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Funding Opportunities at the National Science Foundation

Funding Opportunities at the National Science Foundation. Sally O’Connor Claudia Rankins NSF BIO/DBI NSF EHR/HRD. GCAT Workshop July 2009 Morehouse College. Presentation. Overview of NSF and BIO Some Programs of Interest The Review Process Preparing Competitive Proposals.

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Funding Opportunities at the National Science Foundation

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  1. Funding Opportunities at the National Science Foundation Sally O’Connor Claudia Rankins NSF BIO/DBI NSF EHR/HRD GCAT Workshop July 2009 Morehouse College

  2. Presentation • Overview of NSF and BIO • Some Programs of Interest • The Review Process • Preparing Competitive Proposals

  3. NSF in a Nutshell • Established as an independent agency (NSF Act of 1950), governed by the National Science Board • Organized into discipline-based Directorates and Offices; Special responsibilities: Antarctic Program, Science and Engineering Indicators, International Science • Budget: 6.065 billion (FY08) • Makes ~11,000 new awards from >40,000 submissions with ~ 20-25% success rate • Supports ~200,000 faculty, researchers, fellows, students • Uses rotators, visiting scientists, IPAs

  4. National Science Foundation National Science Board Director Deputy Director Inspector General Staff Offices Computer & Information Science & Engineering Mathematical & Physical Sciences Biological Sciences Geosciences Engineering Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences Budget, Finance & Award Management Information Resource Management Education & Human Resources

  5. Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) Dr. James Collins, Asst. Director Information and Automation Resources Unit (IAR) Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB) HumanResources Ecological Biology BehavioralSystems Biomolecular Systems Developmental Systems Ecosystem Science Research Resources Cellular Systems Population & Evolutionary Processes Genes and Genome Systems Environmental &Structural Systems Plant Genome Research Program National Ecological Observatory Network Systematic Biology &Biodiversity Inventories Functional & Regulatory Systems Emerging Frontiers (EF)

  6. No deadlines (e.g. workshops, SGERs) Deadlines Solicited: Preliminary proposals or Letters of Intent Types of Proposal Submission Solicited vs. Unsolicited • Solicited proposals have a published Program Solicitation / Program Announcement • Unsolicited proposals are associated with regular research programs (check websites and GTP) ________________________________________________________________________________________________ • Target dates • Submission windows

  7. Where do you submit your ideas? http://www.nsf.gov Directorate Division  Programs  Information on NSF contacts, award abstract, program description, deadlines Guide to Programs (GTP) Grant Proposal Guide (GPG, Jan 2009) Sign up for “My NSF” (now “NSF Updates”)

  8. Keeping Abreast of NSF Opportunities “My NSF” Custom News (set your own profile – weekly email update) http://www.nsf.gov/mynsf/

  9. Programs of Interest • Education and training • Infrastructure • Research

  10. Example Training Programs • Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU Sites) • Undergraduate Research and Mentoring in the Biological Sciences (URM) • Interdisciplinary Training for Undergraduates in Biological and Mathematical Sciences (UBM) • Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU UP) • Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST)

  11. Some Infrastructure Programs • Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) • Advanced Technological Education (ATE) • Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) • Biological Databases and Informatics (BDI) • Field Stations and Marine Labs (FSML)

  12. Research Programs • Special Programs for broadening participation • Special faculty opportunities

  13. Research Opportunity Awards (ROA) • Funded as supplements to active NSF grants • Salary or stipend for undergraduate faculty • Travel to host lab and/or to attend a meeting • Research supplies • Provide support for faculty from PUIs to participate in ongoing, NSF-funded research projects for limited periods, usually a summer • Goal -- Provide research experience for faculty to enhance research at home institution and host lab, improve research & teaching • Making connections with an NSF grantee: • Network at scientific meetings • Consult NSF FastLane list of awards in relevant program • Contact NSF Program Director in your area of interest (Consult the NSF web site for contact information)

  14. Research Initiation Grants (RIG) • Broaden the participation of scientists from under-represented groups • Assist faculty to become actively engaged in research as independent investigators • Targets scientists who are Beginning Investigators to jumpstart their career • Improve competitiveness for research funds; Acquire new skills/tools for contemporary research • Estimated Awards: 15 – 25, about $3 Million annually Solicitation 09-501 Target Date: 2nd Monday in Jan

  15. Research at Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) • Designed to support Research in PredominantlyUndergraduateInstitutions (PUI) • RUI is a mechanism, not a separate funding stream • ~ 10% of proposals submitted to BIO research programs are RUIs • “RUI” should be designated in the title of the proposal • Five page (max) “RUI impact statement” must accompany proposal • Check http://www.nsf.gov/home/crssprgm for announcement (NSF-wide)

  16. Opportunities for Supplementing Ongoing Awards • Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) supports undergraduate researchers • Research Opportunity Award (ROA) for faculty at predominantly undergraduate institutions to participate in NSF-supported projects • Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) builds long term collaborative relationships between K-12 teachers of science and mathematics and the NSF research community • Research Apprenticeship for High School (RAHSS) supports HS student training in research

  17. Where within NSF is research in my discipline supported? • www.nsf.gov

  18. Enter keywords

  19. “crop soil”

  20. NSF Funding OpportunitiesAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) • NEW Solicitation: • Academic Research Infrastructure (ARI) • Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) • Science Masters Program

  21. Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) • Available funds: $2 million • Funding rate: approx 59% • No minimum for PUI • PhD granting: no cost share except for 100 top-funded schools

  22. Keeping Abreast of NSF Opportunities “NSF Updates” Custom News Set your own profile http://www.nsf.gov/mynsf/

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