htm" \l "ELIG"Guidelines) HYPERLINK \l "postdocs"Postdoctoral Employees HYPERLINK \l "family"Career Interruption for Family Responsibilities HYPERLINK \l "spouse"Relocation HYPERLINK \l "general"General POSTDOCTORAL EMPLOYEES Q. My position is not formally entitled postdoctoral, but is similar in all essential aspects to a typical postdoctoral position. Who can I contact to find out if I am eligible to apply to the Fellows program?A. As this designation varies by discipline, questions on whether an applicant's position is a "postdoc equivalent" position should be directed to the applicable NSF research directorate. Check the ADVANCE website (http://www.nsf.gov/ADVANCE) to find a list of directorate contacts. Q. I have not served as a PI on any NSF award; however, I am listed as a co-PI on a current award. Am I eligible to apply to the Fellows program? A. Applicants who have served as co-PIs on NSF awards are eligible to apply for Fellows awards if they are currently in a postdoctoral or equivalent status, have never held a tenure-track or tenured position at a U.S. institution of higher learning, and meet the other HYPERLINK \l "eligibility"eligibility criteria for Fellows awards. Q. I received my Ph.D. in 1997. For the past year and a half, I have been a faculty member in a tenure-track position. I am not planning to leave this position since my spouse is also in a tenure-track position at this institution. Am I eligible to apply to the ADVANCE program as a Fellow? A. You are not eligible to apply for a Fellows award since you have a tenure-track position. You may wish to apply for NSF research support through the programs in your area of research and also to consider the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, a Foundation-wide activity that supports junior faculty within the context of their overall career development ( HYPERLINK http://www.nsf.gov/home/crssprgm/career/start.htm) http://www.nsf.gov/home/crssprgm/career/start.htm).
CAREER INTERRUPTION - FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES Q. Is a person who has been out of the science and engineering workforce to attend to a seriously ill family member eligible to apply? A. Yes, persons who have taken 2 to 8 years off to attend to family responsibilities such as child rearing or elder care, or to care for a spouse or an immediate family member with an incapacitating illness or injury, are eligible to apply. Q. The ADVANCE guidelines list some possible career advancement limitations (child-rearing, elder care, and spouse relocation). Does an applicant have to demonstrate such a limitation to be eligible to apply? A. The ADVANCE guidelines list three categories of eligibility ( HYPERLINK http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2001/nsf0169/nsf0169.htm#ELIG http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2001/nsf0169/nsf0169.htm#ELIG) for the Fellows awards in addition to the requirements that all applicants have to hold a Ph.D. in a field of science or engineering supported by NSF, be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national or permanent resident of the United States, and be establishing a full-time independent academic research and education career at an institution of higher learning in the U.S., its territories or possessions, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. You must meet one of the eligibility requirements to apply for a Fellows awards, and when you submit your proposal you will have to certify which of the three criteria you meet. In your proposal, you will need to provide a brief narrative of your career history and accomplishments to date and describe the likely impact of a Fellows award on your career. Q. I am currently an adjunct faculty member and I have not been a full-time researcher due to family considerations since 1998. However, I have never held a tenure-track position. Am I eligible to apply? A. There is no requirement under this part of the Fellows program for an applicant to have had a tenure-track position. It appears that you have been out of the full-time science and engineering (S&E) workforce for 2 to 8 years to attend to family responsibilities and will be out of this workforce on the proposal due date. Therefore, you may be eligible to apply if you meet other eligibility requirements for the Fellows awards. Q. I left my planned career path as an assistant professor in 1995 in order to raise my children. I am currently employed in a "soft money" position in a nearby university. Though my position could be considered as in the "full-time science and engineering workforce," it is a significant diversion from my planned career path and does not involve research or teaching. I would like to apply for the ADVANCE Fellows program to reestablish my research and teaching experience so that at the end of the program I am in a position to once again secure an academic position at an undergraduate institution. Am I eligible to apply? A. You would not be eligible for the ADVANCE program under the criterion you mentioned because the program solicitation says that the applicant "on the proposal due date, be out of the full-time science and engineering workforce and have been out of this workforce for 2 to 8 years to attend to family responsibilities". Since your position is full-time, you wouldn't qualify under that criterion. Q. I received my Ph.D. in 1993 and worked in a full-time position at a national laboratory from 1994-1998. I resigned my position in 1998 for my husband's relocation. A year later, I started work as a research assistant professor (a non-tenure-track position). The appointment ends this year. Am I eligible to apply? A. You would not be eligible under the relocation of a spouse criterion, as your resignation from full-time employment was more than 24 months ago.