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BIO Program Director and Reviewer Opportunities
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Dimensions of Biodiversity FY2013 (NSF 13-536) Posted February 4, 2013
Software Infrastructure for Sustained Innovation - SSE & SSI (NSF 13-525) Posted December 19, 2012
Plant Genome Research Program (NSF 13-522) Posted December 13, 2012
Next-Generation National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NSF 13-521) Posted December 12, 2012
Research Coordination Networks (NSF 13-520) Posted November 30, 2012
Integrated NSF Support Promoting Interdisciplinary Research and Education (NSF 13-518) Letter of Intent: February 20, 2013, INSPIRE Track 2 Inquiries
Major Research Instrumentation Program: (NSF 13-517) Full Proposal: February 21, 2013
Ethics Education in Science and Engineering (NSF 11-514) Full Proposal: March 1, 2013
Research Coordination Networks (NSF 13-520) Full Proposal: March 4, 2013, RCN SEES Track
Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers Program (NSF 12-516) Full Proposal: March 5, 2013
Overall BIO funding rate: 21%
February 14, 2013 Next-Generation National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NG NNIN) Informational Webinar Webcast
February 26, 2013 HPC Acquisition Webcast Webcast
March 5, 2013 Science: Becoming the Messenger Workshop
March 13, 2013 - March 14, 2013 Advisory Commitee for Environmental Research and Education Advisory Committee Meeting
March 14, 2013 - March 15, 2013 Advisory Committee for International Science and Engineering Advisory Committee Meeting