Limited Submission: Centers for Innovation and Community Engagement in Solid Earth Geohazards

  • Sponsor: National Science Foundation
  • Internal Deadline:  First qualified applicant
  • Sponsor Deadline: November 30, 2021 (Letter of Intent); March 15, 2022
  • Grand Challenge: 1- Empowering Our Community
  • Link: Centers for Innovation and Community Engagement in Solid Earth Geohazards (nsf21628) | NSF - National Science Foundation
  • Brief Synopsis from Sponsor: The Centers for Innovation and Community Engagement in Solid Earth Geohazards program supports university-based centers to advance research on the fundamental solid Earth processes that underpin natural hazards. Centers will catalyze, coordinate, and produce transformative research, lead innovation, and enable convergent approaches for systems-level insights that require the collective efforts of a large group of individuals.
  • Please read full opportunity linked above before submitting your application.

Sponsor Funding: The aggregate budget for Track I- Center Catalyst should total no more $500,000 over two years.  Track II: Center Operations awards are up to $3,000,000 per year for five years. 

Be aware: Only two applications per institution is allowed. UofL will decide which to submit via internal review.

Anyone interested in submitting for this program must first submit an internal application to resdevel@louisville.edu, with copy to the applicable research dean, by 5 p.m. on the date listed above, including the following materials:

  • A summary of the proposal (maximum two pages);
  • A paragraph describing why you would be the most competitive candidate for this program;
  • Your current curriculum vitae;
  • A cover page that contains:
    • The name of this funding opportunity and title of your proposal;
    • Your name, position, and UofL office contact information;
    • Collaborator names, positions, and institutions (if applicable).

Reviewers will judge proposals as they would in any peer review process, so PIs are urged to put forward competitive internal proposals. Along with typical criteria, reviewers will evaluate internal proposals based on their fit with the sponsor’s articulated goals and criteria as well as the UofL strategic goals.

The above internal application materials should be submitted via email as a single .PDF file to resdevel@louisville.edu by the internal deadline listed above.

 


If you have any questions, please

Email:  Leigh Botner

Director of Research Development & Support

Research Development & Strategic Initiatives

Office of the EVP- Research & Innovation

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Louisville, KY 40202-1959

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