NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Program: Harvard Pre-Proposal Deadline
Date and Time
National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) Program
Harvard Pre-Proposal Deadline: September 23, 2019 by 12:00 PM
Sponsor Deadline for Letters of Intent: December 6, 2019
Award Amount: up to $3,000,000 for up to 5 years
The NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) program is designed to encourage the development and implementation of bold, new, and potentially transformative models for STEM graduate education training. The NRT program seeks proposals that explore ways for graduate students in research-based master’s and doctoral degree programs to develop the skills, knowledge, and competencies needed to pursue a range of STEM careers. The program is dedicated to the effective training of STEM graduate students in high priority interdisciplinary research areas through the use of a comprehensive traineeship model that is innovative, evidence-based, and aligned with changing workforce and research needs.
Proposals are requested in any interdisciplinary or convergent research theme of national priority, with special emphasis on one of six high priority areas (NSF Research Big Ideas):
- Harnessing the Data Revolution (HDR)
- The Future of Work at the Human Technology Frontier (HTF)
- Navigating the New Arctic (NNA)
- Windows on the Universe: The Era of Multi-Messenger Astrophysics (WOU)
- The Quantum Leap: Leading the Next Quantum Revolution (QL)
- Understanding the Rules of Life: Predicting Phenotype (ROL)
An individual may serve as Lead Principal Investigator (PI) or Co-PI on only one proposal submitted to the NRT program per annual competition. The PI must be on the faculty of the submitting institution.
Please Note: This is a limited submission opportunity. Harvard University is limited to participating in no more than two proposals in consideration for this opportunity. Participation includes serving as the lead organization, non-lead organization, or subawardee on any proposal. The Office of the Vice Provost for Research is facilitating the internal application process to identify proposals. To be considered for the Harvard nomination, potential applicants must submit an internal pre-proposal here. The NSF RFA for the NRT program is available here.