Brief Description:

The goal of the software Infrastructure Sustained Innovation (SI2) program is a to create a software ecosystem that scales from individual or small group of software innovators to large hubs of software excellence. There are three classes of awards under the SI2 program. NSF 15-553 is focused only on the Scientific Software Innovation Institutes (S2I2) class of awards. Under this heading there are two award subclasses: Conceptualization Awards (typically one year) and Implementation Awards (up to five years) (there are a further 2 subcategories that fall under Implementation). Harvard University, as one institution, may submit one proposal in each of the three areas available through this opportunity. The office of the Vice Provost for Research will facilitate an internal process in order to select proposals to go forward for consideration to the NSF.

Description:

The goal of the software Infrastructure Sustained Innovation (SI2) program is a to create a software ecosystem that scales from individual or small group of software innovators to large hubs of software excellence. There are three classes of awards under the SI2 program. NSF 15-553 is focused only on the Scientific Software Innovation Institutes (S2I2) class of awards. Under this heading there are two award subclasses: Conceptualization Awards and Implementation Awards (there are a further 2 subcategories that fall under Implementation. They are Chemical and Materials Research Software Institute (CMRSI) and Science Gateways Software Institute (SGSI). Harvard University, as one institution, may submit one proposal in each of the three areas available through this opportunity (conceptualization, CMRSI and SGSI). The office of the Vice Provost for Research will facilitate an internal process in order to select proposals to go forward for consideration to the NSF.

Application Information:

Interested applicants are encouraged to look over the complete solicitation for NSF 15-553, and the wealth of related materials about the Cyberinfrastructure Framework for 21st Century Science and Engineering (CIF21) vision, and submit the following as part of an internal application:

A three page (max) summary response to the solicitation. Please identify which of the three proposal areas the summary applies to (Conceptualization, Implementation/CMRSI or Implementation/SGSI). Any associated graphics and/or references should be placed on blank pages that appear after the written summary

Current CV(s) of proposed PI(s)

Additional Information, Related Websites, and Proxy Instructions:

To read the full announcement for NSF 15-553, please click here

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For problems, questions or comments concerning the Harvard University Funding Portal, please contact Autumn Bennett in the Office of the Vice Provost for Research

Contact Information:

For questions about this application, please contact Autumn Bennett at autumn_bennett@harvard.edu

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