Funding-Limited Submission – NSF – EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Track 4: EPSCoR Research Fellows (RII Track-4) (17-509); February 28, 2017

Purpose: NSF uses the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) to establish partnerships with government, higher education, and industry that are designed to effect sustainable improvements in a jurisdiction's research infrastructure, Research and Development (R&D) capacity, and hence, its R&D competitiveness. RII Track-4 provides opportunities for non-tenured investigators to further develop their individual research potential through extended collaborative visits to the nation’s premier private, governmental, or academic research centers (host sites). Through these visits, the EPSCoR Research Fellows will be able to learn new techniques, benefit from access to unique equipment and facilities, and shift their research toward transformative new directions. The experience gained through the fellowship is intended to provide a foundation for research collaborations that span the recipient’s entire career. These benefits to the Fellows are also expected to in turn enhance the research capacity of their institutions and jurisdictions. PIs must hold a non-tenured faculty appointment or its close equivalent, either in the form of a pre-tenure tenure-track position or a long-term non-tenure-track position. Only single-PI proposals will be considered. No co-PIs should be included on the proposal.

Funding Amount / Project Period: Up to $300,000. Up to 2 years.

Institutional Limit: 3.

Link to Funding Opportunity Announcement

Internal Competition: To participate in the University’s selection process, researchers are to submit the following material electronically, assembled into a single PDF document, to the Office of the Vice President for Research at limitedsubmissions@uky.edu and a copy to their Associate Dean for Research by Tuesday, December 6, 2016:

· Name and department of the PI,

· Title of the program and/or funding opportunity announcement number,

· The host site proposed by the PI,

· Brief project description (2 pages maximum), and

· Letters of support from (1) the applicant’s chair and (2) the host site acknowledging the invitation to work there.

A committee will be convened to review the material and make recommendations. For questions, email the limited submission mailbox (limitedsubmissions@uky.edu) or call 257-2861.

NSF Deadline: February 28, 2017.