The Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) held a Virtual Office Hour on August 19, 2021, providing an overview of DCLs, RAPIDs, EAGERs and Conference and Workshop proposals. General questions about these opportunities included: Is there a general range of funding amounts available for the conferences? The IOS web site states $10,000 to $15,000 for …
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Farewell to IOS Program Director and IOS Blog Member Paulyn Cartwright
IOS is sad to announce the farewell of Paulyn Cartwright, a Program Director for the Developmental Systems Program. Paulyn has left a strong mark on the IOS community through her enthusiastic, go-getter attitude. She has worked with other Program Directors to navigate and manage multiple Developmental Systems panels. As a faculty member of the University …
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IOS Virtual Office Hours June 2021 Edition: NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Program
On July 15th 2021, IOS held our monthly Virtual Office Hour and the focus this month was on the NSF Research Traineeship Program (NRT 21-536),in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources. The goal of the NRT program is to develop innovative models for graduate training (both master’s and doctoral degree programs) in interdisciplinary and …
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Information Regarding Current and Pending Support
A table entitled, NSF Pre-award and Post-award Disclosures Relating to the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending Support has been developed to provide additional helpful reference information regarding pre-award and post-award disclosure information in the biographical sketch and current and pending support proposal sections. The table identifies where these disclosures must be provided in proposals …
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IOS Virtual Office Hours June 2021 Edition: Supplemental Funding Opportunities
On June 17th, 2021, IOS held our monthly Virtual Office Hour with a focus on supplemental funding opportunities. Submitting supplement proposals can be somewhat unusual – for some of our more predictable supplement types, e.g., a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU), investigators should include these requests at the time they are preparing their grant proposal. …
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The Process of Co-Review – A Peek Behind The Curtain
Although most proposals are submitted to a specific program in IOS, some proposals are co-reviewed by two or more programs. Co-review continues to be common due to the interdisciplinary nature of IOS science and also because the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) has emphasized the importance of integrating across sub-disciplines in biology. Please see our IOS blog repost on co-review for more details and keep reading if you want a refresher. A few elements to keep in …
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REPOST: NSF 101: 5 tips on how to work with an NSF program officer
Repost from our colleagues at Science Matters. Are you an undergraduate student thinking about how to get funding for graduate school? An early-career researcher looking to launch your new lab? An established researcher with dozens of years of funding from NSF under your belt? Whatever the phase of your research career, it is a good …
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Demo Site for Research.gov Proposal Preparation Now Available
We are pleased to announce that NSF has launched the Research.gov proposal preparation demonstration site. The new demo site provides an opportunity for Principal Investigators (PI) to create Research.gov proposals prior to submitting proposals for review in the Proposal Submission System. Research.gov demo site features: Initiating Research proposals (other proposal types will be added to …
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Finding the Managing Program Director for your Award
We encourage investigators to contact the managing Program Director for their awards if they have any questions about supplements, annual or final reports, budgets, or other post-award processes. If you need contact information, there are several ways to find the information: 1) Look up your award in Research.gov – as you might do when preparing …
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Update: NSF-approved Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending Support Formats
Beginning October 5, 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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