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NSF grant proposal not reviewed despite being received
I submitted an NSF research grant proposal (Mathematics) last year. The status for my proposal shows "pending" on the website.
I was talking to a professor recently, who told me that she was ...
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NSF two-ninths rule for soft money PIs
The NSF, "as a general policy", will fund only up to two months' salary for senior personnel on its grants, which includes PIs and another category of, roughly, "people who smell like ...
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NSF Career Grant Eligibility
Is someone who is not a US citizen and doesn’t have a green card but is working as a faculty at a state university in the US eligible to apply for an NSF CAREER grant? I am not sure if citizenship/...
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One Proposal, Two Submissions (NSF GRFP and NDSEG)
I'll be applying this coming fall to start a master's program in fall 2024 and plan on applying for both the GRFP and NDSEG for potential funding. I was wondering if there are any guidelines about ...
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Is there a possibility that an NSF proposal recommended for funding might not be awarded the funds?
Is there a possibility that an NSF proposal recommended for funding might not be awarded the funds? If so, what could be possible reasons? Also, how long does it typically take for a recommended ...
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Is it possible to reallocate NSF funds from the graduating PhD student to support the postdoc?
An NSF grant budget includes funding for two PhD students, with one student graduating soon and transitioning to a postdoc position within the group. Is it possible to reallocate funds from the ...
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What happens if a PI has already reached the NSF two-month summer salary cap and a new proposal is being recommended for funding?
National Science Foundation (NSF) has two-month salary cap known as the two-ninths-rule:
``Summer salary for faculty members on academic-year appointments is limited to no more than two-ninths of ...
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Post-docs cannot be PIs: should a place-holder PI be included?
I have a situation similar to the question asked
here,
with some differences.
I am getting ready to submit an NSF grant proposal
(as a PI).
On this project,
I'd like to work closely with a post-doc ...
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How should I write a proposal in which one of the PI does nothing?
An NSF research proposal was prepared last year.
Even though all scientific work planned at the university will be done by two postdocs and 2 - 3 graduate students, the university requires a tenured/...
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How should a renewal NSF proposal be prepared differently?
What NSF's guideline (PAPPG) says about (traditional) renewal proposals is that they...
...must be developed as fully as though the proposer is applying for the first time.
Should there some special ...
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What does NSF do with Project Reports?
I am working on an NSF (in the USA) project report now and wondering what users end up using this information.
Do program officers use it when considering me in my next grant application?
Does NSF ...
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What does an NSF-sponsored conference mean?
Do the sponsors of a conference have anything to do with the quality of that conference? In particular, can someone conclude something of a conference's quality by an NSF sponsorship? I searched ...
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Do universities generally allow faculty members to teach while getting NSF summer salary?
What is the general practice for universities in USA in deciding if there any conflict between receiving 2 month salary funded by an NSF grant (the maximum) and teaching a Summer course (which ...
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Frequently checking NSF website for new grant?
Shall one frequently check the NSF website for newly released grant opportunities?
How often does NSF release a new grant in fields like Machine Learning or Deep Learning? Per Month? Per half a year?
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Is it ethical to be dropped as a sub-awardee / co-PI after helping to write a grant proposal?
I co-wrote a proposal with two faculty members who mentored me during my PhD. Since I am now a non-tenure track Assistant Professor at a different institution than the other two, I was to be given a ...
