Intent to Submit a Proposal - OSP Notification Requirements
Effective December 1, 2022, OSP will require ten (10) business days for review and approval of all proposal submissions. This timeline provides at minimum five (5) business days to assist in creating the internal business-related elements and five (5) business days for internal routing and approvals.
Proposals with subrecipients or cost share require 15 business days to gather documentation from outside entities, review, and approval. Subrecipients may have their own internal deadlines, if we cannot get documentation from the subrecipient within the OSP required timeline, the proposal will be considered late.
Due to capacity constraints, any notification of proposals not meeting the required internal timeline will not be submitted. If applicable, the proposal will be added to the queue and submitted during the next cycle.
DARPA Regional Outreach Event Series
Through the end of this year, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is holding a series of six public conferences at universities across the country to raise awareness about its programs among researchers and spur regional partnerships. Virtual attendance is possible for only $25. The final conference this year:
- December 13-14: San Diego, CA at University of California, San Diego
For more information: https://forward.darpa.mil/
DARPA Forward: Advancing the Horizons of National Security
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Forward is taking national security innovation on the road. From August to December 2022, six regional events held at leading research and development universities nationwide will connect Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency leaders with new communities of talent and partnerships. The ultimate goal: to energize regional and national innovation ecosystems, fuel breakthroughs in national security, and help deliver the U.S. technological advantage. DARPA Forward participants will hear from world-renowned scientists, accomplished innovators, and senior defense leaders about new capabilities as well as the rapidly evolving challenges faced by warfighters. Event and registration information.
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Offices
Apply to become a DARPA Innovation Fellow
Fellows will push the limits of existing technology through the rapid exploration of a high-volume of promising new ideas under DARPA’s Advanced Research Concepts (ARC) program. These projects are focused on answering high risk/high reward “what if?” questions and assessing the impact of further investment.
Fellows will also have the opportunity to hang out with and learn from DARPA program managers as well as the university, industry, and non-profit performers who perform DARPA-funded research. Being a DARPA Innovation Fellow is a great way to begin a career in the sciences. DARPA Innovation Fellows have the opportunity to make extensive connections across an extraordinarily rich, technologically focused network.
The fellowship is an in-person salaried position at DARPA in Arlington, Virginia. To submit your resume for consideration or to ask questions about the fellowship program, email fellowship@darpa.mil.
UNL's Bureau of Sociological Research (BOSR) Services Available
BOSR’s services include, but are not limited to: collecting survey data, assisting with study recruitment; planning and conducting focus groups or in-depth interviews; transcription of audio recordings; data entry; providing reports from collected data. BOSR also helps with data collection for program evaluations that are often required with external funding. In addition to full-scale data collection, BOSR can help early in the research process by providing methodological consultation, program evaluation planning, budgeting, and cost-effective ways to collect pilot data. These early research efforts can improve the quality and competitiveness of proposals for external funding.
To learn more about BOSR’s services, please check out the website at https://bosr.unl.edu/. You can also contact bosr@unl.edu with any questions.
Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) Overview
Please review this information presented by Dr. Jennifer Becker, DEPSCoR Program Manager, Basic Research Office, from the University of South Dakota's DEPSCoR Day July 19, 2022.
Envisioning the Future of NSF EPSCoR
The Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering (CEOSE) released the report, Envisioning the Future of NSF EPSCoR. A two-page summary provides an overview of the report and the eight recommendations to inform the future of NSF EPSCoR. A video highlighting the outcomes of the visioning process and NSF’s continued dedication to creating and supporting ongoing and new NSF opportunities for EPSCoR jurisdictions is also available. More information can be found on the CEOSE and NSF EPSCoR web pages.