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NSF funding: a view from the “ inside ”. Richard McCourt EHR/DGE National Science Foundation [email protected]. Where to Submit @ NSF. Discipline-based Directorates: Biological Sciences (BIO) Computer & Information Sciences & Engineering (CISE) Engineering (ENG) Geosciences (GEO) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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NSF funding: NSF funding: a view from the a view from the ““insideinside””
Richard McCourtEHR/DGE
National Science Foundation
Where to Submit @ NSF Discipline-based Directorates:
Biological Sciences (BIO) Computer & Information Sciences & Engineering (CISE) Engineering (ENG) Geosciences (GEO) Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MPS) Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (SBE)
Education & Human Resources
Divisions within each Directorate
Sections/Clusters
Programs within Sections
Program Directors (permanent & IPAs)
EHR’s Organizational Structure
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The EHR Enterprise at NSF:
Program Overview Investments across STEM fields to support education
achievement and workforce development:Education Research, Development, EvaluationTeacher Development, Capacity Building and
Partnerships in K-12 EducationBroadening Participation; Support for Minority
Serving Institutions STEM Career Pathways: Undergraduate EducationPublic Engagement with Science Innovation in Graduate Education
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Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf09_1/index.jsp?org=NSF
Applying for grants and Managing Awards
Preparing the Proposal:
Start Early (3-6 months before deadline)!
Review NSF Award Abstracts (Fastlane)
Talk to your NSF Program Director
Talk to your colleagues; have experienced colleagues review a draft and comment
Recruit and describe university infrastructure support for your proposed project
Address the merit review criteria
Compliance checks (PAPP)
Program directors: available to you for advice and appointments (conference booths, visits to NSF)
Program directors are your contacts for becoming a reviewer and panelist
Do your homework before you meet with or call program officers, prepare specific questions
Program directors can help you find out about other programs and make contacts across the Foundation
Working with your Program Director
• Funding decisions are based on many factors, but not on personal relationships with program directors
• Program Officers should be treated as you would a respected colleague
• They are busy: contact them only when necessary (check the agency web site first) and in a way that allows for an efficient reply (email is preferred)
• Do not contact them when you are upset (following a declination)
Review Process OverviewReview Process Overview
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Program Director
Two distinct audiences – technical and general
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Typically funded
“Gray” Zone
Give careful consideration
Two NSF Merit Review Criteria
Integration of Research and Education
Integration of Diversity into projects and activities
Additional program-specific Review Criteria (listed in the program announcement)
Institutional data—know thyself and tell the reader.
Merit Review Criteria and the
“New” Broader Impacts
Intellectual Merit: The Intellectual Merit criterion encompasses the potential to advance knowledge
And
Broader Impacts: The Broader Impacts criterion encompasses the potential to benefit society and contribute to the achievement of specific, desired societal outcomes.
For Both Criteria:Potential to advance knowledge and benefit
society
Explore cretive original or potentially transformative concepts
Well-reasoned, organized plan to carry out and assess
Qualifications of personnel
Adequate resources
Commandments for Writing Competitive NSF
Proposals“Thou shalt propose a brilliant idea.”
“Thou shalt read the PAPP, or at least the good parts.”
“Thou shalt get help with proposal writing.”
“Thou shalt spell chek.”
“Thou shalt write for the right audience.”
“Thou shalt not irritate the reviewers.”
“Thou shalt not kill (with some exceptions) too many trees.”
"Thou shalt not steal the work of others."
The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Initiated 195246,500 Fellows to date30 Nobel Laureates & 440 National
Academy of Sciences members4,600 Active Fellows in 200 institutions Higher Ph.D. completion ratesEnhanced diversity
GRFP Overview
Five Year Award – $126,000 (+)
Three years of support$30,000 Stipend per year$12,000 Educational allowance to institution
International research opportunities – expandedexpanded
Supercomputer access (XSEDE)
GRFP Key Elements
Flexible: choice of project, advisor & program
Unrestrictive: No service requirement
Portable: Any accredited institution
MS PhD
2010-2012: 2,000 Fellowships 12,000 Applications - ~17% success rate
GRFP Unique Features
Chemistry
Computer & Information
Science/Engineering
Engineering
Geosciences
Life Sciences
Mathematical Sciences
Physics and Astronomy
Psychology
Social Sciences
NSF-Supported Disciplines
RUI Research at
Undergraduate Institutions
•Baccalaureate degrees in NSF-supported fields•2-4 year institutions•No more than 10 Ph.D.s per year•Funded by individual Divisions
RUI Research at
Undergraduate Institutions
•Additional Requirement: RUI Impact Statement on effects of research on educational environment of institution•5 page maximum•Institution certifies RUI status
ROA Research Opportunity
Awards•Faculty from RUIs do research as visiting scientists•Supplement existing NSF-supported research•Request comes from host institution
CAREERFaculty Early Career
Development•NSF-Wide•Junior faculty (untenured)•Integrated Research and Teaching•$400-500K over 5 years•PECASE – Agency nominated, White House OSTP selects
CAREERFaculty Early Career
Development•NSF-Wide•Junior faculty (untenured)•Integrated Research and Teaching•$400-500K over 5 years•PECASE – Agency nominated, White House OSTP selects
REUResearch Experiences for Undergraduates
•Cross-cutting, all fields supported by NSF, including interdisciplinary•Sites – cohorts at a field station, lab, site (full proposals)•Supplements – for existing awards (short proposals)•Research, pipeline to attract and retain STEM students
REUResearch Experiences for Undergraduates
•Possible partners
•Department of Defense•Department of Energy (Geothermal and renewable energy)•International•Ethics •Research Experiences for Teachers•Evaluative Research
MRIMajor Research Instrumentation
•Development or acquisition of shared instruments•Not startup funding for one investigator•<$100,000 for non-Ph.D. granting institutions (plus all math, social and behavioral sciences)•$100,000-$4 M for all institutions•30% cost share for Ph.D.-granting
MRIMajor Research Instrumentation
•SEMs and TEMs•Confocal Microscopes, Fluorescence Stereomicroscope*•Radar Observatory•Real-time PCR*•Time-of-flight Gas Chromatograph•Laser Ablation System for Coupled Mass Spectroscopy*•NMR•Elemental Analyzers*
*<$100,000
TUESTransforming
Undergraduate Education in STEM
•Creating Learning Materials and Strategies•Implementing New Instructional Strategies•Developing Faculty Expertise•Assessing and Evaluating Student Achievement•Conducting Research on Undergraduate STEM Education
RAPIDRapid Response
Research
•Severe urgency, disaster response or unexpected events•Brief (2-5 pages)•Internal review•Up to $200K, 1 year
Recent RAPIDs•Fire severity and ecosystems in Minnesota (Ecosystem Studies)•Change in phytoplankton community structure of Lake Erie in low ice year (Biological Oceanography)•Hurricane Irene Storm Surge Sedimentation (Deep Earth Processes)•Digital catalog of linguist notes on endangered Itelman language (Arctic)•Social networks in Moroccan elections (Political Science)
EAGEREArly-concept Grants for
Exploratory Research
•Early stages, potentially transformative•New approaches, combinations of disciplines, perspectives•High Risk/High Reward•Brief (5-8 pages)•Up to $300K, 2 years
Recent EAGERsMarine biopolymers as tracers of
biogeochemical processes (Biological Oceanography)
Ecogenomics and metabolomics and the evolution of pathogenecity (Ecology of Infectious Diseases)
Silicon Graphane Analogues (Solid State & Materials Chemistry)
Programming the Crowd (Software & Hardware Foundation)