NSF Awards $55 Million in Grants to Study Biocomplexity in the
Environment
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $55 million in
research grants to scientists, engineers, and educators to discover the
relationships between living things and their environment.
This special competition, called Biocomplexity in the Environment:
Integrated Research and Education in Environmental Systems 2001, is the
third phase of a multi-year effort supporting full research projects and
smaller exploratory projects, workshops, and planning activities. In the
competition, 32 research projects and 41 exploratory projects were
funded, with support from all NSF research directorates and offices.
Four subcategories of awards were made: Dynamics of Coupled Natural and
Human Systems (CNH); Coupled Biogeochemical Cycles (CBC); Genome-Enabled
Environmental Science and Engineering (GENEN); and Instrumentation
Development for Environmental Activities (IDEA).
Of particular interest to the arctic research community are several
awards in the Biocomplexity in the Environment (BE) program which
support research efforts in the Arctic. Examples include:
http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/servlet/showaward?award=0120736
http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/servlet/showaward?award=0083381
In addition, several incubation awards were made to enable arctic
researchers to develop novel approaches to BE type proposals. Examples
include:
http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/servlet/showaward?award=0083078
http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/servlet/showaward?award=0083507
http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/servlet/showaward?award=0083331
http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/servlet/showaward?award=0119798
For a complete list of research and exploratory projects, see:
http://www.nsf.gov/home/crssprgm/be/ere_be-competitions.html
The BE Program Solicitation for FY 02 is available at:
http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf02010
Depending on the topical area of the proposal, full proposals are due in
January, February or March 2002. Letters of intent are not required.