Moving forward, new proposals to NSF must be prepared and submitted in Research.gov or Grants.gov, and all supplemental funding requests must be submitted in Research.gov. The last day that new proposals can be submitted via FastLane is Friday, January 27, 2023 (5:00pm submitter’s local time). Any in-progress proposals currently in FastLane must either be submitted …
Tag: Submission and Review
Insights from Inside IOS (I3): What to do with a not-so-positive proposal review
We’ve all been there. Submitted what we thought was an amazing proposal, only to have a panel of reviewers find fault with it. So, what do you as the proposal Principal Investigator do now? Many Program Directors (PDs) have submitted proposals that were rejected before they joined NSF. We all feel that neither getting a …
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Ask a PD: When to submit and other question about no deadlines review
Q: When is the best time to submit a proposal? Ans: The best time to submit is as soon as you think your proposal is ready! With no deadlines, program directors are not required to have panels during specific times of the year. Instead they can convene a panel as soon as they feel they …
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Ask a PD: Archived?
Q: I was looking at the IOS core programs solicitation (NSF 17-508) and it says it is archived, does that mean I can’t submit a preproposal? Q: I did a web search for the program/cluster that I usually apply to and the web page said, “program archived.” What does that mean; has the program been …
Upcoming Changes to Proposal Review by IOS Core Programs
IOS core programs will move to no deadline submission in 2018
Update on the Plant Genome Research Program Change to No-deadlines for Proposal Submission
Overall, PGRP found that the total number of submissions decreased and that the proposal quality increased.
Update on EDGE Track Activities
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 …
Post Panel Progress Update
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 …
What it means if your preliminary proposal was transferred to a different Program Director/Program
Once the preliminary proposals arrive, both the administrative staff and program directors spring into action. The staff check the preliminary proposals for compliance with the submission instructions and the program directors read the batch of preliminary proposals submitted to their program to determine whether it is the best intellectual or conceptual fit. This first read …
Ask A PD: What is a context statement?
Q: I’ve gotten my reviews back and contacted my program director to set up a time to talk about them. In her reply she suggested I make sure to read the context statement before we talk. What is that and where do I find it? A: Each panel has a document that describes the panel …
IOS in Focus 