Request for Pre-proposals For Nebraska EPSCoR FIRST AWARDS
Call for pre-proposals for Nebraska EPSCoR FIRST AWARD grant program
Deadline: 5:00 p.m., Monday, October 19, 2009
Nebraska EPSCoR has created a competitive FIRST AWARD grant program to help Nebraska early career faculty members to initiate their research programs. This program is funded by an NSF infrastructure grant to Nebraska EPSCoR. The FIRST AWARD grant is limited to $20,000 for one year with 100% matching requirement. Nebraska EPSCoR anticipates awarding approximately six grants. Each grantee is required to submit a CAREER grant proposal to NSF at the end of the award period.
Who may apply: An assistant professor in a tenure-leading position in any university in the state who is: a) in the first four years of his/her academic career; and b) eligible to apply for an NSF CAREER grant during the award period.
Type of eligible project: Any project that potentially could be supported by a National Science Foundation competitive research grant is eligible.
Match requirement and duration: An award amount is limited to $20,000 and requires a one-for-one non-federal match (cash or in-kind). No Indirect Costs are allowed. FIRST AWARDs are granted for a period of one year, starting April 1, 2010, and ending March 31, 2011. The NSF grant funding the First Award program ends July 31, 2010; therefore, all First Award funds supplied by Nebraska EPSCoR must be spent by July 15, 2010.
Approval process: All pre-proposals will be reviewed by a grant subcommittee designated by Nebraska EPSCoR. The grant subcommittee will be composed of members of the scientific community but not necessarily experts in the field of each proposal; therefore, use language that is understandable to those with general knowledge of the area. It is anticipated that fewer than ten applicants will be invited to prepare an NSF CAREER-like full proposal. Each full proposal will be reviewed, using NSF proposal review criteria, by approximately three external experts in the field. The Nebraska EPSCoR Committee will select FIRST AWARD recipients.
Pre-proposal content: The pre-proposal must be prepared using font size 11 or greater with 1 inch margins. NSF CAREER proposal criteria should be followed for this pre-proposal except insofar as specifically directed otherwise by this RFP (special attachments required by NSF should not be included in the pre-proposal). The pre-proposal should consist of the following:
1. Budget: Attach a completed Nebraska EPSCoR Budget and Approval Form available from our web site at http://epscor.unl.edu/forms . Identify the NSF program to which the CAREER proposal is intended to be submitted in the Federal Agency/Program space on the form. The pre-proposal budget should provide expenditure plan for the total budget (EPSCoR funds plus match). Be sure appropriate signature and match account numbers appear on the form. No indirect costs are allowed.
2. Body of the Pre-proposal:
a. the main body of the pre-proposal. The main body, including references, may not exceed six pages. It should have 1) a section describing the research, 2) a section on its intellectual merit and significance, 3) a section describing the educational plan of the PI, 4) a section addressing the broader impact, and 5) a budget justification section. Other sections may be included as necessary. Any citations should be included in the six-page limit;
b. CV summary: a two-page CV that has been prepared according to NSF instructions and also lists the PI’s current grants;
c. a letter of endorsement from the appropriate department chair or dean. The letter must attest that the PI meets the necessary qualifications for the FIRST AWARD as well as the CAREER Award, and delineate how this grant would enhance the competitiveness of the PI.
Submission: Pre-proposals must be submitted electronically and in print.
1. The pre-proposal must be submitted electronically via the Nebraska EPSCoR web site at http://epscor.unl.edu/rfps no later than 5 p.m., Monday, October 19, 2009. Note that, per web-site instructions for electronic submission, the Budget and Approval Form must be submitted as one file. The pre-proposal body (consisting of the main body, CV summary, and letter of endorsement) must be submitted also as one file (separate from the budget file); it is preferable that these files be submitted in PDF format.
2. The original pre-proposal, in print and with appropriate signatures, also must be received no later than 5 p.m., Monday, October 19, 2009, in the Nebraska EPSCoR office at W192 Nebraska Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0557.
Faculty selected to develop CAREER-like full proposals will be notified in early November 2009. Full proposals will be due in the Nebraska EPSCoR office by mid-January 2010.
Deadline: 5:00 p.m., Monday, October 19, 2009
Nebraska EPSCoR has created a competitive FIRST AWARD grant program to help Nebraska early career faculty members to initiate their research programs. This program is funded by an NSF infrastructure grant to Nebraska EPSCoR. The FIRST AWARD grant is limited to $20,000 for one year with 100% matching requirement. Nebraska EPSCoR anticipates awarding approximately six grants. Each grantee is required to submit a CAREER grant proposal to NSF at the end of the award period.
Who may apply: An assistant professor in a tenure-leading position in any university in the state who is: a) in the first four years of his/her academic career; and b) eligible to apply for an NSF CAREER grant during the award period.
Type of eligible project: Any project that potentially could be supported by a National Science Foundation competitive research grant is eligible.
Match requirement and duration: An award amount is limited to $20,000 and requires a one-for-one non-federal match (cash or in-kind). No Indirect Costs are allowed. FIRST AWARDs are granted for a period of one year, starting April 1, 2010, and ending March 31, 2011. The NSF grant funding the First Award program ends July 31, 2010; therefore, all First Award funds supplied by Nebraska EPSCoR must be spent by July 15, 2010.
Approval process: All pre-proposals will be reviewed by a grant subcommittee designated by Nebraska EPSCoR. The grant subcommittee will be composed of members of the scientific community but not necessarily experts in the field of each proposal; therefore, use language that is understandable to those with general knowledge of the area. It is anticipated that fewer than ten applicants will be invited to prepare an NSF CAREER-like full proposal. Each full proposal will be reviewed, using NSF proposal review criteria, by approximately three external experts in the field. The Nebraska EPSCoR Committee will select FIRST AWARD recipients.
Pre-proposal content: The pre-proposal must be prepared using font size 11 or greater with 1 inch margins. NSF CAREER proposal criteria should be followed for this pre-proposal except insofar as specifically directed otherwise by this RFP (special attachments required by NSF should not be included in the pre-proposal). The pre-proposal should consist of the following:
1. Budget: Attach a completed Nebraska EPSCoR Budget and Approval Form available from our web site at http://epscor.unl.edu/forms . Identify the NSF program to which the CAREER proposal is intended to be submitted in the Federal Agency/Program space on the form. The pre-proposal budget should provide expenditure plan for the total budget (EPSCoR funds plus match). Be sure appropriate signature and match account numbers appear on the form. No indirect costs are allowed.
2. Body of the Pre-proposal:
a. the main body of the pre-proposal. The main body, including references, may not exceed six pages. It should have 1) a section describing the research, 2) a section on its intellectual merit and significance, 3) a section describing the educational plan of the PI, 4) a section addressing the broader impact, and 5) a budget justification section. Other sections may be included as necessary. Any citations should be included in the six-page limit;
b. CV summary: a two-page CV that has been prepared according to NSF instructions and also lists the PI’s current grants;
c. a letter of endorsement from the appropriate department chair or dean. The letter must attest that the PI meets the necessary qualifications for the FIRST AWARD as well as the CAREER Award, and delineate how this grant would enhance the competitiveness of the PI.
Submission: Pre-proposals must be submitted electronically and in print.
1. The pre-proposal must be submitted electronically via the Nebraska EPSCoR web site at http://epscor.unl.edu/rfps no later than 5 p.m., Monday, October 19, 2009. Note that, per web-site instructions for electronic submission, the Budget and Approval Form must be submitted as one file. The pre-proposal body (consisting of the main body, CV summary, and letter of endorsement) must be submitted also as one file (separate from the budget file); it is preferable that these files be submitted in PDF format.
2. The original pre-proposal, in print and with appropriate signatures, also must be received no later than 5 p.m., Monday, October 19, 2009, in the Nebraska EPSCoR office at W192 Nebraska Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0557.
Faculty selected to develop CAREER-like full proposals will be notified in early November 2009. Full proposals will be due in the Nebraska EPSCoR office by mid-January 2010.
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