International Collaboration in Chemistry between US Investigators and their Counterparts Abroad

Post Date

May 29th 2012

Application Due Date

October 16th 2012

Preliminary Proposal Due Date(s) (required) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time): August 01, 2012 Full Proposal Deadline(s): October 16, 2012

Funding Opportunity Number

12-562

CFDA Number(s)

47.049

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Number of Awards

40

Eligibility Categories

Other

*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: US PIs may submit an ICC or an unsolicited proposal to the Division of Chemistry in 2012 but not both.

The ICC Program will not accept proposals from US investigators who already have an individual investigator award from the Division of Chemistry unless their ICC proposal is submitted as their renewal proposal. Division of Chemistry grantees who wish to add an international collaboration component to their currently funded projects are advised to contact the program directors who manage their award and inquire about supplemental funding to their existing awards to enable the international collaboration.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $10000000

• Award Range:

  $300000 - $600000

Grant Description

Partnering Foreign Agencies The Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung (FWF; Austrian Science Fund) of Austria The Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (Sao Paulo Research Foundation), Brazil (FAPESP)The Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR; National Research Agency) of FranceU.S. - Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)The Fonds National de la Recherché (FNR; National Research Fund) of LuxembourgRussian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR)Taiwan National Science Council (NSC)Program DescriptionThe National Science Foundation (NSF) seeks to enhance opportunities for collaborative activities between U.S. and foreign investigators. To realize this goal, the Division of Chemistry at NSF has partnered with the Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung (FWF; Austrian Science Fund) of Austria, the Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (Sao Paulo Research Foundation) of Brazil (FAPESP), the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR; National Research Agency) of France, the U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)of Israel, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), the Fonds National de la Recherche (FNR; National Research Fund) of Luxembourg, the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR), and the National Science Council of Taiwan (NSC). The NSF Division of Chemistry will accept collaborative research proposals in basic research in chemistry, written in English, which establish bilateral collaborations between US investigators and investigators from the countries listed above.

Contact Information

• Agency

  National Science Foundation

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  NSF grants.gov support
  grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  If you have any problems linking to this funding announcement, please contact

• Agency Email Address:

  grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov

• More Information:

  NSF Publication 12-562