NSF PIRE Program Solicitation: Webcast for Prospective Applicants

Tuesday, July 29, 2014 - 1:30pm - 3:30pm

All prospective PIRE applicants are encouraged to attend a webcast scheduled for July 29, 1:30 - 3:30 pm (Central Daylight Time) to obtain additional information on the PIRE competition. Viewers will be able to submit questions to the NSF PIRE program officers. The PIRE webcast can be accessed at http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/nsf/140729/.

Information about the PIRE solicitation:

PRELIMINARY PROPOSAL DEADLINE:  OCTOBER 21, 2014
FULL PROPOSAL DEADLINE:  MAY 15, 2015

Anticipated Type of Award 
Continuing Grant

Estimated Number of Awards 
10 to 15 pending the availability of funds

Anticipated Funding Amount: 
$10,000,000 to $15,000,000 annually, for all awards, pending the availability of funds; the average award size is expected to be approximately $4 million over 5 years

Estimated program budget, number of awards and average award size/duration are subject to the availability of funds.

SYNOPSIS

Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) is an NSF-wide program that supports international activities across all NSF supported disciplines. The primary goal of PIRE is to support high quality projects in which advances in research and education could not occur without international collaboration. PIRE seeks to catalyze a higher level of international engagement in the U.S. science and engineering community.

International partnerships are essential to addressing critical science and engineering problems. In the global context, U.S. researchers and educators must be able to operate effectively in teams with partners from different national environments and cultural backgrounds. PIRE promotes excellence in science and engineering through international collaboration and facilitates development of a diverse, globally-engaged, U.S. science and engineering workforce.

This PIRE competition will be open to all areas of science and engineering research which are supported by the NSF. 

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Please note that the information above is current at the time of publishing. See the NSF program website for current information and updates.