FUNDING-Limited Submission – NSF – EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Track 4: EPSCoR Research Fellows (RII Track-4)  (NSF 18-526); March 13, 2018

 

Purpose: The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is designed to fulfill the mandate of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to promote scientific progress nationwide. The Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-4: EPSCoR Research Fellows (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. During these visits, the EPSCoR Research Fellows will be able to learn new techniques, develop new collaborations or advance existing partnerships, benefit from access to unique equipment and facilities, and/or shift their research toward potentially transformative new directions. The experiences gained through the fellowships are intended to have lasting impacts that will enhance the Fellows’ research trajectories well beyond the award period. These benefits to the Fellows are also expected to in turn improve the research capacity of their institutions and jurisdictions more broadly.

 

Eligibility: Applicants must hold a non-tenured faculty appointment. This may be in the form of a pre-tenure tenure-track position or a long-term non-tenure-track position.

 

Funding Amount/ Project Period: $300,000 for two years

 

Link to Funding Opportunity Announcement

 

Institutional Limit:  3

 

Internal Competition: To participate in the university’s selection process,please upload the following,assembled into a single PDF file, to the Office of the Vice President for Research via this portal with a copy to your Associate Dean for Research by February 13, 2018.

• Names and departments or affiliations of the Project Director and other key personnel or partners;
• Title of program and/or funding opportunity announcement number;
• Brief project description (2 pages maximum)
• Two-page biosketch

 

A committee will be convened to review the material and make a recommendation.

 

For questions or issues with submission through the portal, email the limited submission mailbox (limitedsubmissions@uky.edu), or call 257-2861.

 

Agency Deadline:  March 13, 2018