Call for Pre-Proposals - EPSCoR FY 2018 Research Infrastructure Improvement Track-4: EPSCoR Research Fellows (RII Track-4) - UVM specific submission process
For UVM Submissions
Informational webinars for RII Track-4 are planned 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on January 11, 2018 and January 12, 2018. Research administrators and potential PIs at EPSCoR-eligible institutions are encouraged to participate in one of these webinars; further details for webinar access will follow.
December 15, 2017
The National Science Foundation Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NSF EPSCoR) has announced the following funding opportunity: Research Infrastructure Improvement Track-4: EPSCoR Research Fellows (RII Tack-4). Only three RII Track-4 proposals may be submitted in response to this solicitation by any single organization in a RII-eligible jurisdiction.
- RII Track-4 provides opportunities for non-tenured investigators to further develop their individual research potential through extended collaborative visits to the nation's premier private, governmental, or academic research centers.
- There is a limit of three proposals from each submitting organization. No PI who has received an award in any previous RII Track-4 competition may submit a proposal under this solicitation.
- PIs must be Non-tenured faculty members (both those who hold tenure-track appointments but have not yet received tenure, and those who hold long-term non-tenure-track positions). Postdoctoral appointments are not eligible.
- Proposals may focus on any area of science or engineering that NSF supports.
- Host sites for fellowship projects must be located within the United States, its territories, or possessions and should be outside their EPSCoR jurisdiction.
- Support Letters will be required for those proposals selected to move forward (at least one letter of support from each of: the PI's Dept. Chair or Dean; the Research Collaborator/s at the host site and; the host institution).
Please note that Co-PIs are not allowed.
This announcement is to allow you as much time as possible for preparation for the pre-proposal process. The FY 2018 RFP may be found here: https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?WT.z_pims_id=504901&ods_key=nsf18526
We ask that you submit a 3-page pre-proposal by 4 pm on January 16, 2018 via epscor@uvm.edu that addresses:
- A project description and a statement about how the fellowship collaboration will benefit the PI career trajectory and their home institution and/or their EPSCoR jurisdiction.
- The name of the host site and proposed collaborator/s
- A Letter of Support from the PI's Chair or Dean confirming support of the project and that release time will be provided (may be outside the 3-page limit)
- CV of the PI (may be outside of the 3-page limit)