Sentences with phrase «requiring nsf»

In contrast, the House bill would add another step to the peer - review process by requiring NSF officials to certify that the grant to be awarded addresses an area of importance to the nation.

He also believes that its provisions requiring NSF to explain why a particular project was funded are less onerous.

A House provision requiring NSF to spend $ 30 million on an initiative for institutions with large Hispanic enrollments was dropped; NSF officials say existing programs are already reaching that target population.

In addition to repeatedly ridiculing specific grants, Smith has championed legislation that would require NSF to certify that all of its research grants contribute to «the national interest.»

The new bill repackages Section 106 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 1806), which would require NSF to tell the public why every award is «in the national interest.»

One key change would require the NSF director to certify that every grant will achieve one or more of six national goals — including strengthening the U.S. economy, bolstering national defense, increasing partnerships between academia and industry, and training the next generation of scientists.

The statement clarifies Bucshon's comments by explaining that the draft legislation «is consistent with the plan approved by the National Science Board that requires NSF staff to provide clear justifications for why grants are worthy of American taxpayer funds.»

It would also require NSF to apply rules on how project contingency funds can be spent that are at odds with existing federal policies.

Both bills would require NSF officials to explain why every grant they make is «in the national interest,» using seven criteria that range from «increased economic competitiveness» to «promotion of the progress of science.»

Coburn language requires NSF to consider economic and national security implications of proposed research

«The clear intent of the bill is to require NSF to fund what chairman Smith thinks should or should not be funded,» said the top Democrat on the panel, Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson (D — TX).

Specifically, the bill would require NSF to reanalyze how much every large research project would cost within the first year of the start of construction.

«While NSF's permanent staff are highly knowledgeable and capable,» explains a recent white paper on the use of rotators, «the ever changing global science, engineering, and education landscape requires NSF to continually complement its permanent staff with the expertise of individuals from the broader research and education community.»

«The proposed program would require NSF to fund every single eligible institution that applies, regardless of merit,» she complained.

(Sec. 4010) Requires the NSF Director to develop and publish a plan describing the current status for broadband access for scientific research purposes in states located in EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) eligible jurisdictions and outlines actions to ensure that such connections are available to participate in NSF programs which rely heavily on high - speed networking and collaborations across institutions and regions.

(Sec. 4004) Requires the NSF Director to establish a clearinghouse, in collaboration with four - year institutions of higher education, industries, and federal agencies that employ science - trained personnel, to share program elements used in successful professional science master's degree programs and other advanced degree programs related to science, mathematics, technology, and engineering.

Hence my disgust at the required NSF «Broader Impacts» criterion on grant proposals.

Not exact matches

The health department will often require these to be included with the plan review application to verify that the equipment is NSF certified.

BU's email noted that Marchant «is providing mentorship to a graduate student on the project» and that the university believed «no formal notification to NSF is required at this time.»

And it would not require universities to tell NSF when they launch investigations into allegations of harassment.

Citing «clarification from NSF upper management,» the officer wrote that BU is «required to appoint a substitute PI... without delay.»

One new section requires the institution to tell the agency if it has determined that the principal investigator (PI) or co-PI of an NSF grant has committed sexual harassment.

NSF Workshop on the Postdoc Experience Calls for «Culture Change» 3 December 2004 Correcting the problems and inequities that bedevil postdocs will require «changing the culture» of labs and universities across the country.

In 2007, Congress approved a measure, the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science (COMPETES) Act, that requires every university applying for NSF funding to certify that its students are receiving «appropriate» training in the responsible conduct of research (RCR).

After the investigation became public, the science committee held NSF's feet to the fire by requiring it to submit monthly progress reports on what steps it was taking to root out the problem.

We are also focused on cutting the costs required to repair them,» said professor Shiling Pei, an Assistant Professor at Colorado School of Mines who is leading the tests funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and a variety of industry sponsors.

At that hearing, NSF Director France Córdova indicated her support for one of Smith's most contentious moves — requiring the agency to certify that each research grant has the potential to contribute to the national interest.

► In an In Depth news article in this week's Science, Jeffrey Mervis wrote about a «radical» experiment in peer review in which applicants for NSF funding were required to review proposals from competitors seeking funding from the same pot.

But NEON Inc., the Boulder - based nonprofit that manages the project, vowed in a statement that «the project will remain positioned to meet the goal of transforming continental scale ecology,» adding that large NSF - funded projects «commonly require adjustments of scope and in this regard NEON is not exceptional.»

Like other agencies that use Grants.gov, NSF imposes administrative burdens beyond those required by Grants.gov.

«James Abrahamson, an independent consultant hired by NSF,» said that «NEON Inc. was like a high school team trying to tackle a job that requires the skills of the NBA [National Basketball Association] or the NFL [National Football League].

The further cuts to NSF - mandated science observations that would likely be required to fulfill a Breakthrough Listen partnership could consequently provide the NSF with a convenient excuse to justify divestment.

The project's new CEO, Rich Leonard, says that about half the additional $ 35.5 million results from NSF's estimate of what will be needed to obtain the required permits on a handful of environmentally sensitive sites in Hawaii and California.

During the interview, Lankford repeatedly praised how NIH and NSF now operate and said the bill would not require them to revise their policies and procedures significantly.

Debate is heating up over proposed changes to the National Science Foundation's (NSF's) merit review process» «broader impact» criterion, which requires that research have benefits to society beyond merely advancing scientific knowlege.

Barr came to NSF under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA), a mechanism that allows the agency to tap the expertise of the academic community without requiring scientists to leave their current jobs.

Among other things, the NSF revised its guidelines to require that programme officers describe the project's significance and importance to the national interest.

NSF doesn't require PIs at universities to re-invent the wheel, Lightbourne notes.

Section 7008 of the America COMPETES (Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science) Act, which President George W. Bush signed into law on 9 August, requires all proposals for NSF grants that will support postdocs to «include a description of the mentoring activities that will be provided... under the Foundation's broader impacts merit review criterion.

TTU has also made safety part of its responsible conduct of research training, which is required for students supported by National Science Foundation grants, and Texas Tech is mandating this training for all students working in labs that get NSF funds.

The NSF's Science and Technology Center (STC) program supports integrative partnerships that require large - scale, long - term funding to produce research and education of the highest quality.

The third responsibility will require engagement with NSF production infrastructure providers and supercomputing centers to ensure MolSSI developments, priorities and roadmaps are aligned with their needs, capabilities and technology roadmap.

Up - to - date technical summaries on this star can be found at: the HIPPARCOS Catalogue using the VizieR Search Service mirrored from the Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS); NASA's ADS Abstract Service for the Astrophysics Data System; the SIMBAD Astronomical Database mirrored from CDS, which may require an account to access; and the NSF - funded, arXiv.org Physics e-Print archive's search interface.

The bill requires that each NSF public announcement of a grant award be accompanied by a non-technical explanation of the project's scientific merits and how it serves the national interest.

In the Notice on Harassment (https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/issuances/in144.jsp) issued on February 9, NSF establishes a stricter stance on misconduct of NSF funded scientists and requires institutions to report findings of sexual harassment, or any other kind of harassment involving a PI or co-PI or any other grant - funded personnel.

Up - to - date technical summaries on this object may be available at: NASA's ADS Abstract Service for the Astrophysics Data System; the SIMBAD Astronomical Database mirrored from CDS, which may require an account to access; and the NSF - funded, arXiv.org Physics e-Print archive's search interface.

The community and the NSF must commit at the beginning of a project to estimate adequately and acquire the funds required to properly utilize the facility for the research of which it is capable.

For National Science Foundation - sponsored projects costing several million dollars or more, the committee recommends that NSF require a management plan appropriate to

The contact points will receive enquiries from interested NSF candidate fellows regarding the possibility of undertaking a research project in the selected research group and will liaise with prospective candidates to provide them with the required documents that the fellows will submit to the NSF.

Up - to - date technical summaries on this quasar are available at: NASA's ADS Abstract Service for the Astrophysics Data System; the SIMBAD Astronomical Database mirrored from CDS, which may require an account to access; and the NSF - funded, arXiv.org Physics e-Print archive's search interface.