ROSES 2013 New (Early Career) Investigator Program in Earth Science | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

ROSES 2013 New (Early Career) Investigator Program in Earth Science is part of NASA's broader Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences 2013 (ROSES 2013) solicitation (Funding Opportunity Number NNH13ZDA001N) issued by NASA Headquarters under CFDA 43.001 (Science). Through this NASA Research Announcement, NASA invites proposals that support basic and applied research and technology development tied to NASA's Science Mission Directorate priorities, including Earth Science (and, more broadly within ROSES, also Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics). While this particular listing highlights an early-career focus within Earth Science, it sits inside the larger ROSES framework, where the specific topics, requirements, and evaluation details are defined at the program-element level in the ROSES appendices rather than only in the general synopsis.

The scope is intentionally wide and covers many kinds of work that NASA considers necessary to advance Earth and space science missions and the use of their data. Examples of activities explicitly included span theory, modeling, and analysis of NASA science data; development of techniques and experiments that could fly on future missions; studies and concepts for future missions; advanced technology development relevant to NASA missions; laboratory analysis of extraterrestrial samples returned by spacecraft as well as terrestrial samples used to validate or interpret mission observations; determination of atomic and compositional parameters needed to analyze space-based measurements and samples; Earth surface observations and field campaigns that support NASA Earth system science; development of integrated Earth system models; and creation of applied information systems and decision-support approaches that translate Earth science research results into societal benefits. In practice, applicants are expected to anchor their proposed work to one or more specific ROSES program elements and follow the instructions provided in those appendices, including any early-career eligibility criteria that apply to the New (Early Career) Investigator program element.

Funding levels vary widely based on the nature of the proposed work. NASA notes that some awards may be under $100,000 per year for narrowly scoped efforts such as focused data analysis, while larger, more complex activities like instrument or hardware development can exceed $1 million per year. The amount available is not a single fixed pool for the whole solicitation; instead, each program element has its own funding range, from less than $1 million to several million dollars, supporting anything from a handful to dozens of awards depending on program goals and proposal quality. Awards may be issued as grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, or as inter- or intra-agency transfers, with the instrument choice depending on the proposing organization and the specific requirements of the work. The typical period of performance is four years, though some elements may be shorter or longer, up to a maximum of five years.

Eligibility is broad in terms of organizational types. 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. At the same time, NASA emphasizes a key policy point for non-U.S. participation: investigations involving non-U.S. organizations must generally be carried out on a no-exchange-of-funds basis, meaning NASA typically does not transfer funds to non-U.S. institutions. The synopsis also notes that proposers must be affiliated with an institution registered in NSPIRES, and that in general NASA provides funding only to U.S. institutions, with special guidance for non-U.S. entities provided in the NASA NRA Guidebook for Proposers and, where applicable, in any jointly issued NRAs that may have additional international rules.

Operationally, ROSES 2013 is accessed and managed through NASA's NSPIRES system (http://nspires.nasaprs.com/), where the solicitation and its appendices are posted and where most proposal preparation and submission steps occur. NASA requests Notices of Intent for most program elements, with the first NOI due date listed as March 16, 2013, and proposal due dates varying by program element (with schedules presented in ROSES Tables 2 and 3). Proposals must be submitted electronically by the program-element deadline by an authorized organizational representative. Submissions can be made through NSPIRES or via Grants.gov, but regardless of the submission pathway, organizations must be registered in NSPIRES; organizations using Grants.gov must also be registered there. In addition, all principal investigators and co-investigators must be registered in NSPIRES. NASA strongly encourages prospective applicants to complete registrations and familiarize themselves with the electronic systems well before the relevant due dates to avoid last-minute administrative problems.

Key dates in the public listing include a posted date of June 11, 2013, and an application closing date of August 30, 2013 (with an archive date of September 29, 2013). Because ROSES is modular, applicants are expected to verify the exact due date and requirements for the specific Earth Science early-career program element they are targeting, since different elements can have different schedules, page limits, required components, and review criteria. NASA also points applicants to an amendments and clarifications archive for ROSES 2013 (including an RSS feed) and recommends monitoring NSPIRES or subscribing to updates, since ROSES is frequently updated through amendments during the solicitation cycle.

For help interpreting the opportunity, NASA directs applicants to the program officers listed in each program element's summary of key information within the ROSES appendices. Questions about general ROSES policies and procedures can be directed to the ROSES contact at NASA Headquarters (Max Bernstein, Science Mission Directorate; sara@nasa.gov; 202-358-0879).

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