UVM Faculty - UVM Call for Pre-proposals NSF EPSCoR FY22 RII Track-2 FEC LOI DUE NOV. 22
To: UVM faculty:
The National Science Foundation Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NSF EPSCoR) has announced the following funding opportunity: Research Infrastructure Improvement Program Track- 2 Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (RII Track-2 FEC)
- All proposals must promote collaborations among researchers in EPSCoR jurisdictions and emphasize the recruitment/development of diverse early career faculty and STEM education and workforce development on the single topic: "Advancing research towards industries of tomorrow to ensure economic growth for EPSCoR jurisdictions."
- The number of submissions per state is unlimited but there can be only one per institution.
- An investigator cannot be PI or co-PI on more than one proposal.
- Each proposal must have a collaborator from an institution in a different RII-eligible EPSCoR jurisdiction as Co-PI. The second institution will be issued a subcontract.
Link to UVM Letter of Intent form
UVM Pre-proposal deadline: November 29, 2021 (if needed)
If selected to move forward, a required Letter of Intent is due to the NSF December 20, 2021.
Application deadline: January 31, 2022
Please note that you may be a Co-PI on a proposal with a PI from another EPSCoR eligible state, but you are not allowed to be PI or co-PI on more than one proposal; it's either one or the other.
This announcement is to allow you as much time as possible for preparation for the pre-proposal process. The FY 2022 RFP can be found at https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22523/nsf22523.pdf