(FOA)-NSF/CASIS
Collaboration on Tissue Engineering and Mechanobiology on the International Space Station (ISS) to
Benefit Life on Earth; January 10, 2020
Agency
National
Science Foundation
Center
for the Advancement of Science in Space
Description
The
Divisions of Chemical, Bioengineering and Environmental Transport (CBET) and
Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Infrastructure (CMMI) in the Engineering
Directorate of the National Science Foundation (NSF) are partnering with The
Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) to solicit research
projects in the general fields of tissue engineering and mechanobiology that can utilize the International Space
Station (ISS) National Lab to conduct research that will benefit life on Earth.
Only U.S. entities including academic investigators, non-profit independent
research laboratories and academic-commercial teams are eligible to apply.
Prospective proposers must submit a Feasibility Review Form to the Center for
the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) by January 10, 2020. The form will
be evaluated for operational feasibility and terrestrial benefit. Proposers who
have submitted Feasibility Review Forms that pass the initial operational and
terrestrial benefit review by CASIS will be invited to submit a full proposal
for evaluation by NSF.
Announcement
Number:
NSF
20-500
Closing
Date:
Feasibility
Review Form due January 10, 2020
Full
proposal due March 02, 2020.
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf20500
Contact
Information
Aleksandr L.
Simonian
(703)
292-2191