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RePost: AccelNet 2024 Webinar and Virtual Office Hours

Reposted from DEBrief Accelerating Research through International Network-to-Network Collaborations (AccelNet) is a program in NSF’s Office of International Science and Engineering that funds international networking and research coordination activity to advance progress on grand research challenges in any scientific disciplines funded by existing NSF programs. The program is particularly interested in receiving proposals from social sciences …

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RePost: Building Research Capacity of New Faculty in Biology (BRC-BIO) Webinar

Reposted from DBInfo. The Building Research Capacity of New Faculty in Biology (BRC-BIO) program will hold a webinar on April 2, 2024 from 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET. A short presentation will be followed by an open Q&A session with cognizant Program Officers. BRC-BIO is an NSF program intended to enhance research capacity and broaden participation among …

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RePost: Growing Convergence Research (GCR): A funding opportunity to support new forms of deep integration across disciplines

Reposted from BioBuzz An updated solicitation has been published for the NSF-wide Growing Convergence Research (GCR) program with a submission deadline of April 12, 2024 (NSF 24-527). What is “Convergence Research” in this context?GCR identifies Convergence Research as having two primary characteristics: Research driven by a specific and compelling problem. Convergence research is generally inspired by the …

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RePost: New DCL: Leveraging Innovations From Evolution (LIFE)

Reposted from BIOBuzz Across millennia, life on Earth has solved challenges to innumerable biotic and abiotic pressures. In some cases, similar adaptations and innovations have arisen independently in separate lineages (i.e., convergent evolution). However, despite the remarkable proliferation of genomic resources, organismal and phylogenetic knowledge, and computational capabilities, most of life’s functional solutions remain poorly understood …

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RePost: Share Your Creative Idea to Spur the Bioeconomy

Reposted from BIOBuzz To work towards creating a unified, collaborative strategy to advance the U.S. bioeconomy, Catalyzing Across Sectors to Advance the Bioeconomy (CASA-Bio; www.casa-bio.net) was created. As a first step, representatives from government, industry, and non-profit organizations met in early December to identify R&D areas of possible synergy. Now we need your input!!! To learn …

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RePost: The Bioeconomy Goes Global Centers!

Reposted from BioBuzz Dear Colleague Letter Released Outlining Addressing Societal Challenges through the Bioeconomy as FY2024 Focus of NSF Global Centers Program The topic for the FY2024 competition of the Global Centers program is anticipated to be Addressing Societal Challenges through the Bioeconomy and may include research from any combination of research disciplines supported by …

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RePost: Upcoming Virtual Office Hours: Safe and Inclusive Fieldwork (SAIF) plans and other updates

Reposted from DEBrief Join us Monday, November 13th, 1 – 2pm ET for DEB’s next Virtual Office Hour: Safe and Inclusive Fieldwork (SAIF) plans (formally called Safe and Inclusive Working Environments (SAI Plan)) and other updates to NSF proposal submissions you need to know.  Representatives from the SAIF working group and DEB program officers will be present to discuss SAIF and …

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RePost: AccelNet: International Network of Networks to address global challenges

Reposted from DEBrief AccelNet is a program in the Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) that facilitates the coordination and planning of international research on a global challenge that requires coordinated international efforts. AccelNet projects may be from any scientific or engineering discipline that NSF funds and may take place in almost every country. AccelNet …

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RePost: Learn about the new tracks in NSF’s Convergence Accelerator

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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RePost: The Postdoctoral mentoring plan

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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