ROSES-2020

• The 2020 version of Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Science (ROSES-20) was posted at http://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2020 on or about February 14, 2020.
• Table 2 with all program elements organized by due date was posted at http://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2020table2
• Table 3 with all program elements organized by subject matter was posted at http://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2020table3
• The FAQ on what’s new in ROSES-2020 was posted at http://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/faqs/#1
• We have a few ways for proposers to keep up to date with changes to ROSES-20. You are encouraged to:
  • Subscribe to the SMD NSPIRES mailing lists (by logging in at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ and checking the appropriate boxes under Account Management and Email Subscriptions),
  • Bookmark the ROSES-2020 blog for clarifications, corrections and amendments at http://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/grant-solicitations/roses-2020/ and
  • Subscribe to the relevant ROSES-2020 due date Google calendars. Instructions have been posted at https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/library-and-useful-links or you may follow this link to download the PDF "How to Subscribe to the ROSES-2020 Due Date Calendars".

SALMON-3 AO

The Third Stand Alone Missions of Opportunity Notice (SALMON-3 = NNH17ZDA004O) Announcement of Opportunity (AO) is an omnibus, meaning it hosts individual flight opportunities each with its own topic and due date. The Table of SALMON-3 PEA Due Dates has hypertext links to each program element appendix (PEA) in SALMON-3.

SIMPLEx AO No Earlier Than April 2021.

There will be a delay in the release of the Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration (SIMPLEx) Announcement of Opportunity (AO). Previously, the planetary science division had announced at town hall meetings that the SIMPLEx AO would be released no earlier than September 2020, but it is now anticipated that the SIMPLEx AO will be released no earlier than April 2021. Any inquiries should be directed to the SIMPLEx email: HQ-SIMPLEX@mail.nasa.gov.

Future Solicitations
 

You may download the current planning list of SMD Solicitations (NRAs and AOs) as a PDF from the SOMA web page. ROSES is released each year on or about February 14^th. Planned program elements of ROSES are listed in the ROSES tables of due dates as 'TBD' and hypertext links from each title in the table of due dates connects to the NSPIRES page for that program element with a summary and point of contact.

Community Announcements

New Science Plan Released

All members of the community are encouraged to read the new Science Plan, Science 2020-2024: A Vision for Scientific Excellence, which may be downloaded at https://science.nasa.gov/about-us/science-strategy.

Call for Nominations to the Executive Committee of the Exoplanet Exploration Program Analysis Group (ExoPAG)

Due: January 22, 2021

The Astrophysics Division of NASA's Science Mission Directorate anticipates making three new appointments to the Executive Committee (EC) of NASA's Exoplanet Exploration Program Analysis Group (ExoPAG). New appointments will start in the Spring of 2021 and will be for a period of three years. For more information about ExoPAG including detailed information about the structure and function of the ExoPAG, including the current and past membership of the EC, may be found at http://exoplanets.nasa.gov/exopag.

Nominations for the ExoPAG EC should be submitted via email to: douglas.m.hudgins@nasa.gov. Nominations must include both a cover letter and a one-page CV summarizing the nominee’s relevant background. The cover letter should provide a description of the nominee’s area of expertise and qualifications for service on the ExoPAG Executive Committee. Nominations will only be accepted for scientists who reside at a U.S. institution for the period of the service. There are no citizenship restrictions. Nominations from individuals at academic institutions - university, college, or non-NASA research laboratory - are strongly encouraged. Self-nominations are welcome. The deadline for nominations is January 22, 2021, with announcement of selections anticipated in April 2021.

Selections will be announced by the ExoPAG mailing list (http://exoplanets.nasa.gov/exep/exopag/announcementList).

Funding for Citizen Science in ROSES

Citizen Science is a form of open collaboration in which individuals or organizations participate voluntarily in the scientific process in various ways (see policy document on citizen science). This year there are two ROSES program elements specifically devoted to citizen Science:  A.41 Citizen Science for Earth Systems Program and E.9 The Citizen Science Seed Funding Program. Moreover, unless otherwise noted in the program element, proposals submitted to any ROSES call may be entirely or partially citizen science-based and additional funding may be available for proposals incorporating citizen science. Citizen science projects shall be held to the same rigorous standards as any SMD science program. For more information on ongoing SMD citizen science projects, see https://science.nasa.gov/citizenscientists or email Marc.J.Kuchner@nasa.gov.

Need Advice about ROSES and proposal writing?

On the library and useful links page we have added a new resource that may be useful to those who are new to proposing to ROSES. Presentations by Max Bernstein (NASA HQ) and Christina Richey (JPL) about ROSES how to write a proposal are now available. Both the video (thanks to the SETI Institute) and both PDF and PPT versions of Max's slides may be found in the SARA Library.