Collaboration
What type(s) of inter-institutional collaborations is NSF encouraging?
If multiple institutions are cooperating in the proposed project, what are the mechanisms for submitting a proposal?
One of the institutions involved in our project is in an EPSCoR state. How do we get EPSCoR certification?
Eligibility Requirements
How many proposals can an investigator submit this year to the HSD solicitation (NSF 05-520)?
Can international institutions apply to HSD?
Are government laboratories or for-profit organizations allowed to submit HSD proposals?
Are graduate students or unaffiliated researchers eligible to apply to HSD?
My question is not on this list and is not answered in the solicitation. What should I do?
Financial/Budget
How will the HSD funds be divided across the NSF directorates and different subject areas of the solicitation?
May faculty request academic year salary in addition to or instead of summer salary?
What kinds of administrative costs may be included in the budget?
May HSD proposal budgets include equipment?
How might the requested budget affect chances of success? Are there budgets that would be inappropriate because they are too large or too small?
My question is not in this list and is not answered in the solicitation. What should I do?
Proposal Preparation
What needs to be included in the Project Summary?
Will you enforce the page limits on proposals?
Do citations and references count against the project description page limit?
May I submit the same proposal to HSD and to another NSF program?
Can I request an extension of time to submit a proposal?
What if FastLane or my university computer is unavailable on a submission deadline?
What if there is an earthquake, fire or other disaster?
Should proposals from non-profit research organizations address the broader impacts criterion and the integration of research and education?
What if listing my five most recent relevant papers would take more than two pages because these papers have several hundred authors each?
How do we submit supplementary documents?
Can I be a reviewer for HSD this year?
Why is the Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences the only one to appear on the FastLane Cover Sheet? I normally apply to Geosciences and my proposal deals primarily with Geosciences?
Why does NSF only allow 4 co-PIs to be listed on the cover sheet of the Full Proposal? I would like for our project to have five (or more) co-PIs.