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Current and Pending Support information is required for each individual designated as Senior Project Personnel on a NSF proposal. Click the link above for content guidelines and the new format requirements for this section effective January 30, 2023.
Provides information on core facilities in Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences Science Division to help researchers complete the Facilities and Resources section of NSF and NIH grant applications.
NSF requires the use of an Excel template (click here for a copy) for reporting the Collaborators and Other Affiliations (COA) information of all Senior Personnel identified in proposal submissions. The Excel template has been developed to be fillable, however, the content and format requirements must not be altered by as this will create printing and viewing errors.
A biographical sketch is required for each individual identified as Senior Personnel on a NSF proposal. Click the link above for content guidelines and the new format requirements for this section effective January 30, 2023.
Proposers must include a description of the internal and external resources (both physical and personnel) that the organization and its collaborators will provide to the project, should it be funded.
If any PI or co-PI identified on the project has received NSF funding in the past five years, information on the award(s) is required. Each PI and co-PI who has received more than one award (excluding amendments) must report on the award most closely related to the proposal.
Each NSF proposal that requests funding to support postdoctoral researchers must include, as a supplementary document, a description of the mentoring activities that will be provided for such individuals.
Proposals must identify the facilities to be used and other resources that are directly applicable to the proposed work unless otherwise noted in a funding opportunity announcement.
Template to meet the requirements of the Revised Policy: Descriptions on the Use of Individual Development Plans (IDPs) for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Researchers Required in Annual Progress Reports.
The Wyss Institute has shared a great tool with the FAS to use when calculating bi-weekly payroll transfers so that they fit more easily in the ecrt system. The i...
Additional Educational Information is now required in F32 applications as part of “Other Attachments” that describes the resources available to the applicant including the availability of such resources as might be associated with an Office of Postdoctoral Affairs.
Additional Educational Information is now required in F31 applications as part of “Other Attachments” that describes the graduate program in which the applicant is enrolled.
For grant proposals that require a description of Responsible Conduct of Research training, FAS Research Administration Services has prepared a template with suggested language.
A group of major research institutions has partnered to create a flexible online tool to help researchers generate data management plans. This provides sponsor-specific guidance and resources for writing a data management plan.
