Title: FY 2002 NSF-NATO Postdoctoral Fellowships In Science and Engineering
(NSF-NATO)
Date: September 14, 2001
Replaced: NSF 00-145

FY 2002 NSF-NATO Postdoctoral Fellowships In Science and Engineering
(NSF-NATO)

Special Fellowship Opportunities for Scientists from NATO Partner Countries

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Program Solicitation

NSF-01-163

DIRECTORATE FOR EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES
      DIVISION OF GRADUATE EDUCATION

FULL PROPOSAL DEADLINE(S): December 13, 2001

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                      SUMMARY OF PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Program Title: FY 2002 NSF-NATO Postdoctoral Fellowships In Science and
Engineering (NSF-NATO)

Synopsis of Program: On behalf of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO), the National Science Foundation (NSF) invites proposals for
12-month postdoctoral research fellowships from beginning scientists,
mathematicians, and engineers. Approximately 20 awards will be made to US
institutions that would like to host scientists from NATO Partner Countries
(Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Estonia, Georgia,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Romania, Russian
Federation, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, the former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan). Citizens from the
Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland will have Partner Country status for the
2002 competition. Eligible fields of research are: mathematics,
engineering, computer and information science, geosciences, the physical,
biological, social, behavioral, and economic sciences, the history and
philosophy of science, and interdisciplinary areas comprised of two or more
of these fields. Research in the teaching and learning of science,
mathematics, technology, and engineering is also eligible for support.
Application deadline is December 13, 2001. Awards will be announced in
March 2002.

Cognizant Program Officer(s):

   * Dr. Terry Woodin, Program Director, Directorate For Education and
     Human Resources, Division of Graduate Education, 907N, telephone:
     703-292-8697, e-mail: nsf-nato@nsf.gov.
   * Mrs. Carolyn Lyons Piper, Assistant Program Director, Directorate For
     Education and Human Resources, Division of Graduate Education, 907N,
     telephone: 703-292-8697, e-mail: nsf-nato@nsf.gov.

Applicable Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number(s):

   * 47.076 --- Education and Human Resources

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION

   * Organization Limit: NATO Partner Country applicants may conduct
     research at US universities or scientific research laboratories.
   * PI Eligibility Limit: Proposals for Scientists from NATO Partner
     Countries must be submitted by an eligible US host institution. A
     Principal Investigator (PI) from the host US institution must submit
     the proposal on behalf of the NATO Partner Country applicant.
     Applicants must:

     1.) identify a host sponsoring scientist (Principal Investigator);

     2.) be citizens of a NATO Partner Country;

     3.) be living in or working in their home country or another NATO
     Partner Country at the time the proposal is submitted; and,

     4.) have been awarded a doctoral degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) on or
     after October 1, 1997 but normally no later than October 1, 2002.
   * Limit on Number of Proposals: One proposal per Principal Investigator
     (PI) or institutional department. Recipients of previous NSF-NATO
     Postdoctoral Fellowships are not eligible.

AWARD INFORMATION

   * Anticipated Type of Award: Fellowship
   * Estimated Number of Awards: 20
   * Anticipated Funding Amount: 1,000,000

PROPOSAL PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

A. Proposal Preparation Instructions

   * Full Proposals: Deviations From Standard Preparation Guidelines
        o The program announcement/solicitation contains deviations from
          the standard Grant Proposal Guide (GPG) proposal preparation
          guidelines. Please see the full program announcement/solicitation
          for further information.

B. Budgetary Information

   * Cost Sharing Requirements: Cost Sharing is not required.
   * Indirect Cost (F&A) Limitations: Not Applicable.
   * Other Budgetary Limitations: Not Applicable.

C. Deadline/Target Dates

   * Letters of Intent (optional): None
   * Preliminary Proposals (optional): None
   * Full Proposal Deadline Date(s): December 13, 2001

D. FastLane Requirements

   * FastLane Submission: Required

   * FastLane Contact(s):
        o Sheryl T. Balke-Smith, Program Analyst, Education and Human
          Resources, Division of Graduate Education, 907N, telephone:
          703-292-8630, e-mail: sbalke@nsf.gov.

PROPOSAL REVIEW INFORMATION

   * Merit Review Criteria: National Science Board approved criteria.
     Additional merit review considerations apply. Please see the full
     program announcement/solicitation for further information.

AWARD ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION

   * Award Conditions: Additional award conditions apply. Please see the
     program announcement/solicitation for further information.
   * Reporting Requirements: Additional reporting requirements apply.
     Please see the full program announcement/solicitation for further
     information.

                             TABLE OF CONTENTS

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     SUMMARY OF PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

  I. INTRODUCTION
 II. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
III. ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION
 IV. AWARD INFORMATION
  V. PROPOSAL PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
       A. Proposal Preparation Instructions
       B. Budgetary Information
       C. Deadline/Target Dates
       D. FastLane Requirements
 VI. PROPOSAL REVIEW INFORMATION
       A. NSF Proposal Review Process
       B. Review Protocol and Associated Customer Service Standard
VII. AWARD ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION
       A. Notification of the Award
       B. Award Conditions
       C. Reporting Requirements
VIII.CONTACTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 IX. OTHER PROGRAMS OF INTEREST

I. INTRODUCTION

Since the inception of the NATO Partner Country component in 1996, both US
and NATO Partner Country scientists were eligible to apply to the program.
Due to a change in a recent policy, for the FY 2002 competition, only
scientists from NATO Partner countries are eligible to participate in the
NATO Postdoctoral Fellowship. US scientists will not be eligible to apply
to the program.

The National Science Foundation (NSF), on behalf of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization (NATO), invites proposals for 12-month postdoctoral
fellowships on behalf of beginning scientists, mathematicians, and
engineers. These Fellowships have the following goals:

   * to promote the progress of science and closer collaboration between
     scientists and engineers of NATO Partner countries, and scientists and
     engineers in the United States; and

   * to recognize the accomplishments to date of beginning scientists and
     engineers and to provide an experience abroad which will increase
     professional competence.

Submission to this competition will be:

   * proposals submitted by US institutions on behalf of scientists or
     engineers from NATO Partner countries (Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan,
     Belarus, Bulgaria, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic,
     Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovak
     Republic, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, the former Yugoslav
     Republic of Macedonia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan) for postdoctoral
     research at the submitting institution. Citizens of the Czech
     Republic, Hungary and Poland are eligible as Partner Countries for the
     2002 competition.

II. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Award of NSF-NATO fellowships will be made for work in mathematics,
engineering, computer and information science, geosciences, the physical,
biological, social, behavioral, and economic sciences, the history and
philosophy of science, and interdisciplinary areas comprised of two or more
of these fields. Research in the teaching and learning of science,
mathematics, technology, and engineering is also eligible for support.

NSF-NATO does not normally support technical assistance, pilot plan
efforts, research requiring security classification, the development of
products for commercial marketing or market research for a particular
project or invention. Applicants working in clinical, education (except
research in the teaching and learning of science, mathematics, technology
and engineering) or business fields, or in history (except the history or
philosophy of science), social work or public health, and individuals who
propose to use the Fellowship to support residency training or similar work
that may lead to qualification or certification in a clinical field are NOT
eligible. These fellowships are not intended to support the preparation of
prior research results for publication or the writing of textbooks as a
primary objective.

Bioscience research with disease-related goals, including work on the
etiology, diagnosis, or treatment of physical or mental diseases,
abnormality, or malfunction in human beings or animals is normally not
supported. Animal models of such conditions, or the development or testing
of drugs or other procedures for their treatment also generally are not
eligible for support. However, research in bioengineering with diagnosis or
treatment-related goals, that applies engineering principles to problems in
biology and medicine while advancing engineering knowledge is eligible for
support. Bioengineering research to aid persons with disabilities is also
eligible.

NSF-NATO Fellowships are administered by the National Science Foundation,
an agency of the United States Government, at the request of the US
Department of State. Approximately 20 awards will be made to US
institutions that would like to host a scientist from a NATO Partner
Country.

III. ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION

An Applicant:

a) must have been awarded a doctoral degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) on or
after October 1, 1997 but normally no later than October 1, 2002;

b) must be living in or working in their home country or another NATO
Partner country at the time the proposal is submitted; and,

c) has not previously held an NSF-NATO Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Scientists from NATO Partner Countries (Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Belarus, Bulgaria, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia,
Lithuania, Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovak Republic, Slovenia,
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
Ukraine, and Uzbekistan) must be working in or living in their home country
or in another NATO Partner Country at the time the proposal is submitted.
Proposals to support a scientist from NATO Partner Countries may be subject
to security review by the United States Committee on Exchanges (COMEX)
according to government policy. This review may be necessary before the
State Department will issue a visa. The US sponsoring scientist is
responsible for obtaining research permits and import/export documents,
where applicable.

Host Site Eligibility:

NATO Partner Country applicants must identify a specific US sponsoring
scientist holding a full-time position at a US institution to serve as
her/his sponsor. The US sponsoring scientist will be the Principal
Investigator (PI) on the fellowship proposal. The PI will be responsible
for assuring the completeness of the application material. NATO Partner
Country Scientists may conduct research at US universities or scientific
research laboratories.

IV. AWARD INFORMATION

Estimated program budget, number of awards and average award size are
subject to the availability of funds.

Tenure Limitations

A Fellow will have a full-time tenure of 12 months. Requests to divide
tenure between two institutions should be clearly described in the proposal
and will be handled on a case-by-case basis.

A recipient of a postdoctoral fellowship must begin tenure on or after June
1, 2002 but normally not later than October 1, 2002. If unforeseen
circumstances delay completion of the Ph.D. degree requirement or the
expected start of tenure, a request for a delay of the start date will be
considered. An awardee who declines a fellowship because she/he is unable
to begin tenure by the specified time period may re-apply to the program as
long as she/he remains eligible. This declination will not prejudice any
subsequent application.

Stipend and Special Allowance

The stipend is $2,750 per month for 12 months for the Fellow. Fellows are
also provided with dependency allowances of $200 per month for a dependent
spouse and for each of not more than two dependent children for 12 months.
The level of funding of NSF-NATO stipends for Fellows will be determined
based on the Fellow's status at the time the proposal is submitted.
Adjustment for individuals entitled to sabbatical leave pay or whose
employer wishes to supplement the stipend to match regular salary will be
considered. NSF-NATO funding in such instances will be determined on a
case-by-case basis.

In addition, the Fellow is provided with $1,200 Special Allowance ($100 for
each month of tenure) to aid in defraying costs of research and special
travel such as short visits to other laboratories or scientific meetings.
This special allowance is expendable at the Fellow's discretion and is
usually provided at the beginning of the fellowship.

Fellowship grants for NATO Partner Country Scientists are made to US
institutions and not directly to individuals. The host institution will be
responsible for the disbursement of all funds associated with a fellowship
award.

The Fellows are entitled to the full stipend and special allowance provided
by the fellowship.

Travel Allowance

A travel allowance to assist fellows to cover travel costs to their
fellowship institution and back will be provided as specified below. All
travel must be by US flag carriers if such service is available, even
though other carriers may be more convenient or less expensive.

The total round trip allowance from the Fellow's place of residence in the
Partner Country, at the time of application, to the US host institution to
begin tenure and later to return will be as follows: $3,000 for the Fellow;
$3,000 for an accompanying spouse; and $1,200 each for up to two
accompanying dependent children.

Institutional Allowance

THE US HOST INSTITUTION DOES NOT RECEIVE AN INSTITUTIONAL ALLOWANCE NOR ARE
OVERHEAD EXPENSES PROVIDED AS PART OF THE FELLOWSHIP.

V. PROPOSAL PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

A. Proposal Preparation Instructions

Full Proposal:

Proposals submitted in response to this program announcement/solicitation
should be prepared and submitted in accordance with the general guidelines
contained in the NSF Grant Proposal Guide (GPG). The complete text of the
GPG is available electronically on the NSF Web Site at:
http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?gpg. Paper copies of the GPG may be
obtained from the NSF Publications Clearinghouse, telephone (301) 947-2722
or by e-mail from pubs@nsf.gov.

A COMPLETE proposal must be submitted via FastLane NSF Postdoctoral
Research Fellowships.

The PI at the US host institution is responsible for assuring the
completeness of proposal materials. This includes making sure that the host
Sponsoring Scientist is registered as an Individual Researcher. Follow the
instructions for Postdocotrtal Fellowship Registration. The NATO Partner
Country Scientist is responsible for providing all the appropriate sections
to be included in the proposal.

This information must be completed by the sponsoring scientist at the US
institution that is submitting the proposal on behalf of the NATO Partner
Country Scientist with signed certifications. (See FastLane Requirements
Section D.)

The NATO Partner Country applicant's current address is the address where
the NATO Partner Country Scientist resides in the NATO Partner Country;
permanent US address should be the host university address.

1. Cover Sheet for Proposals must be completed in accordance with the
FastLane instructions. For the Program Announcement/Solicitation No. select
NSF 01-163.

2. Application Form B. Complete this form using the codes specified in
Fields of Specialization - Section X.

3. Summary of Doctoral Dissertation (Limit: 1 Page) Include this under
Supplementary Docs.

4. Project Summary (Limit: 1 Page)

5. Project Description (Limit: 3 Pages) Footnotes and references are to be
included under References Cited.

The project description should be a relatively non-technical statement
understandable by non-specialist experts. This statement should BRIEFLY
include the applicant's 1) educational objectives and 2) long-range
professional goals. The applicant should describe in detail the activities
expected to be undertaken during tenure and should also comment on the
appropriateness of the institution selected. Finally, the applicant should
indicate what plans have been made to date for the projected tenure period.

6. Biographical Sketch (Limit: 3 Pages)

This information MUST include (but is not limited to) the following
sections:

A) Education. This section should list the applicant's educational
background beginning with undergraduate and including postdoctoral
training: Institution & Location; Degree; Year Conferred; Field of Study.

B) Academic Honors. This section should include fellowships, scholarships,
teaching assistantships, mentoring activities, and other relevant positions
held or awards received with dates and locations in reverse chronological
order.

C) Language Proficiency. This section should indicate the English
proficiency of the Fellow in addition to other foreign languages.

D) Employment and Experience. This section should begin with the
applicant's current position, (e.g. full-time graduate student,
post-doctoral Fellow, lecturer, etc. and institution). Relevant
professional history should be provided in reverse chronological order.

E) Research Accomplishments. This section should list any research
previously pursued, giving the title and reference of any published works.
List the titles of any unpublished work in process. Other accomplishments
may include, but are not limited to, patent and software credits, papers
presented at seminars, workshops, national or international meetings, etc.

F) Other Accomplishments. This section is optional and may include relevant
information that the applicant wishes to provide to the reviewers.

7. Letter of Support from the Sponsoring Scientist.

A letter of support is required from the proposed sponsoring scientist
and/or institution acknowledging willingness to accept the applicant to
conduct the proposed research. Verification of resources being made
available to the NATO Partner Country Scientist (e.g., housing,
supplementary travel, equipment, and facilities to be provided by the host
institution) should be included in this letter. The sponsoring scientist
should also indicate why the NATO Partner Country Scientist would benefit
from such a research opportunity and what contribution this scientist is
expected to make. Any host institution financial commitment of support to
the NATO Partner Country Scientist should also be described. The sponsoring
scientist should seek input from whatever sources she/he deems appropriate,
and may attach to this statement any external references she/he chooses.

8) Budget. No Budget is required. Awards will be based on stipends and
allowances specified for each Fellow.

REFERENCE LETTERS

Four references are required. At least two of the four references should be
from persons with whom the applicant has worked in her/his major field,
including the thesis advisor if possible. List the thesis advisor's name
first on the application's Cover Page. Other referees should be in closely
allied fields. It is important to send referees a copy of the Project
Description for their review and comment in the reference report. If the
sponsoring scientist is writing an institutional support letter and she/he
is also listed as a referee, a separate letter addressing the criteria
listed in the following paragraph must be included.

Reference letters should CLEARLY include comments on the following: mastery
of fundamental knowledge in the applicant's field, design of research
projects, laboratory skills and technique, growth during period observed,
creativity, originality, self reliance and independence.

Before submiting the letters, referees should indicate whether they wish
their comments to be held in confidence and their identity as authors of
the letters not revealed. Otherwise, the Foundation may provide the
comments to the applicants (if requested) under the Privacy Act of 1974.

Proposers are reminded to identify the program solicitation number
(NSF-01-163) in the program announcement/solicitation block on the proposal
Cover Sheet (NSF Form 1207). Compliance with this requirement is critical
to determining the relevant proposal processing guidelines. Failure to
submit this information may delay processing.

B. Budgetary Information

Cost sharing is not required in proposals submitted under this Program
Solicitation.

C. Deadline/Target Dates

Proposals must be submitted by the following date(s):

Full Proposals by 5:00 PM local time: December 13, 2001

D. FastLane Requirements

Proposers are required to prepare and submit all proposals for this Program
Solicitation through the FastLane system. Detailed instructions for
proposal preparation and submission via FastLane are available at:
http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/a1/newstan.htm. For FastLane user support, call
1-800-673-6188 or e-mail fastlane@nsf.gov.

Submission of Signed Cover Sheets. The Authorized Organizational
Representative (AOR) must electronically sign the proposal Cover Sheet to
submit the required proposal certifications (see Chapter II, Section C of
the Grant Proposal Guide for a listing of the certifications). The AOR must
provide the required certifications within five working days following the
electronic submission of the proposal. Further instructions regarding this
process are available on the FastLane website at:
http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov.

VI. PROPOSAL REVIEW INFORMATION

A. NSF Proposal Review Process

Reviews of proposals submitted to NSF are solicited from peers with
expertise in the substantive area of the proposed research or education
project. These reviewers are selected by Program Officers charged with the
oversight of the review process. NSF invites the proposer to suggest at the
time of submission, the names of appropriate or inappropriate reviewers.
Care is taken to ensure that reviewers have no conflicts with the proposer.
Special efforts are made to recruit reviewers from non-academic
institutions, minority-serving institutions, or adjacent disciplines to
that principally addressed in the proposal.

Proposals will be reviewed against the following general review criteria
established by the National Science Board. Following each criterion are
potential considerations that the reviewer may employ in the evaluation.
These are suggestions and not all will apply to any given proposal. Each
reviewer will be asked to address only those that are relevant to the
proposal and for which he/she is qualified to make judgements.

     What is the intellectual merit of the proposed activity?
     How important is the proposed activity to advancing knowledge and
     understanding within its own field or across different fields? How
     well qualified is the proposer (individual or team) to conduct the
     project? (If appropriate, the reviewer will comment on the quality of
     the prior work.) To what extent does the proposed activity suggest and
     explore creative and original concepts? How well conceived and
     organized is the proposed activity? Is there sufficient access to
     resources?

     What are the broader impacts of the proposed activity?
     How well does the activity advance discovery and understanding while
     promoting teaching, training, and learning? How well does the proposed
     activity broaden the participation of underrepresented groups (e.g.,
     gender, ethnicity, disability, geographic, etc.)? To what extent will
     it enhance the infrastructure for research and education, such as
     facilities, instrumentation, networks, and partnerships? Will the
     results be disseminated broadly to enhance scientific and
     technological understanding? What may be the benefits of the proposed
     activity to society?

Principal Investigators should address the following elements in their
proposal to provide reviewers with the information necessary to respond
fully to both of the above-described NSF merit review criteria. NSF staff
will give these elements careful consideration in making funding decisions.

     Integration of Research and Education
     One of the principal strategies in support of NSF's goals is to foster
     integration of research and education through the programs, projects,
     and activities it supports at academic and research institutions.
     These institutions provide abundant opportunities where individuals
     may concurrently assume responsibilities as researchers, educators,
     and students and where all can engage in joint efforts that infuse
     education with the excitement of discovery and enrich research through
     the diversity of learning perspectives.

     Integrating Diversity into NSF Programs, Projects, and Activities
     Broadening opportunities and enabling the participation of all
     citizens -- women and men, underrepresented minorities, and persons
     with disabilities -- is essential to the health and vitality of
     science and engineering. NSF is committed to this principle of
     diversity and deems it central to the programs, projects, and
     activities it considers and supports.

     Additional Review Criteria
     The NSF-NATO Fellowships Program is a multidisciplinary activity
     managed by the NSF Directorate for Education and Human Resources.

     The review criteria for all applications include:

     1) Applicant's scientific competence in science and engineering,
     including achievements to date, particularly as attested by academic
     records and letters of recommendation;

     2) Applicant's potential for continued professional growth as
     demonstrated in the proposed plan of research from the standpoint of
     its appropriateness to the background and professional goals of the
     applicant and its feasibility within the time constraints imposed by
     tenure.

     3) Applicant's potential for furthering international collaboration in
     science including the factors that influenced the applicant's
     selection of host institution and sponsoring scientist and the
     likelihood that the proposed plan of research might result in the
     establishment of a professional, working relationship between the
     applicant, foreign scientists and US host scientist/department.
     Consideration will be given to the English language proficiency of the
     NATO Partner Country Scientist.

     These are suggestions and not all will apply to any given application.
     Each reviewer will be asked to address only those that are relevant to
     the application and for which she/he is qualified to make judgments.

A summary rating and accompanying narrative will be completed and signed by
each reviewer. In all cases, reviews are treated as confidential documents.
Verbatim copies of reviews, excluding the names of the reviewers, are sent
to the Principal Investigator/Project Director by the Program Director. In
addition, the proposer will receive an explanation of the decision to award
or decline funding.

B. Review Protocol and Associated Customer Service Standard

All proposals are carefully reviewed by at least three other persons
outside NSF who are experts in the particular field represented by the
proposal. Proposals submitted in response to this announcement/solicitation
will be reviewed by Mail and/or panel review.

Reviewers will be asked to formulate a recommendation to either support or
decline each proposal. The Program Officer assigned to manage the
proposal's review will consider the advice of reviewers and will formulate
a recommendation.

NSF is striving to be able to tell applicants whether their proposals have
been declined or recommended for funding within six months for 70 percent
of proposals. The time interval begins on the date of receipt. The interval
ends when the Division Director accepts the Program Officer's
recommendation.

In all cases, after programmatic approval has been obtained, the proposals
recommended for funding will be forwarded to the Division of Grants and
Agreements for review of business, financial, and policy implications and
the processing and issuance of a grant or other agreement. Proposers are
cautioned that only a Grants and Agreements Officer may make commitments,
obligations or awards on behalf of NSF or authorize the expenditure of
funds. No commitment on the part of NSF should be inferred from technical
or budgetary discussions with a NSF Program Officer. A Principal
Investigator or organization that makes financial or personnel commitments
in the absence of a grant or cooperative agreement signed by the NSF Grants
and Agreements Officer does so at its own risk.

VII. AWARD ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION

A. Notification of the Award

Notification of the award is made to the submitting organization by a
Grants Officer in the Division of Grants and Agreements. Organizations
whose proposals are declined will be advised as promptly as possible by the
cognizant NSF Program Division administering the program. Verbatim copies
of reviews, not including the identity of the reviewer, will be provided
automatically to the Principal Investigator. (See section VI.A. for
additional information on the review process.)

B. Award Conditions

An NSF award consists of: (1) the award letter, which includes any special
provisions applicable to the award and any numbered amendments thereto; (2)
the budget, which indicates the amounts, by categories of expense, on which
NSF has based its support (or otherwise communicates any specific approvals
or disapprovals of proposed expenditures); (3) the proposal referenced in
the award letter; (4) the applicable award conditions, such as Grant
General Conditions (NSF-GC-1)* or Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP)
Terms and Conditions * and (5) any announcement or other NSF issuance that
may be incorporated by reference in the award letter. Cooperative agreement
awards also are administered in accordance with NSF Cooperative Agreement
Terms and Conditions (CA-1). Electronic mail notification is the preferred
way to transmit NSF awards to organizations that have electronic mail
capabilities and have requested such notification from the Division of
Grants and Agreements.

*These documents may be accessed electronically on NSF's Web site at
http://www.nsf.gov/home/grants/grants_gac.htm. Paper copies may be obtained
from the NSF Publications Clearinghouse, telephone (301) 947-2722 or by
e-mail from pubs@nsf.gov.

More comprehensive information on NSF Award Conditions is contained in the
NSF Grant Policy Manual (GPM) Chapter II, available electronically on the
NSF Web site at http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?gpm. The GPM is also for
sale through the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office
(GPO), Washington, DC 20402. The telephone number at GPO for subscription
information is (202) 512-1800. The GPM may be ordered through the GPO Web
site at http://www.gpo.gov.

Special Award Conditions

C. Reporting Requirements

For all multi-year grants (including both standard and continuing grants),
the PI must submit an annual project report to the cognizant Program
Officer at least 90 days before the end of the current budget period.

Within 90 days after the expiration of an award, the PI also is required to
submit a final project report. Approximately 30 days before expiration, NSF
will send a notice to remind the PI of the requirement to file the final
project report. Failure to provide final technical reports delays NSF
review and processing of pending proposals for that PI. PIs should examine
the formats of the required reports in advance to assure availability of
required data.

NSF has implemented an electronic project reporting system, available
through FastLane. This system permits electronic submission and updating of
project reports, including information on project participants (individual
and organizational), activities and findings, publications, and other
specific products and contributions. PIs will not be required to re-enter
information previously provided, either with a proposal or in earlier
updates using the electronic system.

VIII. CONTACTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

General inquiries regarding  FY 2002 NSF-NATO Postdoctoral Fellowships In
Science and Engineering  should be made to:

   * Dr. Terry Woodin, Program Director, Directorate For Education and
     Human Resources, Division of Graduate Education, 907N, telephone:
     703-292-8697, e-mail: nsf-nato@nsf.gov.
   * Mrs. Carolyn Lyons Piper, Assistant Program Director, Directorate For
     Education and Human Resources, Division of Graduate Education, 907N,
     telephone: 703-292-8697, e-mail: nsf-nato@nsf.gov.

For questions related to the use of FastLane, contact:

   * Sheryl T. Balke-Smith, Program Analyst, Education and Human Resources,
     Division of Graduate Education, 907N, telephone: 703-292-8630, e-mail:
     sbalke@nsf.gov.

IX. OTHER PROGRAMS OF INTEREST

The NSF Guide to Programs is a compilation of funding for research and
education in science, mathematics, and engineering. The NSF Guide to
Programs is available electronically at
http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?gp. General descriptions of NSF programs,
research areas, and eligibility information for proposal submission are
provided in each chapter.

Many NSF programs offer announcements or solicitations concerning specific
proposal requirements. To obtain additional information about these
requirements, contact the appropriate NSF program offices. Any changes in
NSF's fiscal year programs occurring after press time for the Guide to
Programs will be announced in the NSF E-Bulletin, which is updated daily on
the NSF web site at http://www.nsf.gov/home/ebulletin, and in individual
program announcements/solicitations. Subscribers can also sign up for NSF's
Custom News Service (http://www.nsf.gov/home/cns/start.htm) to be notified
of new funding opportunities that become available.

X. FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION

1. LIFE SCIENCES

BIOLOGY

101 Animal physiology
102 Biochemistry and biophysics
103 Biotechnology
104 Cell biology and physiology, microbiology
105 Developmental biology and zoology
106 Ecosystems, landscapes and environment
107 Molecular biology and genetics, virology
108 Neurosciences, cognition and psychology
109 Plant biology: botany, physiology and pathology
110 Population biology and genetics, evolution
111 Biology (other)

2. MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY MATHEMATICS

201 Algebra and number theory
202 Analysis
203 Biomathematics
204 Computational mathematics and numerical analysis
205 Discrete Mathematics
206 Geometry and topology
207 Logic and foundations of mathematics
208 Mechanics and mathematical physics
209 Optimization and control theory
210 Probability
211 Mathematics (other)

PHYSICS

221 Acoustics
222 Atomic and molecular physics
223 Condensed matter physics
224 Electromagnetism, plasmas and electric discharges
225 Elementary particles and fields
226 Fluid dynamics
227 General physics
228 Mathematical physics
229 Nuclear physics
230 Optics
231 Statistical physics
232 Physics (other)

ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS

241 Astronomy
242 Astrophysics
243 Cosmology
244 Space and Planetary Physics
245 Astronomy and astrophysics (other)
200 Physical and Mathematical Sciences (non-specific)

3. CHEMISTRY MATERIALS

CHEMISTRY

302 Analytical biochemistry
303 Analytical chemistry
304 Bio-inorganic chemistry
305 Bio-organic chemistry
306 Catalysis
307 Computational chemistry
308 Electro chemistry
309 Inorganic chemistry
311 Organic chemistry
312 Physical chemistry
313 Polymer chemistry
314 Solid-state chemistry
315 Theoretical chemistry
316 Chemistry (other)

MATERIALS SCIENCES

321 Ceramics, inorganic materials
322 Corrosion, chemical degradation
323 Electrical, magnetic and optical properties
324 Mechanical and thermal properties
325 Metals and alloys
326 Polymers
327 Structure, composition and properties
328 Materials science (other)
300 Chemistry and Materials (non-specific)

4. EARTH SCIENCES

SOLID EARTH

401 Engineering geology
402 Geochemistry
403 Geology
404 Geomorphology
405 Geophysics
406 Hydrology and hydrogeology
407 Mineralogy and petrology
408 Paleontology and paleobotany
409 Remote sensing and detection
410 Sedimentology and stratigraphy
411 Soil science
412 Solid earth (other)

ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE

421 Aerology
422 Climatology
423 Meteorology
424 Radiometeorology
425 Atmospheric science (other)

OCEANOGRAPHY

431 Air-sea interaction
432 Biological oceanography
433 Chemical oceanography
434 Hydrography
435 Physical oceanography
436 Oceanography (other)

5. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

501 Air
502 Disasters
503 Ecosystems
504 Environmental change
505 Environmental chemistry
506 Environmental policy
508 Noise
509 Soil
510 Waste
511 Water
512 Environmental sciences (other)
500 Environmental Sciences (non-specific)

6. APPLIED SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING

ENGINEERING

601 Aeronautical and astronautical engineering
603 Bioengineering
604 Biomedical engineering
605 Ceramic engineering
606 Chemical engineering
607 Civil engineering
608 Electrical engineering
609 Energy
610 Engineering mechanics
611 Hydraulics
612 Industrial engineering
613 Mechanical engineering
614 Metallurgical engineering
615 Mining engineering
616 Nuclear engineering
617 Petroleum engineering
618 Sanitary engineering
619 Engineering (other)

COMPUTER SCIENCE

621 Artificial intelligence and knowledge-based systems
622 Computer databases and banks
623 Human-computer interaction
624 Operating systems and networks
625 Software and requirements engineering
626 Theory and mathematics of computing
627 Computer science (other)

SYSTEMS SCIENCE

631 Automatic control
632 Operational research
633 Systems analysis
634 Systems engineering
635 Systems science (other)

INFORMATION SCIENCE

641 Communications
643 Information science (other)
600 Diverse Applied Sciences (non-specific)

7. SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

SOCIAL SCIENCES

701 Economic and social history
702 Economics (Bus. Admin. NOT eligible)
703 Education
704 Environmental planning
705 Human geography
707 Linguistics
708 Management and business studies
709 Political Science and international relations
710 Science and technology policy
711 Social administration
712 Social anthropology
713 Social psychology
714 Socio-legal studies
715 Sociology (Social Work NOT eligible)
716 Social science (other)

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

721 Archeology
722 Developmental science
723 Ergonomics and human engineering
724 Human factors
725 Organizational science
726 Personality
727 Psychology
728 Psychometrics
729 Behavioral science (other)

999 Not Listed (Specify)____________

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