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F.5 Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and TechnologyClose
Number:NNH24ZDA001N-FINESST
Directorate:Science Mission Directorate
Type:NASA Research Announcement
Status:Past
Dates
Label
Date
Option
Feb 14, 2024
Feb 26, 2025
Feb 26, 2025
Feb 26, 2025
Feb 26, 2025
Feb 26, 2025
Feb 26, 2025
Jul 11, 2025
Notices
NOTICE: Amended January 30, 2025. This amendment updates language in Sections 2.1 and 2.6 to conform with Executive Orders posted at https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/ on or before January 29, 2025. References to the review criterion in Section 4.1.4 are corrected to match corrections made January 22. New text is in bold and deleted text is struck through. The due date for proposals remains February 26, 2025.
NOTICE: Amended January 22, 2025. This amendment extends the due date for proposals to February 26, 2025. Several other updates have also been made: the review criteria in Sections 5.2.1 and 5.2.3 have been corrected, Section 4.1.6 has been clarified regarding biosketches for any mentor who is not the PI, the High End Computing textbox at the very end of Section 4.2 has been updated, and Section 12.28 "How do I generate a request for HEC Resources" explains changes to account creation and management. The checklist in Section 10 has also been updated.
NOTICE: January 6, 2025. The Earth Science Division's Office Hours Charts have been posted under "Other Documents" to the right.
December 20, 2024. F.5 Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) has been updated in several ways: Text in Sections 2.3 and 2.6 were moved for clarity, no changes to requirements or scope. clarifying language related to SMD citizen science was added to Section 2.6. A link to a NASA video on Biographical Sketches and Current and Pending Requirements was added to Section 4.1.6, and a sentence about the opportunity provide a revised budget was added to Section 4.1.10. In Section 12.14 budget instructions were clarified. New text is in bold and deleted text is struck through. The Due date is unchanged: Proposals are due February 5, 2025. Playback information for the 12/6/24 Webinar and Q/A is posted under other documents on the NSPIRES page for this program element. The Webinar Recording is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvurEfrtNDE.
NOTICE: Applicants to the Science Activation and Citizen Science area (Section 2.6) should click the create button on the first row labeled ACTCITS24 FINESST Anonymized Proposals Due
December 2, 2024. Several corrections and clarifications have been made to F.5 Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) in Sections 4, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2.2, and 10. New text is in bold and deleted text is struck through. The proposal due date remains unchanged: Proposals are due February 5, 2025. An optional, pre-proposal web conference will occur on December 6, 2024, 3:00 PM Eastern Time, see Section 12.11. The Earth Science Division will hold optional office hours December 17, 2024, and January 22, 2025, via Teams, see Section 2.1.
NOTICE: Amended November 5, 2024. This Amendment releases the final text for this program that solicits graduate student research, which had been listed as "TBD". Submissions must be formatted for Dual Anonymous Peer Review, see Section 4.2. Notices of Intent are not requested/accepted. Proposals are due February 5, 2025. An optional, pre-proposal teleconference will occur on December 6, 2024, 3:00 PM Eastern Time, see Section 12.11 for connect information.
NASA Earth Science will hold FINESST office hours December 17, 2024, 1-2 PM Eastern Time and January 22, 2025, 1-2 PM Eastern Time. Joining using the Teams Link given in Section 1.2.
Please note that Table 1, link provided on the right, does not apply to the FINESST solicitation. Proposer's should follow the proposal outline given in the F.5 program element description.
NOTICE: This program element is expected to solicit proposals this year, but final details and dates are not yet determined (i.e., this is shown as 'TBD' in Tables 2 and 3). The 'close date' of 02/14/2025 advertised above is not a proposal due date. When final dates are established, this program element will be amended, full information will be provided in a revised solicitation document, posted above, and the close date will be changed to reflect the proposal due date.
The description of the specific proposal opportunity on this page is contained in the document 'F.5 Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology'. The document 'F.1 Cross Division Research Overview' describes research activities within the NASA science division that is managing the specific proposal opportunity on this page and may impose requirements upon proposals submitted to this program element. The document 'Summary of Solicitation' describes the common requirements for all ROSES-2024 proposal opportunities. The document 'Table 1' contains the proposal check list from the Summary of Solicitation. The documents 'Table 2' and 'Table 3' contain the list of all proposal opportunities and their due dates, sorted by (full or Step-2) proposal due date or appendix number, respectively. All of these documents are kept up to date and incorporate amendments, clarifications, and corrections in a clearly identifiable manner.
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