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Directorate for Education and Human Resources
Division of Graduate Education
Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m proposer's local time):
December 10, 2002
Second Tuesday in December, Annually, by 5:00 p. m. proposer's local
time
SUMMARY OF PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
General Information
Program Title:
Synopsis of Program:
Cognizant Program Officer(s):
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Terry S. Woodin, Program Director, Directorate
for Education & Human Resources, Division of Graduate Education,
907 N, telephone: (703) 292-8697, fax: (703) 292-9048, email: twoodin@nsf.gov
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Carolyn L. Piper, Assistant Program Director,
Directorate for Education & Human Resources, Division of Graduate
Education, 907 N, telephone: (703) 292-8697, fax: (703) 292-9048,
email: cpiper@nsf.gov
Applicable Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number(s):
- 47.076 --- Education and Human Resources
Eligibility Information
- Organization Limit:
NATO Partner country nominees may conduct research at US universities
or scientific research laboratories.
- PI Eligibility Limit:
Proposals for
scientists from NATO Partner countries must be submitted by an eligible
US host institution. A Principal Investigator (PI) from the host
US institution must submit the proposal on behalf of the NATO Partner
country nominee.
Nominees must:
- identify a host sponsoring scientist (Principal Investigator);
- be citizens of a NATO Partner country;
- be living in or working in their home country or another NATO
Partner country at the time the proposal is submitted; and,
- have completed all the requirements for the Ph.D. or equivalent
by the due date of this competition but not earlier than five (5)
years before the due date of this competition.
- Limit on Number of Proposals: One
proposal per Principal Investigator (PI) or institutional department.
Recipients of previous NSF-NATO Postdoctoral Fellowships are not eligible
as nominees for additional or subsequent NSF-NATO Fellowships including
cost related extensions of their fellowship.
Award Information
- Anticipated Type of Award: Fellowship
- Estimated Number of Awards: 15
- Anticipated Funding Amount: $650,000.00
Proposal Preparation and Submission Instructions
A. Proposal Preparation Instructions
B. Budgetary Information
- Cost Sharing Requirements: Cost Sharing is not required.
- Indirect Cost (F&A) Limitations: Not Applicable.
- Other Budgetary Limitations: Not Applicable.
C. Due Dates
- Full Proposal Deadline Date(s) (due by 5 p.m proposer's local
time):
December 10, 2002
Second Tuesday in December, Annually, by 5:00 p. m. proposer's local
time
D. FastLane Requirements
- FastLane Submission: Full proposal submission is required.
- FastLane Contact(s):
- Sheryl T. Balke, Program Analyst, Directorate
for Education & Human Resources, Division of Graduate Education,
907 N, telephone: (703) 292-8630, fax: (703) 292-9048, email:
sbalke@nsf.gov
Proposal Review Information
- Merit Review Criteria: National Science Board approved criteria.
Additional merit review considerations apply. Please see the full
funding opportunity document for further information.
Award Administration Information
- Award Conditions: Standard NSF award conditions apply.
- Reporting Requirements: Standard NSF reporting requirements
apply.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Summary
of Program Requirements
- Introduction
- Program
Description
- Eligibility
Information
- Award
Information
- Proposal
Preparation and Submission Instructions
- Proposal
Preparation Instructions
- Budgetary
Information
- Due Dates
- FastLane
Requirements
- Proposal
Review Information
- NSF
Proposal Review Process
- Review
Protocol and Associated Customer Service Standard
- Award
Administration Information
- Notification
of the Award
- Award
Conditions
- Reporting
Requirements
- Contacts
for Additional Information
- Other
Programs of Interest
I. INTRODUCTION
II. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Award of NSF-NATO fellowships will be made for work in the fields
supported by NSF including mathematics, engineering, computer and
information science, geosciences, the physical, biological, social,
behavioral, and economic sciences, the history and philosophy of science,
and interdisciplinary areas comprised of two or more of these fields.
Research in the teaching and learning of science, mathematics, technology,
and engineering is also eligible for support.
NSF-NATO does not support technical assistance, pilot plan
efforts, research requiring security classification, the development
of products for commercial marketing or market research for a particular
project or invention. Individuals working in clinical, education (except
research in the teaching and learning of science, mathematics, technology
and engineering) or business fields, or in history (except the history
or philosophy of science), social work or public health, and individuals
who propose to use the Fellowship to support residency training or
similar work that may lead to qualification or certification in a
clinical field are NOT eligible. These fellowships are not intended
to support the preparation of prior research results for publication
or the writing of textbooks as a primary objective.
Bioscience research with disease-related goals, including work on
the etiology, diagnosis, or treatment of physical or mental diseases,
abnormality, or malfunction in human beings or animals is not supported.
Animal models of such conditions, or the development or testing of
drugs or other procedures for their treatment, are not eligible for
support. However, research in bioengineering with diagnosis or treatment-related
goals, that applies engineering principles to problems in biology
and medicine while advancing engineering knowledge is eligible for
support. Bioengineering research to aid persons with disabilities
is also eligible.
NSF-NATO Fellowships are administered by the National Science Foundation,
an agency of the United States Government, at the request of the US
Department of State. Approximately 15 awards will be made to US institutions
that would like to host a scientist from a NATO Partner Country.
III. ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION
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IV. AWARD INFORMATION
Estimated program budget, number of awards and average award size/duration
are subject to the availability of funds.
Fellowship grants for NATO
Partner country scientists are made to US institutions and not directly
to individuals. The host institution will be responsible for the disbursement
of all funds associated with a fellowship award.
TENURE LIMITATIONS
A Fellow will have a full-time
tenure of 12 months. Requests to divide tenure between two institutions
should be clearly described in the application and will be handled
on a case-by-case basis.
A recipient of a postdoctoral
fellowship must begin tenure on or after July 1 of the year the award
is made, but normally not later than October 1 of the same year. A
nominee already working under another fellowship abroad in a NATO
Partner country, at the time of application, may request a delay
of the start date in order to complete the previous fellowship. An
awardee who declines a fellowship because she/he is unable to begin
tenure by the specified time period may re-apply to the program as
long as she/he remains eligible. This declination will not prejudice
any subsequent application.
STIPEND AND SPECIAL ALLOWANCE
The stipend is $2,750 per
month for 12 months for the Fellow. Fellows are also provided with
dependency allowances of $200 per month for a dependent spouse and
for each of not more than two dependent children for 12 months. The
level of funding for Fellows will be determined based on the
Fellow's status at the time of application. Any increase in the number
of dependents after the deadline date of submission of the proposal
will not qualifiy for the dependency allowance. Adjustment for individuals
entitled to sabbatical leave pay or whose employer wishes to supplement
the stipend to match regular salary will be considered. NSF-NATO funding
in such instances will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
In addition, the Fellow is
provided with $1,200 ($100 for each month of tenure) to aid in defraying
costs of research and special travel such as short visits to other
laboratories or scientific meetings. This special allowance is expendable
at the Fellow's discretion.
All Fellows are entitled
to the full stipend and special research allowance provided by the
fellowship.
TRAVEL ALLOWANCE
A travel allowance to assist
fellows to cover travel costs to their fellowship institution and
back will be provided as specified below. All travel must be by US
flag carriers if such service is available, even though other carriers
may be more convenient or less expensive.
The total round trip allowance
from the Fellow's place of residence in the Partner country, at the
time of application, to the US host institution to begin tenure and
later to return will be as follows: $3,000 for the Fellow; $3,000
for an accompanying spouse; and $1,200 each for up to two accompanying
dependent children.
INSTITUTIONAL ALLOWANCE
THE US HOST INSTITUTION DOES
NOT RECEIVE AN INSTITUTIONAL ALLOWANCE. OVERHEAD EXPENSES ARE
NOT PROVIDED AS PART OF THE FELLOWSHIP.
V. PROPOSAL PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
A. Proposal Preparation Instructions
Full Proposal Instructions:
Proposals submitted in response to this
program announcement/solicitation should be prepared and submitted in
accordance with the general guidelines contained in the NSF Grant
Proposal Guide (GPG). The complete text of the GPG is available
electronically on the NSF Website at: http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?gpg.
Paper copies of the GPG may be obtained from the NSF Publications Clearinghouse,
telephone (301) 947-2722 or by e-mail from pubs@nsf.gov.
A. Proposal Preparation Instructions
Proposals submitted in response to this program solicitation should
be prepared and submitted in accordance with the general guidelines
contained in this solicitation.
A COMPLETE proposal must be submitted via FastLane Postdoctoral Fellowship.
- Postdoctoral Fellowship Cover Page
The Cover Page must be completed in accordance with the FastLane
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Application instructions.
- Application Form B. Complete this
data using the codes specified in Fields of Specialization - Section
X.
- Summary of Doctoral Dissertation (Limit: 1 Page)
- Project Summary (Limit: 1 page)
- Project Description (Limit: 5 Pages) Footnotes and references
are to be included in the References Cited section.
The project description should be a relatively non-technical statement
understandable by non-specialist experts. This statement should BRIEFLY
include the nominee's 1) educational objectives and 2) long-range professional
goals. The proposal should describe in detail the activities expected
to be undertaken during tenure and should also comment on the appropriateness
of both the institution/country selected. Finally, the proposal should
indicate what plans have been made to date for the projected tenure
period.
- Biographical Sketch of the Proposed Host
Scientific Advisor (Limit: 2 Pages)
This should include but not be limited to information relative to current
position and recent publications, honors and grant support related to
the contemplated research.
- Biographical Sketch the Nominee (Limit:
3 Pages)
This information MUST include (but is not limited to) the following
sections:
- Education. This section should
list the nominee's educational background beginning with undergraduate
and including postdoctoral training: Institution & Location;
Degree; Year Conferred; Field of Study.
- Academic Honors. This section should include fellowships,
scholarships, teaching assistantships, mentoring activities, and
other relevant positions held or awards received with dates and
locations in reverse chronological order.
- Foreign Languages. This section should indicate the
English proficiency of the nominee to conduct research.
- Employment and Experience. This section should begin
with the nominee's current position (e.g. full-time graduate student,
postdoctoral Fellow, lecturer, etc. and institution). Relevant professional
history should be provided in reverse chronological order.
- Research Accomplishments. This section should list
any research previously pursued, giving the title and reference
of any published works. List the titles of any unpublished work
in process. Other accomplishments may include, but are not limited
to, patent and software credits, papers presented at seminars, workshops,
national or international meetings, etc.
- Other Accomplishments. This section is optional and
may include relevant information that the nominee wishes to provide
to the reviewers.
- Letter of Support from the Host Scientific
Advisor and/or Institution
A letter of support is required from the proposed scientific advisor
and/or institution acknowledging willingness to accept the nominee to
conduct the proposed research. Verification of resources
being made available to the NATO Partner country scientist (e.g. housing,
supplementary travel, equipment, and facilities to be provided by the
host institution) should be included in this letter. The sponsoring
scientist should also indicate why the NATO Partner country scientist
would benefit from such a research opportunity and what contributions
this scientist is expected to make. Any host institutional financial
commitment of support to the NATO Partner country scientist should also
be described. The sponsoring scientist should seek input from
whatever sources she/he deems appropriate, and may attach to this statement
any external references she/he chooses.
REFERENCE LETTERS
Four references are required. At least two of the four references should
be from persons with whom the nominee has worked in his/her major field,
including the thesis advisor if possible. List the thesis advisor's
name first on the Cover Page. Other Letter of Reference Writers
should be in closely allied fields. It is important to send the Letter
of Reference Writer a copy of the proposed plan of research
for their review and comment in the reference report. If the host advisor
is writing an institutional support letter and he/she is also listed
as a Letter of Reference Writer, a separate letter addressing the criteria
listed in the following paragraph must be included.
Reference letters should CLEARLY include comments on the following:
mastery of fundamental knowledge in the applicant's field, design
of research projects, laboratory skills and technique, growth during
period observed, creativity, originality, self reliance and independence.
Before submitting the letters, the Letter of Reference Writers should
indicate whether they wish their comments to be held in confidence and
their identity as authors of the letters not revealed. Otherwise, the
Foundation may provide the comments to the nominee (if requested) under
the Privacy Act of 1974.
The NATO Partner country nominee's current address is the address where
the NATO Partner country scientist resides in the NATO Partner country;
permanent US address should be the host university address.
Proposers are reminded to identify the program announcement/solicitation
number ((02-178)) in the program announcement/solicitation
block on the proposal Cover Sheet. Compliance with this requirement
is critical to determining the relevant proposal processing guidelines.
Failure to submit this information may delay processing.
B. Budgetary Information
Cost Sharing:
Cost sharing is not required in proposals submitted under this Program
Solicitation.
C. Due Dates
Proposals must be submitted by the following date(s):
Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m proposer's local time):
December 10, 2002
Second Tuesday in December, Annually, by 5:00 p. m. proposer's local
time
D. FastLane Requirements
Proposers are required to prepare and submit all proposals for this
announcement/solicitation through the FastLane system. Detailed instructions
for proposal preparation and submission via FastLane are available at:
http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/a1/newstan.htm.
For FastLane user support, call the FastLane Help Desk at 1-800-673-6188
or e-mail fastlane@nsf.gov. The
FastLane Help Desk answers general technical questions related to the
use of the FastLane system. Specific questions related to this program
announcement/solicitation should be referred to the NSF program staff
contact(s) listed in Section VIII of this announcement/solicitation.
Submission of Electronically Signed Cover Sheets. The Authorized
Organizational Representative (AOR) must electronically sign the proposal
Cover Sheet to submit the required proposal certifications (see Chapter
II, Section C of the Grant Proposal Guide
for a listing of the certifications). The AOR must provide the required
electronic certifications within five working days following the electronic
submission of the proposal. Proposers are no longer required to provide
a paper copy of the signed Proposal Cover Sheet to NSF. Further instructions
regarding this process are available on the FastLane Website at: http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/
VI. PROPOSAL REVIEW INFORMATION
A. NSF Proposal Review Process
Reviews of proposals submitted to NSF are solicited
from peers with expertise in the substantive area of the proposed research
or education project. These reviewers are selected by Program Officers
charged with the oversight of the review process. NSF invites the proposer
to suggest, at the time of submission, the names of appropriate or inappropriate
reviewers. Care is taken to ensure that reviewers have no conflicts
with the proposer. Special efforts are made to recruit reviewers from
non-academic institutions, minority-serving institutions, or adjacent
disciplines to that principally addressed in the proposal.
The National Science Board approved revised criteria for evaluating
proposals at its meeting on March 28, 1997 (NSB 97-72).
All NSF proposals are evaluated through use of the two merit review
criteria. In some instances, however, NSF will employ additional criteria
as required to highlight the specific objectives of certain programs
and activities.
On July 8, 2002, the NSF Director issued Important Notice 127, Implementation
of new Grant Proposal Guide Requirements Related to the Broader Impacts
Criterion. This Important Notice reinforces the importance of addressing
both criteria in the preparation and review of all proposals submitted
to NSF. NSF continues to strengthen its internal processes to ensure
that both of the merit review criteria are addressed when making funding
decisions.
In an effort to increase compliance with these requirements, the January
2002 issuance of the GPG incorporated revised proposal preparation guidelines
relating to the development of the Project Summary and Project Description.
Chapter II of the GPG specifies that Principal Investigators (PIs) must
address both merit review criteria in separate statements within the
one-page Project Summary. This chapter also reiterates that broader
impacts resulting from the proposed project must be addressed in the
Project Description and described as an integral part of the narrative.
Effective October 1, 2002, NSF will return without review proposals
that do not separately address both merit review criteria within the
Project Summary. It is believed that these changes to NSF proposal preparation
and processing guidelines will more clearly articulate the importance
of broader impacts to NSF-funded projects.
The two National Science Board approved merit review criteria are listed
below (see the Grant Proposal Guide
Chapter III.A for further information). The criteria include considerations
that help define them. These considerations are suggestions and not
all will apply to any given proposal. While proposers must address both
merit review criteria, reviewers will be asked to address only those
considerations that are relevant to the proposal being considered and
for which he/she is qualified to make judgements.
What is the intellectual merit of the proposed activity?
How important is the proposed activity to advancing knowledge and understanding
within its own field or across different fields? How well qualified
is the proposer (individual or team) to conduct the project? (If appropriate,
the reviewer will comment on the quality of the prior work.) To what
extent does the proposed activity suggest and explore creative and original
concepts? How well conceived and organized is the proposed activity?
Is there sufficient access to resources?
What are the broader impacts of the proposed activity?
How well does the activity advance discovery and understanding while
promoting teaching, training, and learning? How well does the proposed
activity broaden the participation of underrepresented groups (e.g.,
gender, ethnicity, disability, geographic, etc.)? To what extent will
it enhance the infrastructure for research and education, such as facilities,
instrumentation, networks, and partnerships? Will the results be disseminated
broadly to enhance scientific and technological understanding? What
may be the benefits of the proposed activity to society?
NSF staff will give careful consideration to the following in making
funding decisions:
Integration of Research and Education
One of the principal strategies in support of NSF's goals is to foster
integration of research and education through the programs, projects,
and activities it supports at academic and research institutions. These
institutions provide abundant opportunities where individuals may concurrently
assume responsibilities as researchers, educators, and students and
where all can engage in joint efforts that infuse education with the
excitement of discovery and enrich research through the diversity of
learning perspectives.
Integrating Diversity into NSF Programs, Projects, and Activities
Broadening opportunities and enabling the participation of all citizens
-- women and men, underrepresented minorities, and persons with disabilities
-- is essential to the health and vitality of science and engineering.
NSF is committed to this principle of diversity and deems it central
to the programs, projects, and activities it considers and supports.
B. Review Protocol and Associated Customer
Service Standard
All proposals are carefully reviewed by at least three other persons
outside NSF who are experts in the particular field represented by the
proposal. Proposals submitted in response to this announcement/solicitation
will be reviewed by Ad Hoc and/or panel review.
Reviewers will be asked to formulate a recommendation to either support
or decline each proposal. The Program Officer assigned to manage the
proposal's review will consider the advice of reviewers and will formulate
a recommendation.
A summary rating and accompanying narrative will be completed and submitted
by each reviewer. In all cases, reviews are treated as confidential
documents. Verbatim copies of reviews, excluding the names of the reviewers,
are sent to the Principal Investigator/Project Director by the Program
Director. In addition, the proposer will receive an explanation of the
decision to award or decline funding.
In most cases, proposers will be contacted by the Program Officer after
his or her recommendation to award or decline funding has been approved
by the Division Director. This informal notification is not a guarantee
of an eventual award.
NSF is striving to be able to tell applicants whether their proposals
have been declined or recommended for funding within six months. The
time interval begins on the date of receipt. The interval ends when
the Division Director accepts the Program Officer's recommendation.
In all cases, after programmatic approval has been obtained, the proposals
recommended for funding will be forwarded to the Division of Grants
and Agreements for review of business, financial, and policy implications
and the processing and issuance of a grant or other agreement. Proposers
are cautioned that only a Grants and Agreements Officer may make commitments,
obligations or awards on behalf of NSF or authorize the expenditure
of funds. No commitment on the part of NSF should be inferred from technical
or budgetary discussions with a NSF Program Officer. A Principal Investigator
or organization that makes financial or personnel commitments in the
absence of a grant or cooperative agreement signed by the NSF Grants
and Agreements Officer does so at their own risk.
VII. AWARD ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION
A. Notification of the Award
Notification of the award is made to the submitting organization
by a Grants Officer in the Division of Grants and Agreements. Organizations
whose proposals are declined will be advised as promptly as possible
by the cognizant NSF Program Division administering the program. Verbatim
copies of reviews, not including the identity of the reviewer, will
be provided automatically to the Principal Investigator. (See section
VI.A. for additional information on the review process.)
B. Award Conditions
An NSF award consists of: (1) the award letter, which includes any
special provisions applicable to the award and any numbered amendments
thereto; (2) the budget, which indicates the amounts, by categories
of expense, on which NSF has based its support (or otherwise communicates
any specific approvals or disapprovals of proposed expenditures); (3)
the proposal referenced in the award letter; (4) the applicable award
conditions, such as Grant General Conditions (NSF-GC-1); * or Federal
Demonstration Partnership (FDP) Terms and Conditions * and (5) any announcement
or other NSF issuance that may be incorporated by reference in the award
letter. Cooperative agreement awards also are administered in accordance
with NSF Cooperative Agreement Terms and Conditions (CA-1). Electronic
mail notification is the preferred way to transmit NSF awards to organizations
that have electronic mail capabilities and have requested such notification
from the Division of Grants and Agreements.
*These documents may be accessed electronically on NSF's Website at
http://www.nsf.gov/home/grants/grants_gac.htm.
Paper copies may be obtained from the NSF Publications Clearinghouse,
telephone (301) 947-2722 or by e-mail from pubs@nsf.gov.
More comprehensive information on NSF Award Conditions is contained
in the NSF Grant Policy Manual (GPM) Chapter II, available electronically
on the NSF Website at
http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?gpm. The GPM is also for sale
through the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office
(GPO), Washington, DC 20402. The telephone number at GPO for subscription
information is (202) 512-1800. The GPM may be ordered through the GPO
Website at http://www.gpo.gov/.
C. Reporting
Requirements
For all multi-year grants (including both standard and continuing grants),
the PI must submit an annual project report to the cognizant Program
Officer at least 90 days before the end of the current budget period.
Within 90 days after the expiration
of an award, the PI also is required to submit a final project report.
Failure to provide final technical reports delays NSF review and processing
of pending proposals for that PI. PIs should examine the formats of
the required reports in advance to assure availability of required data.
PIs are required to use NSF's electronic project reporting system,
available through FastLane, for preparation and submission of annual
and final project reports. This system permits electronic submission
and updating of project reports, including information on project participants
(individual and organizational), activities and findings, publications,
and other specific products and contributions. PIs will not be required
to re-enter information previously provided, either with a proposal
or in earlier updates using the electronic system.
VIII. CONTACTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
General inquiries regarding this program should be made to:
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Terry S. Woodin, Program Director, Directorate
for Education & Human Resources, Division of Graduate Education,
907 N, telephone: (703) 292-8697, fax: (703) 292-9048, email: twoodin@nsf.gov
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Carolyn L. Piper, Assistant Program Director,
Directorate for Education & Human Resources, Division of Graduate
Education, 907 N, telephone: (703) 292-8697, fax: (703) 292-9048,
email: cpiper@nsf.gov
For questions related
to the use of FastLane, contact:
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Sheryl T.. Balke, Program Analyst, Directorate
for Education & Human Resources, Division of Graduate Education,
907 N, telephone: (703) 292-8630, fax: (703) 292-9048, email: sbalke@nsf.gov
IX. OTHER PROGRAMS OF INTEREST
The NSF Guide to Programs is a compilation of funding for research
and education in science, mathematics, and engineering. The NSF Guide
to Programs is available electronically at http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?gp.
General descriptions of NSF programs, research areas, and eligibility
information for proposal submission are provided in each chapter.
Many NSF programs offer announcements or solicitations concerning specific
proposal requirements. To obtain additional information about these
requirements, contact the appropriate NSF program offices. Any changes
in NSF's fiscal year programs occurring after press time for the Guide
to Programs will be announced in the NSF E-Bulletin, which is updated
daily on the NSF Website at http://www.nsf.gov/home/ebulletin,
and in individual program announcements/solicitations. Subscribers can
also sign up for NSF's Custom News Service (http://www.nsf.gov/home/cns/start.htm)
to be notified of new funding opportunities that become available.
101 Animal physiology
102 Biochemistry and biophysics
103 Biotechnology
104 Cell biology and physiology, microbiology
105 Developmental biology and zoology
106 Ecosystems, landscapes and environment
107 Molecular biology and genetics, virology
108 Neurosciences, cognition and psychology
109 Plant biology: botany, physiology and pathology
110 Population biology and genetics, evolution
111 Biology (other)
201 Algebra and number theory
202 Analysis
203 Biomathematics
204 Computational mathematics and numerical analysis
205 Discrete Mathematics
206 Geometry and topology
207 Logic and foundations of mathematics
208 Mechanics and mathematical physics
209 Optimization and control theory
210 Probability
211 Mathematics (other)
221 Acoustics
222 Atomic and molecular physics
223 Condensed matter physics
224 Electromagnetism, plasmas and electric discharges
225 Elementary particles and fields
226 Fluid dynamics
227 General physics
228 Mathematical physics
229 Nuclear physics
230 Optics
231 Statistical physics
232 Physics (other)
241 Astronomy
242 Astrophysics
243 Cosmology
244 Space and Planetary Physics
245 Astronomy and astrophysics (other)
200 Physical and Mathematical Sciences (non-specific)
302 Analytical biochemistry
303 Analytical chemistry
304 Bio-inorganic chemistry
305 Bio-organic chemistry
306 Catalysis
307 Computational chemistry
308 Electro chemistry
309 Inorganic chemistry
311 Organic chemistry
312 Physical chemistry
313 Polymer chemistry
314 Solid-state chemistry
315 Theoretical chemistry
316 Chemistry (other)
321 Ceramics, inorganic materials
322 Corrosion, chemical degradation
323 Electrical, magnetic and optical properties
324 Mechanical and thermal properties
325 Metals and alloys
326 Polymers
327 Structure, composition and properties
328 Materials science (other)
300 Chemistry and Materials (non-specific)
401 Engineering geology
402 Geochemistry
403 Geology
404 Geomorphology
405 Geophysics
406 Hydrology and hydrogeology
407 Mineralogy and petrology
408 Paleontology and paleobotany
409 Remote sensing and detection
410 Sedimentology and stratigraphy
411 Soil science
412 Solid earth (other)
421 Aerology
422 Climatology
423 Meteorology
424 Radiometeorology
425 Atmospheric science (other)
431 Air-sea interaction
432 Biological oceanography
433 Chemical oceanography
434 Hydrography
435 Physical oceanography
436 Oceanography (other)
501 Air
502 Disasters
503 Ecosystems
504 Environmental change
505 Environmental chemistry
506 Environmental policy
508 Noise
509 Soil
510 Waste
511 Water
512 Environmental sciences (other)
500 Environmental Sciences (non-specific)
601 Aeronautical and astronautical engineering
603 Bioengineering
604 Biomedical engineering
605 Ceramic engineering
606 Chemical engineering
607 Civil engineering
608 Electrical engineering
609 Energy
610 Engineering mechanics
611 Hydraulics
612 Industrial engineering
613 Mechanical engineering
614 Metallurgical engineering
615 Mining engineering
616 Nuclear engineering
617 Petroleum engineering
618 Sanitary engineering
619 Engineering (other)
621 Artificial intelligence and knowledge-based
systems
622 Computer databases and banks
623 Human-computer interaction
624 Operating systems and networks
625 Software and requirements engineering
626 Theory and mathematics of computing
627 Computer science (other)
631 Automatic control
632 Operational research
633 Systems analysis
634 Systems engineering
635 Systems science (other)
641 Communications
643 Information science (other)
600 Diverse Applied Sciences (non-specific)
701 Economic and social history
702 Economics (Bus. Admin. NOT eligible)
703 Education
704 Environmental planning
705 Human geography
707 Linguistics
708 Management and business studies
709 Political Science and international relations
710 Science and technology policy
711 Social administration
712 Social anthropology
713 Social psychology
714 Socio-legal studies
715 Sociology (Social Work NOT eligible)
716 Social science (other)
721 Archeology
722 Developmental science
723 Ergonomics and human engineering
724 Human factors
725 Organizational science
726 Personality
727 Psychology
728 Psychometrics
729 Behavioral science (other)
999 Not Listed (Specify)____________
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) funds research and education
in most fields of science and engineering. Awardees are wholly responsible
for conducting their project activities and preparing the results for
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The information requested on proposal forms and project reports is
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