NATIONAL SECURITY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FACULTY FELLOWSHIP (NSSEFF) PROGRAM | Apply Online

Opportunity Information: Apply for NPSBAA08 005

The National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellowship (NSSEFF) Program, part of the National Defense Education Program (NDEP), aims to foster both scientific research and education within U.S. academic institutions. The program is particularly focused on unclassified basic research that addresses critical areas relevant to the Department of Defense (DoD) and seeks to build a skilled workforce for national security.

This competition offers faculty and staff scientists and engineers from accredited U.S. institutions a chance to enhance their careers through collaboration with the DoD while conducting important research. Awardees, selected based on their outstanding qualifications, will be granted Secret security clearances, enabling them to engage in NSSEFF activities that deepen their understanding of vital research needs and facilitate interactions with senior DoD leaders.

The program is open to single investigator grant proposals that target basic research in various technical areas, including but not limited to astronomy, behavioral sciences, biological sciences, chemistry, computer science, engineering, materials science, and physics. The awards are designed to produce significant outcomes and are expected to contribute revolutionary advances rather than incremental improvements.

Overall, the NSSEFF Program presents an opportunity for distinguished faculty members to pursue innovative research ideas that align with DoD interests, while also receiving support and recognition within the defense community.

• The Naval Supply Systems Command in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NATIONAL SECURITY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FACULTY FELLOWSHIP (NSSEFF) PROGRAM" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.300 Basic and Applied Scientific Research.
• This funding opportunity was created on Sep 5, 2008 and posted on Jun 6, 2008.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 3, 2008. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2025.)
• The funding agency has allocated a total of $30,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
• ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION ORGANIZATION Proposals may only be submitted by U.S. accredited, degree granting academic institutions. Each geographically separate campus of a major university system is considered a separate institution. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Institutions (MIs) are encouraged to submit proposals. No portion, however, of this BAA will be set aside for these organizations participation. Federally Funded Research Development Centers (FFRDCs), including Department of Energy National Laboratories, are not eligible to bid on this BAA. PROPOSER The Fellowship is open to outstanding faculty and staff scientists and engineers from accredited, U.S. degree granting, academic institutions whose earned Ph.D. or equivalent degree was awarded after 31 December 1982. DDRE is especially interested in researchers who have not previously been involved in DoD programs. Proposers should either state in their curriculum vitae (CV) that they have not been funded by DoD since receiving their PhD or briefly list the programs and level of effort under which they have been funded during this period. Proposers invited to submit full proposals and not holding a current DoD clearance must apply for a security clearance by 5 September 2008 and must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance at the Secret level. Open to single investigators only.

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