NSF Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability Fellows

Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time):

November 26, 2012

 Previously (NSF 11-575), to be eligible, a prospective PI must have received his or her doctoral degree no more than four years prior to the application deadline. The revised solicitation now requires that the prospective PI must not have worked for more than 36 months in position(s) which required the doctoral degree. In addition, the revised solicitation now requires that prospective PIs cannot be employed in a tenure-track (or equivalent) position. (See Section IV, PI Limit and Section V.A for specific instructions.)

Through the SEES Fellows Program, NSF seeks to advance science, engineering, and education to inform the societal actions needed for environmental and economic sustainability and human well-being while creating the necessary workforce to address these challenges. The Program's emphasis is to facilitate investigations that cross traditional disciplinary boundaries and address issues of sustainability through a systems approach, building bridges between academic inquiry, economic growth, and societal needs. The Fellow's proposed investigation must be interdisciplinary and allow him/her to obtain research experiences beyond his/her current core disciplinary expertise. Fellows are required to develop a research partnership(s) that will advance and broaden the impact/scope of the proposed research, and present a plan for their own professional development in the area of sustainability science and engineering.

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12601/nsf12601.htm