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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

New BIO's Guidance on Data Management Plans (DMP document required for all proposals) updated 2/20/13

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Recently Announced Funding Opportunities See All

Instrument Development for Biological Research
(NSF  13-561) Posted May 1, 2013

Online Resource Center for Ethics Education in Science and Engineering
(NSF  13-558) Posted April 17, 2013

Collections in Support of Biological Research
(NSF  13-557) Posted April 16, 2013

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program Track-1:
(NSF  13-549) Posted March 27, 2013

Research Experiences for Undergraduates
(NSF  13-542) Posted February 22, 2013

Upcoming Due Dates See All

Integrated NSF Support Promoting Interdisciplinary Research and Education
(NSF  13-518) Full Proposal: May 29, 2013, Director's INSPIRE Awards Full Proposals

Integrated NSF Support Promoting Interdisciplinary Research and Education
(NSF  13-518) Full Proposal: May 29, 2013, INSPIRE Track 1 Full Proposals

Research Coordination Networks
(NSF  13-520) Full Proposal: June 14, 2013, RCN UBE & UBE incubator Track

Innovation Corps Teams Program
(NSF  12-602) Full Proposal: June 17, 2013

Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers Program
(NSF  12-516) Letter of Intent: June 28, 2013

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News See All
Jack Liu in the Wolong Nature Reserve Pinpointing How Nature’s Benefits Link to Human Well Being
Released May 22, 2013
News From the Field
viSNE reveals the progression of cancer Computational Tool Translates Complex Data Into Simplified 2-Dimensional Images
Released May 20, 2013
News From the Field
Discoveries See All
Nouabale-Ndoki National Park in Central Africa, site of the scientists' research. Seeing the Forest for the Trees: Seed Dispersal, Environmental Conditions Matter in African Forests
Ecologists discover when, how tropical trees regenerate
Released  May 14, 2013

Giant barrel sponges off Little Cayman Island in the Caribbean next to a researcher. Life on a Coral Reef: Insult Is (Sometimes) Added to Injury
Overfishing removes predatory fish that keep sponges from smothering corals
Released  May 8, 2013

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Dear Colleague Letters: BIO and Foundation-wide
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NSF's Career-Life Balance Initiative
National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)
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NSF Strategic Plan: 2011-2016
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