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U.S. National Science Foundation

Directorate for Biological Sciences
     Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences
     Division of Environmental Biology
     Division of Integrative Organismal Systems

Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitting organization’s local time):

     February 03, 2025

Important Information And Revision Notes

The definition of synthetic microbial communities, themes, and specific review criteria has been revised for clarification. In addition to the standard NSF review criteria, reviewers will be asked to evaluate the following:

Does the project address one of the solicitation-specific themes? Does the proposal use a synthetic microbial community as defined in the solicitation? Does the proposal adequately justify using a synthetic community over a natural community? Does the proposal address reproducibility and replicability in accordance with or in advancement of best practices in the field, and (if applicable) does it address scalability? Does the proposal address the social, ethical, bio-safety

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U.S. National Science Foundation

Directorate for Geosciences
     Division of Earth Sciences

Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitting organization’s local time):

     January 14, 2025

     October 29, 2025

     Last Wednesday in October, Annually Thereafter

Important Information And Revision Notes

This program solicitation has been updated to reflect the change in award management. Awards will no longer be made directly to individuals but will be transferred to the host institution through a pre-award transfer. Postdoctoral fellows will be paid based on the U. S. Government Office of Personnel Management General Schedule (GS) salary scale.

Any proposal submitted in response to this solicitation should be submitted in accordance with the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) that is in effect for the relevant due date to which the proposal is being submitted. The NSF PAPPG is regularly revised and it is

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Should I submit my proposal as an individual or can I submit through a university or institution?

EAR Postdoctoral Fellowship proposals must be submitted directly by the Fellowship candidate to NSF. Before starting proposal preparation, the proposer must be registered as an individual in Research.gov. To register as a new individual in Research.gov, access the Research.gov New Account Management System. The Fellowship candidate serves as their own Sponsored Projects Office (SPO) and Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR) for the purposes of any research administration functions in Research.gov.

Do I need to be affiliated with the postdoctoral institution at the time of submission?

No, applicants do not need to be affiliated with the host institution at the time of submitting the proposal. However, candidates must identify a primary host institution with which they will be affiliated by the time of the award. The host/scientific mentor must

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NSF 24-134

September 24, 2024

Dear Colleagues:

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) have a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Research Cooperation. The NSF-UKRI MOU provides an overarching framework to encourage collaboration between U.S. and U.K. research communities and sets out the principles by which jointly supported activities might be developed. The MOU provides for a lead agency opportunity whereby a single collaborative proposal between U.S. and U.K. researchers may be submitted to either NSF or UKRI, as described in NSF 23-128 (“Dear Colleague Letter: U.S.-UK Research Collaboration under the NSF-UKRI/Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Lead Agency Opportunity”).

Under this Lead Agency Opportunity umbrella and through this Dear Colleague Letter (DCL), the NSF Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences Division of Chemistry (NSF/MPS/CHE) and UKRI’s

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