Solicitation: NSF 21-536 - (replaces NSF 19-522)
For the Fall 2021 Round:
The program is dedicated to the effective training of STEM graduate students in high priority interdisciplinary research areas, through the use of a comprehensive traineeship model that is innovative, evidence-based, and aligned with changing workforce and research needs. The NRT Program requests proposals in any interdisciplinary or convergent research theme of national priority, while highlighting specific priority research areas that change periodically.
For FY2019 and FY2020, the high priority research areas are the six research areas in NSF's 10 Big Ideas. The NSF research Big Ideas are Harnessing the Data Revolution (HDR), The Future of Work at the Human-Technology Frontier (FW-HTF), Navigating the New Arctic (NNA), Windows on the Universe: The Era of Multi-Messenger Astrophysics (WoU), The Quantum Leap: Leading the Next Quantum Revolution (QL), and Understanding the Rules of Life: Predicting Phenotype (URoL).
To provide the highest level of excellence and viability for funding, a review process will be put in place if two or more letters of intent to the RO. Use a total of 2-3 pages for the Research Office Letter of Intent Review. Email as a PDF to research.development@oregonstate.edu
Guidance for preparation of the letter of intent to the Research Office (this has the same elements needed for the required LOI to NSF):
Project Synopsis:
1. Advance knowledge and understanding within its field or across different fields (Intellectual Merit), and Benefit society or advance desired societal outcomes (Broader Impacts)
2. To what extent do the proposed activities suggest and explore creative, original, or potentially transformative concepts?
3. Is the plan for carrying out the proposed activities, well-reasoned, well-organized, and based on a sound rationale? Does the plan incorporate a mechanism to assess success?
4. How well qualified is the individual, team, or organization to conduct the proposed activities?
5. Are there adequate resources available to the PI (either at the home organization or through collaborations) to carry out the proposed activities?
Use a total of 2-3 pages for the Research Office Letter of Intent Review. Email as a PDF to research.development@oregonstate.edu