Beginning June 1, 2020, proposers will be required to use one of the NSF-approved formats for both the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending Support sections of NSF proposals. Proposals submitted via FastLane, Research.gov and Grants.gov will be compliance-checked to ensure that the documents were prepared in accordance with this new policy. Use of NSF-approved …
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May Virtual Office Hour with The Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS): I-Corps, GOALI, SBIR and STTR programs
Please join us for our monthly information session to learn about ongoing and new opportunities at NSF! The May IOS Virtual Office Hour will be held May 21st from 1pm-2pm EDT. This Office Hour will include discussion of recent solicitations and Dear Colleague Letters that have been announced by NSF, as well as the discussion …
Historically Black Colleges and Universities – Excellence in Research Workshops
HBCU-EiR Workshop Registration Form There are unique opportunities at NSF for investigators at one of the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). One of these, the HBCU-Excellence in Research (HBCU-EiR) solicitation (NSF 20-542), is designed to help increase research capacity at HBCU’s by funding research in individual investigator’s labs and supporting inclusion of graduate …
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April Virtual Office Hours Recap: Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) – Updated solicitation!
The Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) held a Virtual Office Hour on April 16, 2020 focused on the Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) that has a recently updated solicitation (NSF 20-525). CAREER is an Agency-wide opportunity with some unique specifications for proposals submitted to this opportunity. There is now a single due date …
Tips and Key Notes for Writing Annual Reports! (With advice during the time of COVID-19)
NSF Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-17 Imagine this experience: You’ve received your first (or another) NSF award and all is going well so far. Then, at 9 months in, you receive an automated notice from NSF saying: “Your annual report for NSF award IOS-1234567 is now due.” Surprised, and perhaps a bit panicked, you wonder: …
NSF is currently open virtually!
We are reaching out during these difficult times to convey that NSF is currently open, but we are largely operating on-line in the virtual environment. We understand the impact of academic and community closures on all sectors of society, including your research, educational, and personal activities. Through agency and divisional planning and exceptional IT support, …
Recap: BIO-wide Office Hours
Re-post from BIO BUZZ (Directorate for Biological Sciences - BIO) Recap: BIO-wide Office Hours BIO Virtual Office Hours Slides The Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) held a series of four virtual office hours during the week of March 30 to provide an opportunity for researchers from across the biological sciences to ask concerns about the …
April Virtual Office Hour with the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS)!
Please join us for our monthly information session to learn about ongoing and new opportunities at NSF! The April IOS Virtual Office Hour will be held April 16th from 1pm-2pm EDT. This Office Hour will include discussion of CAREER proposals, solicitations, and Dear Colleague Letters recently released by NSF. This will be followed by time to ask questions about CAREER proposals, COVID-19, or any other NSF topics of interest. Join us …
NSF STEM Diversity and Inclusion Video Exhibition Challenge
Have you been the recipient of NSF funding for a project that included partnerships for increasing diversity and inclusion in the STEM workforce? Want to win one of (4) $2,500 Expert’s Choice Awards or one of (2) $1250 People’s Choice Awards AND be featured on various NSF platforms? The National Science Foundation (NSF) invites you …
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BIO-wide Virtual Office Hours
As you may have seen, Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) Assistant Director Joanne Tornow, PhD, wrote to the biological sciences community to share information about NSF’s current operations in light of COVID-19 and provide guidance to current awardees. In that letter, Dr. Tornow noted that BIO staff are interested in hearing how BIO and NSF …
