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as possible from the pandemic. Let me thank you one more time for your efforts in this regard while keeping our research enterprise and education mission going. </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3F3D3F">As you may know, we have about 900 students living in university dormitories who are being tested for COVID-19 twice per week in our lab in the Multidisciplinary
Research Building (MRB). With some new additional equipment and space, our lab is increasing its test capacity from its current 400-500 tests per day to hopefully some 900 tests per day, which will allow testing other groups of individuals on campus. I want
to thank again everyone involved in the process, which continues to be a great community effort. This time I particularly want to publicly thank Eddie Zagha, Assistant Professor in Psychology, for generously allowing us to temporarily use his assigned space
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slipped back to the purple risk tier, the most restricted one in California’s phases. Despite this step back at the county level, we are not further restricting any of our on-going research undertakings, but we cannot ramp-up activities until we better know
how the situation will evolve, as the numbers in the county do not look good. I know this is disappointing and I appreciate your patience very much. </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASMl4IwlPxfl3RJ7GYXLNuIccLMgv-MPE06BobxNM2PBoL1HS7imkX-suH1d8trVBCc58tZo0vONJPL_eBJHQVddWEMwyeynpm9q6YZLrxhXFkbTpQ8wDUPMYWlIl6XPrQqoZb9QmFT2UdeqcYviWUpOw5XaPGusqCYc7y1iJDxg3ucxQdL1bs3qTE-ae_UIWyrZOgaoGwbFp5CIYb5BHk28w==&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">new
Department of Defense Center of Excellence</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3F3D3F"> at the Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering, or the
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASMYZpfqhakndT01jjHUqzauwiq_qZ3loyKPKrgjQahwTmI07fImMrOTbNnl8SRl4tPCixQDyGjPSnr7-e_UVnj4d40VUtf9muH0yIOD5kESpJ4mQfPk1nJsZswhPBL8QpZxhglQXZK14T_ZSPqlzfgxbLMv0V7F2X-MNzM0EqUJHow9qQ4lldyu9eO5M-nMsfX&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">precise
measurement of the total amount of matter in the universe</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3F3D3F"> by researchers in the Physics Department, which are just two of the many recent accomplishments of our faculty,
students, and staff. Important events have moved to the virtual world but continue to take place, like our recent Annual SoCAL SBIR/STTR CON 2020 (see note below), or the
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASM0OLoSa-MSEIp9IH-U_HfnEgj2qJf2ZAk_QEgzDeo1msVJYB1i3eJiGlK0t1b3lnleCj36Ss8DRXkdJsN6bHymOi6GykwNUUl740q94mGV7bGvaFJTi9Rrt6kEaGBqfscJX0hjvIG4VFewZGdU876qcVtkNMCWrBBpmU1Te-9Y3o=&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">2020
UCR Tomás Rivera Conference</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3F3D3F">, which is currently happening online.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">
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being disproportionally affected. RED is considering ways to try to help those individuals in their research and scholarly activities and if you have specific suggestions, I would be very glad to hear them.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>special request</b> I made in RED’s last newsletter. We have seen a big increase in the number of research studies and protocols that need to be approved by our compliance committees: IRB, IACUC, and IBC. This puts additional burden on the committees’ members
and the staff that support them and we desperately need more faculty to become members. Please pay special consideration when asked to serve in one of these committees. If you can accommodate this service in your already over-stretched time it would provide
a great benefit for your colleagues, especially those within your immediate area of expertise.
</span><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Chairs and Deans,</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"> please encourage your faculty to take on this service and continue to
value and reward such important contributions to campus in your faculty evaluations and promotion processes.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3F3D3F">Thank you for your consideration to this important matter.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">UCR’s Office of Technology Partnerships hosted its 2</span><sup><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42;position:relative;top:-2.5pt;mso-text-raise:2.5pt">nd</span></sup><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">
Annual SoCAL SBIR/STTR CON 2020! UCR’s SBIR/STTR Resource Center organized a virtual conference with two full weeks of in-depth SBIR programming. With over 40 presenters, the conference held 17 presentations from federal agencies and seven expert workshop
panels ranging from proposal development to venture capital funding opportunities. 632 entrepreneurs, founders, and UCR employees registered for this exciting conference. In addition to the expert programming, the center was able to facilitate over 92 one-on-one
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">In partnership with UCR’s EPIC Small Business Development Center (SBDC), the Office of Technology Partnerships provides comprehensive SBIR/STTR proposal support
through its SBIR/STTR Resource Center. The Center provides hands-on, one-on-one mentorship to clients and has a higher than average success rate of 35% on SBIR proposals. Our team has provided support for over 50 SBIR/STTR proposals and our clients have received
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difficulty of randomly assigning some students to study ethics and others not to do so and because real-world moral behavior is difficult to measure. Dr. Schwitzgebel will report on one study in which exposure to classroom instruction on the ethics of eating
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Noon </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">as we dive into the first of a three-part series on <b>Proposal Development</b>. This first 90-minute webinar will cover proposal planning and review of the project
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Note: RA-INC will be going through this entire Life Cycle of the Award Series together beginning in November 10, 2020 and continuing throughout the next year; however,
those wishing to view the series at their own pace, or those wishing to jump to a particular topic of interest, are able to do so now at their convenience via the new SPA training portal located at </span></i></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASMZU0Dl846_x9uOEA50IeE8rGrF13hD_xse5hoHGQ4D1rNKzAb1lVAx4tltuyjP8eBJMfaOtK0H60euNMgUfzOB2czQ-OLiN720a_-d23y8M8=&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="color:#0070C0">https://research.ucr.edu/spa/training</span></i></b></a><b><i>. </i></b>
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Negotiators have not spoken since October 21, and reports indicate that disagreements over a coronavirus testing and contact tracing plan, among other issues, still exist. Despite continued talks, lawmakers and the White House appear pessimistic about reaching
a deal before Election Day on November 3 following the slow pace of the negotiations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">RED welcomed Roberto Galvan Ramos, Jr. to UCR as the campus Export Control Officer on October 2, 2020. Roberto is a certified U.S. Export Compliance Officer® (CUSECO)
from the International Import-Export Institute (IIEI) Certification Board. Prior to joining UCR, Roberto had a 20-year career in contract management, export control and trade compliance with the aerospace industry. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">What does export control have to do with UCR?</span></i></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Export control regulations are federal laws that prohibit the unlicensed export of certain commodities or information about certain commodities for political, economic
and national security reasons. In general, the export control federal regulations cover four main types of university activities: (1) transfers of controlled information, including technical data, to persons and entities outside the United States; (2) shipment
of controlled physical items, such as scientific equipment, that require export licenses from the United States to a foreign country; (3) verbal, written, electronic, or visual disclosures of controlled scientific and technical information related to export
controlled items to foreign nationals (“deemed exports”), even when it occurs within the United States; and (4) transactions with sanctioned or embargoed countries or restricted or debarred individuals or entities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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is one way to help alleviate this burden of graduate funding and common practice at research universities. Our collaborative research, our high-quality graduate programs and our diverse student population make UCR a competitive institution for NIH and NSF
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for up to 3 faculty, who are <i>writing </i>the training grant. The GSR would be provided following submission of the grant. It could be used anytime within one academic year. An additional further quarter of support will be provided if the grant is successful.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Timeline: these proposals require a lot of preparation time you will be asked to upload a short paragraph explaining the period of preparation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#0070C0">conference website</span></a> on October 29. In the meantime, feel free to check the
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PM Eastern Time. To participate in this forum, please <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASMzgcGa-XWonhMk2x-qPfnA-CqtoKzUxYh6vma-WIuzE-sZrfyhWEerR6Vst5R87u9xnZOOfPxitEhq43Xv0PIQNbdLBDX-eZNb3O9jHZKblMCNYZU14zOTARsf8VvWytvCUgmbjHOwyY=&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#0070C0">Register Now</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#0070C0">Research.gov</span></a> Proposal Preparation and Submission: Upcoming Features in
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<span style="color:#0070C0">Research.gov</span></a>, and New Proposal Preparation Demonstration Site, SciENcv – Overview of Capabilities for Preparing
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<span style="color:#0070C0">Biographical Sketch</span></a> and <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumQHngNgqvbLKG9r0NeR3gavauwzyFVI6ZT67YJBOqRbf1ktqgRn0IGExIDGNSBs6nYB5BR7jWJERm0I2s1AxK-wPG_3WuUTH8QEGt_lhBsCuAOhWcFqGfcOAMLAgQuBS5A==&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">We are pleased to announce that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has launched the <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumRgXXpbkXC1CIOZ-pTznpyssGx7YXRRg2JY2Zg2lKtlz_EU374YebiY-XaFm-GZI4aCLCGrJTDg_C62XB849pXI=&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">Research.gov</span></a> proposal
preparation demonstration site. The new demo site offers proposers the opportunity to create proposals in <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumRgXXpbkXC1CIOZ-pTznpyssGx7YXRRg2JY2Zg2lKtlz_EU374YebiY-XaFm-GZI4aCLCGrJTDg_C62XB849pXI=&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#403F42">Research.gov</span></a> with
the role of a Principal Investigator (PI) prior to preparing and submitting proposals in the actual <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumRgXXpbkXC1CIOZ-pTznpyssGx7YXRRg2JY2Zg2lKtlz_EU374YebiY-XaFm-GZI4aCLCGrJTDg_C62XB849pXI=&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#403F42">Research.gov</span></a> Proposal
Submission System. We invite you to try the <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumRgXXpbkXC1CIOZ-pTznpyssGx7YXRRg2JY2Zg2lKtlz_EU374YebiY-XaFm-GZI4aCLCGrJTDg_C62XB849pXI=&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#403F42">Research.gov</span></a> proposal
preparation features on the new demo site, such as: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Initiating Research proposals (other proposal types will be added to the demo site as they are enabled in the actual system):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Collaborative proposals with subawards <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Adding co-PIs, Senior Personnel, and Other Authorized Users (OAUs)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Uploading required and optional proposal documents<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Creating budgets<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Checking proposal compliance <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Linking collaborative proposals<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Enabling Sponsored Project Officer (SPO)/Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR) access<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">What You Need to Know About the New </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumRgXXpbkXC1CIOZ-pTznpyssGx7YXRRg2JY2Zg2lKtlz_EU374YebiY-XaFm-GZI4aCLCGrJTDg_C62XB849pXI=&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#0070C0">Research.gov</span></b></a><b> Demo
Site</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">All users must sign in to <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumRgXXpbkXC1CIOZ-pTznpyssGx7YXRRg2JY2Zg2lKtlz_EU374YebiY-XaFm-GZI4aCLCGrJTDg_C62XB849pXI=&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#403F42">Research.gov</span></a> with
an NSF ID or primary email address to access the demo site. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Users who already have an NSF ID must not register for another NSF ID for demo site use. As a reminder, each individual user of NSF systems (e.g., FastLane
and <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumRgXXpbkXC1CIOZ-pTznpyssGx7YXRRg2JY2Zg2lKtlz_EU374YebiY-XaFm-GZI4aCLCGrJTDg_C62XB849pXI=&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#403F42">Research.gov</span></a>)
should not have more than one NSF ID, per the NSF <i>Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide </i><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASMnVGtaIYJaKafBHwJHaF2nYQDDaU0bp0dbUPLM2GHGatndZR-Y9k1Ue8PwiHKyUZM2dqIAWswvphsvvuwyWLEkuL9BXNH0p4iO0yH52-toNgR4lW_yCf3CdVenYuJZqNPiOYXjFJA7Jw=&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#403F42">Chapter
I.G.3.</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">A red "Proposal Preparation Demo Site" banner is at the top of each demo site page to indicate the user is using the demo site.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Each user will be given the PI role for demo site purposes only. No other user roles (e.g., SPO and AOR) are available on the demo site or are needed to
use the demo site.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">The demo site does not support proposal submission to NSF and will not trigger any system-generated email notifications.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Proposals created on the demo site will be deleted after six months. Neither NSF staff nor users will be able to access deleted proposal data from the
demo site.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Demo site proposals will not be available on the actual <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumRgXXpbkXC1CIOZ-pTznpyssGx7YXRRg2JY2Zg2lKtlz_EU374YebiY-XaFm-GZI4aCLCGrJTDg_C62XB849pXI=&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#403F42">Research.gov</span></a> Proposal
Submission System, and proposals cannot be transferred between the demo site and the actual system.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">For further demo site details, please see the demo site Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) available via the <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASMNq45vUZxayQT9wJxF1AWiMzylH8Uf4DZEWujOMgtjFCDy4m2CafnJw5ZE46oBfvZFkTTCcCDeItKzBGRFOb2PIZnFwGcVZCpvwKQ62m3YWHTBDOhnGcSF2nbA090tROvMXddeI1WKNDjbWPb7JnglW4IGn7U1HS3fPVyCKHeAwMOvuRrjwJwh5wYk0w8cnxczvhmzrcpojeawt_Nbu4gQTUlV8chHko_6Uc4_XzTZ7FJj36HUlImH32pydukSHNBQ6NL6LMeWJmGCBvrOz4Sj0k24ICC3D7IrICx_2lvZQOTzGwyN_37WRKUjjpxKdbYQ2YKGKx2NRk=&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#403F42">Research.gov
About Proposal Preparation and Submission</span></a> page left navigation menu. A set of topic-specific video tutorials is also available.
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Preparation Demo Site</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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site, you <b>must </b>have an NSF account (i.e., NSF ID) and be signed in to <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumRgXXpbkXC1CIOZ-pTznpyssGx7YXRRg2JY2Zg2lKtlz_EU374YebiY-XaFm-GZI4aCLCGrJTDg_C62XB849pXI=&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">Research.gov</span></a>.
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Notice No. 147: Research.gov Implementation Update</span></a>, NSF is taking proactive steps to incrementally move the preparation and submission of all proposals from FastLane to <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumRgXXpbkXC1CIOZ-pTznpyssGx7YXRRg2JY2Zg2lKtlz_EU374YebiY-XaFm-GZI4aCLCGrJTDg_C62XB849pXI=&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">Research.gov</span></a>.
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project descriptions as of 10/5/2020. One of the compliance checks is for font size. Currently, files prepared using TeX/LaTeX will generate warnings when submitted to <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumRgXXpbkXC1CIOZ-pTznpyssGx7YXRRg2JY2Zg2lKtlz_EU374YebiY-XaFm-GZI4aCLCGrJTDg_C62XB849pXI=&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">Research.gov</span></a> because
of the way PDF files are processed. We believe that these warnings will be gone next year. For the time being, the warnings will not prevent proposal submission.
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<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASM7J__yHbIR39tdI8Fv2DlcgE5P8-u6rxjMa_HQIGiH4A7dWK-IKHdcfAXg577hw-bzwLVjyNXX2Xwz_TUElNfZg_gt25dMCDagzaqbQ2QgLW3eIslchBXVw==&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">The W.M. Keck Foundation offers the opportunity to discuss potential projects with universities before proposals are submitted. UCR may submit one proposal each
in the areas of Medical Research and Science/Engineering research every six months. The next deadline is May 1, 2021, following a January 1 – February 15 consultation period. The ideal target for a Keck grant is
<b>$1 Million over three years</b>. See <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumRPaWI8HP3Y5SyhvKiwZE2pY5aLXlZGTJdZnWwcBT-1vGF7DcDhz8QUdL2qiEYUPR-FE36yyPJomFmK_MwZRaD7WfzvM85Jpvy19udF2ZC9X1eJdTBBEt9tcNt8zuFJPUOip8v456_iG8Y1Ks9MsCYEp3HwOwLzr0A==&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#0563C1">ht</span></a><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumRPaWI8HP3Y5SyhvKiwZE2pY5aLXlZGTJdZnWwcBT-1vGF7DcDhz8QUdL2qiEYUPR-FE36yyPJomFmK_MwZRaD7WfzvM85Jpvy19udF2ZC9X1eJdTBBEt9tcNt8zuFJPUOip8v456_iG8Y1Ks9MsCYEp3HwOwLzr0A==&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">tp://www.wmkeck.org/grant-programs/research/eligibility-and-priorities</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">for details.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">A successful Keck proposal:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Focuses on important and emerging areas of research</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Has the potential to develop
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Is innovative, distinctive and interdisciplinary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Demonstrates a
<b>high level of risk due to unconventional approaches</b>, or by challenging the prevailing paradigm
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Has the potential for
<b>transformative impact, such as the founding of a new field of research, the enabling of observations not previously possible</b> or the altered perception of a previously intractable problem
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before applying to Keck. Ideally, reviews reflect that the research is innovative, exciting and would have a large impact, but is too risky due to the lack of preliminary data. The Keck Foundation will request previous federal feedback as part of their review
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">The project is not ambitious enough (i.e. it represents only a small advance vs. creating a new paradigm).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">The proposal does not fully detail the scope of work and potential impact.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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begins January 1. <b>Interested faculty should submit an internal preproposal following the below one-page format at
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the field, etc.). Illustrations are not recommended at this phase as they take space needed for text. If a reference is necessary, abbreviate it as (Science, 323, 45, ‘11). DO NOT USE (Jones et al., 2011).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Here is more information from the Keck Foundation’s home page: <i>Supporting pioneering discoveries in science, engineering and medicine has been our mandate from
the beginning. By funding the high-risk/high-impact work of leading researchers, we are laying the groundwork for new paradigms, technologies and discoveries that will save lives, provide innovative solutions, and add to our understanding of the world. Both
Senior and Early Career investigators are encouraged to apply.</i> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">The Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program serves to increase access to multi-user scientific and engineering instrumentation for research and research training
in our Nation's institutions of higher education and not-for-profit scientific/engineering research organizations. An MRI award supports the acquisition or development of a multi-user research instrument that is, in general, too costly and/or not appropriate
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MRI also provides support to develop next-generation research instruments that open new opportunities to advance the frontiers in science and engineering research. Additionally, an MRI award is expected to enhance research training of students who will become
the next generation of instrument users, designers and builders.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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funded, and equipment that has a financial plan for sustained maintenance (such as a recharge) is more likely to be funded. A good location (such as MRB or a core facility) for equipment will also increase chances of success.</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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given to proposals which include a) a description of how the academic unit cost match will be met, and b) a description of where the instrument will be located.</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">
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21-505</span></a>) for the Mid-scale RI-1 program (total project cost of $6 million up to but not including $20 million), one of two funding opportunities that span the mid-scale range, was published with a deadline of January 7, 2021 for preliminary proposals.
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session will begin at 1:00 p.m. EST and have two parts: a general Mid-scale RI-1 information session (1:00 p.m. -1:40 p.m. EST) with Q&A followed by Directorate-specific breakouts (1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EST) where more technical questions will be addressed.
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of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, BMBF); the French National Research Agency (Agence Nationale de la Recherche, ANR); the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF); Japan’s National Institute of Information
and Communications Technology (NICT); and Spain’s State Research Agency (Agencia Estatal de Investigación, AEI) and National Institute of Health Carlos III (Instituto de Salud Carlos III, ISCIII) support collaborative activities that will advance the understanding
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by the participating agencies. Specific CRCNS opportunities for parallel funding are available for bilateral US-German Research Proposals, US-German Data Sharing Proposals, US-French Research Proposals, US-French Data Sharing Proposals, US-Israeli Research
Proposals, US-Israeli Data Sharing Proposals, US-Japanese Research Proposals, US-Japanese Data Sharing Proposals, US-Spanish Research Proposals, US-Spanish Data Sharing Proposals, and multilateral proposals involving the United States and two or more CRCNS
partner countries (see Section VIII of the solicitation for country-specific limitations).
<b>Collaborating PIs from outside of the United States are referred to Section VIII of the solicitation</b> for further instructions about applying to the appropriate partner funding agency.
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effective education, to name just a few benefits. Increased computing power, the availability of large datasets and streaming data, and algorithmic advances in machine learning (ML) have made it possible for AI research and development to create new sectors
of the economy and revitalize industries. Continued advancement, enabled by sustained federal investment and channeled toward issues of national importance, holds the potential for further economic impact and quality-of-life improvements.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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the need to make long-term investments in AI research in areas with the potential for long-term payoffs in AI. The President’s Council of Advisors for Science and Technology has published
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<span style="color:#0070C0">Recommendations for Strengthening American Leadership in Industries of the Future</span></a>, including AI, and calls for new and sustained research in AI to drive science and technology progress. The National AI Research Institutes
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DDI).</b> This systemwide effort is designed to support faculty diversity by enhancing pathways to the professoriate for underrepresented students from California Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs). The UC-HSI DDI program includes two components—
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that will support short-term and long-term programs/projects to enhance and expand pathways to the professoriate for underrepresented minorities, with a goal to increase faculty diversity and inclusion at UC. <i>Please see the Request for Proposals for detailed
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there are resources to help support a limited number of PhD students, who are California HSI alumni and have advanced to candidacy at UC, to foster their interest and preparation for the professoriate,and additional professional development outreach and support
for underrepresented PhD students with a goal to encourage and help equip them to consider careers in the professoriate. <i>UCOP will coordinate directly with campus graduate divisions for this component of the Initiative.</i>
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This commitment enables the University to advance the system-wide UC-HSI program and support the following goals:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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(RFP)</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"> to encourage UC faculty and administrators to enhance existing partnerships or explore new California HSI collaborations (within and external to UC). This grants program
offers two funding mechanisms (small awards up to $50K and large awards up to $350K) that will address the four program goals listed above. Please review the RFP for specific program guidelines. For more information, please visit the UC-HSI DDI webpage: <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumTV-POCCxdalAOq8__07j6MXztdu69REEm7oOA8H4ZBaPgm--a5SuOMcnem52ibPBbKebPQdFoemdQs9Lzupfjh58RW749XTQT56f81swoOSzG0DlTtcxTvl01UwtWr3wCiLWBAh21GgBhwrwjpvxW1sYGehSampdg==&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">https://ucop.edu/graduate-studies/initiatives-outreach/uc-hsi-ddi.html</span></a> or
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">The Initiative is in direct support of appointment and promotion review and appraisal criteria as established in the Academic Personnel Manual: APM 210 - <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASMSBhsgyAG8rfaV_hOFnpF5re2Qgq3Dg-E31dZ9S2kaXZKX7YrjapNnT5tGXpJ7QzykWMf-mb1BSb4DNRXF0CTNVxthsPqhLuf5bNKvx66n4XnXm5g9IE38vmLgsEPQS76ObgoOhU3jMwMttoPEX-vcA==&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">https://ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-210.pdf</span></a>.
This effort also supports the revised Diversity Statement, adopted as policy in 2010, by the UC Regents.
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are invited to help us identify Grand Challenges for Human Flourishing and scientifically tractable ways to address them. Your ideas will guide the Foundation’s direction in supporting at least $40 million in interdisciplinary research. We are especially interested
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Win a $50K cash prize* and connect with a community of venture capitalists and Fortune 500 companies to build relationships for fundraising, strategic partnerships,
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2016 by the UC Office of the President, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Office, this challenge draws student, faculty and staff participants from all ten campuses, five medical centers, three affiliated national labs, and the broader alumni entrepreneur network.
Participants will gain exposure to global funder and investor networks, increase visibility for corporate collaborations, and be reviewed by world-class VC judges.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Digital Forum</span></a>. One Winner of each track will be selected by venture capitalist judges at the final showcase. The contest is being held in partnership with <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASMM-NzNGIavm98XMvsu-yQu8BpLEGtVHPa6NDIstj2N2YtOiiZZ2JeJusKoK5BAKYV6e44QqCiOh3c1ggruikcckidbSzijkeE&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#403F42;text-decoration:none">Extreme
Tech Challenge (XTC)</span></a>, the world’s largest startup competition for entrepreneurs addressing global challenges. All applicants to the UC Startup Innovation Challenge will be automatically entered into XTC. UC Startup Innovation Challenge winners will
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<span style="color:#0070C0">https://ucinnovationchallenge.org/</span></a> </span>
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showing statistics for the number of NSF-BSF applications in recent years with their success rates, which in most cases are equivalent, or even higher than the average for US investigators going it alone in the same programs. In particular, note the high success
rates in Biology, which we predicted in a previous letter. This is due to the decline in the overall submissions following the NSF move to omit deadlines, without a parallel decrease in the budget for these programs.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">BSF Regular Research Grants Program</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">. Deadline for applications
has been changed and is now <b>December 9, 2020.</b> The website is now open for submission. The program regulations can be found
<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASMnXycRf93sDH-HyIG_S2UkyKnEzBTmtyjX6xZ5Ic6wjPMOuBBxphMuUPD3E-bRVYvOo_EKtNH-TmUMzaF4TINzUpY2dU2oYmv1OajfIl1TxGxqcHZ05u2s2BJD9fIP8JIx7Zm9jHKaAuA_wS0VW6TeRNaEoMg1A1q_oyvis4ZJaGAMK8GzCa2IxwXw2P-6-mL&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#0070C0">here</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Prof. Rahamimoff Travel Grants for Young Scientists program</b>. Due to the current situation with COVID-19, the deadline for submissions of new applications is now postponed until further notice.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Applications to the division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) may be already possible for some programs, or become possible
in the near future for additional ones. Before engaging in the preparation of a new CMMI proposal, the BSF MUST BE CONSULTED. </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">The NSF Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) has announced a new program that will be open for joint NSF-BSF applications. The program
seeks to understand the<b> nature and scope of COVID-19 impacts on international collaboration in research and education</b>. OISE further seeks to encourage creative efforts to leverage the unique moment to enable more robust, resilient and sustainable collaborations. More
details can be found using the link: BSF will not accept applications related to education, even though education is part of this program. <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASMlnNHmdz1FcRrAUj_NHK8Sdg6HDRYzcGgyxRGb95we9pjQaDHiJ6K34yz_qwB_A-DDIi1Ei5pbBR9jXDSaK0qouapoeSzflDYRccziGmsh7nhjlrr835Ru7uHN8P9CYtUlMA6pNS1JMWXPaOUz-KJv8ic3yH86LLfVJDMjkt8Rq1V2vrByjpYkffYI22w5I3g&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20132/nsf20132.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click</span></a>
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for Computer & Information Science & Engineering</span></b></a> (CISE) has moved to a no deadline policy, with applications accepted throughout the year. This change includes all three divisions: Computing and Communication Foundation (CCF); Computer and Network
Systems (CNS); Information and intelligent Systems (IIS); Cyber Security & Privacy Program. <i>Please note that such a move is likely to result in a higher success rate, since in the previous directorates that went through this change, the number of applications
dropped significantly with the available financial resources staying constant. </i>
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<b>Rules of Life program</b> in the Biology Directorate, has been temporarily suspended. It is anticipated that a new funding opportunity supporting RoL research activities will be released.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">NSF-BSF programs in Biomaterials; Condensed Matter Physics; Metals and Metallic Nanostructures and Polymers within the
<b>Materials division</b>. Deadline for application by the U.S. partner to the NSF is November 2, 2020 and by the Israeli partner to the BSF is November 8, 2020. Call for Proposals can be found
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<span style="color:#0070C0">here</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">NSF-BSF program in
<b>Geometric Analysis; Topology</b>. Deadline for application by the U.S. partner to the NSF is November 3, 2020 and by the Israeli partner to the BSF is November 9, 2020. Call for Proposals can be found
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<span style="color:#0070C0">here</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">NSF-BSF program in
<b>Applied Mathematics</b>. Deadline for application by the U.S. partner to the NSF is November 16, 2020 and by the Israeli partner to the BSF is November 23, 2020. Call for Proposals can be found
<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASMHiwrllAUHLHmOd8S1vJ-Om_UXuceH6__LEFmx732epVqGviR6Kd4a7r4yeVmuHZoc5h6SGCL8tYNhJl9A3vyR0Wcrcr6kcVbBJ32b8I20lV9wAvExlT-jz8pgTER5J2xJhsum2PVW-7jkrvTy-Uk7WaAyB-5eL3vDIs5Y263th5JLnqvM0OIrFHTj5rA3mOK&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#0070C0">here</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">NSF-BSF program in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Deadline for application by the U.S. partner to the NSF is November 16, 2020 and by the Israeli partner
to the BSF is November 23, 2020. Call for Proposals can be found <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASMC7RE51vN9Kg2GfAPno0EdAgVkINdyr0hjfHh1Df3Zh-BTmtbtPsQ5Ar-IeiAF07pGHTgrIXNKvQEKqzWY1rwekEieXRX5AOqrf65dxyPC0jwvTqCgKdV_p_3X03T4r5NrbQuSuwGb1Lkj2sNXAUvFdyKH70gg3lHYjms7Ril1p8lNP-aTDWugpbWmkvI7LUT&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#403F42">here</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">NSF-BSF program in
<b>Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics – Experiment and Theory; Gravitational Physics – Experiment and Theory; Integrative Activities in Physics; LIGO Research Support</b>. Deadline for application by the U.S. partner to the NSF is November 25, 2020 and by
the Israeli partner to the BSF is December 1, 2020. Call for Proposals can be found
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<span style="color:#0070C0">here</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">NSF-BSF program in<b> Nuclear Physics – Experiment and Theory; Elementary Particle Physics – Experiment; Particle Astrophysics – Experiment; Computational
Physics</b>. Deadline for application by the U.S. partner to the NSF is December 1, 2020 and by the Israeli partner to the BSF is December 7, 2020. Call for Proposals can be found
<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASMUocu1ie8BPaERvnUGOfyzvYAPdlg1XNWGlKtZOfqih8rFsgRNAZxB7Y_tG7QeHlfNJH-fKzM29s4Bjo2M_uXdjfn_GHc0rgmVrTklgBjgrZdrHA1HFMIBrpLfMTOC4vrYFDSwOADmsPvanLOo3QSzACpSu7YqZUvA2Ys7_RDuveKVabcQqFx3gqRqr1bKVyH&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#0070C0">here</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Computational Mathematics</b>. Deadline for application by the U.S. partner to the NSF is December 1, 2020 and by the Israeli partner to the BSF is December 7, 2020. Call for Proposals can be found</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASMHiwrllAUHLHmOd8S1vJ-Om_UXuceH6__LEFmx732epVqGviR6Kd4a7r4yeVmuHZoc5h6SGCL8tYNhJl9A3vyR0Wcrcr6kcVbBJ32b8I20lV9wAvExlT-jz8pgTER5J2xJhsum2PVW-7jkrvTy-Uk7WaAyB-5eL3vDIs5Y263th5JLnqvM0OIrFHTj5rA3mOK&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">here</span></a>.
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<b>Elementary Particle Physics – Theory; Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology – Theory; Physics of Living Systems; Quantum Information Science</b>. Deadline for application by the U.S. partner to the NSF is December 9, 2020 and by the Israeli partner to the
BSF is December 14, 2020. Call for Proposals can be found <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASMUocu1ie8BPaERvnUGOfyzvYAPdlg1XNWGlKtZOfqih8rFsgRNAZxB7Y_tG7QeHlfNJH-fKzM29s4Bjo2M_uXdjfn_GHc0rgmVrTklgBjgrZdrHA1HFMIBrpLfMTOC4vrYFDSwOADmsPvanLOo3QSzACpSu7YqZUvA2Ys7_RDuveKVabcQqFx3gqRqr1bKVyH&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#0070C0">here</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Statistics</b>. Deadline for application by the U.S. partner to the NSF is December 15, 2020 and by the Israeli partner to the BSF is December 21, 2020. Call for Proposals can be found
<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASMHiwrllAUHLHmOd8S1vJ-Om_UXuceH6__LEFmx732epVqGviR6Kd4a7r4yeVmuHZoc5h6SGCL8tYNhJl9A3vyR0Wcrcr6kcVbBJ32b8I20lV9wAvExlT-jz8pgTER5J2xJhsum2PVW-7jkrvTy-Uk7WaAyB-5eL3vDIs5Y263th5JLnqvM0OIrFHTj5rA3mOK&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#0070C0">here</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Directorate of Computer and Information Science and Engineering: </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">NSF-BSF program in
<b>Computational Neuroscience</b>. Deadline for applications by the U.S. partner to the NSF is December 10, 2020 and by the Israeli Partner to the BSF is December 16, 2020. Call for Proposals can be found
<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASMsGjnh8VyJp_CDLYqtQP72CvbIT2EZ1n3SJvJAEcfwt6C4EmiKPuZXcsFvsDNkfBU-1aKoVQNs1_IXrXCYXaKYbuy66_yoD_yc-4vMdUR1nDJd_kP2t5Le4wBXl1T7Lvn9yf-mMKMlDf--ZF_LZRcajkzDax2cm1deikAvxgba0VAAoDVa1ncwNM2IzYU8JsL&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#0070C0">here</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Directorate of Geosciences: </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">NSF-BSF programs in
<b>Marine Oceanography</b>. Deadline for applications by the U.S. partner to the NSF is February 15, 2021 and by the Israeli Partner to the BSF is February 21, 2021. Call for proposals can be found</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASMWFRvKtkhLG-54ZdqJH_WUZlaXAUVwnrpqa4u3m2HrP7wvZLtvEsrGKLsmPpeAne8MuQtwAl2LBIMyw4hEpUjP0YipjrJHdzVZkTkxD4YpML02KWP4o-Ebfl4eKs2J8LE-lrWVDA3u8Vw0wJ45gKB058uZlWUsEh-659HznbcrdOTK3VxgzjdLUWmfMmpoeZq&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">here</span></a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Directorate of Biological Sciences: </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">NSF-BSF program in
<b>Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease</b>s. Deadline for application by the U.S. partner to the NSF is November 18, 2020 and by the Israeli partner to the BSF is November 24, 2020. Call for Proposals can be found</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASMC5U1cuh0pXmqbtg-zLvBCclcKJMWiduxPYLKmA0ssbV9UGrMVvSJzBUyZQpk2J_wzcP7cQ9aWmk7RH4JPY6D8jIuCZW9K-jYbMyruS0XTQHfWFt22anvm-rsTPKUVbiZvjDNrG8VdjmyYB3dlz0qnF3eF6oxQ-pILGBIF0fltXc_Bo3XVEjXZwhTIOnGsoHa&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">here</span></a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Directorate of Social, Behavioral and Economics Sciences: </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">NSF-BSF programs in
<b>Social Psychology</b>. Deadline for applications by the U.S. partner to the NSF is January 15, 2021 and by the Israeli Partner to the BSF is January 21, 2021. Call for proposals can be found
<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASMZM6eUTczYhk85_zwXId1YoPW7wrDr9Y_put1UdGNafWN5rSKe4zK8ZmL8la5JHmV0kF35DrfC6KIgfjzZl8kBu6tJ6fIiYua29rCI0IATI50DPLOilSNVeBf23zjLIasUDZ-DVNF3r6ukLK_xK3ldRogpPFxhWlmp8oVH2K8on9998otzgaieCEYWu3y69Uj&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#0070C0">here</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">NSF-BSF programs in
<b>Developmental Sciences</b>. Deadline for applications by the U.S. partner to the NSF is January 15, 2021 and by the Israeli Partner to the BSF is January 21, 2021. Call for proposals can be found
<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASMZM6eUTczYhk85_zwXId1YoPW7wrDr9Y_put1UdGNafWN5rSKe4zK8ZmL8la5JHmV0kF35DrfC6KIgfjzZl8kBu6tJ6fIiYua29rCI0IATI50DPLOilSNVeBf23zjLIasUDZ-DVNF3r6ukLK_xK3ldRogpPFxhWlmp8oVH2K8on9998otzgaieCEYWu3y69Uj&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#0070C0">here</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">NSF-BSF programs in
<b>Economics and Decision Sciences</b>. Deadline for applications by the U.S. partner to the NSF is January 18, 2021 and by the Israeli Partner to the BSF is January 24, 2021. Call for proposals can be found
<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASMZoo_3M-SfTDoDE8tlWOpumBbi19XL1BSziPTccumNia5PHAYechtfJPZKjpEGdCfSs4ibgSKLVxhEbn3bqER-sTA3jH0NQVlCqHVfKaQJKMaB4bdclQnShXYDWwvDmmbaTnHJxbQMRUMOpD0GjR2YnHZ3ikmuOChz3EY8yhLxDGWnKiPLR6BZitntEjdEp4K&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#0070C0">here</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">NSF-BSF programs in
<b>The Science of Learning and Augmented Intelligence Program</b>. Deadline for applications by the U.S. partner to the NSF is January 20, 2021 and by the Israeli Partner to the BSF is January 26, 2021. Call for proposals can be found</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASMZM6eUTczYhk85_zwXId1YoPW7wrDr9Y_put1UdGNafWN5rSKe4zK8ZmL8la5JHmV0kF35DrfC6KIgfjzZl8kBu6tJ6fIiYua29rCI0IATI50DPLOilSNVeBf23zjLIasUDZ-DVNF3r6ukLK_xK3ldRogpPFxhWlmp8oVH2K8on9998otzgaieCEYWu3y69Uj&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">here</span></a>.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">NSF-BSF programs in
<b>Perception, Action and Cognition</b>. Deadline for applications by the U.S. partner to the NSF is February 1, 2021 and by the Israeli Partner to the BSF is February 7, 2021. Call for proposals can be found
<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASMZM6eUTczYhk85_zwXId1YoPW7wrDr9Y_put1UdGNafWN5rSKe4zK8ZmL8la5JHmV0kF35DrfC6KIgfjzZl8kBu6tJ6fIiYua29rCI0IATI50DPLOilSNVeBf23zjLIasUDZ-DVNF3r6ukLK_xK3ldRogpPFxhWlmp8oVH2K8on9998otzgaieCEYWu3y69Uj&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#0070C0">here</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Cognitive Neuroscience</b>. Deadline for applications by the U.S. partner to the NSF is February 11, 2021 and by the Israeli Partner to the BSF is February 17, 2021. Call for proposals can be found
<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASMZM6eUTczYhk85_zwXId1YoPW7wrDr9Y_put1UdGNafWN5rSKe4zK8ZmL8la5JHmV0kF35DrfC6KIgfjzZl8kBu6tJ6fIiYua29rCI0IATI50DPLOilSNVeBf23zjLIasUDZ-DVNF3r6ukLK_xK3ldRogpPFxhWlmp8oVH2K8on9998otzgaieCEYWu3y69Uj&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#0070C0">here</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">These following NSF-BSF programs have no deadlines and are open for submission throughout the year: </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">NSF-BSF programs in
<b>Computing and Communication Foundations </b>(CCF)are open to receive applications anytime throughout the year. Call for Proposals can be found
<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASMPcNrdc5lh96L-7LuQqXq3dUzWcrzKpu0fZQFA7u5GDKCNKzrLgzI3wWFhM8lObOmi09ZNQXxhyzW-dhjHDS2b867N9OJRqoxvl8PhrOcniAxRzkEzeLZm6xWmdqPC1F3oy4C1iJKRiVatuosPcuPhTRf5TgKt37FHk9oYtI7O4SqBMAPCKj0qNhokeHeIJu6&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#0070C0">here</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Computer and Network Systems</b> (CNS)are open to receive applications anytime throughout the year. Call for Proposals can be found
<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASMLc6rg9tp1WLnSwtOoTtUCPBUf-kWvKGH76cSQTfEREJaULl92Gr1lvtZBgbZo2pFaEy-AnnIrRQQKzKN3TBzxAVkR7V3PBk69JbPlqyibEi7--7Ohs3Th-JDg1AFr9Jbrs02DDR-K9NLfS8CeeWbBTd2aYLE6y7rYi21UjwSdrmq7VUN7fRG3cADgSbtE5sP&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#0070C0">here</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">NSF-BSF programs in
<b>Information and Intelligent Systems</b> (IIS) are open to receive applications anytime throughout the year. Call for Proposals can be found
<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASMbK-MDDqidIHX2F0XSksj0RyX9UqgBtQ9k1WKi1eX4D3gSK9a01EMPFoEufjGAkXWf70jcqDquFyNiUyVEF4XPYHHGkoqcvBs-St1KTP5P9Jn6no24ypyyfuNrsmESS9iSjM2GfuHLmqC8Fe-jJ0CfEN3ZkG5YzDHqtTdR91sXk7tOSuOLU8i8YSOq2Jws21F&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#0070C0">here</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">NSF-BSF programs in
<b>Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems</b> are open to receive applications anytime throughout the year. Call for Proposals can be found</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASM_0MiynP43-Xj4vgjAw6MKHWAC9D3uukfqK5D_fj3MGc3EhSAH8Jr-czdtgaVYZRuwflb3kpitG_bbOg4UrrNvlc92PEjp5qQyXJSjyuQbiEYgwsy7CJiYme2ODk6qPbPRvsgiMor24sJTXciPydFLsfzwd_I_Xe6qcbr_LJNKvmsLV_FQIoV2Q8EMjhK4WrE&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">here</span></a>.
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<b>Ceramic; Condensed Matter and Materials Theory; Electronic and Photonic Materials
</b>and the <b>Solid State and Materials Chemistry programs </b>in the Materials division are open to receive applications anytime throughout the year. Call for Proposals can be found
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<span style="color:#0070C0">here</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</b>is open to receive applications anytime throughout the year. Call for Proposals can be found
<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASMBkp4YUAnZuxTic9Y4Wg3A9eCGCtGx6Rwdb8ZfHOCCnnojF7QQJG6fx84w-M03ToGGewk90WDsvpkaAoGNnS0EdTLy4g5WDeZRHx9VO7lTFPk2hH5X2cM3l7e2AzDi3f3lgBKOX10QiayEUKM__5SJn5sPKn32zbQiPVO0AikOW-iQqKymUZd7xCevO4ZZWPf&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#0070C0">here</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Mind, Machine and Motor Nexus </b>in the Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) division is open to receive applications anytime throughout the year. Call for Proposals can be found
<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASMyr5uasaM43iIZS9YA0z-G8Xh4_dpdY5_ZQ1o-YPW7TkErx4KEBOannGMHVvuQeZiT7a1tcFbfjQnSmSXPLdaI1QjiUO0NetGntQUZnsBQLSn4Rf_kRN-DReRIxzoHf2TwsUG70nqX7Sw3ifaJRRe93vjY3dJ0PpP7tKiAzOMA-suOTxVY6Ij7cMFlPOOqWKQ&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#0070C0">here</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Earth Sciences </b>is open to receive applications anytime throughout the year. Call for Proposals can be found
<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASMn-D7o7gxYfqdQ1IWK_n31wcz9SPQ_hk2pmCiMU-QKYa98zTGFx70pSeJiBFTZoi7rFEc8kXV3JxaoCq6jOL50zqFCuNvka-3Lv1LY_oRkwKBOu-ZvzgcvryD2Guvirt1HZsYMRsw5NXxdh1xLRDFckz3VIbUfehvNaDvEnYfry690_6EOTfm1gzk7ZqUZtE3&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#0070C0">here</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences</b> is open to receive applications anytime throughout the year. Call for Proposals can be found
<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASMx8rJuh_z4-ilwQs3LN1CL9Arn0g1Qjw960AFWtRvtUDGwbKZ_IAQoDRgsTsyODIXv_3CGsMFtylShjgGnPfh-RZrDSGk73AvKITi36UB6dn8MjY01SQ8Ot7Ld6SGikMIa_An3kjbrayvy_ohVH14D9TW8oxZJEYWE85PMAoftKBFG1J_ALdJC6Ge_ptomq3d&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#0070C0">here</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Cyber Security </b>is open to receive applications anytime throughout the year. Call for Proposals can be found
<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASM7IGkl7DRvBrD5tgJEGqQce1UrQMvUnh3lQBbayGaTDFFZapnbtaGc9TmgRakRR5APi9PV9t-4GyL4PuDuZupHuNkz1onTd1ZaR8v57iRcgj5ZgnU1Z7fahePWsWYUc53nxivDWmI1_He_kocmcrPYhl-IH-oNFTRtlsTRI7HV3H7fBy7_gT6IsDhpJoeppfG&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#0070C0">here</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Marine Geology and Geophysics </b>is open to receive applications anytime throughout the year. Call for Proposals can be found</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASMWFRvKtkhLG-54ZdqJH_WUZlaXAUVwnrpqa4u3m2HrP7wvZLtvEsrGKLsmPpeAne8MuQtwAl2LBIMyw4hEpUjP0YipjrJHdzVZkTkxD4YpML02KWP4o-Ebfl4eKs2J8LE-lrWVDA3u8Vw0wJ45gKB058uZlWUsEh-659HznbcrdOTK3VxgzjdLUWmfMmpoeZq&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">here</span></a>.
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can be found</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASMWFRvKtkhLG-54ZdqJH_WUZlaXAUVwnrpqa4u3m2HrP7wvZLtvEsrGKLsmPpeAne8MuQtwAl2LBIMyw4hEpUjP0YipjrJHdzVZkTkxD4YpML02KWP4o-Ebfl4eKs2J8LE-lrWVDA3u8Vw0wJ45gKB058uZlWUsEh-659HznbcrdOTK3VxgzjdLUWmfMmpoeZq&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">here</span></a>.
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<b>Molecular and Cellular Biosciences </b>is open to receive applications anytime throughout the year. Call for Proposals can be found</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASMPpWNEB3LxGqxKESNcBa0bfQYaEFEQ02NMOJCxBDFycyDkhsBBm_AF0pG0_1_mBIaC5UI69kk-7_tjqnyXVPTnK7cvNQFIhmgkJlXQVvBKyv9wonZ8HR5-EolTE004DMU8Rj34VP59oBAmWNPKZZZAC_Zg9oX824374RYd0-6ZKVFTrP33PvTnMytOmzhgekM&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">here</span></a>.
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<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASMCitEcHnpisLDk0ZPPleaxIz8TkzmjnpXxJdDJ0uCXtEWsC2-0yZJqVePQOfGKlKkT0dtoL1ketL5syTyFtKLQ1v97FE75PDxQTdcnRVD7u9rny_bGrQ58F3FBeTYGoLydUOzrcrMgXS25L0eOI3kTmbRlrEdmv-Ws0IWB2--34WLqENg0iQnDYOVAul7apyh&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#0070C0">here</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>EDGE-IOS</b> is open to receive applications anytime throughout the year. Call for Proposals can be found</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASM5EN1IZ0ibg7pxCaVC4w2KHTdfh-fxGom2OY3kJN7n2uht_uRihg8qaTBEj5C2obZqx2954V8sSjye58aQLt6M3TMETlkyfyTs1fbGm07tUgpQGAywNkSYJDwuB_gSpZpfSsq2AguABbw3ll8wK-qB_83liKbe6lJqphUrfCAsSwWsMm-xjlEdHqDe1LgaKmp&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">here</span></a>.
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<b>Environmental Biology </b>(DEB) is open to receive applications anytime throughout the year. Call for Proposals can be found
<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HCt_IyOxPaUVVRRTVZ2jF5dOGFuY-cuJZUroQeGUW7p-M6TiPwEumeKkRHuyKASMnAd8ZIjU0Lq6YqYX8htj__jZgj82dyieNUnY9TRva6aED4inZHGI1NjzQ73rIH70UAYhQZ4vpvEKgQ-rXV3U1zDxAmbpHVpjZsuZgJ7gp1a-MQXbbqL4duhmEy26Yz4tPF-qJH5HvJiv8_TpJJ361PYrejJUetpeVhUQc-5v6XEDR-bc9NRjRa5l7C-QX510&c=YPwO48cgZ1Bs-y_WwObnyS8JiJO31RlAPCbxuvd2gbN_8wdwErAmNw==&ch=X_oW4vVaMIzXye5pHME9xZ2DqPmzwSFyx5O4M60Sptnd7IpxT0hx-A==" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#0070C0">here</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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