Funding Opportunities

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Funding Opportunities at the National Science
Foundation
Presented by Dr. Muriel Poston Program
Director Division of Biological
Infrastructure
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Field Stations Marine Labs (FSML)

• Successful projects have
• Demonstrated need
• High potential biological impact
• Broad user base
• Educational outreach
• Deadline First Friday in March, annually

Read the Program Announcement for more
information. Program Announcement NSF 02-040
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Multi-User Biological Equipment and
Instrumentation Resources (MBE)

• provides support for the purchase of major items
• requests can be from 40,000 to 400,000.
• single items of biological equipment or several
  pieces of equipment with a related purpose
• must be shared by 3 to 7 investigators with
  actively-funded NSF research projects.
• ? 30 of the total acquisition cost must be
  shared by the PIs institution.

Deadline 1st Monday in October,
annually Program Announcement NSF 98-137
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Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI)

• designed to improve the condition of scientific
  and engineering equipment and facilities for
  research and research training
• awards for instrumentation will range from
  100,000 to 2 million.
• Cost sharing at a level of 30 of total eligible
  costs is required.

Deadline 3rd Thursday in January,
annually Program Announcement NSF-01-171
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National Ecological Observatory Network
National Ecological Observatory Network
(NEON)
(NEON)
NEON is a major research
NEON is a major research
infrastructure activity
infrastructure activity
establish 10 observatories located
establish 10 observatories located
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around the country that will serve as
around the country that will serve as
national research platforms for
national research platforms for
integrated studies in field biology
integrated studies in field biology
provide each observatory with state
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of
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provide each observatory with state-of-
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the
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art infrastructure to support
the
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art infrastructure to support
interdisciplinary, integrated research
interdisciplinary, integrated research
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Biological Research Collections

• Collection Enhancement
• Computerization of specimen-related data
• Curation and Collection Management research

Program announcement NSF 03-566
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Frontiers in Integrative Biological Research
(FIBR)

• Supports integrative research that addresses
  major questions in biology
• Identify under-studied and unanswered questions
• Use innovative approaches
• Integrating science and research tools across
  disciplines
• PRELIMINARY PROPOSAL DEADLINE (required for Full
  Research Proposal submission only) October 20,
  2003
• PLANNING GRANT PROSPOSAL DEADLINE October 20,
  2003
• FULL RESEARCH PROPOSAL DEADLINE February
  17,2004

Read the Program Announcement for more
information. Program Announcement NSF 03-581
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Biocomplexity in The Environment

• http//nsf.gov/geo/ere/ereweb/index.hml
• GEN-EN Genome-Enabled Environmental Sciences and
  Engineering
• Deadline December 17, 2004
• CNH Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human
  Systems
• Deadline December 3, 2003
• IDEA - Instrumentation Development for
  Environmental Activities
• Deadline December 3, 2003
• CBC - Coupled Biogeochemical Cycles
• Deadline January 22, 2004

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Center for Synthesis in Biological Evolution

• Mechanism to foster synthetic collaborative cross
  disciplinary studies in evolutionary biology

Deadline September 17, 2003 Program
Announcement NSF-03-570
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Research Coordination Networks in Biological
Sciences

• Foster communication and promote collaboration
  among scientists with common interests from broad
  backgrounds and across geographically,
  disciplinary, and organizational boundaries
• Create new research directions

Deadline June 25, 2004 Program Announcement
NSF-03-570
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Informal Science Education

• STEM learning outside of formal classroom
  environments through media, exhibits, and
  community-based programming.
• Establish linkages between informal and formal
  education
• Increase interest in, understanding of, and
  engagement of STEM disciplines by all ages

Deadline Preliminary Proposal August 15,
2003 Full Proposal November 17,
2003 Program Announcement NSF-03-511
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Communicating Research to Public Audiences

• Opportunity to explain research to broad
  audiences
• Can be used for any ISE activity
• Promote scientific and technology literacy
• Eligibility P.I.s with active awards
• Program Announcement NSF-03-509

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Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Instruction

• Educational Material Development
• Innovative material that incorporates effective
  educational practices
• Adaptation and Implementation
• Adaptation and implementation of exemplary
  materials, laboratory experiences and educational
  practices
• Deadline December 4, 2003
• Program Announcement NSF-03-598

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ADVANCE
Increasing the Participation and Advancement of
Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers

• Institutional Transformation Awards
• Provide support for institutions to increase the
  participation and advancement
• of women in science and engineering through
  institutional change.
• Deadline September 25, 2002
• Leadership Awards
• Provide support for leadership in meeting the
  challenge of increasing the
• participation in the advancement of women in
  science and engineering.
• Deadline January 15, 2003
• Advance Fellowships
• Research fellowships that serve individuals who
  have experienced career
• limitations due to family responsibilities,
  spousal relocation, or extended
• postdoctoral status.
• Deadline June 16, 2003

http//www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?ods_keyn
sf02121 Program Announcement NSF 02-121
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Research Opportunity Award (ROA)
Supplementary funding through ongoing NSF
research grants to allow faculty at predominantly
undergraduate institutions or secondary schools
to participate in research activities under the
aegis of NSF-supported investigators

• details located within the RUI program
  announcement

Deadlines January 10th and July 10th,
annually Program Announcement NSF 00-144
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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR TEACHERS (RET)

• 1-year supplement to current NSF Awards
• help build long term collaborative relationships
  between K-12 teachers of science and mathematics
  and the NSF research community
• encourages researchers to form partnerships with
  teachers at inner city schools and less well-
  endowed school districts

Consult with the Program Director of your
particular NSF award. Program Announcement NSF
01-18
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Graduate Research Fellowships

• awarded for graduate study leading to
  research-based masters or doctoral degrees
• in the fields of science, mathematics, and
  engineering
• intended for students at or near the beginning of
  their graduate study
• handled through the Division of Graduate Education

Deadline November 4, 2003 Program Announcement
NSF 030-050
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Research Experiences for Undergraduates
(REU)
effective for attracting and retaining
undergraduates in careers in mathematics,
science and engineering
incorporates active research experience
REU sites
Sites Deadline Sept. 15, 2003 Program
Announcement NSF 03-577
REU supplements to PIs with existing awards
Supplement Deadline Contact your Program
Officer for details.
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Undergraduate Mentoring in Environmental Biology
(UMEB)

• institutional awards to give students research
  experience in environmental biology - broadly
  defined
• proposals should emphasize factors that enable
  underrepresented groups to enter and remain in
  environmental biology
• major emphasis on direct student participation in
  research during the academic year and summer,
  with students remaining in program for gt 1 year

Deadline October 31st, annually Program
Announcement NSF 03-585
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Research Assistantships for Minority High School
Students (RAMHSS)

• involves high school minority students in
  research
• provides funding supplements to PIs supported by
  NSF
• occurs throughout the academic year and summer

Contact the Program Officer in the appropriate
program for details.
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NSF Merit Review Criteria

• Criteria include
• What is the intellectual merit and quality of the
  proposed activity?
• What are the broader impacts of the proposed
  activity?

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What is the intellectual merit of the proposed
activity?

• Potential Considerations
• How important is the proposed activity to
  advancing knowledge and understanding within its
  own field or across different fields?
• How well qualified is the proposer (individual or
  team) to conduct the project? (If appropriate,
  the reviewer will comment on the quality of prior
  work.)
• To what extent does the proposed activity suggest
  and explore creative and original concepts?
• How well conceived and organized is the proposed
  activity?
• Is there sufficient access to resources?

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What are the broader impacts of the proposed
activity?

• Potential Considerations
• How well does the activity advance discovery and
  understanding while promoting teaching, training
  and learning?
• How well does the activity broaden the
  participation of underrepresented groups (e.g.,
  gender, ethnicity, disability, geographic, etc.)?
  
• To what extent will it enhance the infrastructure
  for research and education, such as facilities,
  instrumentation, networks and partnerships?
• Will the results be disseminated broadly to
  enhance scientific and technological
  understanding?
• What may be the benefits of the proposed activity
  to society?

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How to Get Started on the Road to NSF Funding

• Be aware of ever-changing NSF Programs and
  opportunities
• --gt NSF homepage, BIO homepage, and
  division web pages
• --gt Guide to Programs Grant Proposal
  Guide (NSF 02-2)
• Learn areas funded by different programs
• --gt NSF homepage
• --gt FastLane award abstracts
• --gt Contact Program Officers
• --gt Come to NSF presentations at major
  meetings
• --gt Stop in at NSF if you are in the DC
  area
• Read a successful proposal (and earlier
  unsuccessful versions, if possible!)
• Volunteer to review proposals, and do it!
• Collaborate with successful PIs
• Submit and RESUBMIT (after you get reviews back)

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NSF Sources of Reviewers

• program officers knowledge of what is being done
  and whos doing what in the research education
  area
• references listed in proposal
• reviewer name on file
• recent technical programs from professional
  societies
• recent authors in Scientific and Engineering
  journals
• SE Abstracts by computer search
• reviewer recommendations
• investigators suggestions (Included in FastLane)
  

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Ad hoc/ mail review

• Gives you insight into the review process
• Allows you to see fundable research proposals
• Great service to the community

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