Blog of the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) at the National Science Foundation
As many of you have already heard the NSF has published a new Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 23-1). This new Guide features several changes which take effect as of Jan 30, 2023 and are summarized here. For now, we want to focus on changes to the formatting of BioSketches and …
Continue reading Don’t miss it! Virtual Office Hour featuring PAPPG Changes Thursday Jan. 19, 2023
Office hour: January 19, 2023, 1:00 pm ET EDGE proposal deadline: February 16, 2023 The Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) at the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will host a virtual office hour about the EDGE program and the current solicitation (NSF 21-546). …
Upcoming Meeting: SICB Annual Meeting, January 3-7, 2023, in Austin, TX The National Science Foundation (NSF) plans to have an exhibitor booth at the annual meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) in Austin, Texas. Please stop by between January 4 and 6, 2023, to schedule a one-on-one appointment with an NSF Program …
Your main interaction with IOS is most likely with a Program Director (also known as a Program Officer) who manages the review of proposals in a scientific area that aligns with your research and oversees management of awards in that area of science. However, there are many other IOS staff who are essential to the …
The slides are available here The Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) held a Virtual Office Hour (VOH) on December 15th, 2022 providing information on current solicitations and Dear Colleague Letters the community might wish to investigate before moving on to the topic of the month – Meet the IOS Program Directors. We did something …
This is a reminder to inform your Program Director about significant discoveries in your research or accomplishments in broader impacts in your annual reports. This type of information is often used by BIO in reporting program outcomes to NSF’s senior administration, the White House, and Congress. We would also appreciate advanced notification of any high-profile publications or other high-profile …
RePost from DBInfo. Please join the Biology Integration Institutes (BII) program for a webinar on December 13, 2022 from 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST. There will be a short presentation, followed by an open Q&A session with cognizant Program Officers. The BII Program supports diverse, collaborative teams that perform research, education and training on critical questions that …
Continue reading RePost: Upcoming Biology Integration Institutes (BII) Webinar
RePost from DEBrief -- NSF held its final webinar on the Inclusive Wildland Fire Science Planning Proposals Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) on Wednesday, November 30th. The webinar provided information about NSF Dear Colleague Letter 22-122 as well as a Question-and-Answer Session. A recording of the webinar is now available here with a transcript available here. Please note that the webinar starts …
Upcoming Meeting: SICB Annual Meeting, January 3-7, 2023, in Austin, TX The National Science Foundation (NSF) plans to have an exhibitor booth at the annual meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) in Austin, Texas. Please stop by on January 4-6, 2023, to schedule an appointment to meet one-on-one with an NSF Program …
NSF’s FastLane system has been around for some time. It has been used as both a grant submission portal by PIs and as an interactive panel system through which reviewers can submit grant reviews and panelists can enter panel summaries. Since September 2020, NSF has been working to retire the proposal submission capabilities of the …
Continue reading NSF will no longer use FastLane to accept proposals starting in January 2023
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