Blog of the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) at the National Science Foundation
The slides are available here. The Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) held a Virtual Office Hour on April 21st, 2022 where we spoke about the Leading Culture Change Through Professional Societies of Biology (BIO-LEAPS, NSF 22-542). Program officers active in this opportunity visited to discuss and answer questions that the audience had. BIO-LEAPS aims …
Continue reading Did you miss it? April 2022 Virtual Office Hours Recap: BIO-LEAPS
As noted on BIO Buzz, the blog of the Assistant Director for Biological Sciences (BIO), BIO has released a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) to provide supplementary funding in support of recent college graduates who were not able to get research experience due to impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Research Experiences for Post-baccalaureate Students (REPS) supplemental funding requests will be reviewed for funding consideration upon receipt. To receive full funding consideration for FY2021, requests should be submitted by July 2, 2021. Supplemental funding requests submitted after that date will be considered if funds are available.
Below we provide answers to some pertinent questions regarding this opportunity. Full information on this invitation can be found on the NSF website at: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21085/nsf21085.jsp?org=NSF.
What is the eligibility requirement for PIs requesting a REPS supplement?
PIs with active awards from BIO (funded through DBI, DEB, EF, IOS, or MCB) are eligible to request…
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Please visit us at the upcoming virtual meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB). IOS program officers will hold a workshop and Q&A session, "NSF updates with Program Officers" on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at 3:00-4:30 PM EST. NSF also will host a booth and program officers and staff from the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS), …
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Repost from our colleagues in the Division of Biological Infrastructure The Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB) Program announces webinars and virtual office hours to provide information to applicants The Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB) Program will be holding webinars and virtual office hours to provide interested members of the scientific community with an …
September 29, 2020 Repost from the Assistant Director, Directorate for Biological Sciences As part of NSF’s ongoing efforts to innovate and migrate proposal preparation and submission capabilities from FastLane to Research.gov (see Important Notice No. 147), the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) has announced that proposal submissions for our “no-deadline” programs will migrate to Research.gov …
Continue reading REPOST: From the AD: BIO “No-Deadline” Solicitations Migrating to Research.gov
Here is the slide set for the VOH. The Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) held a Virtual Office Hour on August 20th, 2020 focused on the Enabling Discovery through Genomic Tools (EDGE; NSF 20-532) program. The EDGE program has two tracks: the Functional Genomic Tools (FGT) track and the Complex Multigenic Traits (CMT) track. …
NSF BIO Virtual Drop-In Session for Ecological Society of America Follow-up Please join NSF Program Officers from the Division of Environmental Biology (DEB), Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI), and Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) on Thursday August 13th anytime from 9 am to 5 pm Eastern for an informal question and answer session. Registration …
Continue reading Repost from DEB Blog – BIO Virtual Drop-In Session for ESA Follow-up
The Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) held a Virtual Office Hour on July 16th, 2020 focused on proposal preparation. Program directors spoke about general framing of proposals, NSF’s merit review criteria (Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts), collaborations, the importance of Broader Impacts, and budget considerations. Attendees had several questions on many topics: With no …
Continue reading IOS Virtual Office Hours July 2020 edition: Proposal preparation tips
Please join us for our monthly information session to learn about ongoing and new funding opportunities at NSF. The June IOS Virtual Office Hour will be held on Thursday, June 18th from 1pm-2pm EDT. This Office Hour will include discussion of recent solicitations and Dear Colleague Letters that have been announced by NSF. In light …
On June 1, 2020, NSF implemented the Grants.gov Application Guide (NSF 20-089) to support proposers submitting through Grants.gov as opposed to Fastlane or Research.gov. Overall, the Guide has been updated to align with the changes to NSF’s Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 20-1), which also went into effect June 1. In …
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