National Science Foundation - Biological Sciences (BIO)

Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS)

IOS Special Announcements

BREAD Ideas Challenge Competition Status Update - See Special announcement at http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503285&org=BIO .  

IOS has updated the solicitation and frequently asked questions for the core programs' regular research submissions which follow a single annual cycle of preliminary and full proposals. The updated solicitation NSF 13-506 can be found at http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503623&org=IOS&from=home. A link to the frequently asked questions, can be found at http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/nsf13009/nsf13009.jsp?.  August 2, 2013 is the next deadline (by Invitation Only) for full proposals.

BIO's New Guidance on Data Management Plans (posted 2/20/13) required for all full proposals submitted to NSF.

BIO Dear Colleague Letters 

If you're a new visitor to the Directorate for Biological Sciences website or just want a quick visual and textual summary of our areas of support, please visit the " About BIO" web page where we have added a new interactive organization chart.

BIO Program Director and Reviewer Opportunities

NOTE: March 1 annually (or next business day if that is a weekend or holiday) is the target date for most IOS programs for REU, RET, RAHSS, and ROA supplements as well as proposals for Conferences, Symposia and Workshops (Meetings). Guidance for IOS PIs preparing supplemental requests is posted at:  http://www.nsf.gov/bio/ios/suppopp.jsp  For Guidance on preparing Proposals for Conferences, Symposia and Workshops (Meetings) visit http://www.nsf.gov/bio/ios/confworkshopguidance.jsp

Please be sure to check the Division of Emerging Frontiers (EF) for additional grant competitions.

Programs and Funding Opportunities

Key: Crosscutting Crosscutting | NSF Wide Flag NSF-wide

Division of Integrative Organismal Systems
International Collaborations in Organismal Biology Between US and Israeli Investigators (ICOB)
Nitrogen: Improving on Nature (NITROGEN)
IOS Cluster Descriptions
Behavioral Systems
Developmental Systems
Neural Systems
Physiological and Structural Systems
Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP)
Basic Research to Enable Agricultural Development (BREAD)
Developing Country Collaborations in Plant Genome Research (DCC-PGR)
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology
Additional Funding Opportunities for the IOS Community
Catalyzing New International Collaborations (CNIC)   NSF Wide Flag
Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience (CRCNS)   Crosscutting
Data Infrastructure Building Blocks (DIBBs)   Crosscutting
Innovation Corps Teams Program (I-Corps Teams)   NSF Wide Flag
Long Term Research in Environmental Biology (LTREB)
MacroSystems Biology:
Ocean Acidification (OA)
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology
Research Assistantships for High School Students (RAHSS)
Research Coordination Networks   Crosscutting
Research Experiences for Teachers: Supplement Opportunity (RET)
Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability NSF-Wide Investment (SEES)   NSF Wide Flag   Crosscutting
Science, Technology, and Society (STS)
Current Activities: no longer receiving proposals - IOS
Metabolomics for a Low Carbon Society (METABOLOMICS)
Surpassing Evolution: Transformative Approaches to Enhance the Efficiency of Photosynthesis

Featured NSF-wide Programs

Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program   NSF Wide Flag

International Research Fellowship Program   NSF Wide Flag

Research in Undergraduate Institutions   NSF Wide Flag

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NSF Educational Opportunities by Audience

For Undergraduate Students

For Graduate Students

For Postdoctoral Fellows

For K-12 Educators

Upcoming Due Dates See All

Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers Program
(NSF  12-516) Letter of Intent: June 28, 2013

Innovation Corps Sites Program
(NSF  12-604) Full Proposal: July 1, 2013

Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program
(NSF  11-690) Full Proposal: July 22, 2013, BIO, CISE, EHR, OCI

Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program
(NSF  11-690) Full Proposal: July 23, 2013, ENG

Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program
(NSF  11-690) Full Proposal: July 24, 2013, GEO, MPS, SBE, OPP

News See All

Coral reef as seen underwater   Natural Underwater Springs Show How Coral Reefs Respond to Ocean Acidification
Released June 17, 2013
Press Release
Research site in Netarts Bay, Oregon, at low tide with rows of bags containing seed oysters.   World Oceans Month Brings Mixed News for Oysters
Released June 11, 2013
Press Release
image of a snake   Seeing Heat: The Sensory Systems of Boas, Pythons and Pit Vipers
Released June 3, 2013
Science Nation

Discoveries See All

Graphic illustration showing a human head, light and waves Prying Open the Black Box of the Brain
Priorities for President Obama's BRAIN Initiative were set at NSF-funded workshop
Released  June 12, 2013

Graphic illustration showing the earth with an EKG-like signal New NEON Resources Available
Videos, brochure and webcast on the National Ecological Observatory Network available online
Released  June 11, 2013

Cartoon showing a threatening wave scaring blue mussels Blue Mussels "Hang On" Along Rocky Shores: For How Long?
Mussels' anchors--byssal threads--weakened by ocean acidification
Released  March 21, 2013

Events Calendar See All

June 27, 2013
June 2013 BIO Advisory Committee Meeting
Advisory Committee Meeting

July 17, 2013
Science: Becoming the Messenger
Workshop

October 9, 2013  - October 10, 2013
Advisory Committee Meeting for Geosciences
Advisory Committee Meeting

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