Resources

• For examples of successful proposals, go to the proposals page on the Clarknet Site.
• Template for an NSF postdoc mentoring plan [doc, requires login]
• Template to an NSF data management plan [doc, requires login]

Research Opportunities

1. NSF Innovation Corps (NSF I-Corps). 
   Solicitation: www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11560/nsf11560.htm?org=NSF
   Purpose: To identify NSF-funded researchers who will receive up to $50k in additional support (the researcher must have had an NSF grant that was active within the past 5 years) - in the form of mentoring and funding - to accelerate innovation that can attract subsequent third-party funding.
   Estimated Number of Awards: 1 to 25 Up to 25 in FY 2011; duration of each award is 6 months. 100 in FY 2012; duration of each award is 6 months.

   Submission Window Date(s) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time):
   April 01, 2012 - June 15, 2012  (April 1 - June 15, Annually Thereafter)
   July 01, 2012 – Sept. 15, 2012 (July 1 – Sept. 15, Annually Thereafter)

   A webinar will be held on the first Tuesday of every month to answer questions about this program. Details will be posted on the I-Corps website as they become available.

   If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the cognizant PD in ENG for this initiative:

   Rathindra (Babu) DasGupta, Ph.D
   Program Director, I/UCRC
   Tel: 703-292-8353
   email: rdasgupt@nsf.gov
   Directorate for Engineering
   Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships

2. NSF Opportunity [doc]
   Supplements for Student to Participate in the FY 2012 Sandia National Labs NINE Summer Scholars Program

International Research Opportunities

1. Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) [pdf]
        Pre-Proposal deadline was due 8/29/11
        Full Proposal deadline is  March 15, 2012

Foundation Opportunities