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What sections should I include in the Project Description section of my NSF grant proposal?
I am a Ph.D. student, and I am writing my first proposal to the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) for a research grant in the field of chemistry.
One thing that I have found very confusing is ...
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Will the budget sequester reduce the number of NSF Fellowships offered this year? [duplicate]
What about the number of NSF Fellowships offered in future years?
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FOIA request for full NSF awards proposal and report
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Indeed, I just found out that to see full proposal or later reports. One needs to file a FOIA request, as described here.
So I am curious if anyone has done ...
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Are there any changes in NSF proposals/awards processes that are likely to be of special interest/relevance to PIs?
The NSF has recently released a new version of their Proposal & Award Policies and Procedures Guide, releasing their previous guides. (See their Dear Colleague Letter.) This contains a number of ...
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How exactly does submitting an interdisciplinary NSF fellowship proposal affect your chances at winning it?
I've received differing answers from many people on this. I'm proposing a planetary atmospheres project and while I'm submitting it to Geosciences - Climate Dynamics, I'll also probably include ...
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How do the “proposed research” essays of those who win NSF Fellowships compare with those who don't win NSF Fellowships?
I just looked at the research proposals of a few people who failed to win the NSF Fellowship, and they actually scare me a bit.
I know that the NSF cares about Broader Impact a lot, and that is where ...
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NSF sponsoring scientist already having postdocs under their supervision
This question seems reasonably focused and of interest, but is perhaps unanswerable. I'm a mathematics student graduating and would like to apply for the NSF postdoctoral fellowship. I wanted to know ...
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Are NSF RUI proposals evaluated separately or are they evaluated against the general pool for that program/division/directorate?
I am preparing to write and submit a grant proposal to the US National Science Foundation (NSF) through the Research at Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) program. This will be my first submission to ...
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How does the US National Science Foundation (NSF) research funding system work?
Sometimes here on Academia I read messages referring to American National Science Foundation (NSF), "the USA agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of ...
