The following is a joint Dear Colleague Letter from four Assistant Directors at the National Science Foundation – Dr. James L. Moore, III (Directorate for STEM Education (EDU)), Dr. Susan S. Margulies (Directorate for Engineering (ENG)),  Dr. Alexandra R. Isern (Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)) and Dr. Erwin Gianchandani (Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP)) invites proposals for workshops and conferences that will create partnerships between industry and academic institutions for the purpose of identifying requirements for curriculum and skill development in support of the next generation of the ocean technical workforce. Proposals should be submitted to the programs listed below. July 21, 2023 Dear Colleague: ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY The National […]

The following is a joint Dear Colleague Letter from eight Assistant Directors at the National Science Foundation – Susan S. Margulies (Directorate for Engineering), Sean L. Jones (Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences), Simon Malcomber (Directorate for Biological Sciences), Margaret Martonosi (Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering), Alexandra R. Isern (Directorate for Geosciences), Sylvia M. Butterfield (Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences),  James L. Moore III (Directorate for STEM Education) and Erwin Gianchandani (Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships). With this DCL, the National Science Foundation (NSF) invites interdisciplinary groups of Principal Investigators (PIs) to develop potentially transformative, convergent, fundamental research proposals in the area of clean energy […]

The following is a joint Dear Colleague Letter from three Assistant Directors at the National Science Foundation – Simon Malcomber (Directorate for Biological Sciences), Susan S. Margulies (Directorate for Engineering) and Erwin Gianchandani (Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships). The letter calls for proposals and supplemental funding requests for bioinspired designs grounded in foundational and use-inspired research. You can read the original on the NSF website here. February 15, 2023 Dear Colleagues: As stated in the National Science Board’s Vision 2030 report, “[The U.S.] must do more to ensure that discoveries are translated into innovations.”1 Bioinspired design is a powerful means of addressing this imperative which also aligns with Strategic Goal 2 – […]

The following is a joint Dear Colleague Letter from three Assistant Directors at the National Science Foundation –  Sylvia Butterfield (EHR), Kellina Craig-Henderson (SBE) and Margaret Martonosi (CISE). The letter calls for high-impact proposals in the information integrity and security space.  Dear Colleagues: One of the biggest challenges we face in society today is ensuring that the information that we depend on in almost every facet of our lives is accurate and trustworthy. Although information manipulated for political, ideological, or commercial gain is not new, the dissemination of inaccurate information at unprecedented speed and scale in the modern digital landscape is a new phenomenon with potential for vast harm. There […]

The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently released a joint Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) calling for “the science and engineering communities to develop forward-thinking research that will demonstrably aid in the Nation’s goal of reaching net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and developing approaches for adapting to the change that is already occurring.”  “This DCL encourages the submission of conference (workshop), GOALI, or standard research proposals to appropriate existing NSF core programs to lay the foundation for disciplinary and interdisciplinary research on innovative solutions to climate change.” NSF will hold a webinar about this DCL on Thursday, October 28th from 4 – 5 PM ET. Learn more and register to attend on […]

In the wake of the recent hurricanes that have affected the United States, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has released the following Dear Colleague Letter calling for proposals that focus on solving the challenges related to Hurricane Irma. Dear Colleagues:   With the second major hurricane – Hurricane Irma – to strike the United States, the National Science Foundation (NSF) and its staff remain strongly committed to supporting the people and institutions affected by these storms. Now that the consequences of these disasters are upon us, new science and engineering questions are being raised. Through this Dear Colleague Letter, NSF encourages the submission of proposals that seek to address the challenges […]