Research Coordination Networks (RCN)
Posted
- Opportunity number
- 17-594
- Agency
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National Science Foundation
- Applications due
- Not on record
- Award size
- $50,000 to $500,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 47.041 Engineering
- 47.050 Geosciences
- 47.070 Computer and Information Science and Engineering
- 47.074 Biological Sciences
- 47.075 Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
- 47.083 Integrative Activities
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Science and Technology and other Research and Development
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is offering the Research Coordination Networks (RCN) grant program to advance a field or create new directions in research or education. The program aims to support groups of investigators to communicate and coordinate their research, training, and educational activities across disciplinary, organizational, geographic, and international boundaries. Key requirements include focusing the networking activities on a coherent theme, discussing the suitability of the RCN topic with a program officer, and not supporting existing networks or primary research. The evaluation will consider the proposed networking strategies, collaborative technologies, training, broadening participation, and development of community standards. The deadline for submitting proposals is not specified, but PIs are strongly advised to contact the appropriate Program Director before doing so.
The RCN grants do not have a specified award value, but recent NSF awards in related programs have ranged from $79,139 to $4,893,936, typically spanning 1-5 year project periods. The research and networking activities will primarily be conducted at academic and research institutions across the United States, with opportunities for international collaboration.
Synopsis
The goal of the RCN program is to advance a field or create new directions in research or education by supporting groups of investigators to communicate and coordinate their research, training and educational activities across disciplinary, organizational, geographic and international boundaries. The RCN program provides opportunities to foster new collaborations,including international partnerships,and addressinterdisciplinary topics.Innovative ideas for implementing novel networking strategies, collaborative technologies, training, broadening participation, and development of community standards for data and meta-dataare especially encouraged. RCN awards are not meant to support existing networks;nor are they meant to support the activities of established collaborations. RCN awards also do not support primary research. Rather, the RCN program supports the means by which investigators can share information and ideas, coordinate ongoing or planned research activities, foster synthesis and new collaborations, develop community standards, and in other ways advance science and education through communication and sharing of ideas. Additional information about the RCN program and its impacts may be found in Porter et al. 2012 Research Coordination Networks: Evidence of the relationship between funded interdisciplinary networking and scholarly impact. BioScience, 62: 282-288 Proposed networking activities directed to the RCN program shouldfocus ona theme to give coherence to the collaboration, such as a broad research question or particular technologies or approaches. Participating programs inthe Directorates for Biological Sciences(BIO), Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), Geosciences (GEO),Education and Human Resources (EHR), Engineering (ENG) andSocial, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) will accept RCNproposals. PIs are encouraged (for CISE required) to discuss suitability of an RCN topic with a program officer that manages the appropriate program. Several other NSF solicitations accept RCN proposals, or supportresearch networkingactivities ifappropriate to the solicitation. Please see section IX. Other Information of this solicitation for a listing of these programs. PIs are strongly advised to contact the appropriate Program Director before submitting an RCN proposal.
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