Blog of the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) at the National Science Foundation
On April 18th, 2019 program directors from the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) held the first monthly Virtual Office Hour. Office hours are open to all and will occur on the 3rd Thursday of each month from 1-2 pm eastern. During office hours, a program director from each research cluster in IOS (Behavioral Systems, …
Continue reading Upcoming Virtual Office Hours will be held on May 16th
Please join us for monthly information sessions to learn about ongoing and new opportunities at NSF! The Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) introduces IOS virtual Office Hours – a new way to stay in contact with NSF. Program Directors will be available on the third Thursday of each month at 1pm Eastern Time to …
The Next Generation Networks for Neuroscience (NeuroNex) Program is having an informational webinar this Friday, April 5, 2019 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm. The goal of this solicitation (NSF 19-563) is to support collaborative networks comprised of international teams of disciplinarily diverse experimentalists, theorists, and research resource developers working on a common foundational question …
Continue reading NeuroNex Webinar on April 5, 2019: Information on the New Solicitation NSF 19-563
NSF has applied a mandated global email policy change that may be interfering with NSF communications to and from external email recipients. All email activities may be impacted, including automatic NSF email notifications, ad-hoc review requests, panelist correspondence, and any correspondence with PIs, co-PIs, fellows and job candidates. This new email validation system, called “Domain-based …
Continue reading Notice: New Email Validation System May Block NSF Email Communications
The BIO Assistant Director recently published a letter to the community today. Please take a look at the letter for further guidance. Thank you.
Deadline for EDGE 2019 is unchanged now that normal NSF operations have resumed. The Enabling Discovery Through GEnomic Tools (EDGE) program deadline is unchanged from the date published in the current EDGE solicitation (NSF 19-527). Proposals are due on Tuesday, February 12th, 2019 by 5:00 p.m. (submitter's local time). The EDGE webinar, scheduled for January 10th, …
Continue reading EDGE Deadline Unchanged by Government Shutdown
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 …
