Limited Submission Opportunity: NSF Strengthening the Cyberinfrastructure Professionals Ecosystem (SCIPE)
URL: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2023/nsf23521/nsf23521.htm
OBJECTIVES:
The overarching goal of this solicitation is to democratize access to NSF’s advanced cyberinfrastructure (CI) ecosystem and ensure fair and equitable access to resources, services, and expertise by strengthening how Cyberinfrastructure Professionals (CIP) function in this ecosystem. It aims to achieve this by (1) deepening the integration of CIPs into the research enterprise, and (2) fostering innovative and scalable education, training, and development of instructional materials, to address emerging needs and unresolved bottlenecks in CIP workforce development. Specifically, this solicitation seeks to nurture, grow and recognize the national CIP workforce that is essential for creating, utilizing and supporting advanced CI to enable and potentially transform fundamental science and engineering (S&E) research and education and contribute to the Nation’s overall economic competitiveness and security.
All projects are expected to clearly articulate how they address essential community needs, will provide resources that will be widely available to and usable by the research community, and will broaden participation from underrepresented groups. Prospective PIs are strongly encouraged to contact the Cognizant Program Officers in CISE/OAC and in the participating directorate/division relevant to the proposal to ascertain whether the focus and budget of their proposed activities are appropriate for this solicitation.
FUNDING INFORMATION:
$15,000,000; up to four SCIPE awards are anticipated.
ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS:
To ensure relevance to community needs and to facilitate adoption, those proposals of interest to one or more domain divisions must include at least one PI/co-PI with expertise relevant to the targeted research discipline. All proposals shall include at least one PI/co-PI with expertise relevant to OAC.
INTERNAL SELECTION PROCESS:
Interested investigators should submit the following materials via InfoReady Review by DATE: 12/11/2023
- Questions outlined in InfoReady Review application;
- Project summary (1-page limit);
- A letter of recommendation from the appropriate department chair or dean;
- A brief budget outline for the proposed project;
- Up-to-date CV or biosketch.
DEADLINES:
Internal Materials Due: Monday, December 11, 2023
Full Proposals Due: Thursday, January 18, 2024, at 5 p.m. ET