The National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Engineering (ENG) and Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) are collaborating to offer this grant, providing ‘seed funding’ for small teams of innovative engineers and mathematical scientists. This grant is for seeking and developing a theoretical basis for complex systems, with the ultimate goal of establishing formal methods for designing engineered complex systems. Many natural, social, and engineered systems exhibit complex behaviors where traditional reductionist approaches prove inadequate, often leading to unexpected failures in areas like power grids or critical infrastructure. This initiative aims to understand and leverage emergent properties to design more resilient and robust engineered systems, fostering innovative research into these intricate challenges.
Opportunity ID: 49616
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 09-610 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Building Engineered Complex Systems |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 20 |
| Assistance Listings: | 47.041 — Engineering Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 22, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 19, 2010 Submission Window Date(s) (due by 5 p.m. proposer’s local time): December 14, 2009 – January 19, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 19, 2010 Submission Window Date(s) (due by 5 p.m. proposer’s local time): December 14, 2009 – January 19, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $4,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | *Organization Limit: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -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: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | U.S. National Science Foundation |
| Description: | The Directorate for Engineering (ENG) and the Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) in the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) at the National Science Foundation (NSF) are collaborating in this solicitation to provide "seed funding" for small teams of innovative engineers and mathematical scientists (mathematicians or statisticians) to seek and develop a theoretical basis of complex systems, with the aim of developing formal methods for the design of engineered complex systems. A complex system is characterized by its display of patterns of structure or behavior at one level of organization of the system that are diagnostic of interactions among parts of the system at other levels; the emergent behaviors or structures are not evident from considering only the system’s separate components. This solicitation has been motivated by the observation that many natural, social, and engineered systems have been recognized to be complex systems, in which the traditional reductionist approach to science and engineering fails to predict and explain the patterns and behaviors that emerge from the functioning of these systems. Many engineered systems fall into this category and unexpected failures and other consequences have been experienced as these systems function near the edge of their expected performance capacity, for example in power grids, traffic systems, critical civil infrastructures, materials, chemical industrial systems, manufacturing and service enterprises, and environmental systems. Although these unexpected behaviors can be undesirable, it has also been recognized that complex systems with their ability to display emergent behaviors can be designed to be resilient and robust, features that are desirable in engineered systems. The proposals submitted in response to this solicitation must meet the requirements delineated in this solicitation. |
| Link to Additional Information: | NSF Publication 09-610 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NSF grants.gov support
grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov Email:grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov |
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