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NRT Solicitation
The new solicitation for the NRT Program is available at NSF 19-522; this solicitation replaces NSF 18-507.
Q&A Forums
To respond to solicitation-specific questions, the NRT Program will host live, open-forum Q&A sessions with NRT program directors. Please utilize these sessions to get answers to your solicitation-related questions. The first session will be on November 15, 2018, 1:30 – 2:30 pm EST; additional sessions will be added prior to the full submission deadline. Dates and instructions for joining the Q&A sessions can be accessed here.
| CONTACTS | |||
| Name | Phone | ||
| Laura B. Regassa | lregassa@nsf.gov | (703) 292-2343 | |
| Tara L. Smith | tsmith@nsf.gov | (703) 292-7239 | |
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Please contact the DGE program directors above for NRT programmatic questions. Questions specifically related to the interdisciplinary research themes should be directed to the appropriate content area program director(s). A list of content area program directors may be found here. |
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PROGRAM GUIDELINES
Solicitation 19-522
Important Information for Proposers
ATTENTION: Proposers using the Collaborators and Other Affiliations template for more than 10 senior project personnel will encounter proposal print preview issues. Please see the Collaborators and Other Affiliations Information website for updated guidance.
A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 18-1), is effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after January 29, 2018. Please be advised that, depending on the specified due date, the guidelines contained in NSF 18-1 may apply to proposals submitted in response to this funding opportunity.
DUE DATES
Letter of Intent Window
November 25, 2018 – December 6, 2018
November 25 – December 6, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal Deadline Date
February 6, 2019
February 6, Annually Thereafter
SYNOPSIS
The NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) program is designed to encourage the development and implementation of bold, new, and potentially transformative models for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) graduate education training. The NRT program seeks proposals that explore ways for graduate students in research-based master’s and doctoral degree programs to develop the skills, knowledge, and competencies needed to pursue a range of STEM careers.
The program is dedicated to effective training of STEM graduate students in high priority interdisciplinary or convergent research areas, through the use of a comprehensive traineeship model that is innovative, evidence-based, and aligned with changing workforce and research needs. Proposals are requested in any interdisciplinary or convergent research theme of national priority, with special emphasis on the research areas in NSF’s 10 Big Ideas. The NSF research Big Ideas are Harnessing the Data Revolution (HDR), The Future of Work at the Human-Technology Frontier (FW-HTF), Navigating the New Arctic (NNA), Windows on the Universe: The Era of Multi-Messenger Astrophysics (WoU), The Quantum Leap: Leading the Next Quantum Revolution (QL), and Understanding the Rules of Life: Predicting Phenotype (URoL).
The NRT program addresses workforce development, emphasizing broad participation, and institutional capacity building needs in graduate education. Strategic collaborations with the private sector, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), government agencies, national laboratories, field stations, teaching and learning centers, informal science centers, and academic partners are encouraged. NRT especially welcomes proposals that will pair well with the efforts of NSF Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (INCLUDES) to develop STEM talent from all sectors and groups in our society (https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/nsfincludes/index.jsp). Collaborations are encouraged between NRT proposals and existing NSF INCLUDES projects, provided the collaboration strengthens both projects.
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY
This program provides educational opportunities for Graduate Students. This program provides indirect funding for students at this level or focuses on educational developments for this group such as curricula development, training or retention. To inquire about possible funding opportunities not directly from NSF, please look at the active awards for this program.
RELATED URLS
What Has Been Funded (Recent Awards Made Through This Program, with Abstracts)