OpportunityTitle: Ocean Sciences Research Initiation Grants
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: *Organization Limit: Proposals may only be submitted by the following:    -Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research labs, professional societies and similar organizations in the U.S. associated with educational or research activities.    -Universities and Colleges - Universities and two- and four-year colleges (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Such organizations also are referred to as academic institutions.    *PI Limit:  Principal investigators must, at the time of proposal submission:  &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Be a U.S. citizen, national,or permanent resident; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Have accepted or are currently in a tenure track Assistant Professor level faculty position or equivalent research appointment, and have been in the position no more than three full-time-equivalent years; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Have not received salary support as a Principal Investigator or co-Principal Investigator on a new federal research grant since starting the tenure track position. Pending proposals are not disqualifying; only grants that have been officially awarded. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Present a project plan that falls within the purview of NSF&apos;s Division of Ocean Sciences; and &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Not have submitted the same project to another NSF program.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;  Co-Principal Investigators or senior personnel are not permitted, but collaborations with other scientists and/or visiting scientist status in other laboratories are permitted.    Proposals that fail to meet the above eligibility requirements will be returned without review.
Description: The Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE) offers Research Initiation Grants in an effort to increase the participation of under-represented groups in the ocean sciences. Research Initiation Grants provide start up funding for researchers who have been recently appointed to tenure track (or equivalent) positions, with the twin goals of enhancing the development of their research careers and broadening the participation of under-represented groups in ocean sciences. In this solicitation, the term under-represented groups will refer to and include the following: women, persons with disabilities, African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Pacific Islanders.
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CloseDateExplanation: Archived. Replaced by NSF 13-606.