Reposted from BioBuzz The NSF Convergence Accelerator has issued a new funding opportunity for three new research track topics: Equitable Water Solutions, Real-World Chemical Sensing Applications, and Bio-Inspired Design Innovations. Researchers and innovators have two submission pathways to submit their proposals: Solicitation, NSF-23-590, and Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), NSFBAA-CA23-01. Required letters of intent are due by July …

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Reposted from NSF 101 The postdoctoral mentoring plan has been an NSF requirement since 2007, recognizing the important role that mentorship plays in the postdoctoral experience and their future career paths. While you will find many templates online, NSF does not endorse a prescriptive format and encourages researchers to lead the way in creating unique …

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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 …

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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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RePost from BioBuzz Can researchers at USDA, a National Lab, the Smithsonian, or those in other federal positions be funded? If so, how? Are you a federal employee whose work might fit an NSF program? Perhaps you are a scientist at a college or university looking to work with a federal employee on an NSF …

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