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March Madness is upon us, not only for basketball fans, but for fans of science as well. Principal Investigator Katie Hinde from Arizona State University has just what you need if you'd like to mix your competitive spirit with scientific knowledge - March Mammal Madness! The 6th annual competition has just begun, but there's still …
The Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) in the Directorate for Biological Sciences at the National Science Foundation will host a live webinar to talk about the Enabling Discovery Through Genomic Tools (EDGE) program and answer questions from participants on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at 3:30 PM Eastern Time. A standalone solicitation for EDGE (NSF 18-506) …
The deadline for CAREER (NSF17-537) proposal submission, 19 July, 2017, is fast approaching. Below we are reposting tips for CAREER submission from an earlier blog. You will also want to consult the current Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG NSF 17-1). You may also want to check out our prior postings on full proposal submission …
A new NSF Dear Colleague Letter (DCL; NSF 17-031) has been posted: Request for Information on Future Needs for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure to Support Science and Engineering Research (NSF CI 2030). From the DCL: “NSF Directorates and Offices are jointly requesting input from the research community on science challenges and associated cyberinfrastructure needs over the next …
Our independent evaluation contractor, Abt, closed the PI and Reviewer surveys in mid-November. At present, they are working on analyzing the survey results. These results will be brought together with analyses of stakeholder interviews and programmatic (proposal, award, and review process) data that Abt has already completed to produce a full evaluation. We are expecting […] …
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Today we are reposting an earlier post about preparing your CAREER proposal…this year’s deadline is July 20, 2016. The current solicitation is NSF 15-555.
The deadline for CAREER proposal submissions is fast approaching. Here are some tips from IOS program officers on preparing your proposal:
1. Panel Review: Although there is a separate solicitation for CAREER proposals, most clusters in IOS review these proposals at disciplinary panels that also consider full proposals submitted through the core IOS solicitation. Thus, you can expect your reviewers to be familiar with the research area in general, and in many cases with the specific conceptual and technical approaches discussed in your proposal.
2. Intellectual Merit: The same criteria apply for CAREER proposals and regular full proposal submissions (http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/merit_review/overview.pdf). Whether the work is hypothesis-driven or discovery-based, a clearly articulated conceptual framework should be in place, with the aims thematically linked but not tightly dependent on each another. The work proposed should fit the five-year duration required by the program. The goal is to make it clear to…
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On 1 June, 2016 IOS received a robust set of full proposals for the new EDGE track of the current IOS core programs solicitation (NSF 16-505) and they have been assigned to members of the working group to manage. Currently, the working group members are busy building the EDGE panel and will soon be requesting …
You might have noticed the blog has been silent as of late. IOS has been busy with spring preliminary proposal panels for the regular core programs and letters of intent for the new EDGE track which were due 29 April, 2016. PGRP has been busy with the postdoctoral program and its awards. Meanwhile, some of …
Since the EDGE track was announced in the IOS Core Programs solicitation (NSF 16-505), the EDGE Working Group has entertained single page, informal inquiries about potential EDGE projects (note these inquiries are not Letters of Intent). Individuals or groups intending to submit a Letter of Intent for the 29 April, 2016 deadline, but who are …
It’s finally March. The competitors have been preparing for the upcoming battles not only all season, but for their entire lives. Every single thought and action has been in anticipation of this moment. Winning is everything, and nothing else matters. The stakes can’t be any higher- the players know the competition transcends pride and social …
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