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Tom Brady, Division Director, IOBTom Brady, Division Director, IOBTbrady@nsf.gov

Anu Singh, Science Assistant, IOBAnu Singh, Science Assistant, IOBAsingh@nsf.gov

Maya Anderson, Program Technology Maya Anderson, Program Technology Analyst, IOBAnalyst, IOB

Manderso@nsf.govManderso@nsf.gov

Grinnell CollegeGrinnell CollegeApril 2, 2005 April 2, 2005

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Education & Human Resources

Budget, Finance & Award

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Institutions (RUI)

•Eligibility: must be Predominantly Undergraduate Institution (PUI)

– 2-yr and 4-yr colleges– master’s level and small doctoral colleges that

have undergraduate enrollment larger than graduate and award no more than 10/yr PhD degrees in all science fields (avg 2-5 yrs)

•RUI supports research of faculty from PUI– Research project funding to individual or

collaborative group– Purchase of shared instrumentation

Research at Undergraduate Institutions (RUI)

Impact Statement (maximum length 5 pages)

Impact of the proposed research activity on: The research environment of the institution

The career(s) of the faculty participants, and

The ability of the involved department(s) to prepare students for entry into advanced-degree programs and/or careers in science and engineering

Supports teacher-scholars who will become the academic leaders of the 21st century

Supports plans that effectively integrate research and education

BIO minimum of $100,000 per year for 5 years

New, broader eligibility criteria

Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)

Deadline: Annually in Late July

Program Announcement: NSF-02-111

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 forMathematical and Physical

Sciences

MPS-1

Mathematical and Physical Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) Home PageSciences (MPS) Home Page

Organic & Macromolecular Chemistry• Organic Dynamics• Organic Synthesis

Division of Chemistry

Division of Chemistry

Chemical Instrumentation Program

Physical Chemistry• Theoretical & Computational Chemistry

• Experimental Physical Chemistry

Analytical & Surface Chemistry

Special Projects

Inorganic, Bioinorganic, & Organometallic Chemistry

MPS-3

Division of Mathematical Sciences

Division of Mathematical Sciences

Cluster A• Applied Mathematics• Infrastructure

Cluster B• Topology & Foundations• Analysis

Cluster C• Statistics & Probability• Algebra & Number Theory• Computational Mathematics• Special Projects

MPS-5

Division of Physics

Division of Physics

Atomic, Molecular, Optical & Plasma Physics

Gravitational Physics

Theoretical Physics

Elementary Particle Physics

Nuclear Physics

Special Programs

MPS-6

Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic

Sciences

Two Research Divisions

Social and Economic Sciences (SES)

Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)

Social Behavioral & Economic Social Behavioral & Economic Sciences (SBE) Home PageSciences (SBE) Home Page

Goals in Supporting the Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences

Increase fundamental understanding of human behavior and society

Provide societal relevance by providing information on critical national problems such as terrorism, business failures, global workforce, America’s educational system, and the implication of large-scale transformational changes for ethnic and cultural diversity and equality

Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SES)

Focuses on economic, legal, political and social systems, organizations, and institutions

Intellectual and social contexts that govern the development and use of science and technology

Social and Economic Sciences (SES)

Decision, Risk, & Management Science Economics Innovation and Organizational Change Law and Social Science Methodology, Measurement & Statistics Political Science Sociology Societal Dimensions of Eng., Science, & Tech. Science & Technology Studies

Programs

Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences

Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences

Focuses on human cognition, language, social behavior, and culture

Interactions between human societies and the physical environment

Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences

Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)

Archaeology & Archaeometry Cultural Anthropology Cognitive Neuroscience Developmental & Learning Sciences Geography & Regional Science Linguistics Perception, Action, & Cognition Physical Anthropology Social Psychology

Programs

Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences

                                   

                           

                                        

Population & Evolutionary Processes

Population & Evolutionary Processes

Directorate for Biological Sciences(BIO)

Mary Clutter, Assistant DirectorJoann Roskoski, Executive Officer

Directorate for Biological Sciences(BIO)

Mary Clutter, Assistant DirectorJoann Roskoski, Executive Officer

Information and Automation Resources Unit

(IAR)

Information and Automation Resources Unit

(IAR)

Division of Environmental

Biology(DEB)

Mike Willig, Division DirectorPenny Firth, Deputy Director

Division of Environmental

Biology(DEB)

Mike Willig, Division DirectorPenny Firth, Deputy Director

Ecological BiologyEcological Biology

EcosystemScience

EcosystemScience

Division of Integrative

Organismal Biology(IOB)

Tom Brady, Division DirectorJudy Verbeke, Deputy Director

Division of Integrative

Organismal Biology(IOB)

Tom Brady, Division DirectorJudy Verbeke, Deputy Director

BehavioralSystems

BehavioralSystems

Developmental Systems

Developmental Systems

Environmental &Structural Systems

Environmental &Structural Systems

ResearchResources

ResearchResources

HumanResources

HumanResources

Division ofBiological

Infrastructure(DBI)

Machi Dilworth, Division DirectorMuriel Poston, Deputy Director

Division ofBiological

Infrastructure(DBI)

Machi Dilworth, Division DirectorMuriel Poston, Deputy Director

Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences

(MCB)

Maryanna Henkart, Division DirectorJerry Cohen, Deputy Director

Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences

(MCB)

Maryanna Henkart, Division DirectorJerry Cohen, Deputy Director

BiomolecularSystems

BiomolecularSystems

Cellular SystemsCellular Systems

Genes and GenomeSystems

Genes and GenomeSystems

Emerging Frontiers (EF)

Plant GenomeResearch Program

Plant GenomeResearch Program

Systematic Biology &Biodiversity Inventories

Systematic Biology &Biodiversity Inventories

Functional & Regulatory Systems

Functional & Regulatory Systems

Biological Sciences Home Page

Major BIO Responsibilities

Long-Term Ecological Research Systematic Biology (Biodiversity) Evolutionary Biology Environmental Biology Plant Biology Bioinformatics Non-medical Microbial Biology

BIO Areas of EmphasisFY2005 Budget Request

NSF-wide Priority Areas Biocomplexity in the

Environment Nanoscale Science and

Engineering Mathematical Sciences Human and Social

Dynamics Increased award size and

duration

BIO Emphasis Areas Plant Genomics Microbial Biology Arabidopsis 2010 Project Broadening Participation

Major Research Equipment and Facilities

National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)

Division of Environmental Biology

Ecological Biology Cluster Ecosystem Science Cluster Population and Evolutionary

Processes Cluster Systematic Biology and Biodiversity

Inventories Cluster

DEB Organization

DEB: Ecological Biology Cluster

Natural and managed ecosystems Terrestrial, wetlands and freshwater habitats Experimental, observational, theoritical &

modeling Conceptual and synthetic linkages Multiple scales – geographic and/or

ecological

DEB: Ecosystem Science Cluster

Biogeochemistry Decomposition of organic matter Belowground nutrient cycling and energy flow Primary productivity Radioactive gas flux Element budgets on watershed, regional, continental,

or global scales; Relationships between diversity and ecosystem

function Ecosystem services,Landscape dynamics Long-Term Ecological research

DEB: Population and Evolutionary Processes Cluster

Population processes Evolutionary ecology Evolutionary genetics Molecular population biology

DEB: Systematic Biology and Biodiversity Inventories Cluster

Taxonomy Classification Phylogenetics Expeditionary work to discovery,

document and describe plant, animal, and microbial diversity

Division of Integrative Organismal Biology

Behavioral Systems Developmental Systems Environmental and Structural Systems Functional and Regulatory Systems

IOB Organization

IOB: Behavioral Systems Cluster

Focuses on the development, function, mechanisms, and evolution of behavior, biological rhythms, and interactions between organisms including animals, plants, and microbes: social and reproductive behavior behavioral ecology and physiology neural and hormonal mechanisms of

behavior; immunology of behavior biological bases of learning, cognition, and

communication

IOB: Developmental Systems Cluster

Focuses on the nature, control, and evolution of those processes that comprise the life cycle of organisms

mechanisms of gametogenesis, fertilization, embryogenesis, differentiation, pattern formation, and morphogenesis

development, regeneration, and aging of the nervous system

genomic approaches, gene networks, integration of developmental gene pathways, and computational approaches are included. 

IOB: Environmental and Structural Systems Cluster

Focuses on the function and evolution of organisms in their physiochemical and biotic environments physiological ecology, functional morphology, animal sensation and movement, molecular bases of tissue biomechanical

properties, environmental genomics. 

IOB: Functional and Regulatory Systems Cluster

Focuses on fundamental physiological mechanisms and how they have evolved, with emphasis on organisms as integrated systems. comparative physiology Neurophysiology mechanisms of solute transport comparative or evolutionary immunology Includes research at the genetic, genomic,

cellular, tissue, organ, system, and organismal levels of organization. 

Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences

Biomolecular Systems Cluster

Cellular Systems Cluster

Gene and Genome System Cluster

MCB Organization

MCB: Biomolecular Systems Cluster

Structure, function, dynamics, interactions, and interconversions of biological molecules

Integrating theoretical, computational, and

experimental approaches to the study of biological molecules and their functional complexes

Mechanistic studies of the regulation and catalysis of enzymes and RNA

Higher-order characterization of the biochemical processes

MCB: Cellular Systems Cluster

Structure, function, and regulation of plant, animal and microbial cells, and their interactions with the environment and with one another

Studies of the structure, function, and assembly of cellular elements, including eukaryotic and prokaryotic cell walls and envelopes

Intracellular and transmembrane signal transduction mechanisms and cell-cell signaling processes, including those that occur in biofilms

Microbial Observatories and Microbial Interactions and Processes

Genomes and genetic mechanisms in all organisms, whether prokaryote, eukaryote, phage, or virus

Structure, maintenance, expression, transfer, and stability of genetic information in DNA, RNA, and proteins and how those processes are regulated

Genome organization, molecular and cellular evolution, replication, recombination, repair, and vertical and lateral transmission of heritable information

Processes that mediate and regulate gene expression, such as chromatin structure, epigenetic phenomena, transcription, RNA processing, editing and degradation, and translation.

MCB: Gene and Genome Systems Cluster

Division of Biological Infrastructure

Examples of Research Areas Supported by DBI

Research Experiences for Undergraduates Sites Undergraduate Mentorship in Environmental Biology Collaborative Research at Undergraduate Institutions Biological Field Stations and Marine Laboratories Instrument Development for Biological Research Biological Databases and Informatics Living Stock Collections Biological Research Collections

Research Experiences for Undergraduates

Effective for attracting and retaining undergraduates in careers in mathematics,

science and engineering

Incorporates active research experience

REU sites: NSF 04-584

REU supplements to PIs with existing awards

Sites Deadline: Aug. 17, 2004

Supplement Deadline: Contact your Program Officer for details.

Undergraduate Mentoring in Environmental Biology

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 > 1 year

Program Announcement: NSF 05-558Preliminary proposal Deadline: May 18th 2005

Full proposal Deadline: October 17th 2005

Field Stations & Marine Labs Program

Successful projects have: Demonstrated infrastructure need High potential biological impact Broad user base Educational outreach

Read the Program Announcement for more information.

Program Announcement: NSF 05-550

April 26, 2005

Major Research Instrumentation Program

NSF wide program, BIO managed review

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.

Deadline: 3rd Thursday in January, annuallyProgram Announcement: NSF-05-515

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

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR TEACHERS

Consult with the Program Director of your particular NSF award.Dear Colleague Letter: NSF 05-524

Research Opportunity Award

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

Consult with the Program Director of your particular NSF award.Dear Colleague Letter: NSF 05-548

Research Assistantships for Minority High School Students (RAMHSS)

Involves high school minority students in research

Provides funding supplements to PIs supported by NSF

Academic year and summer

Contact the Program Officer in the appropriate program

for details.

Plant Genome Research Program

Overall Program Goals Support research on the structure, organization and

function of plant genomes, elucidate fundamental biological processes

Accelerate the acquisition and utilization of new knowledge and innovative technologies

Focus is on plants of economic importance and plant processes of potential economic value.

FY’04-’05 Program (NSF 04-510) Virtual Center Awards in Plant Genome Research Individual and Small Group Awards in Plant Genome

Research

Individual and Small Group Awards in Plant Genome Research

(ISGA-PGR)

Individual and Small Group Awards in Plant Genome Research

(ISGA-PGR)

$300,000 – $500,000 per year for up to 5 years

Projects can build on existing PGRP tools

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A continent-wide research tool consisting of geographically distributed regional observatories, networked via state of the art communications

A virtual lab for research to obtain a predictive understanding of the environment

Collectively, a network of networked environmental research facilities and instruments

What is ?

Emerging Frontiers - Virtual Division

An incubator for 21st century biology Multidisciplinary research and networking activities Synergy between disciplines New initiatives for later integration into core

programsCurrently includes: All NSF-wide Priority Areas Frontiers in Integrative Biological Research Tree of Life Microbial Genome Sequencing Project Ecology of Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration Networks

Award Supplement Opportunities

Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Research Experiences for Undergraduates

(REU) Research Opportunity Awards (ROA) Research Assistantships for Minority High

School Students (RAMHSS) Facilitation Award for Scientists and Engineers

with Disabilities

Useful URLs - Bookmark!!

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

Grant Proposal Guide (GPG):http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?ods_key=nsf0423

Guide to Programs:http://www.nsf.gov/ pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?ods_key=nsf04009