OpportunityTitle: Launching Early-Career Academic Pathways in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (LEAPS-MPS)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: *Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following:   -&lt;p style=&quot;display: inline !important;&quot;&gt;The proposal must be submitted by Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) accredited in, and having a campus located in the U.S., that arenotcurrently classified as a Doctoral University with &amp;ldquo;Very High Research Activity&amp;rdquo; (R1 institutions) according to the most recent Carnegie Classification:&lt;a class=&quot;cf0&quot; href=&quot;https://carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;cf0&quot;&gt;https://carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.   These include two- and four-year IHEs (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the U.S., acting on behalf of their faculty members. Eligibility is based on the classification on the date of proposal submission deadline.   *Who May Serve as PI:  The Principal Investigator must fulfill these three conditions at the time of proposal submission:  &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;hold a doctoral degree in a discipline in which the Divisions of the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences support fundamental research&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;be in the pre-tenure period of a tenure-track or tenure-track equivalent faculty appointment&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;have not previously served as Principal or co-Principal Investigator on an NSF research award. For this solicitation, Fellowship, Conference/Workshop, Equipment, Travel, Instrumentation Infrastructure, and Research Opportunity Award (ROA) awards are not included in the research grant category&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;  Tenure-track equivalency - For a position to be considered tenure-track-equivalent, it must simultaneously meet these three requirements: (1) the continuing appointment is expected to last at least three years from the start date of the LEAPS award; (2) the appointment comes with substantial research and educational responsibilities; and (3) the employee&apos;s career goals and job responsibilities as well as the mission of the department or organization will be served by the proposed LEAPS project.   Co-Principal Investigators are not permitted on LEAPS-MPS proposals.
Description: The Launching of Early-Career Academic Pathways in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (LEAPS-MPS) supports the launch of the careers of pre-tenure faculty whose research is in Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) fields at institutions that do not traditionally receive significant amounts of MPS funding, such as Carnegie Research 2 (R2) universities, minority-serving institutions (MSIs), predominantly undergraduate institutions (PUIs). The LEAPS awards enable PIs from these institutions to initiate productive research programs and generate results useful for preparing subsequent competitive proposals to &#8220;traditional&#8221; NSF funding opportunities, such as a core program or a CAREER solicitation. A critical goal of the LEAPS-MPS Program is to develop the 21st-century STEM workforce representative of society&#8217;s full spectrum of talent by increasing the participation in STEM research of members of communities underrepresented and/or underserved in STEM and the number of members of these communities who can serve as role models. Awards are for 24 months with budgets of up to $250,000 total costs (direct plus indirect). Proposals in response to this solicitation must be submitted for consideration tothe appropriate program in one of the five MPS Divisions.
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