Cyberinfrastructure for the Biological Sciences: Plant Science Cyberinfrastructure Collaborative
(PSCIC)
Special Notice: PSCIC
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) regarding the Plant Science Cyberinfrastrutre Collaborative solicitation have been compiled. See http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07016/nsf07016.jsp for details.
A meeting for prospective Principal Investigators interested in the Plant Science Cyberinfrastrutre Collaborative solicitation was held at NSF Headquarters Monday, September 18, 2006. The full archived webcast and a summary are available at http://www.nsf.gov/events/event_summ.jsp?cntn_id=108073&org=BIO.
CONTACTS
| Name |
Email |
Phone |
Room |
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Christopher
Greer |
pscic@nsf.gov |
(703) 292-8470 |
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PROGRAM GUIDELINES
Solicitation
06-594
SYNOPSIS
The goal of this program is to create a new type of organization – a cyberinfrastructure collaborative for plant science – that will enable new conceptual advances through integrative, computational thinking. The collaborative will be fluid and dynamic, utilizing new computer, computational science and cyberinfrastructure solutions to address an evolving array of grand challenge questions in plant science. The collaborative will be community-driven, involving plant biologists, computer and information scientists and experts from other disciplines working in integrated teams.
The driving force and organizing principles for the collaborative are the grand challenge questions in plant science. The primary means the collaborative will use to pursue these questions are synthesis activities, such as working/task groups that operate on and off-site, virtual groups that interact remotely, postdoctoral and student fellows, visiting scientists, and the provision of networking and cyberinfrastructure resources that promote broad interaction and participation. The central resources of the collaborative will be computational and cyberinfrastructure capabilities and expertise that are capable of handling large and heterogeneous plant biology data sets. These resources will be used to craft solutions to an evolving array of grand challenge questions. The collaborative will have a small core of staff members to support the activities of collaborative participants working in real and virtual modes. Resident social scientists will assess how the members of the collaborative community are interacting and using collaborative resources.
The structure of the collaborative may be centralized or distributed, such as a central hub with several branches. Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation must therefore present a clear description of the capabilities, responsibilities, and characteristics of the collaborative and a management plan designed to provide strong, central leadership.
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REVISIONS AND UPDATES
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In response to this program solicitation, proposers may opt to submit proposals via Grants.gov or via the NSF FastLane system.
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