National Institutes of Health: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant (T35) (1/inst. per application receipt date)
Eligible programs are those for individuals interested in biomedical, behavioral and clinical research careers; other predoctoral and postdoctoral training in emerging scientific areas relevant to the NIH mission; basic, clinical or behavioral research aspects of the health-related sciences.
Notification deadline for announcing intent to apply: Contact Research and Graduate Studies' Proposal Development Unit by 5:00 p.m. July 30, 2008, regarding intent to submit a proposal for the September 25, 2008 deadline.
NIH proposal deadline: Sept. 25, 2008
U.S. Department of Energy: Energy Frontier Research Centers (3 lead-partner proposals per institution; non-lead or subcontracting proposals are unlimited.)
Deadline for notifying Research and Graduate Studies' Proposal Development Unit of intent to apply: 5:00 p.m. May 27
DOE letter of intent due date: July 1
DOE application deadline: 8:00 a.m. Oct. 1
Status: The preproposals of Dr. Salah Bedair in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Dr. Carl Koch in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Dr. William Roberts in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering were selected to represent NC State University in the sponsor's review.
National Science Foundation: Biological Research Collections (1 proposal per university collection. If more than one institutional collection is submitting a proposal, institutional coordination and prioritization are required.)
Deadline for notifying Research and Graduate Studies' Proposal Development Unit of intent to apply: 5:00 p.m. May 19
NSF proposal submission deadline: July 25
Status: The principal investigator of each collection submitting a proposal must coordinate with the Proposal Development Unit. The Proposal Development Unit will assist each principal investigator as needed in obtaining the institutional prioritization and associated documentation required by NSF. For more information, contact the Proposal Development Unit.
National Science Foundation: National Science Foundation: Research: Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (1/NCSU college)
Status: The College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences has two proposals in development and may need to conduct an internal selection process. The College of Engineering has one identified proposal, which will be submitted to the NSF review. For more information, contact the Proposal Development Unit.
NSF letter of intent deadline: The optional letter of intent is due July 10.
NSF full proposal deadline: August 12
National Science Foundation: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Talent Expansion (one Type 1 proposal/inst.; Type 2 proposals are unlimited)
Deadline for notifying Research and Graduate Studies' Proposal Development Unit of intent to apply: 5:00 p.m. July 10
Internal preproposal submission deadline: 5:00 p.m. August 4
NSF letter of intent deadline (optional): August 19 (Letters of intent per institution are not limited; all principal investigators who wish to submit letters of intent may do so.)
NSF proposal submission deadline: September 30
Internal preproposal specifications
Title page: Provide a title page with the name of the sponsor, the name of the program, and the name, title, email address and telephone number of the principal investigator. Provide the same information for the NC State co-principal investigators. List investigators from any external collaborating partners. Include a heading, "Type of proposal," and identify the proposal as either 1B or 1C, according to the definitions on page 6 of the program solicitation. The type of proposal must be 1B or 1C because NC State has been the lead institution on a previous award under this program. Include the name, title, telephone number and email address of the college research administrator (rather than the Associate Dean for Research) in the principal investigator's home college. To identify the college research administrator, contact the Proposal Development Unit.
Project summary: Summarize the expected increases in students obtaining STEM baccalaureate degrees (or, as applicable, increases in students obtaining associate degrees or credits at a community college who transfer to baccalaurate programs) over the five-year grant period. Explain the reasons why working toward an increase in the number of STEM graduates is compatible with the University's mission, as well as the University's vision underlying plans to increase the number of STEM graduates. Include descriptive summaries of any prior efforts to increase interest in STEM careers, and the results of those efforts. Provide examples of specific strategies to be used, and rationales for using them. If a subset of STEM fields is involved, explain why project activities would not be expected to cause decreases of enrollment in other STEM fields. Type 1B proposals must also include data supporting claims of success of previous activities and describe how the previous project has been institutionalized and serves as a foundation for the proposed project. Type 1B summaries should also describe significantly new directions and the rationales for choosing them. Aslo include a clear statement of which proposed activities, if successful, would be expected to be institutionalized by the end of the grant period, and which successful activities would require further sources of support to be continued. A Type 1C project summary should provide significant information about the accomplishments to date under the original project, including a summary of evaluation results for four years. For a Type 1C project summary, an additional page is allowed for this information. The Type 1B summary may be up to four single-spaced pages in 12-point type within an 8.5 x 11 format. The Type 1C summary may included a fifth page for reporting evaluation results for four years.
Curriculum vitae: Include an NSF Biosketch or equivalent for the NC State University principal investigator and co-principal investigators, and for any lead investigators at the collaborating organizations.
Submitting the internal preproposal for review: The principal investigator must submit the internal preproposal first to the college research administrator. The college research administrator will review the internal preproposal for compliance with the internal specifications described above. The principal investigator should submit the internal preproposal far enough in advance of the deadline to allow correction of any compliance errors discovered by the college research administrator. When the college research administrator finds the internal preproposal in compliance, he or she will forward it for internal review to the Proposal Development Unit, which sends it on to the review panel. Preproposals must be received by or before the internal preproposal deadline.
National Science Foundation: Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships (3 lead-partner preliminary proposals/institution)
Deadline for notifying Research and Graduate Studies' Proposal Development Unit of intent to apply: 5:00 p.m. July 21
Internal preproposal submission deadline: 5:00 p.m. August 6
NSF preliminary proposal deadline: September 30
NSF invited full proposal deadline: April 30, 2009
Internal preproposal specifications
Title page: Provide a title page with the name of the sponsor, the name of the program, and the name, title, email address and telephone number of the principal investigator. Provide the same information for the NC State co-principal investigators. List the principal investigator(s) from any external collaborating partners, and use the format specified on page 14 of the program announcement under 8a, Partner Institutions (Academic Institutions, National Laboratories, Federal Government, Industry, Non-Governmental Organizations, State and Local Government, International, and Other). Provide the total estimated amount of the funding request, as of the internal preproposal submission date, August 1. Include the name, title, telephone number and email address of the college research administrator (rather than the Associate Dean for Research) in the NC State principal investigator's home college. To identify the college research administrator, contact the Proposal Development Unit.
Project summary: Provide a two-page project summary describing the rationale for the center, its unique opportunities and its potential national impact. In clear language, describe the proposed center, its vision, mission and goals. Include the distinguishing features. Explain how funding the activity specifically as a center will add value compared to funding the activity as a standard research project. State the long-range plans for the proposed research and education themes. Carefully explain how research and education will be truly integrated rather than simply including both components. Provide the knowledge transfer strategies and state the diversity goals. Describe each partner institution's major contributions. Avoid the use of URLs. The project summary should be up to two pages long, single-spaced in 12-point type within an 8.5 x 11 format.
Summary of research plans and objectives: Provide up to one page describing the center's long-range research goals and research components. Describe the potential of the center to produce scientific and technological breakthroughs of national and global importance. Include important details about the science and the necessity for the center mode of operation. Use 12-point type, single spacing in an 8.5 x 11 format.
Summary of education and human resource plans and objectives: Provide up to one page describing the educational and human resource goals of the integrated center. Include a tentative timeline for the first five-year period. Refer to plans involving educational needs of and opportunities for students, faculty and teachers. Clearly summarize the involvement of underrepresented groups and how their participation will be increased and measured. Include plans for how each partner institution will contribute to the diversity plan and its implementation. Summarize the impact of education activities on research and knowledge transfer and vice versa. Use 12-point type, single spacing in an 8.5 x 11 format.
Curriculum vitae: Include an NSF Biosketch or equivalent for the NC State University principal investigator and co-principal investigators, and for any lead investigators at the collaborating organizations.
Submitting the internal preproposal for review: The principal investigator must submit the internal preproposal first to the college research administrator. The college research administrator will review the internal preproposal for compliance with the internal specifications described above. The principal investigator should submit the internal preproposal far enough in advance of the deadline to allow correction of any compliance errors discovered by the college research administrator. When the college research administrator finds the internal preproposal in compliance, he or she will forward it for internal review to the Proposal Development Unit, which sends it on to the review panel. Preproposals must be received by or before the internal preproposal deadline.
Combined review: Beckman Young Investigators (2/institution)-Searle Scholars (1 /institution)-Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences (1/institution)
Nominating deadline: 5:00 p.m. June 6
Deadline for submission of candidates' internal review packets: 5:00 p.m. July 15
NC State internal review meeting: To be scheduled between July 16 to 25.
Full proposal deadlines: Beckman, October 1; Searle, September 26; Pew, anticipated: Oct. 31
Requirements for candidates:
Title page: Provide a title page with the name of the sponsor and program for which the candidate has been nominated. If the candidate has been nominated for more than one program, provide the sponsor and program name for each program. Include a heading for "Month, date and year of first tenure-track faculty appointment or equivalent appointment," and under that heading, provide the date of the candidate's first tenure-track faculty appointment, whether at NC State or another institution. If the candidate's first faculty appointment was at another institution, name the institution. Provide the name, title, email address and telephone number of the research administrator in the candidate's home college. If the candidate has a joint appointment in two colleges, identify the research administrator of the college through which the candidate's full nomination application would be submitted if the candidate is selected as an NC State nominee. Also include the date the internal preproposal is submitted.
Letter of recommendation: The candidate should obtain a letter of recommendation from the individual most familiar with the candidate's work, track record, and potential for making outstanding research contributions relative to the program(s) for which the candidate is seeking institution nomination. The recommending individual may be either within or external to NC State University. If a candidate is being recommended for more than one program, the candidate must either obtain a letter of recommendation for each program, regardless of whether the letters are from the same individual or not, OR the candidate must make clear to the recommending individual that the letter needs to contain a reference to the candidate's strengths relative to each program. Each letter must clearly document reasons for the candidate's competitiveness for representing NC State University in a specific, named program. For details about submitting the letters of nomination with the internal review packets, candidates should contact the Proposal Development Unit.
Current and pending support: Provide a summary of previously funded research and proposals, including proposal titles, names of the sponsoring agency and the particular program to which the proposal was submitted, amount funded and dates of the award. Include pending support from proposals that have been reviewed and recommending for funding. Lastly, list the proposals that have been submitted and are under review.
Curriculum vitae: Prepare a curriculum vitae providing all the information requested by the program or programs. If a candidate is nominated for more than one program, the curriculum vitae should include information relevant to each program. The vitae may also include any other information that the candidate would like to submit. Although no page limit is specified, the vitae must be in 12-point type with one-inch margins within an 8.5 x 11 format. For details, contact the Proposal Development Unit.
Research statement: Provide a one-page, single-spaced research statement summarizing the candidate's work and its strengths in relation to each program for which the candidate is nominated.
Submitting the internal preproposal for review: The principal investigator must submit the internal preproposal first to the college research administrator. The college research administrator will review the internal preproposal for compliance with the internal specifications described above. The principal investigator should submit the internal preproposal far enough in advance of the deadline to allow correction of any compliance errors discovered by the college research administrator. When the college research administrator finds the internal preproposal in compliance, he or she will forward it for internal review to the Proposal Development Unit, which sends it on to the review panel. Preproposals must be received by or before the internal preproposal deadline.
Burroughs Wellcome Fund: Career Awards for Medical Scientists (5/inst.)
Deadline for notification of Research and Graduate Studies' Proposal Development Unit of intent to apply: 5:00 p.m. July 7
Internal preproposal submission deadline: July 28
Sponsor's deadline for full application proposals: Oct. 1
Internal preproposal requirements
Title page: Provide a title page with the name of the sponsor, the name of the program, the name, title, email address and telephone number of the nominated candidate, and the title of the proposed project. Also provide the name, title, telephone number and email address of the nominating individual. Include the name, title telephone number and email address of the NC State college research administrator (rather than the Associate Dean for Research) in the candidate's home college. To identify the college research administrator, contact the Proposal Development Unit.
Letter of recommendation: A confidential letter of recommendation from either the Ph.D. adviser or another individual familiar with the candidate's work and potential is required. The letter should be sent directly from the recommending individual to the Proposal Development Unit . The letter should include the nominee's qualifications and anticipated accomplishments during the training period, and how the nominee's work is expected to make exceptional contributions to the institution's research mission.
Lay abstract: Provide a summary of the proposed research that is understandable for the educated general audience. The summary should be no more than two pages long in 12-point type with minimum one-inch margins. Include statements representing how the award will facilitate the nominee's transition from the last year(s) of a mentored position to the beginning years of an independent position, and how it will facilitate the nominee's transition to a career in research and reduce time provided to service commitments.
Curriculum vitae: The nominee's biosketch should be similar to an NIH-style biosketch, but also include positions and honors, history of medical licensure, and a chronological listing of refereed publications and manuscripts accepted for publication (but not abstracts at meetings), as well as current and pending research support.
Submitting the internal preproposal for review: The principal investigator must submit the internal preproposal first to the college research administrator. The college research administrator will review the internal preproposal for compliance with the internal specifications described above. The principal investigator should submit the internal preproposal far enough in advance of the deadline to allow correction of any compliance errors discovered by the college research administrator. When the college research administrator finds the internal preproposal in compliance, he or she will forward it for internal review to the Proposal Development Unit, which sends it on to the review panel. Preproposals must be received by or before the internal preproposal deadline.
Burroughs Wellcome Fund: Clinical Scientist Awards in Translational Research (2/inst.)
Status: An internal competitive erview at NC State University is not anticipated. If more than two candidates are nominated, Research and Graduate Studies' Proposal Development Unit will coordinate with the College of Veterinary Medicine to ensure compliance with the limit on the number of nominations allowed.
Deadline for notification of Research and Graduate Studies' Proposal Development Unit of intent to apply or intent to nominate: 5:00 p.m. July 14
BWF full proposal deadline: Oct. 1
National Science Foundation: Research Experiences for Teachers in Engineering (2 lead proposals per each institution's College of Engineering)
Deadline for notification of Research and Graduate Studies Proposal Development Unit of intent to apply: 5:00 p.m. July 21
Content of notification message: Provide the name and department of the principal investigator, the identities of the co-principal investigators as known by July 21, and identify whether the proposal is for a site or supplement.
Status: NSF requires that the principal investigator must be a faculty member in the College of Engineering. If the College of Engineering has more than two proposals developing in response to this program, the Proposal Development Unit will coordinate with Associate Dean for Research John Strenkowski to ensure institutional compliance with the limit on the number of proposals.
NSF full proposal deadline: November 17
National Science Foundation: TeraGrid Phase III: eXtreme Digital Resources for Science and Engineering (Absolute limit: 1 lead OR 1 non-lead, but not one of each)
Status: Faculty who are interested in participating in the development of a proposal for this program must contact the Proposal Development Unit for more information. The deadline for contacting the Proposal Development Unit is Sept. 30.
NSF proposal submission deadline: November 4
National Science Foundation: High Performance Computing System Acquisition: Towards a Petascale Computing Environment for Science and Engineering (1 lead-partner proposal per institution)
Status: Faculty who are interested in participating in the development of a proposal for this program must contact the Proposal Development Unit for more information. The deadline for contacting the Proposal Development Unit is Sept. 30.
NSF proposal submission deadline: November 17
National Science Foundation : Partnerships for Innovation (1 lead-partner proposal per institution; 1 non-lead partner proposal per institution)
Deadline for notification of Research and Graduate Studies' Proposal Development Unit of intent to apply: 5:00 p.m. August 6
Internal preproposal submission deadline: August 27
Required NSF letter of intent deadline: October 31. Letters of intent are not limited in number per institution. All faculty who wish to submit letters of intent may do so; however, the eligibility requirements for the composition of the PFI team are such that NC State letters of intent are expected to be very few in number.
NSF proposal submission deadline: December 31
Internal preproposal requirements
Title page: Provide a title page with the name of the sponsor, the name of the program, and the name, title, email address and telephone number of the principal investigator. Provide the same information for the NC State co-principal investigators. Clearly state whether the proposal is a lead-partner proposal or a subawardee (non-lead) proposal. Provide the working title of the proposal. Identify the name, title, email address and telephone number of one or more team members who are on NC State's graduated PFI grantee team. NSF defines a graduated PFI grantee as having a completed PFI award for which a final report will have been submitted to NSF within four months of Dec. 31, 2008. If the team includes a graduated grantee involved in other NSF partnership opportunities, identify the individual or individuals and the pertinent partnership opportunity. NSF defines a graduated grantee involved in other NSF partnership opportunities as one who has a completed award with an award expiration date within the last decade. If a minority serving institution, a community college or other non-research intensive institution is on the team, identy that institution or institutions and the respective principal investigator involved. Also identify any additional institutions and the respective principal investigators that may be involved. Provide the total estimated amount of the funding request, as of the internal preproposal submission date, August 27. Include the name, title, telephone number and email address of the college research administrator (rather than the Associate Dean for Research) in the NC State principal investigator's home college. To identify the college research administrator, contact the Proposal Development Unit.
Project summary: In progress.
Curriculum vitae: Include an NSF Biosketch or equivalent for the NC State University principal investigator and co-principal investigators, and for any lead investigators at the collaborating organizations.
Submitting the internal preproposal for review: The principal investigator must submit the internal preproposal first to the college research administrator. The college research administrator will review the internal preproposal for compliance with the internal specifications described above. The principal investigator should submit the internal preproposal far enough in advance of the deadline to allow correction of any compliance errors discovered by the college research administrator. When the college research administrator finds the internal preproposal in compliance, he or she will forward it for internal review to the Proposal Development Unit, which sends it on to the review panel. Preproposals must be received by or before the internal preproposal deadline.