ClosedOpportunity 10-553

NSF Fellowships for Transformative Computational Science using CyberInfrastructure

At a glance

NSF Fellowships for Transformative Computational Science using CyberInfrastructure is a closed federal grant opportunity from U.S. National Science Foundation. The application deadline was January 13, 2012. Individual awards are listed as from $240K, with about 8 awards expected and $2M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 47.080 (Office of Cyberinfrastructure).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Posted: Mar 23, 2010
Close date: Jan 13, 2012
Award floor: $240,000
Award ceiling: Not specified
Est. total funding: $2,000,000
Expected awards: 8
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

*Organization Limit: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -Only individuals may apply.CI TraCS Fellowships are awards to individuals and applications are submitted directly by applicants to NSF. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, nationals, or legally admitted permanent resident aliens of the United States and meet other eligibility criteria listed below in the program solicitation. Applications must identify a host research institution (e.g., colleges and universities, and privately-sponsored nonprofit institutes, government agencies and laboratories, and, under special conditions, for-profit organizations). Applications must also include statements from the host institution(s) committing to providing resources and supporting the research and education activities proposed in the application, and must identify an individual (or individuals) who is willing to mentor the applicant.  *PI Limit: Each Fellowship is awarded to a single recipient.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The overarching goal of the NSF Fellowships for Transformative Computational Science using Cyberinfrastructure (CI TRaCS) program is to support outstanding scientists and engineers who have recently completed doctoral studies and are interested in pursuing postdoctoral activities in computational science, and thereby nurturing the future leaders in this emerging and important multidisciplinary field. Computational research and education activities that are cyberinfrastrucure-based and cross disciplinary boundaries are a key focus of this program. Successful Fellows may, for example, use cyberinfrastructure to make revolutionary advances in their disciplines, and/or deploy cyberinfrastructure-based technologies that enable innovative computational practices.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

47.080Office of CyberinfrastructureProgram →

Agency contact (as published)

National Science Foundation
grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov
703-292-4223

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “NSF Fellowships for Transformative Computational Science using CyberInfrastructure”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “NSF Fellowships for Transformative Computational Science using CyberInfrastructure”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as from $240k, total estimated program funding is $2,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 8 awards.

How do I apply for “NSF Fellowships for Transformative Computational Science using CyberInfrastructure”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity 10-553), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

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