Significant Change to NSF Division of Chemistry’s Unsolicited
Proposal Submission Window
Date: March 5, 2007
Dear Colleague:
In order to ensure the timely handling of proposals and fairness
in comparing competing requests for funding, the Directorate for
Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) Division of Chemistry
(Division) has changed its proposal submission window for unsolicited
proposals from the current single long window (second Monday in
July until the second Friday in January) to two shorter windows;
one between July 1 and July 31 and another between November 1 and
November 30. The window changes are effective immediately. For
purposes of NSF, the end date of each submission window converts
to, and follows the same policies as, a deadline date.
This action follows a recommendation from the 2004 Committee of
Visitors Report, http://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/activities/cov/mps/2004/CHEcov.pdf,
and consultation throughout the NSF and the community. The
new windows will provide increased opportunities of co-review and
co-funding of awards with other divisions within the NSF. Principal
Investigators (PIs) may submit their proposal in either window. However,
PIs should consider submitting their proposal in July if the proposal
is bio-oriented or in November if it is materials research-oriented
in order to enhance co-funding opportunities.
The new window dates of July 1-31 and November 1-30 do not apply
to proposals sent to the Division in response to Foundation-wide
solicitations with their own target or deadline dates, including
solicitations such as Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER)
or Major Research Instrumentation (MRI). The two windows
do not apply to other Division solicitations such as the Chemistry
Research Instrumentation and Facilities (CRIF) solicitation which
has specific deadline dates. The two windows also do not
apply to submission of requests for supplements and for Small Grants
for Exploratory Research (SGER). Research in Undergraduate
Institutions (RUI) and Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison
with Industry (GOALI) proposals submitted to the Division of Chemistry
are subject to the submission windows.
For full proposals submitted via FastLane standard Grant
Proposal Guidelines, http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=gpg,
apply. For full proposals submitted via Grants.gov, http://www.grants.gov/,
the NSF Grants.gov Application Guide, A Guide for the Preparation
and Submission of NSF Applications via Grants.gov, applies. The
NSF Grants.gov Application Guide is available on the Grants.gov
website and on the NSF website, http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/docs/grantsgovguide.pdf.
The
Division requires that all proposals be received by 5 p.m. submitter's
local time on the established deadline date. Proposals
not adhering to the above referenced guidelines will be returned
without review. To allow time to address any problems
with format or submission, we urge you to submit your proposal
well before the window-closing dates.
Those planning to submit proposals for consideration by the Division
are encouraged to consult the Division’s website, http://www.nsf.gov/chem,
from time to time for information on procedures for submitting
proposals, new funding opportunities, and other information about
the Division.
If you have questions regarding the new proposal submission windows,
please email your questions to proposalsubmissionwindow@nsf.gov.
Sincerely,
Dr. Luis Echegoyen, Director
Division of Chemistry
National Science Foundation
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