Division of Integrative Organismal Systems

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Guidance: IOS Full Proposals (due Aug 5)

The Division of Integrative Organismal Systems has composed a series of blog posts with tips for preparing a full proposal for the upcoming August 5, 2016, deadline for the IOS core programs track. It is not intended to be a complete set of guidelines, but rather to highlight common issues and provide useful additional information. Please consult the current Grant Proposal Guide and the current IOS solicitation for complete instructions. As always, if you have questions contact your Program Director. (Post 1: https://iosblog.nsfbio.com/2016/07/26/the-gpg-solicitations-and-parts-of-a-full-proposal/)

Frequently Asked Questions

The frequently asked questions for the core programs solicitation (NSF 16-505) can be found at http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2016/nsf16017/nsf16017.jsp.

CONTACTS

Name	Email	Phone	Room
Behavioral Systems Cluster	IOSBSC@nsf.gov	(703) 292-8423	685N
Developmental Systems Cluster	IOSDSC@nsf.gov	(703) 292-8417	685N
Neural Systems Cluster	IOSNSC@nsf.gov	(703) 292-8421	685N
Phys. & Struct. Systems Cluster	IOSPSS@nsf.gov	(703) 292-8413	685N

PROGRAM GUIDELINES

Solicitation 16-505

Important Information for Proposers

A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 16-1), is effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after January 25, 2016. Please be advised that, depending on the specified due date, the guidelines contained in NSF 16-1 may apply to proposals submitted in response to this funding opportunity.

DUE DATES

Preliminary Proposal Deadline Date: January 20, 2017

Core Track

Third Friday in January, Annually Thereafter

Letter of Intent Deadline Date: April 28, 2017

EDGE Track

Last Friday in April, Annually Thereafter

Full Proposal Deadline Date: June 7, 2017

EDGE Track

First Wednesday in June, Annually Thereafter

Full Proposal Deadline Date: August 4, 2017

Core Track; By invitation only

First Friday in August, Annually Thereafter

SYNOPSIS

The Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) supports research aimed at understanding why organisms are structured the way they are and function as they do. 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. Areas of inquiry include, but are not limited to, developmental biology and the evolution of developmental processes, nervous system development, structure, and function, physiological processes, functional morphology, symbioses, interactions of organisms with biotic and abiotic environments, and animal behavior.

Proposals are welcomed in all of the core scientific program areas supported by the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems. Proposals may be submitted to the two tracks described in this solicitation. All investigator-initiated proposals submitted to the Core track of this solicitation must now be invited based on merit review of preliminary proposals. There is a single submission deadline with a limit of 2 preliminary proposals per investigator per year as PI or Co-PI in response to the Core track of this solicitation. Please see the GPG for definition of roles for PI and Co-PI. There are no limits on the number of proposals you can participate on as collaborator. These PI/Co-PI limits do not apply to full proposals submitted to the EDGE track of this solicitation, which has no PI or Co-PI limits on number of proposals submitted. The PI/Co-PI limits apply only to the preliminary proposals submitted to the Core track of this solicitation and do not pertain to proposals submitted in response to other NSF solicitations.

Unsolicited full research proposals are no longer accepted into the IOS Core Programs. Full proposals submitted on a single deadline to the EDGE track of this solicitation do not require prior submission of a preliminary proposal. A Letter of Intent is required before submission of a full proposal to the EDGE track of this solicitation.

REVISIONS AND UPDATES

What Has Been Funded (Recent Awards Made Through This Program, with Abstracts)

Map of Recent Awards Made Through This Program

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Funding