International Collaborations with Canada’s New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF): NSF 23-116

National Science Foundation (NSF), National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and 2023 International Joint Initiative for Research in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Competition

Expression of Interest (EOI)
To ensure eligibility for funding from NSF, any project team with U.S. researchers who believe they are eligible for NSF support are encouraged to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) to NSF by July 15, 2023.

Please complete the Expression of Interest (EOI) and submit your completed EOI in PDF format by email to NFRF2023@nsf.gov.

When completing the requested summary budgetary information below, please keep in mind budgetary norms and limits for NSF’s engagement in the 2023 International Joint Initiative for Research in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Competition. Please be informed that NSF’s funding total per project is $700,000.

Project Details

  • Proposed Project Title

  • Principal Investigator (PI) name, email, and affiliation (The PI is the lead researcher for the U.S. component)

  • Collaborating colleagues' names, emails, and affiliations (US based Co-PIs, and other U.S. senior personnel and US funded collaborators)

  • Approximate budget to be requested from NSF for US costs in US dollars (including indirect costs)

  • Estimated number of US based postdocs involved

  • Estimated number of US based students involved

  • Estimated number of salary months requested for each US based PI and co-PIs

  • Project Description
    Please write in the box below (overleaf) a brief description of the proposed project (1000 words or 2 pages in length maximum.) Please include:
    - the intellectual merit and broader impacts of the proposed research
    - how the research addresses the objectives of the 2023 International Joint Initiative for Research on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Competition.


Proposal Preparation and Submission Instructions

All proposals to the International Joint Initiative competition, including those from teams with U.S. investigators, must be submitted to Canada’s Convergence Portal by a PI/co-PI eligible to receive funds from NFRF.

Eligible expenses may vary across a project team. U.S. team members should consult the NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) on eligible expenses as well as indirect/direct costs limitations. Applicants are expected to review the documentation from the relevant Consortium Partner(s) to ensure the proposed project meets all eligibility requirements of each funding partner.

If you have any additional questions, please contact NFRF2023@nsf.gov.


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