Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) Track-4: EPSCoR Research Fellows Solicitation


 

Dear Colleagues –

 

The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is hosting virtual office hours to share information about the Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) Track-4: EPSCoR Research Fellows solicitation NSF 23-535. This opportunity provides awards to build research capacity and transform the career trajectories of non-tenured and tenured investigators through extended collaboration trips to the nation's premier private, governmental, or academic research centers.

 

  • Proposal submission deadline to the NSF is April 11, 2023
     
  • A maximum of four proposals may be submitted in response to this solicitation by any single organization in an RII-eligible jurisdiction.
     
  • An investigator may serve as PI on only one proposal submitted in response to this solicitation.
     
  • UVM submitters should contact Cailey Biles ( Cailey.Biles@uvm.edu ) or visit the Limited Submission website for dates and guidelines.
     
  • Submitters from different institutions should contact individual institutional grants' office for submission guidelines.
     

This solicitation offers two tracks - RII Track-4:NSF and RII Track 4:@NASA. While they are similar in achieving the same goals, RII Track-4:NSF is open to a broad community, and RII Track-4:@NASA focuses on PIs from specific institutions of higher education with high enrollments of trainees from underrepresented populations in STEM (See the solicitation more details) to collaborate specifically with researchers at NASA's participating research centers.

 

NSF EPSCoR will host multiple office hour sessions where PI's may meet with program officers to address questions and / or seek clarification.  Please submit questions in advance to cwhitley@nsf.gov

 

Office Hour Dates-all times at 2:00PM ET

  • Friday, February 17
  • Thursday, March 2
  • Friday, March 17
  • Thursday, March 30

 

While real time captioning will be available, requests for additional accommodations may be sent to cwhitley@nsf.gov 14 days in advance.

 

Register to attend one or more of the sessions here:

https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_ttChdLcOSyS8gWf35b6TYg

 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

 

 

Sent on behalf of

 

Chinonye Nnakwe Whitley, Ph.D.

Program Officer

Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)

Office of the Director (OD) | Office of Integrative Activities (OIA)

National Science Foundation

2415 Eisenhower Avenue

Alexandria, VA 22314

Phone 703-292-8458

Email cwhitley@nsf.gov

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