FUNDING-NSF
- Dimensions of Biodiversity (18-512); February 28,
2018
Agency
National
Science Foundation
Directorate
for Biological Sciences
Description
The
goal of the Dimensions of Biodiversity campaign is to transform, by 2020, how
we describe and understand the scope and role of life on Earth. This campaign
promotes novel integrative approaches to fill the most substantial gaps in our
understanding of the diversity of life on Earth. It takes a broad view of
biodiversity, and focuses on the intersection of genetic, phylogenetic, and
functional dimensions of biodiversity. Successful proposals must integrate
these three dimensions to understand interactions and feedbacks among them.
While this focus complements several core programs in BIO, it differs by
requiring that multiple dimensions of biodiversity be addressed simultaneously,
in novel ways, to understand their synergistic roles in critical ecological and
evolutionary processes, especially pertaining to the mechanisms driving the
origin, maintenance, and functional roles of biodiversity. The Dimensions of
Biodiversity program includes partnerships with the National Natural Science
Foundation of China (NSFC), the Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) of
Brazil, and the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa in fiscal
year 2018. Investigators wishing to inquire about the suitability of potential
projects for Dimensions of Biodiversity are encouraged to email a brief summary
and contact information to Dimensions@nsf.gov.
Announcement
Number:
18-512
Closing
Date:
February
28, 2018
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2018/nsf18512/nsf18512.htm
Contact
Information
Leslie
J. Rissler
(703)
292-4628