The Biological Anthropology and Archaeology Programs are offering the ‘Integrative Paleoanthropology Grant’ to support innovative, integrative research in hominin biological and behavioral evolution. The grant, with a maximum award of $1,000,000 for up to five years, aims to stimulate cross-disciplinary research that goes beyond traditional boundaries. Proposals must address how the research is integrative and innovative. Applications are due by 4/18/2012 and should follow standard Program guidelines with the ‘IPG’ prefix in the title. Proposals involving postdoctoral support must include a mentoring plan, and all proposals must have a data management plan. Evaluation will involve outside review and a specially constituted panel, following standard NSF criteria.
Opportunity ID: 141473
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | PD-12-1393 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Integrative Paleoanthropology Grants |
| 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:: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 47.075 — Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date:: | Jan 30, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date:: | May 29, 2014 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Apr 18, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | |
| Archive Date:: | May 29, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 1,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $1,000,000 |
| 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 Biological Anthropology and Archaeology Programs are pleased to invite investigators to apply for an “Integrative Paleoanthropology Grant.” In 2012, contingent on availability of funds, the Programs plan to make a single award for a maximum of $1,000,000 to support a multi-year project of up to five years in duration. The goal of the competition is to further innovative, integrative research to elucidate the principles which underlie hominin biological and behavioral evolution over deep time. While the intellectual scope of the competition is thus constrained, the potential methodologies and disciplines are not. It is understood, for example, that fields such as cognitive science, genetics or mathematical modeling may be directly relevant to such an endeavor. The competition is intended to stimulate integrative research which crosses normal disciplinary and intellectual boundaries in original ways and this aspect is a central criterion and requirement of the competition. Competition organizers recognize the difficulty in defining concepts such as “innovative integrative research” since much paleoanthropological research is currently interdisciplinary and integrative in nature. “Integration”, for example, need not only be cross-disciplinary but might encompass broader perspectives on regional and large scale comparative issues. Proposals are required to address this issue directly in the project description by using up to two pages of the 15 to specifically speak to how the proposed research is both integrative and innovative beyond norms currently in practice and how the proposed research could not be accomplished otherwise. Reviewers and Program Officials will place significant weight on this criterion.Applicants should submit their proposal to either the Biological Anthropology or Archaeology Programs by 4/18/2012. Proposals should follow standard Program guidelines (except for the listed target dates) that are available on the Program’s web site, and should be identified by the inclusion of the “IPG” prefix in the application title. Please note the NSF requirement that proposals requesting postdoctoral support must include a postdoctoral mentoring plan. Also, NSF requires that all proposals contain a data management plan. Both of these plans have a specific place under Supplementary Documents on the Form Preparation screen in Fastlane. Proposals will be evaluated through both outside review and a specially constituted panel. In addition to the specifics discussed above, standard NSF review criteria apply. |
| 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 2 | Opportunity PD-12-1393 has been archived. | May 29, 2014 |
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 47.075 |
| Competition ID: | |
| Competition Title: | |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00097970 |
| Opening Date: | Jan 30, 2012 |
| Closing Date: | Apr 18, 2012 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | John E. Yellen |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization and Individual Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
SF424 (R & R) [V1.2] Project/Performance Site Location(s) [V1.4] Research And Related Other Project Information [V1.3] Research And Related Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded) [V1.2] Research & Related Personal Data [V1.2] Research & Related Budget [V1.1] NSF Cover Page [V1.3] |
| optional_forms |
R & R Subaward Budget Attachment(s) Form [V1.2] NSF Deviation Authorization [V1.1] NSF Suggested Reviewers [V1.1] NSF FastLane System Registration [V1.3] |
Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.075 | PKG00097970 | Jan 30, 2012 | Apr 18, 2012 | View | John E. Yellen | Organization and Individual Applicants |