The following funding opportunity was shared by the National Science Foundation on October 13, 2021.
The NSF Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) has issued an updated program solicitation (NSF 22-503) for the Launching Early-Career Academic Pathways in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (LEAPS-MPS) program, whose main goal is to help launch the careers of pre-tenure faculty in Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) fields at institutions that do not traditionally receive significant amounts of NSF funding, such as some minority-serving institutions (MSIs), predominantly undergraduate institutions (PUIs), and Carnegie Research 2 (R2) universities. LEAPS-MPS awards are for beginning investigators to undertake research activities that will improve the competitiveness of their future grant applications to NSF programs. These research activities might include the acquisition of preliminary data or other research results, or the development of collaborations for research. LEAPS-MPS has the additional goal of achieving excellence through diversity and aims to broaden participation to include members from groups underrepresented in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences.
Proposals to this program must demonstrate the context of the work within or across disciplines supported by MPS, including Mathematical Sciences (DMS). Awards are for 24 months and are up to $250,000 total costs (direct plus indirect). Principal Investigators must be U.S. citizens or lawfully admitted U.S. permanent residents at the time of proposal submission; other visa-holders are not eligible. Co-investigators are not permitted.
Please click here for more details, including the full program description, eligibility, program specific solicitation requirements, and others.
The deadline for full proposal submission is January 7, 2022 at 5 p.m. submitter's local time.
Estimated Number of Awards: 20 to 40
Anticipated Funding Amount: $5,000,000 to $10,000,000
MPS is planning to run a LEAPS webinar later in Fall 2021. Please check the NSF Events website for updates on that.