NSF Programs for FacultyNSF Programs for Faculty

Scripps Research InstituteScripps Research Institute

April 30, 2009April 30, 2009

George Kenyon

NSF Division of Chemistry

gkenyon@nsf.gov

NSF StructureNSF Structure Biological SciencesBiological Sciences Computer & Information Science & Computer & Information Science &

Engineering Engineering Cyberinfrastructure Cyberinfrastructure Education and Human Resources Education and Human Resources Engineering Engineering Environmental Research & Education Environmental Research & Education Geosciences Geosciences International Science & Engineering International Science & Engineering Mathematical & Physical Sciences Mathematical & Physical Sciences Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences Crosscutting and NSF-wideCrosscutting and NSF-wide

Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Division ofChemistry

Division ofChemistry

Division ofMaterialsResearch

Division ofMaterialsResearch

Division ofMathematical

Sciences

Division ofMathematical

SciencesDivision of

Physics

Division ofPhysics

Division ofAstronomical

Sciences

Office of Multidisciplinary ActivitiesOffice of Multidisciplinary Activities

Directorate forDirectorate forMathematical and Physical Mathematical and Physical

SciencesSciences

Organic & Macromolecular Chemistry• Organic Dynamics• Organic Synthesis

Division of ChemistryDivision of Chemistry

Division of Chemistry

Chemical Instrumentation Program

Physical Chemistry• Theoretical & Computational Chemistry• Experimental Physical Chemistry

Analytical & Surface Chemistry

Integrated Chemistry Activities

Inorganic, Bioinorganic, & Organometallic Chemistry

Funding Strategies IIFunding Strategies II

• Consult the NSF website and Guide to Programs to locate a likely program (“Home” for your project).

• Make use of “Search Awards” capability to locate abstracts of proposals with comparable objectives.

• Contact the Program Director to determine if your project is appropriate.

Major Research InstrumentationMajor Research Instrumentation(MRI)(MRI)

Foundation-wide activity (NSF cross-cutting)

Emphasis must be on research

NSF overall - FY04: $109 M, FY05: $89 M, FY06: $88M

Chemistry Division: FY04 and FY05: $12.2 M, FY06: $9.3M (in FY05 $7.2 M (59%) and in FY06 $4.1 M (44%) went to PUIs)

A Good ProposalA Good Proposal

A good proposal is a good idea, A good proposal is a good idea, well expressed, with a clear well expressed, with a clear

indication of methods for indication of methods for pursuing the idea, evaluating pursuing the idea, evaluating the findings, and making them the findings, and making them known to all who need to know.known to all who need to know.

A A CompetitiveCompetitive Proposal is… Proposal is…All of the above

Appropriate for the Program

Responsive to the Program Announcement

NSF Merit Review NSF Merit Review ProcessProcess

By Mail and/or PanelBy Mail and/or Panel

ConfidentialConfidential

AnonymousAnonymous

Proposal Review CriteriaProposal Review Criteria

Intellectual meritIntellectual merit Broader impactsBroader impacts

Intellectual MeritIntellectual Merit

Designing Designing experimentsexperiments

Conducting Conducting experimentsexperiments

Interpreting Interpreting resultsresults

Assessing valueAssessing value

BroaderBroader ImpactsImpacts CommunicationCommunication EducationEducation IndustryIndustry EnvironmentEnvironment National securityNational security HealthHealth Quality of lifeQuality of life

Interpreting ReviewsInterpreting Reviews

Rating: ExcellentRating: Excellent

Science looks good to me. Science looks good to me.

Grad students will learn a lot. Grad students will learn a lot.

Fund it. Fund it.

Program Decision Program Decision FactorsFactors

Controlling QualityControlling Quality Intellectual MeritIntellectual Merit Broader ImpactsBroader Impacts

Balancing PrioritiesBalancing Priorities Taking RisksTaking Risks

Secrets for Success Secrets for Success New and original ideasNew and original ideas Sound, succinct, focused planSound, succinct, focused plan Relevant experienceRelevant experience Clarity concerning future directionClarity concerning future direction Well-articulated broader impactsWell-articulated broader impacts

A DeclinationA DeclinationHow to Gain from the How to Gain from the

ExperienceExperience

• The success rate for most CHE programs is The success rate for most CHE programs is ~25%.~25%.

• Read the written Reviews and the Panel Read the written Reviews and the Panel Summary.Summary.

• Call the Program Director for guidance and Call the Program Director for guidance and interpretation.interpretation.

NSF Needs YOU!NSF Needs YOU!

Reviewers and panelistsReviewers and panelists

Workshop participants and Workshop participants and organizersorganizers

RotatorsRotators

NSF Rotator ProgramNSF Rotator Program

Bring scientific expertise into NSFBring scientific expertise into NSF Build ties to academic communityBuild ties to academic community Have an impactHave an impact Continue professional developmentContinue professional development

Consider being a RotatorConsider being a Rotator

“Being an NSF Rotator and being exposed to a blizzard of ideas and ways to think about a research project was a mind-stretching experience that seriously influenced how I thereafter did chemistry. I left NSF less parochial, and much more adventuresome about entering new research subjects.”

Royce W. Murray

Keep in touch….Keep in touch….

NSF Web pageNSF Web page http://www.nsf.govhttp://www.nsf.gov

NSF Chemistry web pageNSF Chemistry web page http://www.nsf.gov/chemhttp://www.nsf.gov/chem

NSF Custom News ServiceNSF Custom News Service http://www.nsf.gov/home/cns/http://www.nsf.gov/home/cns/

NSF email list to Chemistry NSF email list to Chemistry CommunityCommunity

NSF Home Page:http://www.nsf.gov/

Search NSF Awards:http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/

FastLane Home Page: https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/fastlane.jsp

NSF Custom News Service:http://www.nsf.gov/mynsf/

Grant Proposal Guide (GPG)http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/gpg/nsf04_23/

Guide to Programshttp://www.nsf.gov/funding/browse_all_funding.jsp

Useful Websites and URLsUseful Websites and URLs

Contact InfoContact InfoGeorge L. KenyonGeorge L. Kenyon

gkenyon@nsf.govgkenyon@nsf.gov

703-292-4943703-292-4943

InstrumentationInstrumentation Research grantsResearch grants

In FY04, no cost In FY04, no cost sharing on equipment sharing on equipment required for research required for research grantsgrants

CRIF ID and CRIF-CRIF ID and CRIF-MU New solicitationMU New solicitation

MRI MRI

Multi-User Multi-User InstrumentationInstrumentation

CRIF: Departmental Multi-UserCRIF: Departmental Multi-User NSF 03-563NSF 03-563 Cost sharing on requests over Cost sharing on requests over

$100K$100K Deadline in June/JulyDeadline in June/July

MRI (NSF-wide)MRI (NSF-wide) Different cost-sharing rulesDifferent cost-sharing rules Deadline in JanuaryDeadline in January

A DeclinationA DeclinationHow to Gain from the How to Gain from the

ExperienceExperience

• The success rate for most CHE programs is The success rate for most CHE programs is ~25%.~25%.

• Read the written Reviews and the Panel Read the written Reviews and the Panel Summary.Summary.

• Call the Program Director for guidance and Call the Program Director for guidance and interpretation.interpretation.

NSF Funding Profile NSF Funding Profile (FY 2002)(FY 2002)

Administration & Management

5%

Education & Training

18%Research Facilities

19%

Research Projects58%

Total = $4,796 M