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NSF announces solicitation for open-source ecosystems 

Are you interested in developing a community to manage open-source products, such as software, hardware, models, specifications, programing languages or data platforms?  If so, consider submitting a proposal to the Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems (POSE) program.   This program aims to support new managing organizations to catalyze distributed, community-driven development and growth of new open-source ecosystems (OSEs). The expected …

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Is the Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease (EEID) program right for your research?

Full Proposal Deadline is November 16, 2022   IOS would like to bring your attention to the EEID program, which seeks to support highly integrative research that focuses on understanding disease transmission and the myriad factors that influence it. The solicitation, NSF 22-260, describes the details of how to apply to the program. This multi-agency program …

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Learn more about the Integrative Research in Biology (IntBIO) Program

Full Proposal Deadline is January 24, 2023 IOS would like to bring your attention to the IntBio program that supports collaborative research, training and education that spans subdisciplines to understand how biological systems function and interact across different scales of organization. The solicitation, 21-622, describes the details of how to apply to the program.    The …

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Did you miss it? September 2022 Virtual Office Hours Recap: BIO’s Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB)

The slides are available here. The Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) held a Virtual Office Hour on September 15th, 2022 providing information about the Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB) funding opportunity (NSF 22-623). Program Officers associated with the PRFB program and representatives from other IOS core programs attended to discuss with and answer …

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Don’t miss this one! Upcoming deadline for the Organismal Response to Climate Change (ORCC) Solicitation – November 15, 2022

The deadline for submission of proposals to the ORCC solicitation NSF 22-513 is Nov. 15, 2022.  This solicitation calls for proposals that integrate the study of genomic, physiological, structural, developmental, neural, or behavioral mechanisms of organismal response to climate change (ORCC) with eco-evolutionary approaches to better manage the effects of a rapidly changing climate on earth’s living systems. Further …

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Did you miss it? The Partnership to Advance Conservation Science and Practice (PACSP) Webinar Highlights 

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 …

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Learn more about the Partnership to Advance Conservation Science and Practice (PACSP) program!

Full Proposal Deadline is October 11, 2022 As you may have heard, BIO recently launched the new Partnership to Advance Conservation Science and Practice (PACSP) program. PACSP focuses on urgent biodiversity conservation problems and seeks to support research that will make significant and impactful progress in advancing conservation science and practice in the U.S. The …

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RePost: MCB announces a funding opportunity for building synthetic microbial communities for biology

We wanted to make sure you didn't miss this news from MCB... also announced on the DEB blog. In recent years, researchers have assembled synthetic microbial communities that have novel compositions, genetics, and phenotypes, and they have used these communities to address both fundamental biological questions and a range of societal problems. To support such …

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Learn about important changes in the revised Mid-Career Advancement (MCA) Program Solicitation (NSF 22-603)!

Next Full Proposal Submission Window is February 1 – March 1, 2023 We would like to bring to your attention the release of the revised Mid-Career Advancement Solicitation. The MCA program offers an opportunity for scientists and engineers at the mid-career stage (see restrictions under Eligibility Information in the solicitation) to substantively enhance and advance …

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Heads up potential BRC-BIO applicants!

The next submission window is here (June 1-30) and more information is available! BRC-BIO, Building Research Capacity for New Faculty in BIO, targets faculty within the first 3 years of their appointment at institutions that are underrepresented in proposal submission to the BIO Directorate and supports the establishment of sustainable research programs that also enrich …

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