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Opportunity Summary:

ROSES 2014 Fellowships for Early Career Researchers is part of NASA Headquarters' 2014 Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) omnibus solicitation, issued under the NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) umbrella. The announcement (Funding Opportunity Number NNH14ZDA001N; CFDA 43.001) invites proposals for a wide range of basic and applied research and supporting technology that advances NASA's space and Earth science goals. In practical terms, it serves as a central entry point to many distinct program elements (listed in the solicitation appendices), each with its own focus area, due date, and points of contact, while sharing a common set of overarching rules, submission systems, and award policies.

The scope is intentionally broad and covers both scientific investigation and the development work that enables future science. Examples of activities explicitly included span theory, modeling, and analysis of SMD science data; suborbital and near-space investigations using aircraft, scientific balloons, sounding rockets, the International Space Station, CubeSats, and reusable suborbital launch vehicles; development of experimental techniques suitable for future SMD missions; mission concept development; and advanced technologies relevant to SMD mission needs. The solicitation also emphasizes laboratory and analytical work tied to samples, including analysis of extraterrestrial materials returned by spacecraft and terrestrial samples that help validate or interpret Earth-observing mission data. In Earth science specifically, it includes Earth surface observations and field campaigns supporting SMD missions, development of integrated Earth system models, and creation of applied information systems that translate Earth science research outputs into societal benefits and decision-support tools.

Funding levels vary widely because ROSES covers everything from narrowly scoped studies to major multi-year technology and hardware efforts. The description notes that awards can be under $100,000 per year for focused efforts such as data analysis, and can exceed $1 million per year for large activities such as development of science experiment hardware. The amount of money available is not a single pool for the entire ROSES umbrella; instead, each program element has its own budget, generally ranging from less than $1 million to several million dollars. As a result, NASA may select only a handful of proposals in some elements or several dozen in others, depending on objectives, available funds, and the quality of proposals received.

Awards may be issued through several different legal mechanisms depending on the proposer and the nature of work: grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and interagency or intraagency transfers are all listed as possibilities. The typical performance period is four years, though certain program elements may specify shorter or longer periods, with an overall maximum of five years. Cost sharing or matching is not required under the posted opportunity information.

Eligibility is broad at the organizational level. The solicitation states that organizations of every type may submit, including domestic and foreign entities, government and private organizations, and both for-profit and nonprofit institutions, with no restriction on the number of proposals or teaming arrangements. At the same time, NASA notes a key policy constraint for non-U.S. participation: investigations involving non-U.S. organizations are generally conducted on a "no exchange of funds" basis, meaning NASA typically does not transfer funding to foreign institutions. The listing also reiterates that, in general, NASA provides funding only to U.S. institutions, while pointing non-U.S. proposers to specific guidance in the NASA Guidebook for Proposers (including special instructions for cases where a non-U.S. organization proposes work that involves U.S. personnel for whom NASA support is requested).

The opportunity uses electronic submission only, and proposals must be submitted by an authorized official for the proposing organization. Applicants can submit via NSPIRES (NASA's proposal system) or through Grants.gov, but registration requirements apply in either case. Every organization intending to submit must be registered in NSPIRES, and if submitting through Grants.gov the organization must be registered there as well. The registrations must identify authorized organizational representatives who can transmit proposals. In addition, all principal investigators and other named participants (such as co-investigators) must be registered in NSPIRES regardless of which submission portal is used. NASA strongly encourages applicants to start registrations and system familiarization well before the relevant due date, since each program element has its own submission deadline and requirements.

Timing and tracking are handled through the ROSES tables and ongoing amendments. This ROSES 2014 solicitation was posted March 25, 2014, with a closing date of March 31, 2015 (and an archive date of April 30, 2015). Because ROSES is a living solicitation that can be amended, NASA directs applicants to monitor NSPIRES and/or subscribe to notifications for updates, new program elements, and amendments through February 2015, when a subsequent ROSES release was planned. The solicitation also points to Tables 2 and 3 for program-element names, due dates, and links (Table 2 organized by due date and Table 3 by subject area), as well as an archive page for amendments, clarifications, and corrections. For program-specific questions, applicants are directed to the program officers listed within each appendix element; for general ROSES policy and procedure questions, the contact listed is Dr. Max Bernstein (SMD Lead for Research) via sara@nasa.gov.

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