Description: Partnerships for
International Research and Education (PIRE) is an NSF-wide program that
supports international activities across all NSF supported disciplines. The primary
goal of PIRE is to support high quality projects in which advances in research
and education could not occur without international collaboration. PIRE seeks
to catalyze a higher level of international engagement in the U.S. science and
engineering community. PIRE promotes excellence in science and
engineering through international collaboration and facilitates development of
a diverse, globally-engaged, U.S. science and engineering workforce.
This
PIRE competition will focus exclusively on the NSF-wide investment area of Science, Engineering, and Education for
Sustainability (SEES). The SEES effort focuses on interdisciplinary topics
that will advance sustainability science, engineering and education as an
integrative approach to the challenges of adapting to environmental, social and
cultural changes associated with growth and development of human populations,
and attaining a sustainable energy future.
Program
Information:
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12819
Webinar:
NSF’s
Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) hosted a Webinar on July
28 to share PIRE information and answer questions. The webinar will
be archived for 3 months. To view it, click
on the following link (http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/nsf/110728)
and register your email address for access to the next appropriate screen.
NSF
requires a pre-proposal from all applicants and will accept no more than one
preliminary-proposal from an institution; therefore, the University of
Kentucky has established an internal selection process. Researchers interested
in submitting a proposal are to submit the following material electronically
to the Office of the Vice President for Research at vpr@email.uky.edu and a copy to
their Associate Dean for Research by Wednesday, August 31, 2011:
The
Vice President for Research will appoint a committee to review this information
and make recommendations as to the University’s submission. The
individual selected to be UK's applicant will be notified in sufficient time to
prepare the proposal for electronic submission via FastLane
or Grants.gov for the October 19, 2011 preliminary proposal
deadline. NSF will review applications and invite a select number to
submit a full proposal which will be due May 15, 2012.
Questions about the submission process may be sent to Ms. Annette Evans in
the Office of the Vice President for Research (alevan4@email.uky.edu or 257-1663).