Anthony Garza General Funding Opportunities Standard proposals or investigator initiated research projects submission once or twice a year depending on the directorate and may have preproposals ID: 574419
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NSF Funding Opportunities
Anthony GarzaSlide2
General Funding Opportunities
Standard proposals or
investigator
-initiated research projects (submission once or twice a year, depending on the directorate and may have pre-proposals)
CAREER proposals (tenure-track Assistant Professors or equivalent position)
EAGER, INSPIRE and RAPID proposalsSlide3
Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts
What is the potential for the proposed activity to:
advance knowledge and understanding within its own field or across different fields (Intellectual Merit); and
benefit society or advance desired societal outcomes (Broader Impacts)
?
To what extent do the proposed activities suggest and explore creative, original, or potentially transformative concepts
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Is the plan for carrying out the proposed activities well-reasoned, well organized, and based on a sound rationale? Does the plan incorporate a mechanism to assess success
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How well qualified is the individual, team, or institution to conduct the proposed activities
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Are there adequate resources available to the PI (either at the home institution or through collaborations) to carry out the proposed activities?Slide4
More on Broader Impacts
Training graduate students, undergraduate students and high school students
Training and education of members of underrepresented groups
Provide K-12 teachers with a research experience
Outreach-educational and to the public
Enhance research community resources/infrastructureSlide5
Additional Elements
The
Results from Prior Support
of the proposed activity
NSF supported Research funded within the last five years
Publications produced from prior NSF supported research
The
Data Management Plan
of the proposed activity
The impact of data generated at the site
How will the data be stored, disseminated, and/or shared
The
Post Doc Mentoring Plan
of the proposed activity
If the Proposal shows financial support in the budget for a post-doc then a plan must be includedSlide6
Standard Proposals
Typically for 3 years
Must include a research plan and a broader impacts
section (15 pages total)
Open to faculty at all stages of their careers
Funding levels vary widely between directorates and even divisions within a directorateSlide7
Proposal Review-Standard Proposals
Usually takes 4-6 months
Reviewed by Panels
May also have ad hoc reviews
Panel rates the proposal, which serves as a recommendation to the program directorsSlide8
Faculty Early-Career Development (CAREER) Program
P
restigious
awards to help a junior faculty member develop activities that can effectively integrate research and
education
All
directorates/offices
participate in the p
rogram
Must have a research plan and broader impacts (broader impacts must have an element that integrates research and teaching
)-15 pages total
F
ive
years
of support (
≥
400K in most Directorates – BIO, GEO/PLR, ENG are
≥
500K
)
Only 3 submissions are allowed Slide9
Investigator
Eligibility Criteria
(CAREER)
Hold a doctoral degree in a field supported by NSF by proposal deadline
Be untenured by Oct 1st following proposal deadline
Be employed in a tenure-track (or equivalent) position at an eligible institution as an Assistant Professor (by Oct 1st following deadline)
Have not previously received a CAREER award Slide10
Proposal Review-CAREER Proposals
Some directorates review CAREER proposals with standard proposals and others have CAREER-specific
panels
May also have ad hoc reviews
Takes 4-6 months when reviewed with standard proposal, but often shorter when reviewed on CAREER-specific
panel
Panel rates the proposal, which serves as a recommendation to the program directorsSlide11
EAGER, RAPID and INSPIRE proposals
EAGER
(5-8 pages total) grants
support “high risk-high reward” projects. EAGER grants are 300K, 2 years maximum. They may only be reviewed internally. They are not renewable.
RAPID
(2-5 pages) grants support research with a severe urgency
.
RAPID grants
are
200K maximum for 1 year.
They may only be reviewed internally. They are not renewable
.
INSPIRE grants (15 pages) support
bold interdisciplinary projects in all NSF-supported areas of science, engineering, and education
research. Must be funded by two intellectually distinct divisions. INSPIRE grants
are
1 million, 5
years maximum. They may only be reviewed internallySlide12
Anthony Garza
agarza@
syr.edu
Questions?