Dear Colleague Letter
Growing Convergence Research at NSF
National Science Foundation
Navigating the New Arctic (NNA) Workshop proposal deadline: May 15, 2017
NNA Research Coordination Networks proposal deadline: June 1, 2017
Dear Colleague:
Growing Convergence Research at the National Science Foundation (NSF) is
one of 10 Big Ideas for Future NSF Investments. NSF seeks to highlight
the value of convergence as a process for catalyzing new research
directions and advancing scientific discovery and innovation. This Dear
Colleague Letter describes an initial set of opportunities to explore
Convergence approaches within four of the research-focused NSF Big Ideas:
- Harnessing the Data Revolution for 21st Century Science and Engineering
- Navigating the New Arctic
- The Quantum Leap: Leading the Next Quantum Revolution
- Work at the Human-Technology Frontier: Shaping the Future
Another Big Idea, Understanding the Rules of Life: Predicting Phenotype,
is actively promoting Convergence research through other mechanisms.
Navigating the New Arctic (NNA)
NSF challenges the research community to join together the diverse
perspectives of physical, biological, and social and behavioral sciences
with computer science, engineering, and education to define the key
challenges and research imperatives facing humans and the environment in
the Arctic region. NSF is seeking to encourage proposals for Research
Coordination Networks (RCNs) and workshops to identify Convergence
research topics relevant to social, environmental, economic, or security
issues of the Arctic while advancing understanding of our planet. In
addition, NSF seeks activities to advance observational capabilities
directly linked to broad research questions, including improved
capabilities in robust sensing and data collection technology, data
analysis, and computational science. Observational platforms that
involve partnerships between private and public research infrastructure
based in the United States and internationally are of particular
interest. Proposals that link the relevant research disciplines with the
needs of northern communities (indigenous and non-indigenous), which may
benefit from their explicit engagement in, and co-leadership of, the
research enterprise, are particularly encouraged. RCNs and workshops are
also expected, as a collateral benefit, to prepare the research
community to respond more rapidly and with a Convergence focus to
potential future Navigating the New Arctic funding opportunities.
NNA proposals submitted in response to this DCL must be submitted to the
Arctic System Science Program and include the prefix "Convergence NNA:"
in front of the title. NNA Workshop awards will provide up to one year
of support for projects that do not exceed $100,000 in total.
For full consideration, NNA Workshop proposals should be received by 15
May 2017. NNA RCN awards will provide four to five years of support for
projects with total budgets that do not exceed $500,000.
For full consideration, NNA RCN proposals should be received by 1 June
2017.
For more information, please visit the full NSF Dear Colleague Letter:
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2017/nsf17065/nsf17065.jsp.
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