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Pardon me, but could you tell us where the public trough is?

Graduate Student Funding Opportunities at (mostly) NSF Mark Courtney, Ph.D Adjunct, Department of Biology New Mexico State University Las Cruces, NM mark08@nmsu.edu 24 September 2008. Funding Opportunities. Pardon me, but could you tell us where the public trough is?. Origins of NSF.

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Pardon me, but could you tell us where the public trough is?

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  1. Graduate Student Funding Opportunities at (mostly) NSFMark Courtney, Ph.DAdjunct, Department of BiologyNew Mexico State UniversityLas Cruces, NMmark08@nmsu.edu24 September 2008

  2. Funding Opportunities Pardon me, but could you tell us where the public trough is?

  3. Origins of NSF • “The Government should accept new responsibilities for promoting the flow of scientific knowledge and the development of scientific talent in our youth.” • Science, The Endless Frontier, 1945 • 1947: Congress Approves, Truman Vetoes: Agencies created in the meantime • 1950: Compromise Bill Approved & Signed by Truman

  4. NSF Act of 1950 • “To promote the progress of science…” • NSB (24) and 1 Director, appointed by the President • Encourage & develop a national policy for the promotion of basic research and education in the math, physical, medical,biological, engineering and other sciences • Initiate & support basic scientific research in the sciences • Evaluate the science research programs undertaken by agencies of the Federal government • Provide information for S&E policy formation

  5. Independent Federal Agency Supports basic research & education Uses grant mechanism Low overhead; highly automated Discipline-based structure Cross-disciplinary mechanisms Use of Rotators/IPAs National Science Board NSF in a Nutshell

  6. NSF … NSF…

  7. Emerging Frontiers (EF) Directorate for Biological Sciences Div. of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) Div. of Environmental Biology (DEB) Div. of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) Div. of Molecular & Cellular Biosciences (MCB) Ecological Biology HumanResources BehavioralSystems Biomolecular Systems Developmental Systems Ecosystem Science Research Resources Cellular Systems Population & Evolutionary Processes Genes and Genome Systems Neural Systems Plant Genome Research Program Physiological & Functional Systems Systematic Biology &Biodiversity Inventories As of February 2007

  8. Faculty Early Career Development Program(CAREER) • Supports teacher-scholars • Supports plans that effectively integrate research and education • BIO minimum of $500,000 for 5 years • Check eligibility criteria

  9. Postdoctoral Research Fellowships • CEDAR, GEM, and SHINE Postdoctoral Research (Atmospheric Sciences) • Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships • Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowships and Supporting Activities • NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships • NSF Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowships • NSF-SIA/NRI Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Supplements to NSF Centers in Nanoelectronics • Postdoctoral Fellowships in Polar Regions Research • Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology

  10. DOCTORAL DISSERTATION GRANTS • Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants (DDIG – BIO) • Doctoral Dissertation Enhancement Projects (DDEP – OISE) • Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (DDRI – SBE) CHECK WITH RELEVANT PROGRAM OFFICER !!

  11. Graduate Research Fellowships • Awarded for graduate study leading to research-based masters or doctoral degrees • Science, mathematics, and engineering • Intended for students at or near the beginning of their graduate study • Handled through the Div. of Graduate Education (Education Directorate) • $30,000 / yr for 3 years Contact: Help@nsfgradfellows.org

  12. Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) • Developed to meet the challenges of educating future Ph.D. scientists and engineers • Emphasizes multidisciplinary training • Institutional award • $2 million over 5 years

  13. Research Experiences forUndergraduates (REU) • REU Sites or REU supplements to PIs with existing awards • Intended to attract and retain undergraduates in mathematics, science and engineering • Incorporates active research experience

  14. Research Experiencesfor Teachers (RET) • Supplements to current NSF Awards • Helps build long term collaborative relationships between K-12 teachers of science and mathematics and the NSF research community • Encourages researchers to form partnerships with teachers

  15. Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowships & Supporting Activities • Supports training and research in the areas of biology and social, behavioral, and economic sciences • Offers travel grants for graduate students to visit prospective sponsors • Provides starter research grants for Fellows • NSF hosts an annual meeting of Fellows and their mentors

  16. Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants (DDIG) • Division of Environmental Biology and the Division of Integrative Organismal Biology (Behavioral Systems only) • Must pass candidacy by the deadline (third Friday in November) • Funds research-related costs only (no indirect costs) • Recent changes: • increased upper limit to $15,000 • allows travel to meetings

  17. Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants (DDIG) SUCCESS RATES FACULTY-LEVEL PROPOSALS: 5 – 15 % DDIGs: 25 – 30 %

  18. Key Documents • FY 2009 NSF Budget Request • http://www.nsf.gov/about/budget/fy2009/ • Grant Proposal Guide (gpg081) • http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=gpg • Science and Engineering Indicators • http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/seind04/start.htm • When in doubt – http://www.nsf.gov/

  19. LINKS TO FUNDING FOR (mostly) GRADUATE EDUCATION Student Aid on the Web http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/index.jsp Graduate Fellowships (at Students.gov) http://www.students.gov/STUGOVWebApp/Public?topicID=82&operation=topic Specialized Information for Graduate Students (NSF) http://www.nsf.gov/funding/education.jsp?fund_type=2 Resources for writing successful funding applications (APA) http://www.apa.org/science/apassc-funding.html#resources

  20. NSF Needs You! Program Officers Division Directors Ad hoc Reviewers Advisory Panelists

  21. Questions? Mark Courtney, Ph.DAdjunct, Department of BiologyNew Mexico State UniversityLas Cruces, NM mark08@nmsu.edu 24 September 2008

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