This department is offering grants for scientific research in geography and spatial sciences to address societal challenges, promote interdisciplinary research and education, and develop scientific methods for geographic research. Projects on various topics globally are encouraged, focusing on human interactions with the Earth’s surface. Funding mechanisms include research awards, doctoral dissertation support, early-career development, conference and workshop funding, and more. Emphasis is placed on integrating education with research goals. GSS is open to innovative and transformative interdisciplinary ventures, prioritizing long-term research significance. Applications for various grant types are accepted until Feb 13, 2014.
Opportunity ID: 177713
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | 12-570 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Geography and Spatial Sciences Program |
| 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:: | 75 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 47.075 — Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 6 |
| Posted Date:: | Jun 18, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date:: | Nov 14, 2013 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Sep 13, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Feb 13, 2014 |
| Archive Date:: | Oct 05, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 7,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $400,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $40,000 |
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:: | As specified in the Geography and Spatial Sciences Program strategic plan, the goals of the NSF Geography and Spatial Sciences (GSS) Program are:To promote scientific research in geography and the spatial sciences that advances theory and basic understanding and that addresses the challenges facing society.To promote the integration of geographers and spatial scientists in interdisciplinary research.To promote education and training of geographers and spatial scientists in order to enhance the capabilities of current and future generations of researchers.To promote the development and use of scientific methods and tools for geographic research.The Geography and Spatial Sciences Program sponsors research on the geographic distributions and interactions of human, physical, and biotic systems on the Earth’s surface. Investigations are encouraged to propose plans for research about the nature, causes, and consequences of human activity and natural environmental processes across a range of scales. Projects on a variety of topics (both domestic and international) qualify for support if they offer promise of contributing to scholarship by enhancing geographical knowledge, concepts, theories, methods, and their application to societal problems and concerns. GSS encourages projects that explicitly integrate undergraduate and graduate education into the overall research agenda.GSS provides support through a number of different funding mechanisms:Regular research awardsDoctoral dissertation research improvement (DDRI) awardsFaculty early-career development (CAREER) awardsAwards for conferences, workshops, group-travel support, and community-development or community-serving activitiesResearch coordination network (RCN) awardsRapid-response research (RAPID) awardsEarly-concept grants for exploratory research (EAGER) and creative research awards for transformative interdisciplinary ventures (CREATIV) may be supported in rare and unusual cases. (GSS strives to be open to ideas and approaches in early stages of development and emphasizes the potential longer-term significance of new lines of inquiry as part of its merit evaluation of all proposals.) |
| 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 | Updated deadline date. | Nov 14, 2013 |
| Synopsis 5 | Updated deadline date. | |
| Synopsis 4 | updated closing date–rc; | |
| Synopsis 3 | updated made 4.26.13–rc; | |
| Synopsis 2 | ||
| 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: | PKG00129951 |
| Opening Date: | Jun 18, 2012 |
| Closing Date: | Feb 13, 2014 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Thomas J. Baerwald-Program Director |
| 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 | PKG00129951 | Jun 18, 2012 | Feb 13, 2014 | View | Thomas J. Baerwald-Program Director | Organization and Individual Applicants |