Division of Environmental Biology
Dimensions of Biodiversity
| Name | Phone | Room | |
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| Leslie J. Rissler | Dimensions@nsf.gov | (703) 292-4628 | |
| Matthew D. Kane | Dimensions@nsf.gov | (703) 292-7186 | |
| Douglas Levey | Dimensions@nsf.gov | (703) 292-5196 | |
| Simon Malcomber | Dimensions@nsf.gov | (703) 292-8227 | |
| Emily Carrington | Dimensions@nsf.gov | (703) 292-4415 | |
| William J. Hoese | Dimensions@nsf.gov | (703) 292-8638 | |
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Contacts for US-China Collaborative Research Projects Dr. Simon Malcomber, NSF BIO/DEB, telephone: (703) 292-8227, email: smalcomb@nsf.gov Ms. Xiuping Liu, NSFC, email: liuxp@nsfc.gov.cn
Contacts for US-São Paulo Collaborative Research Projects Dr. Simon Malcomber, NSF BIO/DEB, telephone: (703) 292-8227, email: smalcomb@nsf.gov Ms. Bruna Cersózimo Arenque Musa, FAPESP, email: : chamada_NSF-Dimensions@fapesp.br
Contacts for US-South Africa Collaborative Research Projects Dr. Simon Malcomber, NSF BIO/DEB, telephone: (703) 292-8227, email: smalcomb@nsf.gov Ms. Nombuso Madonda, NSFC, email: nombuso.madonda@nrf.ac.za
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PROGRAM GUIDELINES
Solicitation 18-512Important Information for Proposers
ATTENTION: Proposers using the Collaborators and Other Affiliations template for more than 10 senior project personnel will encounter proposal print preview issues. Please see the Collaborators and Other Affiliations Information website for updated guidance.
A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 18-1), is effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after January 29, 2018. Please be advised that, depending on the specified due date, the guidelines contained in NSF 18-1 may apply to proposals submitted in response to this funding opportunity.
SYNOPSIS
Despite centuries of discovery, most of our planet's biodiversity remains unknown. The scale of the unknown diversity on Earth is especially troubling given the rapid and permanent loss of biodiversity across the globe. The goal of the Dimensions of Biodiversity campaign is to transform, by 2020, how we describe and understand the scope and role of life on Earth.
This campaign promotes novel integrative approaches to fill the most substantial gaps in our understanding of the diversity of life on Earth. It takes a broad view of biodiversity, and focuses on the intersection of genetic, phylogenetic, and functional dimensions of biodiversity. Successful proposals must integrate these three dimensions to understand interactions and feedbacks among them. While this focus complements several core programs in BIO, it differs by requiring that multiple dimensions of biodiversity be addressed simultaneously, in novel ways, to understand their synergistic roles in critical ecological and evolutionary processes, especially pertaining to the mechanisms driving the origin, maintenance, and functional roles of biodiversity.
The Dimensions of Biodiversity program includes partnerships with the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) of Brazil, and the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa in fiscal year 2018.
Investigators wishing to inquire about the suitability of potential projects for Dimensions of Biodiversity are encouraged to email a brief summary and contact information to Dimensions@nsf.gov.
RELATED URLS
- Dimensions of Biodiversity Workforce REU-Broadening Participation Supplements
- Dimensions of Biodiversity 2010-2016 Project Abstracts and Updates
What Has Been Funded (Recent Awards Made Through This Program, with Abstracts)