Multiple Funding Opportunities Available
Call for Proposals
Major Research Instrumentation Program
National Science FoundationCall for Proposals
Water Sustainability and Climate
National Science FoundationCall for Applications
Environmental Literacy Grants for Informal/Nonformal
Science Education
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Call for Proposals
Major Research Instrumentation Program
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) announces a Call for Proposals for
the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program. Full proposals are due
by 5 p.m. proposer's local time on Wednesday, 21 April 2010.
The MRI program serves to increase access to shared scientific and
engineering instruments for research and research training in the
nation's institutions of higher education, museums, science centers, and
not-for-profit organizations. This program especially seeks to improve
the quality and expand the scope of research and research training in
science and engineering, by providing shared instrumentation that
fosters the integration of research and education in research-intensive
learning environments. Development and acquisition of research
instrumentation for shared inter- and/or intra-organizational use are
encouraged, as are development efforts that leverage the strengths of
private sector partners to build instrument development capacity at
academic institutions.
To accomplish these goals, the MRI program assists with the acquisition
or development of shared research instrumentation that is, in general,
too costly and/or not appropriate for support through other NSF
programs. Instruments are expected to be operational for regular
research use by the end of the award period. For the purposes of the MRI
program, proposals must be for either acquisition or development of a
single instrument, or for equipment that, when combined, serves as an
integrated research instrument (physical or virtual). The MRI program
does not support the acquisition or development of a suite of
instruments to outfit research facilities or to conduct independent
research activities simultaneously.
Further information, including eligibility requirements, funding
amounts, application guidelines, and program contacts is available in
the full proposal. This can be downloaded by entering 'nsf10529' in the
search box at: http://www.nsf.gov/index.jsp.
Deadline, Full Proposal: Wednesday, 21 April 2010 at 5 p.m.
- Call for Proposals
Water Sustainability and Climate
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) announces a Call for Proposals for
the Water Sustainability and Climate (WSC) Program. The deadline for
letters of intent is 5 p.m. proposer's local time on Monday, 15 March
2010. Full proposals are due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time on
Thursday, 15 April 2010.
One of the most urgent challenges facing the world today is ensuring an
adequate supply and quality of water in light of both burgeoning human
needs and climate variability and change. Despite its importance to life
on Earth, there are major gaps in our basic understanding of water
availability, quality and dynamics, and the impact of both a changing
and variable climate, and human activity, on the water system. The goal
of the WSC solicitation is to understand and predict the interactions
between the water system and climate change, land use, the built
environment, and ecosystem function and services through place-based
research and integrative models. Studies of the water system using
observations at specific sites in combination with models that allow for
spatial and temporal extrapolation to other regions, as well as
integration across the different processes in that system are
encouraged, especially to the extent that they advance the development
of theoretical frameworks and predictive understanding. Specific topics
of interest include:
- Determining the inputs, outputs, and potential changes in water
budgets in response to both climate variability and change, and
human activity, and the effect of these changes on biogeochemical
cycles, water quality, long-term chemical transport and
transformation, terrestrial, aquatic and coastal ecosystems,
landscape evolution and human settlements and behavior.
- Developing theoretical frameworks and models that incorporate the
linkages and feedbacks among atmospheric, terrestrial, aquatic,
oceanic, and social processes that can be used to predict the
potential impact of climate variability and change, land use and
human activity on water systems on decadal to centennial scales in
order to provide a basis for adaptive management of water resources.
- Determining how our built water systems and our governance systems
can be made more reliable, resilient and sustainable to meet diverse
and often conflicting needs, such as minimizing consumption of water
for energy generation, industrial and agricultural production and
built environment requirements, reuse for both potable and
non-potable needs, ecosystem protection, and flood control and storm
water management.
Proposals may establish new observational sites or utilize existing
sites and facilities already supported by NSF or other federal and state
agencies. Proposals that do not broadly integrate across the biological
sciences, engineering, geosciences, and social sciences may be returned
without review. Successful proposals are expected to study water systems
in their entirety and to enable a new interdisciplinary paradigm in
water research.
Further information, including eligibility requirements, funding
amounts, application guidelines, and program contacts is available in
the full proposal. This can be downloaded by entering 'nsf10524' in the
search box at: http://www.nsf.gov/index.jsp.
Deadline, Letter of Intent: Monday, 15 March 2010 at 5 p.m.
Deadline, Full Application: Thursday, 15 April 2010 at 5 p.m.
- Call for Applications
Environmental Literacy Grants for Informal/Nonformal
Science Education
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announces a
Call for Applications to the Environmental Literacy Grants (ELG) for
Informal/Nonformal Science Education Program. The deadline for letters
of intent is 5 p.m. EST on Tuesday, 16 February 2010. The full
application deadline is 5 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, 6 April 2010.
The NOAA Office of Education has issued a request for applications for
informal/nonformal science education projects that engage the public in
educational activities that utilize emerging and/or advanced
technologies and leverage NOAA assets to improve understanding and
stewardship of the local and global environment. All projects must focus
on one or more of the following informal/nonformal science education
activities:
- Technologically facilitated outdoor experiential learning for
youth and adults;
- Public participation in science related to one or more of NOAA's
mission goals;
- Exhibitions and online programs allowing the visualization and
exploration of data supporting the interpretation of ocean, coastal,
Great Lakes, weather and climate sciences for public audiences;
- Spherical display system (including NOAA's Science On a Sphere)
installations and programming; and
- Professional development programs and training programs for
informal/nonformal education staff.
Further information, including eligibility requirements, funding
amounts, application guidelines, and program contacts is available in
the full proposal. This can be downloaded by clicking the 'PDF format'
link at: http://www.oesd.noaa.gov/funding_opps.html.
Deadline, Letter of Intent: Tuesday, 16 February 2010 at 5 p.m.
Deadline, Full Application: Tuesday, 6 April 2010 at 5 p.m.