Blog of the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) at the National Science Foundation
Reposted from BioBuzz Susan Renoe, PhD Special Guest: Susan Renoe, PhD, Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS) Join NSF’s Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, from 2pm to 3pm ET for a virtual office hour on broader impacts. BIO Program Directors and staff will be joined by special guest Susan Renoe, PhD, Associate Vice Chancellor …
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Join the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) on Monday May 22, 2023 at 4pm ET to hear more about the Building Research Capacity for New Faculty in Biology (BRC-BIO) program. This webinar will also include time for Q&A. The BIO-BRC program focuses on enhancing research capacity and broadening participation of new faculty at minority-serving institutions …
If a proposal was reviewed by a panel at any point during the review process, the panel summary and recommendation, along with all individual reviews, will be provided to the PI once the merit review process concludes. Note that some proposals are not reviewed by a panel, but might for various reasons only be reviewed …
NSF's new Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG, NSF 23-1) contains an update to the agency's policy on dual use research of concern (DURC) (i.e., research that uses one of 15 select agents, produces one of 7 effects, and has the potential to be misused). NSF policy still prohibits funding of life sciences …
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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 …
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 …
Receiving a notice that your proposal has been declined is discouraging for all principal investigators. At the bottom of this page is NSF’s official guidance on resubmission, but we first provide some information to help you evaluate whether to resubmit a revised proposal. Suggestions before considering resubmission Take time to read and digest the results …
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What are “Cognizant Program Officer Comments”? When a proposal decision has been made, the PI(s) can view the following information at Research.gov: Proposal status (such as awarded or declined) De-identified copies of all reviews A panel summary (if the proposal was reviewed by a panel) Cognizant Program Officer Comments (if written) The Cognizant Program Officer …
PACSP hosted a program Webinar on 22 Aug 2022. The webinar featured some highlights of the program solicitation followed by Program Directors answering questions from the audience. A recording of the slide presentation shown at the webinar is available from the PACSP Program page. Some of the questions posed via email are answered below. Will …
The slides are available here. The Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) held a Virtual Office Hour on July 21st, 2022 providing information on current solicitations and Dear Colleague Letters of potential interest to the community as well as tips and pitfalls to keep in mind when preparing a proposal for NSF. Some important tips …
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