Transcript Office of Proposal Development

CAREER
WORKSHOP
APRIL 6, 2015
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
Overview of the
CAREER Program
Beth Hodges
Director, Office of Proposal Development
What is CAREER’s Purpose
• CAREER Awards provide recipients the opportunity to
enhance their professional career development, better
integrate their research and education responsibilities
and build academic leadership abilities.
• All National Science Foundation directorates participate in
the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER)
Program, designed to support junior faculty in their
dual roles as teacher-scholars.
More About the Award
“a well-argued and
specific proposal for activities that will, over a 5year period, build a firm foundation for a lifetime
of contributions to research and education”
• Is based on a development plan,
• Duration: 5 years*
• Strategic Planning
• Where are you today?
• Where do you want to be in the future (5, 10,
20 years from now)?
• How do you get from here to there?
Am I Eligible?
• Eligible CAREER Award Principal Investigators:
• Hold a doctoral degree in a field supported by NSF
• Are employed in a tenure-track (or tenure-track-equivalent)
position as an assistant professor (or equivalent title) or will
be by October 1 following the deadline for submission of
CAREER proposals
• Will be untenured until October 1 following the deadline
• Have not received a previous CAREER award
• Have not submitted to CAREER more than twice previously.
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• Not for Associate Professors
• No Citizenship Requirement (except PECASE)
Award Limits: Proposals & Budgets
• Proposal Limits: Principal investigators may only submit
one CAREER Award proposal per competition. Faculty
members are limited to participation in three CAREER
Award competitions.
• Budget Limits: CAREER Award budgets currently have a
minimum $400K limit (total costs) for five-year projects
(the Biological Directorate and the Office of Polar
Programs stipulate a minimum of $500K.)
Minimum figures also represent the general maximums you
can expect. You will want to discuss these budget limits
with your program officer.
Proposal Deadlines for 2015
July 21, 2015
Biological Sciences,
Computer & Information, Science & Engineering,
Education and Education & Human Resources
----------------------------------------July 22, 2015
Directorate for Engineering
------------------------------------------July 23, 2015
Geosciences
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences
What is PECASE
Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and
Engineers (PECASE)
Many agencies participate. Selection based on two
criteria:
1) innovative research at the frontiers of science and
technology, and
2) community service demonstrated through scientific
leadership, education or community outreach
No application– This is initiated by NSF- White House
OSTP makes final selections. This does not provide
additional funds for the project.
Get to Know the Program
CAREER
Visit the CAREER Web Page
• Access to the latest program announcement
• Directorate Contacts for each Directorate (Program
Officers)
• See what has been funded previously (with abstracts)
• Link to the GPG is also on this page
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=
503214
Know the CAREER Announcement
• CAREER AWARD PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT (NSF
15-555, Updated March, 2015) The CAREER Award
announcement provides specific details about the
program.
(http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2015/nsf15555/nsf15555.htm)
Proposers should be very familiar with this document as
well as the NSF Grant Proposal Guide.
GPG
• NSF GRANT
PROPOSAL GUIDE
(NSF 15-1)
The NSF Grant Proposal
Guide (GPG) provides
standard proposal
requirements.
Last update was posted in
November, 2014. Make
sure you are using the
most current version.
Remember
• Begin work on a CAREER Award
proposal early.
• Do not wait until the last minute to contact
a program officer
• Unlike any other proposal you will submit
to NSF
• Use all of the resources available
to you.
CAREER Awards represent a true balance between your faculty research
and education roles.
When planning this component, design innovative outreach efforts that go
well beyond what you normally do in your faculty role.