*NSF Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability Fellows - NSF SEES Fellows*
A sustainable world is one in which human needs are met equitably without harm to the environment, and without sacrificing the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Meeting this formidable challenge requires a substantial increase in our understanding of the integrated system of society, the natural world, and the alterations humans bring to Earth. NSF's Science, Engineering, and Education for Sustainability (SEES) activities aim to address this need through support for interdisciplinary research and education. SEES Fellows will receive up to 3 years of funding to conduct research, establish partnerships, and advance their professional development. To be eligible, applicants must: - Be United States citizens or nationals, or permanent residents of the United States (by the application deadline). - Have received his or her doctorate within four years of the application deadline of the competition. (Exceptions to this time-related restriction can be made for extenuating personal circumstances, such as a career interruption due to family responsibilities, but must be approved by a cognizant program officer prior to submission of the proposal. PIs who have not yet received their Ph.D. are eligible to apply, but must have received their Ph.D. by the start date of the award.) - Propose research that is in the broadly defined area of sustainability sciences, beyond the applicant's current area of core expertise. An applicant may submit a proposal as an individual or through an institution but, before the grant is awarded, must affiliate with a US university, college, or non-profit, non-academic organization, which will administer the award. Fellows may include a plan for leading and teaching a course at the undergraduate or graduate level, provided it is supported financially by the institution where the teaching would take place. The teaching is limited to no more than one course per semester, and no more than two courses throughout the period of the award. This restriction is meant to provide the PI adequate time to engage in research collaborations and other professional development. The proposal deadline is December 5, 2011. ** ** Please see the SEES Fellows program webpage, solicitation and FAQs at the following links: ** ** http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504673 ** ** http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?WT.z_pims_id=504673&ods_key=nsf11575 **** ** ** http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11088/nsf11088.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click **** ** ** General inquiries regarding the NSF SEES Fellows program should be made to [email protected]. ** ** On a different note, please let me know if you would be interested in serving as a panelist on the February 13-15, 2012 review panel that will evaluate the SEES Fellows proposals. (Of course, applicants cannot serve on the panel!)**** ** ** Please share this information widely. ** ** Best regards, [email protected] -- -- Steven M. Manson Department of Geography University of Minnesota 414 Social Sciences 267 19th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA 612 625 4577 612 624 1044 (fax) Home page: umn.edu/~manson <http://umn.edu/%7Emanson> Human-Environment GIS Lab: hegis.umn.edu
