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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

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

If you're a new visitor to the Directorate for Biological Sciences website or just want a quick visual and textual summary of our areas of support, please visit the "About BIO" web page where we have added a new interactive organization chart.

BIO Program Director and Reviewer Opportunities 

See "Additional BIO Resources" on tool bar on the right for other items of interest.

Recently Announced Funding Opportunities See All

Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections
(NSF  13-569) Posted June 14, 2013

Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in the Directorate for Biological Sciences
(NSF  13-568) Posted June 13, 2013

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

Upcoming Due Dates See All

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

Innovation Corps Sites Program
(NSF  12-604) Full Proposal: July 1, 2013

Collections in Support of Biological Research
(NSF  13-557) Full Proposal: July 16, 2013

Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program
(NSF  11-690) Full Proposal: July 22, 2013, BIO, CISE, EHR, OCI

Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program
(NSF  11-690) Full Proposal: July 23, 2013, ENG

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News See All
Coral reef as seen underwater Natural Underwater Springs Show How Coral Reefs Respond to Ocean Acidification
Released June 17, 2013
Press Release
a microscope image of Tetrahymena Dangerous Strains of E. Coli May Linger Longer in Water Than Benign Counterparts, Study Finds
Released June 13, 2013
News From the Field
Discoveries See All
Graphic illustration showing a human head, light and waves Prying Open the Black Box of the Brain
Priorities for President Obama's BRAIN Initiative were set at NSF-funded workshop
Released  June 12, 2013

Graphic illustration showing the earth with an EKG-like signal New NEON Resources Available
Videos, brochure and webcast on the National Ecological Observatory Network available online
Released  June 11, 2013

Events Calendar See All

June 27, 2013
June 2013 BIO Advisory Committee Meeting
Advisory Committee Meeting

July 17, 2013
Science: Becoming the Messenger
Workshop

October 9, 2013  - October 10, 2013
Advisory Committee Meeting for Geosciences
Advisory Committee Meeting

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Plant Genome Research Program
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Partnership for Undergraduate Life Science Education (PULSE)
BIO's Guidance on Data Management Plans
Dear Colleague Letters: BIO and Foundation-wide
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Science Across Virtual Institutes (SAVI)
NSF's Career-Life Balance Initiative
National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)
Interdisciplinary Research
NSF Strategic Plan: 2011-2016
NSF Information Related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
BIO Reports
Merit Review (effective Jan. 14, 2013)
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