Division of Integrative Organismal Systems
Division of Integrative Organismal Systems Core Programs
| Name | Phone | Room | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behavioral Systems Program Directors | IOSBSC@nsf.gov | (703) 292-8423 | |
| Developmental Systems Program Directors | IOSDSC@nsf.gov | (703) 292-8417 | |
| Neural Systems Program Directors | IOSNSC@nsf.gov | (703) 292-8421 | |
| Phys. & Struct. Systems Program Directors | IOSPSS@nsf.gov | (703) 292-8413 | |
| Plant Genome Research Program Directors | dbipgr@nsf.gov | (703) 292-8420 |
PROGRAM GUIDELINES
Solicitation 20-536Important Information for Proposers
A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 20-1), is effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after June 1, 2020. Please be advised that, depending on the specified due date, the guidelines contained in NSF 20-1 may apply to proposals submitted in response to this funding opportunity.
DUE DATES
Full Proposal Accepted Anytime
SYNOPSIS
The Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) Core Programs Track supports research aimed at understanding why organisms are structured the way they are and function as they do. Proposals are welcomed in all of the core scientific program areas supported by the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS). Areas of inquiry include, but are not limited to, developmental biology and the evolution of developmental processes, nervous system development, structure, modification, function, and evolution; biomechanics and functional morphology, physiological processes, symbioses and microbial interactions, interactions of organisms with biotic and abiotic environments, plant and animal genomics, and animal behavior. Proposals should focus on organisms as a fundamental unit of biological organization. Principal Investigators (PIs) are encouraged to apply systems approaches that will lead to conceptual and theoretical insights and predictions about emergent organismal properties.
The Rules of Life Track supports integrative proposals that span the subcellular and cellular scales normally funded by MCB to the organ, tissue, organismal, and group scale typically funded by IOS, to population, species, community and ecosystem scales typically funded by DEB. Rules of Life proposals may also include enabling infrastructure through joint submission with DBI. Discovery of fundamental principles and enabling infrastructure will advance understanding and further predict how key properties of living systems emerge from the interaction of genomes, phenotypes, and developmental, social and environmental context across space and time. This track provides opportunities to advance understanding of the Rules of Life by new mechanisms for review and funding of proposals that span two or more divisions in the Biological Sciences Directorate.
What Has Been Funded (Recent Awards Made Through This Program, with Abstracts)