Probably some of you (as I have) benefited in the past from the
flexibility in submission dates for NSF proposals, because you forgot
to include something in a proposal, were asked to revise the budget,
or needed some extra time to respond to reviews you just got on a
previous proposal. We were told at a recent panel meeting that this
previous flexibility is going to disappear as a change is made from
target dates to deadlines for the programs that most ecologists apply
to for funding. So be forewarned that if you miss the deadline, you
may have to wait until the next opportunity (probably six months
later) to submit your proposal. I do see that the DEB Website still
shows 9 January 2010 as a Proposal Target Date, so I'm not sure when
the policy will change.
There is an official policy on "Special Exceptions to the NSF
Deadline Date Policy Due to Natural or Anthropogenic Events".
We were also encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity to
suggest reviewers when submitting a proposal (including current
contact information). Apparently only 40% of PIs submitting proposals
do this. Postdocs were particularly (in light of their mobility)
encouraged to keep their Web sites up to date with current contact information.
David
Dr. David W. Inouye, Professor
Dept. of Biology
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-4415
Rocky Mtn. Biological Laboratory
PO Box 519
Crested Butte, CO 81224
ino...@umd.edu
301-405-6946
