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Opportunity Summary:

ROSES 2013 Heliophysics Guest Investigators is part of NASA Headquarters broader Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences 2013 (ROSES 2013) solicitation, issued as NASA Research Announcement (NRA) NNH13ZDA001N. The ROSES framework is NASA Science Mission Directorate's main annual vehicle for requesting research proposals, and this particular opportunity sits within the Heliophysics research area while still being governed by the overall ROSES 2013 rules, timelines, and submission systems. In practical terms, it invites researchers to propose investigations that use NASA-supported assets and data to advance science in areas aligned with NASA programs, including Heliophysics, with the guest investigator structure typically emphasizing analysis and exploitation of existing mission or observational data rather than building a brand-new mission.

The scope of work under ROSES 2013 is intentionally wide, spanning both basic and applied research and technology development across Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics. The solicitation explicitly includes activities such as theory, modeling, and analysis of NASA science data; investigations using aircraft, balloons, suborbital rockets, and commercial reusable suborbital platforms; development of experimental techniques that could enable future space missions; early-stage mission concept development; and development of advanced technologies relevant to NASA Science Mission Directorate needs. It also covers laboratory and analytical work tied to samples returned from space missions, as well as terrestrial samples used to validate or interpret Earth-observing mission data, plus the atomic and compositional parameter work needed to interpret observations and samples. On the Earth-facing side, it includes field campaigns that support NASA Earth system science missions, integrated Earth system modeling, and development of applied information systems that translate research data into societal benefit. For a Heliophysics Guest Investigator effort, the most common fit within that menu is data analysis, modeling, and interpretation of heliophysics mission data, though the overarching ROSES language also allows more technology- or method-focused work when it aligns with an offered program element.

Funding levels and award structures are flexible and depend on the specific program element. NASA indicates that awards can range from under $100,000 per year for narrow, focused tasks like data analysis up to more than $1 million per year for large efforts such as hardware or major technology development. The amount available per program element ranges from under $1 million to several million dollars, which means NASA might fund only a few proposals in a smaller element or several dozen in a larger one, depending on quality, priorities, and the volume of meritorious submissions. Awards may be issued as grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, or inter- and intra-agency transfers, with the mechanism chosen based on the nature of the work and the proposing organization. A typical period of performance is four years, with some elements allowing shorter or longer durations, up to a maximum of five years.

Eligibility is broad in terms of organizational types but shaped by NASA funding policy. Domestic and foreign organizations, government and private entities, for-profit and non-profit institutions can submit, and there is no stated restriction on the number of proposals or teaming arrangements. However, NASA generally funds U.S. institutions, and participation by non-U.S. organizations is normally expected to be on a "no exchange of funds" basis, meaning NASA does not transfer funding to the non-U.S. entity. The announcement points applicants to the NASA NRA Guidebook, including sections that lay out specific instructions for non-U.S. proposals, jointly issued solicitations, and cases where non-U.S. organizations involve U.S. personnel for whom NASA support is requested. In all cases, proposers must be affiliated with an institution registered in NSPIRES, and all investigators involved (including co-investigators) must be registered in NSPIRES regardless of how the proposal is ultimately submitted.

The administrative process runs through NASA's electronic systems. The solicitation was expected to be accessible through NSPIRES (the NASA Research Opportunities portal) by navigating to open solicitations, and proposals could be submitted electronically either through NSPIRES or through Grants.gov. Organizations planning to submit through Grants.gov still had to be registered with NSPIRES in addition to Grants.gov, and registrations had to identify the authorized organizational representative(s) who would formally submit the proposal. NASA strongly encouraged early system access and registration so applicants could learn the submission workflow and complete required organizational and participant data before deadlines. Many program elements requested a Notice of Intent (NOI) ahead of the proposal, and ROSES provided tables and appendices listing element-specific due dates and program officer contacts.

Key dates listed for this funding record include a posted/creation date of February 21, 2013, and a closing date of March 15, 2013, with an archive date of April 14, 2013, for this particular entry. The broader ROSES 2013 schedule also notes that due dates vary by program element and can span a long window, with NOIs and proposals due on different dates depending on the appendix element, and with amendments possible through the ROSES amendment archive. Applicants were directed to monitor NSPIRES for updates or subscribe to notifications, and to consult the ROSES 2013 web archive and RSS feed for amendments, clarifications, and corrections.

For applicant support and governance, NASA emphasized that detailed requirements and the list of solicited programs are contained in the ROSES appendices, where each program element includes a "Summary of Key Information" and the responsible program officer contact. General questions about ROSES policies and procedures were directed to Max Bernstein at NASA Headquarters (Science Mission Directorate), with contact information provided, and applicants were also pointed to the full announcement text via the additional information link associated with the opportunity.

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