Blog of the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) at the National Science Foundation
The Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) in the Directorate for Biological Sciences at the National Science Foundation will host a live webinar about the Enabling Discovery Through Genomic Tools (EDGE) program. Following a brief presentation, program directors will be available to answer questions from participants. EDGE was established in 2016 to support the development …
Continue reading [CANCELLED]: IOS EDGE Webinar: January 10, 2:00pm EST
A new Enabling Discovery Through GEnomic Tools (EDGE) solicitation (NSF 19-527) has been released. Although for the Directorate of Biological Sciences there are no deadlines for many kinds of proposals, as a special program EDGE will continue to have a deadline – in 2019, EDGE proposals will be due on Tuesday, February 12th. EDGE continues …
Attention Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology solicitation (NSF 15-501) applicants: The proposal submission deadline of November 6th is now extended to November 8, 2018 at 5:00PM submitter's local time due to a previously scheduled NSF data system maintenance shutdown (November 3-4).
The wait is over! All three IOS program solicitations are now available online! Get the up-to-date versions at: IOS Core Programs (NSF 18-586) Plant Genome Research Program (NSF 18-579) Plant Biotic Interactions (NSF 18-590) Please read them carefully for important information about eligibility and proposal submission to IOS and if you have questions, contact a …
Update on No-Deadline Solicitation: IOS No Deadline Solicitation Update 8/31/2018 We announced in October 2017 that BIO would implement a "no-deadline" full proposals submission in 2018 and that all four divisions would release new solicitations in mid-2018 (for more information on no-deadlines, check out the Dear Colleague Letter and associated FAQs). It's mid-August and I …
Our friends over at the Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) blog have posted information regarding changes to the New Registration and Account Management Systems for FastLane and Research.gov. See below for the link to the post. New System for NSF IDs - Everyone's doing it Thank you!
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has updated the template for Collaborative and Other Affiliations Information (COA). This template is in accordance with Chapter II.C.1.e of the NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG). The template is fillable, however, the content and format requirements must not be altered, as this will create printing and …
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A Dear Colleague Letter - (DCL) NSF 18-039 - announcing a new funding opportunity to develop breakthrough enabling technologies for functional genomics and crop breeding has been released. This Early Concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) opportunity invites proposals to overcome barriers to crop breeding and to advance functional genomics in highly innovative and transformative ways. …
Continue reading Announcing a New Funding Opportunity through PGRP!
The Directorate for Biological Sciences released a new Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) Rules of life (RoL): Forecasting and Emergence in Living Systems (FELS) that will solicit research proposals that can forecast the direction and dynamics of change in living systems. The DCL describes the opportunity to identify areas where such rules may exist, to catalyze …
Continue reading Rules of Life: Dear Colleague Letter: Deadlines Announced
The Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) in the Directorate for Biological Sciences at the National Science Foundation will host a live webinar to talk about the Enabling Discovery Through Genomic Tools (EDGE) program and answer questions from participants on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at 3:30 PM Eastern Time. A standalone solicitation for EDGE (NSF 18-506) …
