TITLE:  Dear Colleague Letter: Special Guidelines for Submitting Proposals - 
        Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and NSF Opportunity for 
	Collaborations in Gravitational Physics (nsf15033)
DATE:   2/27/205


   NSF 15-033

Dear Colleague Letter: Special Guidelines for Submitting Proposals: Deutsche
Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and NSF Opportunity for Collaborations in
Gravitational Physics

   February 27, 2015

   Dear Colleague:

   The pursuit of scientific goals recognizes no geographic boundaries and
   as such, international collaborations are today more the norm than the
   exception. To facilitate the support of collaborative work between US
   groups and their German counterparts, NSF's Physics Division (PHY) and
   DFG's Physics, Mathematics and Geosciences Division have recently
   signed a lead agency agreement that outlines a joint co-review process
   for projects in the area of Gravitational Physics. German researchers
   are invited to read
   [1]http://www.dfg.de/en/research_funding/announcements_proposals/index.
   jsp.

   International collaborations are invited to submit proposals in the
   areas described in the Gravitational Physics programs
   ([2]http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=PHY). These proposals will be
   reviewed in competition with other proposals received in the same
   submission window by one of the agencies which will serve as the lead
   agency. It is important to note that there are no separate funds
   available for these efforts through the Physics Division; proposals
   must compete with all other proposals within the program and must
   succeed on the strengths of their intellectual merit and broader
   impact. The result of the review process will be shared between the
   agencies to make final decisions on this basis. Support will be granted
   for those proposals with both DFG and NSF recommendation for funding.

PROPOSAL PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION

    1. Prior to submission, applicants must discuss within their research
       team where they feel the largest proportion of research lies, and
       agree on a proposed lead agency (either NSF or DFG).
	   
    2. The eligibility to submit a proposal follows the regulations for
       the NSF and DFG programs for individual funding respectively. If in
       doubt, researchers are strongly encouraged to contact the
       corresponding program officers.
	   
    3. Proposals must be submitted in accordance with the proposal
       preparation requirements of the chosen lead agency via Fastlane
       (NSF) or elan (DFG). For NSF, the Solicitation [3]NSF 14-576 and
       for the DFG, the Guidelines Research Grants Programme 50.01 should
       be consulted. In parallel to submitting the proposal to the lead
       agency the partner has to submit the proposal to his/her funding
       agency (NSF or DFG) to provide the non-lead agency with the
       necessary information. In a short accompanying letter or email, the
       applicants should inform DFG and NSF about the chosen lead agency.
	   
    4. The proposal must include a description of the full proposed
       research program and research team and describe the total resources
       for the joint project (that is, the funds requested for both the
       German and US groups). However, the budget forms submitted to each
       agency should only indicate the amount requested from that agency.
	   
    5. The proposal should preface the title with "DFG-NSF:".

POINTS OF CONTACT

   NSF:
   Pedro Marronetti - [4]pmarrone@nsf.gov - (703)292-7372

   DFG:
   Stefan Krueckeberg - [5]Stefan.Krueckeberg@dfg.de - (49-228)885-2477
   Karin Zach - [6]Karin.Zach@dfg.de - (49-228)885-2327

   Yours sincerely,

   C. Denise Caldwell
   Division Director, Division of Physics

References

   1. http://www.dfg.de/en/research_funding/announcements_proposals/index.jsp
   2. http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=PHY
   3. http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf14576
   4. mailto:pmarrone@nsf.gov
   5. mailto:Stefan.Krueckeberg@dfg.de
   6. mailto:Karin.Zach@dfg.de