The Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) held a Virtual Office Hour on March 16, 2023 providing information on current solicitations and Dear Colleague Letters of potential interest to the community. This overview was followed by our topic of the month, the new IOS Synthesis Center for Understanding Organismal Resilience (NSF 23-564) funding opportunity. Cognizant …
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New Opportunities for Bioinspired Design
NSF released two new Dear Colleague Letters (DCLs) focused on bio-inspired design and prioritizing interdisciplinary collaborations: Bioinspired Design Collaborations to Accelerate the Discovery-Translation Process (BioDesign) Announcement of 2023 Convergence Accelerator Track M: Bio-Inspired Design Innovations BioDesign DCL Through the new BioDesign DCL, the IOS Core Programs and Plant Genome Research Program aim to facilitate the translation …
Broader Impacts 101
One of the unique merit review criteria of an NSF proposal is the Broader Impacts. Writing this section of a proposal may seem daunting to first time applicants (and even experienced applicants), so we’ll first start here with defining what NSF means by Broader Impacts and follow with some tips on how to describe these …
Don’t miss it! Virtual Office Hour featuring the new IOS Synthesis Center for Understanding Organismal Resilience Solicitation (NSF 23-564)
Join us on Thursday, March 16th, 2023 from 1 – 2pm ET for IOS’s next Virtual Office Hour. Cognizant Program Directors involved in the new IOS Synthesis Center for Understanding Organismal Resilience solicitation (NSF 23-564) will discuss what a synthesis center is and the solicitation requirements. Representatives from the various IOS programs will also be …
I3: Proposal Writing Tips
When we talk to Principal Investigators (PIs), a common question is typically “Are there any tips for writing a strong grant proposal?”. We offer a virtual office hour (VOH) annually that covers this topic. If you missed the last VOH on this topic, you can read a recap and download the slides here. Below we …
Did you miss it? February 2023 Virtual Office Hours Recap: Funding opportunities for infection biology at NSF
The slides are available here. The Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) held a Virtual Office Hour on February 16, 2023 providing information on current solicitations and Dear Colleague Letters of potential interest to the community. This overview was followed by our topic of the month, funding opportunities for infection biology research at NSF where …
RePost: New Global Centers Program Aims to Address Challenges in Climate Change and Clean Energy
RePost from BioBuzz NSF has announced a new Global Centers (GC) program, an ambitious effort to fund international, interdisciplinary collaborative research centers that will apply best practices of broadening participation and community engagement to develop use-inspired research on climate change and clean energy. Centers are also expected to create and promote opportunities for students and early career researchers …
How are Broader Impacts Reviewed?
As described in the NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG, NSF 23-1), all NSF proposals are evaluated through use of two merit review criteria: Intellectual Merit – the potential to advance knowledge Broader Impacts – the potential to benefit society and contribute to the achievement of specific, desired societal outcomes. Both criteria …
RePost: Second Virtual Office Hour on New Requirement for Safe and Inclusive Work Environments Plan
RePost from BioBuzz As was noted previously in this blog, several solicitations from the Directorates for Biological Sciences (BIO) and Geological Sciences (GEO) will soon require the submission of a Safe and Inclusive Work Environments Plan (list of those solicitations below) that will be considered as part of the Broader Impacts criteria during the review process. A …
RePost: GRANTED – Funding for conferences, symposia, and workshops
RePost from DEBrief Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative Equity and Diversity – GRANTED is a new initiative at NSF that seeks to fund conferences, symposia, and workshops around one or more of three primary themes: enhancing practices and processes within the research enterprise, strengthening the research enterprise workforce, and partnering with national and regional professional societies …
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