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Solicitation: NSF 23-617
Due Date: November 20, 2023
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There is no limit on the number of proposals per institution. Separately submitted collaborative proposals are allowed if the collaborating institutions are also non-R1s. Participation by R1 institutions must be included only using the subaward mechanism.
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Quantum-scale sensors to yield human-scale benefits with new backing from NSF
18 research teams win funding from NSF to pursue new sensor technologies that can control quantum phenomena to precisely measure the previously unmeasurable.
A new breed of sensors may one day allow doctors to pinpoint infections inside individual cells, or geologists to find subterranean mineral deposits without lifting a shovel. Bringing such innovations to fruition is the goal of 18 research teams backed by a $29 million investment from the U.S. National Science Foundation. The aim is to harness the infinitesimal — and sometimes counterintuitive — quantum-scale properties of nature to create new opportunities at the human scale.
The 18 teams are comprised of researchers at universities across the U.S. who competed for and won funding from NSF's Quantum Sensing Challenges for Transformational Advances in Quantum Systems program. Each team will receive $1 million-$2 million over four years.
"For decades, scientific exploration at the quantum scale has yielded surprising discoveries about how our universe works — and tantalizing possibilities for quantum-enabled technologies," says NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan. "We are now taking the next step in quantum research through these projects and others, which combine fundamental research with potential applications that can positively impact our lives, our economic prosperity and our competitiveness as a nation."
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More institutions to participate in quantum science and engineering with $38M from NSF
NSF is investing $38 million to expand its support for quantum information science and engineering (QISE). From advancing the ways in which we create sustainable energy to improving cyber security, NSF's Expanding Capacity in Quantum Information Science and Engineering program is funding cutting-edge research across 22 grants. The program also broadens participation by building strong connections between new initiatives and existing high-impact QISE research, training, education and outreach efforts. The support involves new collaborations between emerging research institutions and existing research centers.
"If we want America to be the first to explore and understand the quantum-scale frontiers of science, then we must support the excellence that exists at institutions all over our country," said NSF Assistant Director for Mathematical and Physical Sciences Sean L. Jones. "NSF's support for these new projects demonstrates our commitment to nurturing innovative ideas and people, wherever they are."
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U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. National Science Foundation announce first cohort in the NSF INTERN program to support growth of the geothermal energy workforceAugust 21, 2023
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A Message from CISE Leadership
Dear CISE community.
I would like to start my newsletter by welcoming Ellen Zegura, Ph.D., as Division Director for CISE’s Division of Computer and Network Systems (CNS). Ellen comes to us as an IPA rotator from the Georgia Institute of Technology where she is the Fleming Chair and Professor in the School of Computer Science, with research and teaching emphases in computer networking and computing for development. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the Association for Computing Machinery, and she served on the Computing Research Association Board for ten years— including two years as Board Chair. She served on the NSF CISE Advisory Committee from 2005 to 2009.
As we warmly welcome Ellen to the CISE family, we would like to thank Behrooz Shirazi, Ph.D., for serving as Acting Division Director for CNS and Ann Von Lehmen, Ph.D, for serving as Acting Deputy Division Director. We are truly grateful for their service.
Next, I want to call your attention to the Predictive Intelligence for Pandemic Prevention Phase II (PIPP Phase II Centers Program) solicitation. The PIPP Phase II Centers Program expands upon the Phase I Development Grant Program, and seeks to establish a network of centers that will support interdisciplinary team-based approaches to accelerate research and development activities that can help us forecast, prepare and respond efficiently to future infectious diseases and pandemics. Letters of intent are due August 25, 2023.
We look forward to receiving your proposals.
I hope you enjoy this month’s newsletter and please continue to share it within your networks.
Margaret Martonosi
NSF Assistant Director for CISE
Funding Opportunities and Deadlines
Cyberinfrastructure Technology Acceleration Pathway (CITAP).
Focuses on the translation of innovative research cyberinfrastructure software, such as system software, libraries, application codes, and software enabling data services.
Full proposal deadline:
September 6, 2023.
Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems (POSE).
Supports the facilitation, creation and growth of open-source ecosystems for the creation of new technology solutions.
Full proposal deadline:
September 7, 2023.
Community Infrastructure for Research in Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CIRC).
Supports research infrastructure in computer and information science and engineering.
Full proposal deadline:
September 8, 2023.
Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Research Initiation Initiative (CRII).
Supports early-career scientists in CISE topic areas at non-Carnegie R1 institutions or non-profit non-academic institutions.
Full proposal deadline:
September 20, 2023.
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU).
Supports active research participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of research funded by NSF.
REU Sites full proposal deadline:
September 27, 2023.
Better Scientific Software (BSSw) Fellowship Program.
Fosters and promote practices, processes, and tools to improve developer productivity and software sustainability of scientific codes.
Application deadline:
September 29, 2023
National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes.
Supports the development of new AI Institutes that focus on one of the following themes: astronomical sciences, materials research and new methods for strengthening AI.
Preliminary proposal deadlines:
October 31, 2023, and January 12, 2024.
Full proposal deadlines:
February 16, 2024 (Group 1 themes) and May 17, 2024 (Group 2 themes).
Smart Health and Biomedical Research in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Data Science (SCH).
Supports research that aim to provide solutions to complex biomedical and public health problems.
Full proposal deadline:
November 9, 2023.
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