The Physics Department is offering the Experimental Gravitational Physics Grant to support research in understanding space, time, and gravitational attraction at different scales. This grant focuses on experimental studies including tests on gravitational laws, detection of gravitational waves, and managing facilities like the Laser Interferometer Gravity Wave Observatory (LIGO). Research activities range from instrument science to data analysis, benefiting scientists from universities, laboratories, and industry. It also supports infrastructure initiatives like visitor programs, workshops, and research centers to engage graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in gravitational physics and related fields.
Opportunity ID: 243174
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | PD-13-1243 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Experimental Gravitational Physics |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 0 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 47.049 — Mathematical and Physical Sciences |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date:: | Sep 19, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date:: | Aug 20, 2014 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Oct 30, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | |
| Archive Date:: | Aug 20, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 0 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $ |
| Award Floor:: | $ |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | National Science Foundation |
| Description:: | The Gravitational Physics program supports research at the frontiers of science aimed towards answering questions about the nature of space and time, the gravitational attraction at atomically small and cosmological large distances and the use of gravitational waves to explore the universe.The Experimental Gravitational Physics program supports research that includes tests on the inverse distance square law of gravitational attraction, Lorentz invariance and Equivalence Principle as well as the direct detection of gravitational waves. This program oversees the management of the construction, commissioning, and operation of the Laser Interferometer Gravity Wave Observatory (LIGO), and provides support for LIGO users and other experimental investigations in gravitational physics and related areas. This includes tasks that range from instrument science, data analysis and detector characterization to source population calculations and the connection between the gravitational waves and the electromagnetic and neutrino signatures of astrophysical events.In addition, the program supports infrastructure activities such as short- and long-term visitor programs, workshops, and research centers involving the participation of external scientists from universities, national laboratories, and industry, as well as graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 3 | Replaced by PD-14-1243. | Aug 20, 2014 |
| Synopsis 2 | Updated deadline date. | |
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Package No: 1