This department is offering the Engineering and Systems Design (ESD) program grant to fund research focused on gaining an understanding of basic engineering design processes and phenomena. The grant supports advances in descriptive design understanding and basic design theory across various domains. It emphasizes the importance of system life-cycle context, decision-making under uncertainty, and the relationship between data, information, and knowledge in a digitally-supported environment. Researchers seeking to explore system science and system engineering theory are encouraged to apply to the ESD program, while those focusing on observation and description of systems engineering should identify the System Science program as a secondary program.
Opportunity ID: 229514
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | PD-13-1464 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Engineering and Systems Design |
| 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):: | 47.041 — Engineering Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 6 |
| Posted Date:: | Apr 05, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date:: | Jan 15, 2015 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Oct 01, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | |
| Archive Date:: | Jan 15, 2015 |
| 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 Engineering and Systems Design (ESD) program supports descriptive and normative research leading to a theory of engineering design and an understanding of systems engineering. The program is focused on gaining an understanding of the basic processes and phenomena underlying a view of design where the system life-cycle context informs the identification and definition of preferences, analysis of alternatives, effective accommodation of uncertainty in decision-making, and the relationship between data, information, and knowledge in a digitally-supported environment. The program funds advances in a descriptive understanding of design and basic design theory that span multiple domains, such as the relationship of systems to the environment, the significance of manufacturability, and the range of complexity from small designed artifacts to large engineered systems. Fundamental research in system science and system engineering theory should be submitted to the System Science (SYS) program. Research in which the primary contribution is observation and description of systems engineering should be submitted to the ESD program, and should identify the System Science program as a secondary program. |
| 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 6 | This opportunity has been archived. | Jan 15, 2015 |
| Synopsis 5 | Updated the archive date, close date | |
| Synopsis 4 | Updated the close date and the archive date | |
| Synopsis 3 | Updated the close date and archive date | |
| Synopsis 2 | Updated deadline date. | |
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Package No: 1