Announcement
DIRECTORATE FOR COMPUTER AND INFORMATION
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (CISE)
DIRECTORATE FOR ENGINEERING (ENG)
DEADLINES: FIRST WEDNESDAY IN FEBRUARY OF EACH YEAR
NSF - CONACyT Collaborative Research Opportunities
for FY 1996 (CISE, ENG)
The National Science Foundation (NSF) of the United States and the
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnolog=A1a (CONACyT) of Mexico
announce the continuation of a five year pilot activity to support
new efforts in international cooperative research and research
infrastructure in computer science, information systems, and
computer engineering in areas where the efforts are likely to
produce complementary and synergistic effects. The objective of
this initiative was extended in FY 1996 to engineering research,
including environment and manufacturing, civil, chemical,
electrical, mechanical and biomedical systems. Proposals from
Mexican researchers and research institutions are selected and
administered by CONACyT's DAIC Directorate (Direccion Adjunta de
Investigacion Cientifica) and are subject to the regulations of the
Program for the Support of Science (PACIME) in Mexico. Proposals to
NSF from researchers at U.S. institutions will be subject to
standard NSF review procedures outlined in the Grant Proposal
Guide, (GPG), (NSF 95-27) and will be processed by the Directorate
for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), and
the Directorate for Engineering (ENG).
Objectives
The purpose of the initiative is to advance scientific and
engineering knowledge through joint research efforts of
investigators from the United States of America and Mexico having
complementary talents and interests, and capitalizing on the
international character of modern scientific research and its
support by computer network infrastructures. This initiative
complements and enhances prior collaborative efforts between
CONACyT and NSF in CISE and ENG.
Proposals are accepted in all areas usually covered by CISE and
ENG. A complete list of programs is available in the Appendix A of
the Grant Proposal Guide (NSF-95-27), and on WWW
(http://www.nsf.gov/CISE and http://www.nsf.gov/ENG).
Scope and Types of Support
Projects supported in this collaborative initiative must include
researchers and educators in institutions from both countries in
areas relating to either CISE (computer science, information
science, and computer engineering, and can involve computer-related
infrastructure and learning in areas such as networking and
supercomputing), and/or ENG (all areas of engineering). In all
cases, corresponding proposals are required from submitters in both
countries for binational awards. It is expected that, in general,
the Mexican and U.S. projects will have the same duration.
=46unding from this initiative is intended to support international
collaborative activity; it is not meant to exclusively provide
support to US investigators for individual on going research
efforts. In general, NSF under this initiative will administer and
support U.S. investigators only, while CONACyT will administer and
cover costs incurred by the Mexican researchers. Exceptions to this
rule may include per diem for travel by visitors within the host
country.
Projects may range in scope from supplements to an existing award
through joint efforts to a new joint-effort proposal up to $100,000
with a duration from one to three years; larger grants may be
awarded under special circumstances if appropriate. NSF customarily
does not pay indirect cost for grants awarded primarily for the
support of travel or equipment. Medical insurance during travel is
fundable according to the guidelines of each supporting agency.
Research proposals submitted to NSF under this collaborative
initiative should avoid requests for equipment. Nonetheless, under
special circumstances, the latter may be requested with appropriate
justification. CONACyT has its own guidelines with respect to
equipment.
CISE & ENG estimate around 20 awards per year for both
directorates.
Cooperative proposals considered under this announcement may
include initial requests or supplements for ongoing research
involving:
Projects for research collaboration by individuals or small
research teams in each country, including researchers and
graduate students, sharing common research objectives. The
Principal Investigator(s)-(PIs)- on each of the two
complementary proposals in a collaborative project may be
located at a single institution in each of the two countries,
or may form a network of computer scientists and engineers at
several institutions within each country who interact
frequently by electronic or other means among themselves and
with their counterparts in the other country.
Projects supporting focused research workshops on topics
within the scope of the initiative, within the specified
guidelines of the two supporting organizations.
Projects to support cross national short and long term visits
by junior (post-doctoral) and senior research and teaching
faculty. These should be differentiated from short term
planning visits which are supported by other existing
international programs in each sponsoring agency.
In order to increase accessibility and the computational
connectivity to further research and education in computer science
and related scientific disciplines, visitors may include research
faculty and personnel associated with computer networking
infrastructure and its development in each country. As in other
cases, the host institution and the visitors institution will each
submit a proposal to the respective supporting agency on behalf of
the visitor or host. The host institution may request reasonable
expenses for facilities provided to the visitor.
Initiative Management
NSF and CONACyT will identify respective program officers who will
form a Joint Working Group for U.S/Mexico Cooperation to conduct
oversight, evaluation and assessment of proposals. The Joint
Working Group will meet at least once a year and provide periodic
recommendations for improving the cooperation. Individual proposals
are reviewed within the corresponding disciplinary
research/education area in CISE and ENG.
Who May Apply
Scientists and engineers from universities and other non-profit
research institutions in the United States of America and Mexico
conducting research in areas relating to either CISE or ENG may
submit proposals for support under this initiative. All research
proposals submitted under this initiative must be bilateral,
collaborative, and related to a corresponding proposal from the
other country.
What to Submit
Proposals must be addressed with the proper announcement Number
(NSF 96-145) directly to the relevant disciplinary program in CISE
or ENG. The GPG, Appendix A, provides a list of programs and phone
numbers. An information copy must be mailed to the corresponding
NSF-CONACyT coordinator within CISE or ENG.
Proposals should describe the project in sufficient detail to
enable evaluation by experts in the technical areas involved,
provide a rationale for the international-team-research mode, and
identify clearly the role of the participants from the United
States of America and Mexico and their mutually-beneficial
contributions to the project. Corresponding collaborative proposals
should show strong bilateral interactions; they need not match in
size of financial request but are usually expected to be of the
same duration.
A page should be included after the cover page identifying clearly
the other country's counterparts. This page should include: Project
Title, PI Name and Institution of U.S.A. PI; PI Name and
Institution of Mexican PI, a brief single paragraph abstract
describing the project, a brief single paragraph stating the goals,
a plan of bilateral interactions, a statement of the benefits
expected from the collaboration, a brief description of previous
interactions with the Mexican partner, and a short biographical
note of the latter.
=46or NSF submissions, the number of copies, the cover forms, the
signatures, etc. and the instructions of where to submit the
proposals follow the same general guidelines of the Grant Proposal
Guide (NSF 95-27). Questions should be directed to the appropriate
coordinator in CISE (703-306-1980), or, in ENG (703-306-1371),
email should be sent to nsf-mex@nsf.gov. The proposal to NSF must
be addressed as follows:
Announcement No. 96-145
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PPU
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room P60
Arlington, VA 22230
Proposal Review Process
Each agency will carry out a pre-evaluation and ranking of
proposals within the appropriate divisions within CISE and/or ENG.
These will be subjected to merit review following the corresponding
agency guidelines and reporting process. Those proposals in the
competitive categories will in turn be considered for funding by
program officers of both countries. Final decision for funding will
be made jointly by NSF and CONACyT.
Deadline
Proposals to this initiative submitted under this announcement must
be received by NSF no later than the First Wednesday in February.
Other International Opportunities
NSFs Division of International Programs (INT) supports planning
visits in order to allow US investigators to consult with potential
counterparts to finalize plans for cooperative research, the
preliminary phases of cooperative projects, and workshops.
Additional information may be obtained from the INT Program
Offices, (703) 306-1706 or by obtaining publications NSF 95-88,
International Opportunities for Scientists and Engineers.
NSF 96-145 (Replaces NSF 96-4)
OMB 3145-0058
P.T. 34
K.W. 100400,0112089
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