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NSF 07-036
Announcement of Target Date for Proposal Submissions
Division of Physics
Dear Colleague:
The target date for proposal submissions to programs in the Division
of Physics varies according to program. For proposals competing
for FY 2008 (which begins October 1, 2007) funds, the target date
for unsolicited proposals submitted to most programs is September
26, 2007 (except as noted below). Submission
to the Physics Frontiers Centers program is in response to the
solicitation only.
For FY 2008, the Division will entertain submissions in the following
areas:
- Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics
- Biological Physics (Target Date is July 31, 2007)
- Education and Interdisciplinary Research
- Elementary Particle Physics
- Gravitational Physics and LIGO
- NSF/DOE Partnership in Basic Plasma Science and Engineering
(Target Date is December 12, 2007)
- Nuclear Physics
- Particle and Nuclear Astrophysics (Including R&D
for Underground Laboratory)
- Physics at the Information Frontier (Target Date
is October 24, 2007)
- Physics Frontiers Centers (Special Solicitation
Deadline)
- Theoretical Physics
All proposals should be received at the Foundation by
the close of business on the target date. No proposal
should be submitted after the target date without having previously
received acknowledgement for the late submission from the cognizant
Program Director. Delays in submissions may prohibit
inclusion of the proposal within the mail and panel reviews for
the program as a whole, and review of late proposals may have
to be postponed until the following fiscal year in order to assure
an impartial review. We also ask that you not submit proposals
any earlier than one month before the appropriate target date,
unless previously approved by the cognizant Program Director. Proposers
are encouraged to browse the NSF Award Search at http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/tab.do?dispatch=4 to
ascertain the type of research supported in these programs, or
to call the cognizant Program Director if they are uncertain
about which program is appropriate for their proposal.
Foundation-wide program solicitations, such as
the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) or Research Experiences
for Undergraduates (REU) programs, have specified target or deadline
dates contained in their program announcements or solicitations. Proposals
submitted to the Division of Physics as part of these programs
must be submitted by the target dates or deadlines given in the
program announcement or solicitation. Demonstrably multidisciplinary
proposals sent to the Division of Physics, which are likely to
be jointly reviewed with other programs within the Foundation,
may be impacted by different target or deadline dates for the different
programs involved. If you are contemplating submitting such a proposal,
you should contact the cognizant Program Director in the Division
of Physics before submission.
Proposals submitted in response to this Dear Colleague letter
are required to be prepared and submitted in accordance with the
general guidelines contained in the NSF Grant Proposal Guide (GPG)
or the NSF Grants.gov Application Guide. The complete text of both
documents is available electronically on the NSF Website at http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy.
Proposers who anticipate difficulty in meeting the 15-page limit
on the length of the Project Description must request and receive
a deviation in advance of proposal submission. (GPG, Chapter
II, Section A, Conformance with Instructions for Proposal Preparation,
contains information about deviations from instructions provided
in the GPG.) It is advisable to contact the cognizant Program Director
in the Division of Physics before requesting a deviation.
There are two general merit review criteria approved
by the National Science Board (NSB) and listed in the GPG: the intellectual
merit of the proposed activity, and the broader
impacts resulting from the proposed activity. All
proposals must separately address both of the merit review criteria
in the Project Summary and should describe the broader
impacts as an integral part of the narrative in the Project Description.
Generally, even the most fundamental research has educational and/or
potential long-range impact on another field, on technology, or
on society in some way. Examples illustrating activities likely
to demonstrate broader impacts are available electronically on
the NSF Website at http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2002/nsf022/bicexamples.pdf.
The Division of Physics emphasizes the importance of thinking about
and communicating these connections. Please note that this is not
a shift in the priorities or strategic vision of the Division.
It is rather a call for greater effort in expressing the broader
context of our work.
Joseph L. Dehmer
Director
Division of Physics
NSF 06-030 (Replaces NSF 05-036)
OMB No. 3145-0058
CFDA No. 47.049 P.T. 34; K.W. 1010000
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