WK 15: Conversations with NSF: Research, Diversity, and Training Challenges and Opportunities

Thursday, August 5, 2021

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Pacific

Session Organizer(s)

Elizabeth Blood

Program Director, National Science Foundation
Alexandria, VA, USA

Slides (PDF)

Volunteer(s)

Molly Reichenborn

New Mexico State University

Session Co-organizers: Stephanie E. Hampton, Center for Environmental Research, Education, and Outreach, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, Kendra Mclauchlan, Division of Environmental Biology, National Science Foundation, Alexandria, VA, Matthew Kane, BIO-DEB, National Science Foundation, Alexandria, VA, John D. Schade, Ecosystem Science Cluster, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA, Heather L. Throop, Division of Environmental Biology, National Science Foundation, Alexandria, VA, Gary A. Lamberti, Division of Environmental Biology, National Science Foundation, Alexandria, VA, Doug Levey, Population and Community Ecology Cluster, National Science Foundation, Washington, DC, Betsy Von Holle, Division of Environmental Biology, National Science Foundation, Alexandria, VA, Samuel Scheiner, Div. of Environmental Biology, National Science Foundation, Alexandria, VA, Montona Furtrell-Griggs, Division of Biological Infrastructure, National Science Foundation, Alexandria, VA, Ford Ballantyne, Division of Environmental Biology, National Science Foundation, Alexandria, VA, Roland P. Roberts, BIO-DBI, National Science Foundation, Irwin Forseth, Integrated Organismal Systems, National Science Foundation, Alexandria, VA, Reed Beaman, Division of Biological Infrastructure, National Science Foundation, Alexandria, VA, Peter McCartney, Division of Biological Infrastructure, National Science Foundation, Alexandria, VA, Cheryl Dybas, Office of Legislative and Public Affairs, National Science Foundation, Andrea Porras-Alfaro, Division of Environmental Biology, National Science Foundation, Alexandria, VA, Patrick Abbot, Integrated Organismal Systems, National Science Foundation, Alexandria, VA, Carla D'Antonio, Environmental Biology, National Science Foundation, Alexandria, VA, Leslie J. Rissler, Environmental Biology, National Science Foundation, Alexandria, VA

The National Science Foundation (NSF) provides many funding opportunities for basic research and training in ecology and evolutionary biology. NSF supports researchers at all career stages and efforts to address diversity, equity, and inclusion in the research community. The purposes of this session are to inform our communities about ongoing and new funding opportunities at NSF and to receive comments and suggestions on how the Foundation can best serve ecologists. NSF representatives will include program officers and division directors from programs broadly relevant to ecology and environmental research and training. Topics that will be covered include NSF’s responses to Covid and to issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion, NSF’s Big Ideas and their associated solicitations, BIO Directorate 2022 priorities, NEON, Integrating Biology, basic research proposals and the review process, core programs, new and continuing special competitions, cross-cutting programs, and network and observatory infrastructure support. Following a brief presentation, much of the session will be town-hall style Q&A. Audience members are encouraged to bring questions.