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NSF 24-123

September 3, 2024

Dear Colleagues:

The purpose of this Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) is to invite the research community to submit suggestions for Topic Ideas to be considered for the FY 2026/27 Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) Program Solicitation. Suggestions for EFRI Topic Ideas are currently solicited and vetted every two years. Selected Topic(s) become the focus of research supported by the EFRI Program. Research proposals that address the specified Topic area(s) are invited via the EFRI solicitation.

This DCL is not a request for submission of a single research proposal idea; rather, it is designed to solicit submission of emerging topic areas of potentially transformative research and innovation. Candidate topic ideas, including a 500-word description, may be submitted at the URL given below.

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NSF 24-122

August 30, 2024

Dear Colleagues:

This Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) encourages the submission of supplemental funding requests to engage the public in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programming and activities that showcase existing exhibits, films, maker experiences and other public science communication efforts funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). This DCL is led by the NSF Directorate for STEM Education (EDU), in partnership with the Office of Legislative and Public Affairs (OLPA), and is open to current Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) and Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) award recipients in EDU’s Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL).

BACKGROUND

May 10th, 2025 is the U.S. National Science Foundation’s 75th Anniversary and NSF seeks to amplify the visibility and impact of

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U.S. National Science Foundation

Directorate for STEM Education
     Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings

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

     January 08, 2025

     Second Wednesday in January, Annually Thereafter

Important Information And Revision Notes REVISED: Goal #3, Broadening Participation in STEM REMINDER: Requirements for all proposals: 5 keywords in Project Summary; Goals to be addressed; Solicitation Specific Review Criteria, List of Proposal Personnel REMINDER: All proposals must articulate a clear rationale describing why a project is informal learning and how it adds value to the informal STEM learning community. REMINDER: The AISL program prefers collaborative proposals to be submitted using the single-entity option (submitted by one organization with sub-awards). For collaborative proposals uploaded as separate linked submissions from multiple organizations, the minimum one-year budget amount is $75,000 for each organization for each project year.

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NSF 24-121

August 28, 2024

Dear Colleagues:

Understanding the neurobiological mechanisms that underlie neural, physiological, and behavioral responses to anthropogenic environmental change is of vital importance in today’s rapidly evolving world. The nervous system serves as an interface between an organism and its environment, and through it, perceives, responds, and adapts to change. Anthropogenic stressors such as noise pollution, ocean acidification, chemical pollution, temperature fluctuation and other human-generated environmental perturbations pose severe threats to organisms, thereby affecting biodiversity and ecosystem services. Research in the area of neurobiology in changing ecosystems holds promise to reveal novel scientific insights that will contribute to understanding neural adaptation and resilience at molecular, biophysical, cellular, and circuit level (Michaiel and Bernard 2022; O’Donnell 2018).

Opportunities for investigation of neurobiology in changing ecosystems specifically cover modulatory, homeostatic, adaptive, and/or

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