CEDAR email: FW: NSF/AGS Late-October 2022 Update - Funding Rates, new opportunities, and more

[Huang, Tai-Yin]

Please see below an important communication from NSF/AGS.

From: AS Email List <AS-AGS at LISTSERV.NSF.GOV> On Behalf Of Anderson, Nicholas F.
Sent: Friday, October 21, 2022 9:47 AM
To: AS-AGS at LISTSERV.NSF.GOV
Subject: NSF/AGS Late-October 2022 Update - Funding Rates, new opportunities, and more

Colleagues,

AGS continues to play close attention to the participation of underrepresented and underserved investigators and institutions and encourages proposal submissions through any of the existing mechanisms.  Supporting NSF wide goals and data, including an invite to the next AGS virtual office hour on this topic, are highlighted below:


  *   NSF's 2022-2026 Strategic Plan<https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22068/nsf22068.pdf> Agency Priority Goal (APG, page 50) seeks to "increase both the involvement of communities underrepresented in STEM and enhance capacity through the nation," with a metric for FY2023 to increase the "number and proportion of proposals received from underrepresented and underserved 1) investigators and 2) institutions by 10% over FY2020 baselines."
  *   NSF's FY2022-2023 Annual Performance Plan<https://www.nsf.gov/about/budget/fy2023/pdf/90_fy2023.pdf> notes that "internal analyses indicate that investigators from underrepresented groups do well in the merit review process, and that this gap originates at the application level-proposals submitted to NSF do not reflect the diversity of the STEM workforce (let alone the population as a whole)."
  *   NSF by the Numbers<https://beta.nsf.gov/about/about-nsf-by-the-numbers> provides statistical and funding rate information by Directorate, State, and Institution Type. By clicking on Trends, selecting the filter icon (either side), and choosing Geosciences from the dropdown box, the general range and trend over the past decade is made visible.  Specific Geosciences stats for the past year can be found here:  https://www.nsf.gov/funding/funding-rates.jsp?org=GEO.
  *   AGS will host a drop-in Virtual Office Hour on 26 October 2022 between 2-3 PM Eastern Time for students and faculty members at Non-R1 Academic Institutions (e.g., Community Colleges, Tribal Colleges and Universities, HBCUs, Undergraduate, Masters, and R2 Institutions). Register to attend by using this link: https://nsf.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItc-ygqj4qGXV4IhmwqHtDQ-MTcs3l5N0. Please drop by if you'd like to chat with AGS program officers.

NEW Funding opportunities


  *   NSF has released a solicitation<https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2023/nsf23505/nsf23505.htm?WT.mc_ev=click&WT.mc_id=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery> for the establishment of the Arecibo Center for STEM Education and Research (ASCER) at the original site of the Arecibo Observatory.
  *   AGS and the Division of Astronomical Sciences have released a new Dear Colleague Letter<https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2023/nsf23014/nsf23014.jsp> regarding science, education and outreach during the 2023 and 2024 Great American Solar Eclipses.

 Employment opportunities


  *   A reminder of the rotator opportunity in the Paleoclimate program, with applications<https://beta.nsf.gov/careers/openings/geo/ags/ags-2022-85586?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery> prior to November 1st, 2022 prioritized.
  *   The Geosciences front office has posted an opening for a Communications Specialist:  https://www.usajobs.gov/job/683796800

We are preparing for and looking forward to upcoming in-person conference meetings, including SACNAS, AGU and AMS. Following are specifics about on-site activities at SACNAS next week; analogous information for AGU and AMS will be disseminated in due time.


  *   Activities and Presence at SACNAS, Oct. 27-29, 2022: NSF Opportunities for Undergraduates, Graduate Students, Post-Docs, and Academic Faculty in the Geosciences, will be presented on Friday Oct 28, 4:15-5:45 pm, at the Puerto Rico Convention Center Room 208 B. Several GEO representatives will be present and available on-site, including Anne Johansen and Manda Adams from AGS.

We look forward to seeing you at our virtual office hour on 26 October 2022, 2-3 PM ET, and at SACNAS next week.

Thank you, and as always, please feel free to disseminate widely.

Best regards,


Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences
Directorate for Geosciences
National Science Foundation


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