Limited Submission 02/03/2021
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LIMITED SUBMISSION OPPORTUNITY
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) Track-4: EPSCoR Research Fellows - NSF 21-557* replaces NSF 20-543
*The solicitation was revised to include a RII Track-4:FAST, a new pilot program.

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Track 4: EPSCoR Research Fellows provides awards to build research capacity in institutions and transform the career trajectories of investigators and to further develop their individual research potential through extended collaborative visits to the nation's premier private, governmental, or academic research centers. Through collaborative research visits at the host site, fellowship awardees will be able to learn new techniques, develop new collaborations or advance existing partnerships, benefit from access to unique equipment and facilities, and/or shift their research toward potentially transformative new directions.

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Track 4: EPSCoR Research Fellows offers the following tracks:

RII Track-4:NSF provides support to further develop the individual research potential of Principal Investigators (PIs) through extended collaborative visits to the nation's premier private, governmental, or academic research centers of their choice. This track is closed as an internal limited submission competition was held previously.

RII Track-4:FAST provides opportunities for PIs from specific institutions of higher education with high enrollments of trainees from underrepresented populations in STEM.0 The aim of this opportunity is to further develop their individual research potential through extended collaborative visits to NASA research facilities located at NASA Centers throughout the United States. *This internal limited submission competition is only for this track.
Sponsor
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Limited Submission
RII Track-4:FAST - UNLV is limited to SIX proposals

RII Track-4:NSF - UNLV is limited to THREE proposals (internal UNLV competition held previously)
Deadlines
OSP Required Notice of Intent Due: 02/17/2021 12:00pm
Submit NOI via the Limited Submission Portal
No late submissions will be considered. Information needed: PI information, project title, one page abstract and three potential internal reviewer names

Sponsor Proposal Due: 04/26/2021
Website
CFDA #s
47.041, 47.049, 47.050, 47.070, 47.074, 47.075, 47.076, 47.079, 47.083
Highlights
Award Amount: Up to $300,000 not to exceed 24 months.

RII Track-4: FAST: Proposals submissions are permitted from Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). UNLV is a MSI.


Notice of Intent
At least two weeks will be given to submit a NOI (abstract/summary 1 pg max).

Pre-Proposals
If NOIs received exceeds maximum number of proposals permitted, at least two weeks will be given to submit a pre-proposal (project narrative 4 pg max and budget amount overview).

Internal Review
Pre-proposals are reviewed by a panel of peers comprised of UNLV researchers whose expertise are as close as possible to the content area. At least two if not three reviews for every proposal submitted is performed. At least two weeks will be given to the reviewers to rate the pre-proposals. The review committee recommends which proposal(s) best meet sponsor's criteria and which best align with the mission of the department, college, and university.
Althea Sheets, Communications Manager, Office of Sponsored Programs, althea.sheets@unlv.edu, 702-895-1880