Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) and HBCU Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering (HBCU-RISE)
ID: 18-509 • Type: Posted
Overview
Category of Funding
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Instruments
Grant
Grant Program (CFDA)
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
On 10/31/17 National Science Foundation posted grant opportunity 18-509 for Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) and HBCU Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering (HBCU-RISE) with funding of $19.3 million.
The grant will be issued under grant program 47.041 Engineering.
Timing
Posted Date
Oct. 31, 2017, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date
Feb. 10, 2022, 12:00 a.m. EST Past Due
Closing Date Explanation
HBCU-RISE; CREST Partnership Supplements; HBCU-RISE; Preliminary CREST Center; CREST Centers; Preliminary CREST Centers; CREST Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Last Updated
Dec. 11, 2021, 1:00 a.m. EST
Version
9
Archive Date
Jan. 5, 2025
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Info
*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following:
-<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span>Preliminary and invited full <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">CREST Center</span> </span>proposals may be submitted by minority-serving institutions of higher education in the United States. This denotes institutions that have undergraduate enrollments of 50% or more (based on total student enrollment) of members of minority groups underrepresented among those holding advanced degrees in science and engineering fields: African Americans, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Hispanic Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Native Pacific Islanders. Eligibility as a minority-serving institution may be determined by reference to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) of the US Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics (<a href="http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/">http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/</a>). Proposals are also invited from institutions of higher education that primarily serve populations of students with disabilities (<a href="http://www.nsf.gov/od/broadeningparticipation/nsf_frameworkforaction_0808.pdf">http://www.nsf.gov/od/broadeningparticipation/nsf_frameworkforaction_0808.pdf</a>). Support may be provided to partner institutions through subawards.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: normal;">CREST partnership supplement proposals are invited from current CREST Center awardees.<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; color: black;"><span></span></span>
CREST Postdoctoral Research Fellowship proposals are invited from individuals from active CREST Centers (<a href="https://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/goodbye?http://www.crestweb.org/">www.crestweb.org</a>). Onlythree (3) individuals per active CREST Center can submit a CREST-PRF application. Individuals can only submit one proposal per year (maximum 2 proposals per individual). Each candidate must identify one or more CREST Center sponsoring scientist(s) and the host CREST Center institution in the proposal. CREST Center applicants are required to inform the CREST Center Director and/or PIs of their intent to submit a CREST-PRF proposal. CREST Centers should ensure that they do not endorse more than3 CREST-PRF proposals for each competition.
CREST Postdoctoral Research Fellowships are awards to individuals, and applications are submitted directly by applicants to NSF. To be eligible to submit a proposal to the CREST-PRF Program, an individual must, as of the full proposal target date:
<ul>
<li>Be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident;</li>
<li>Have earned the doctoral degree, or expect to have earned the doctoral degree prior to the required start date of the fellowship;</li>
<li>Show proof of CREST Center funding as a graduate student for at least one year;</li>
<li>Not have worked for more than a total of 24 full-time-equivalent months in positions that require the doctoral degree;</li>
<li>May not have previously been a principal investigator or co-principal investigator of an NSF award (other than a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship);</li>
<li>Submit a project plan that falls within the purview of the NSF's CREST Center host institution’s research priorities; and</li>
<li>Not have submitted concurrently the same project to another NSF program.</li>
</ul>
The proposal must include the following:
<ol>
<li>A sponsoring CREST scientist(s) statement</li>
<li>Aletter(s) of support from the host institution (Department Chair and/or Dean)</li>
<li>A letter of support from the CREST Center Director or CREST PI at the applicant’s institution. Certification of eligibility must be included in the letter of support.</li>
<li>Aletter of support from the non-CREST Center sponsor (secondary mentor) onlyif additional fu
Award Sizing
Ceiling
$5,000,000
Floor
Not Listed
Estimated Program Funding
$19,300,000
Estimated Number of Grants
Not Listed
Contacts
Contact
National Science Foundation
Contact Email
Email Description
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Contact Phone
(703) 292-4261
Additional Information
NSF Publication 18-509
Additional Information Site