Title
Strengthening the Cyberinfrastructure Professionals Ecosystem (SCIPE)
Agencies
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Description
The overarching goal of this solicitation is to democratize access to NSF’s advanced cyberinfrastructure (CI) ecosystem.
All projects are expected to clearly articulate how they address essential community needs, will provide resources that will be widely available to and usable by the research community, and will broaden participation from underrepresented groups.
Activities funded through this solicitation are expected to span targeted, multidisciplinary communities, and lead to transformative changes in the state of research workforce preparedness for advanced CI-enabled research in the short- and long-term. This solicitation also seeks to broaden CI access and adoption by (i) increasing the adoption of advanced CI and computational and data-driven methods to a broader range of S&E disciplines and institutions; (ii) enhancing the incorporation of CI professionals into the research enterprise – highlighting the value of those professionals in S&E research; and (iii) effectively utilizing the capabilities of individuals from a diverse set of underrepresented groups. Proposals from, and in partnership with, the communities mentioned above are especially encouraged.
In the short term, projects must catalyze potentially transformative fundamental research in specific NSF-supported disciplines by: providing researcher-facing CIP services; producing innovative, scalable, informal/formal training and educational activities; fostering CIP recognition and career path development in institutions; and informing best practices. The project should focus on recognizing CI professionals in not only a research support role, but rather in integral career paths that center on partnering with research projects within the institution and across institutions on shared research goals.
In the long term, projects should contribute to the larger goals of an educational and research ecosystem that enables computational and data-driven science for all scientists and engineers, with an understanding of computation as the third pillar and data-driven science as the fourth pillar of the scientific discovery process.
More Information
https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/strengthening-cyberinfrastructure-professionals
Submission Limits
Institutions are limited to one SCIPE proposal per competition.
Cost Sharing:
Inclusion of voluntary committed cost sharing is prohibited.
Deadlines
| Internal Notice of Intent |
Sep 26, 2024 |
| Notification of Internal Competition |
Sep 27, 2024 |
| Internal Pre-proposal |
Oct 25, 2024 |
| Results of Internal Competition |
Nov 22, 2024 |
| Agency Notice of Intent/Pre-proposal |
N/A |
| Agency Proposal |
Jan 16, 2025
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