Collaboration
What type(s) of inter-institutional collaborations is NSF encouraging?
If multiple institutions are cooperating in the research project, should we submit a collaborative proposal with one organization as the lead or a collaborative proposal from multiple organizations?
Does EPSCOR certification interact with the choice between a collaborative proposal from one organization (with subawards administered by the lead organizations) or from multiple organizations?
Eligibility Requirements
How many proposals am I allowed to submit this year to the HSD solicitation (NSF 04-537)?
In submitting to HSD, does the university department of the PI matter?
Can international institutions apply to HSD?
Are government laboratories or for-profit organizations allowed to submit HSD proposals?
Are graduate students or unaffiliated researchers eligible to apply to HSD?
My question is not on this list and is not answered in the solicitation. What should I do?
Financial/Budget
How will the HSD funds be divided across the directorates and different subject areas of the solicitation?
May teaching faculty request academic year salary in addition to or instead of summer salary?
What kinds of administrative costs may be included in the budget?
May HSD proposal budgets include equipment?
How might the requested budget affect chances of success? Are there budgets that would be inappropriate because they are too large or too small?
My question is not in this list and is not answered in the solicitation. What should I do?
Letters of Intent
Can I change parts of the LOI that I submitted?
What parts of the LOI can be changed in the Full Proposal?
Proposal Preparation
How many Letters of Intent (LOI) should be submitted for each project and how do I submit one?
What should be in the Project Summary?
Will you enforce the page limits on proposals?
Do citations and references count against the 15-page project description limit?
May I submit the same proposal to HSD and to another NSF program?
Can I request an extension of time to submit a Letter of Intent?
Can I request an extension of time to submit a proposal?
What if FastLane or my university computer is unavailable on a submission deadline?
What if there is an earthquake, fire or other disaster?
Should proposals from non-profit research organizations address the broader impacts criterion and the integration of research and education?
What if listing my five most recent relevant papers would take more than two pages because these papers have several hundred authors each?
How do we submit supplementary documents, such as acknowledgements to our Letters of Intent or letters of support?
Can I be a reviewer for HSD this year?
Why is the Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences the only one to appear on the FastLane Cover Sheet? I normally apply to Geosciences and my proposal deals primarily with Geosciences?
Why does NSF only allow 4 co-PIs to be listed on the cover sheet of the Full Proposal and on the LOI? I would like our project to have five (or more) co-PIs.