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ND NASA EPSCoR
GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

ND NASA EPSCoR TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES
FUNDS AVAILABLE: Approximately $8,000
Issued: September 20, 2007
Deadline: Noon, October 8, 2007

TO:         UND and NDSU Faculty in Sciences, Engineering and Mathematics
FROM:   Dr. Paul S. Hardersen, Director, NDNASA EPSCoR
RE:         ND NASA EPSCoR Graduate Student Opportunities

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North Dakota NASA EPSCoR is currently soliciting travel proposals from University of North Dakota (UND) and North Dakota State University (NDSU) faculty in the physical sciences, engineering, and mathematics. Travel requests should facilitate one of the following interactions with NASA: 1) foster direct collaborative research with personnel at one or more NASA field centers, 2) conduct preliminary research in support of a future non-NASA EPSCoR research proposal, 3) to attend a NASA-related conference, and 4) to fund graduate student participation in one of the above three activities.

Awards require a 1.5:1 match from the PI. Acceptable sources of match include cash. No other sources of match are allowed. Match can only be applied to the time period of the travel and related activities. Non-travel items will not be funded via this RFP. All awards require an end-of-year award report to be filed with the ND EPSCoR office. The goal of this NASA EPSCoR funding is to make award recipients nationally competitive for future, non-EPSCoR research solicitations.

Travel funds will be available beginning October 15, 2007 and must be spent no later than April 30, 2008.

Checklist Requirements (submit in the following order):

1. A cover page that lists principal investigator contact information, amount of award, department chair signature, and a statement that the PI has/has not received ND NASA EPSCoR funding since July 1, 2005.

2. Proposal Transmittal Form. UND proposers are required to use the UND Proposal Transmittal Form and route the proposal through their department, college, Grants & Contracts, and Research Development & Compliance (RD&C) for approval. The form can be found at: http://www.und.edu/dept/orpd/InternalForms.htm. NDSU proposals require a signed proposal transmittal form available through Sponsored Programs Administration at: http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/research/spa/index.php.

3. A 2-3 page detailed description of the proposed travel, its relevance to NASA, and how the travel will benefit or facilitate the PI’s research activities.

4. Name and contact information of collaborating NASA researcher(s), if any.

5. A detailed budget. Use the Budget Summary form at the link at the top of this page. Include a one-page budget narrative along with the Budget Summary that itemizes, describes, and justifies each budget item. Include a separate, more detailed budget, if necessary. A lack of sufficient budget detail will adversely impact the evaluation of a proposal.

6. If applicable, include a statement describing how a graduate student will benefit from this travel.

One original and two copies of proposals are due in the NDSU or UND ND EPSCoR office by noon, October 8, 2007. Also, an electronic submission of the proposal as a single, unlocked PDF attachment must be sent to Carla Kellner at carla.kellner@und.nodak.edu. A one-page report is due at the end of the travel prior to travel cost reimbursement.

Questions regarding this announcement can be addressed to Paul S. Hardersen, Director, ND NASA EPSCoR, (Hardersen@space.edu), 701-777-4896) or Carla Kellner (Carla.Kellner@und.nodak.edu), 701-777-2492).