Questions tagged [nsf]
Inquiries regarding the National Science Foundation [NSF] awards, funding, and support opportunities and procedures in all areas of science and engineering
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Applying for NSF math postdoc fellowship with a non-U.S. institution as sponsor
I will be applying for the NSF mathematics postdoctoral fellowship this fall, and I was surprised to find out that the sponsoring institution need not be located in the United States. One of the ...
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Do letters from the NSF to professors have to be discarded with extra care?
I recently saw some NSF letters left in a box with some books, and the box was left to the side of a trash bin, in case people wanted those books. I looked through the books and also saw the NSF ...
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Can a postdoc apply for a standard NSF grant as a PI?
I have been searching for an answer, to no avail. I would like to apply for a grant for preconference funding. I know NSF has awarded such grants in the past, but I don't know if they will award a ...
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Does two-ninths month NSF rule apply to non-tenure track research assistant professor positions?
I wonder if the NSF two-ninths months rule applies to Research Assistant Professor positions? This is a non-tenure track position, however I may submit a sole-PI grant and I wonder if I can cover 100% ...
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Who writes the solicitations?
Who writes the solicitations for funding agencies? The program directors or possibly other invited researchers.
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How bad is it to decline the NSF graduate fellowship? [closed]
Though NSF results aren't out yet for this year, this question's been wracking my brain since I'm heavily considering taking a gap year before grad school. I also haven't been able to find this ...
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What incentives do researchers have for applying for NSF grants?
I do not understand NSF grants.
Does the researcher make any money from them? I mean, if they spend 10 hours a week working on the project, are they compensated? Can they be compensated directly ...
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What to do about a proposed research idea during the waiting period after submitting a grant proposal?
Grant proposals can take months until you hear back. What should researchers do during that period?
Start working on the research since the idea could be implemented by others and publish without ...
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Are there any benefits for a researcher or university in terms of number of grants submitted?
I was talking with a faculty member and her strategy is to submit to as many grant proposals even if the quality is not high. And in fact, one of her grants was accepted. Are there any benefits for a ...
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Are there any reasons or benefits for the very long process of reviewing grant proposal?
I talked with some colleagues and it seems that the review process for most grants proposals (NSF, NIH,etc) are taking months (~6). This is probably not helpful for science and innovation. I ...
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How has the current governmental funding affected NSF GRFP?
As I was reading about the NSF GRFP, I came across this article detailing how the GRFP would be significantly defunded as per the governmental budget at the time.
I'm sure the landscape has changed ...
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Will the January 2018 government shut down affect the NSF postdoc awards?
I very recently learned that I will be awarded an NSF postdoc!
And then the US government shut-down.
Should I expect the NSF postdoc to work out once the government starts running again?
Note: The ...
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Grant award Dates (US)
I've been in a conversation with a professor about hiring me as a potential postdoc. Recently he sent me an e-mail saying he would like to accept me to his team, but he can do this only if he can get ...
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NSF Grant Status Update
Our NSF grant had its status date changed a couple of weeks ago on fastlane, but no change in status (it stays as "pending"). Does anyone know what that means? We submitted the grant in June and it ...
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How do NSF Graduate Fellowship panelists feel about images in the personal statement?
How do NSF Graduate Fellowship panelists feel about images in the personal statement?
I'm applying to the NSF Graduate Fellowship for the first time. None of the successful personal statements I have ...
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