Division of Environmental Biology (core programs) (DEB ：环境生物学部（核心课程）（DEB.pdfVIP

Division of Environmental Biology (core programs) (DEB) PROGRAM SOLICITATION NSF 14-503 REPLACES DOCUMENT(S): NSF 13-508 National Science Foundation Directorate for Biological Sciences Division of Environmental Biology Preliminary Proposal Due Date(s) (required) (due by 5 p.m. proposers local time): January 23, 2014 January 23, Annually Thereafter Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. proposers local time): August 04, 2014 August 2, Annually Thereafter IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND REVISION NOTES This revision makes the following changes: places the Preliminary Proposal due date annually on January 23. makes clear that individual Preliminary Proposal submission limits are reduced for each Full Proposal concurrently in deferred submission status. introduces a process by which highly rated but declined Full Proposals may bypass the Preliminary Proposal stage in the next review cycle. provides updated instructions for formatting biosketches. provides separate updated instructions for submitting the combined lists of project personnel and potential conflicts of interest. incorporates a reminder of the GPG requirement that the Project Summary must contain 3 distinct sections: Overview, Intellectual Merit, Broader Impacts. incorporates the GPG requirement for description of both Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts in both the Project Summary and the Project Description. SUMMARY OF PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS General Information Program Title: Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) Core programs Synopsis of Program: The Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) supports fundamental research on populations, species, communities, and ecosystems. Scientific emphases range across many evolutionary and ecological patterns and