Office of Research

Pathways into the Earth, Ocean, Polar and Atmospheric & Geospace Sciences (GEOPAths)

Limited Submissions

The primary goal of the GEOPAths funding opportunity is to increase the number of students pursuing undergraduate and/or postgraduate degrees through the design and testing of novel approaches that engage students in authentic, career-relevant experiences in geoscience. In order to broaden participation in the geosciences, engaging students from historically excluded groups or from non-geoscience degree programs is a priority. This solicitation features three funding tracks that focus on Geoscience Learning Ecosystems (GLEs):

 

  1. GEOPAths: Informal Networks (IN). Collaborative projects in this track will support geoscience learning and experiences in informal settings for teachers, pre-college (e.g., upper level high school) students, and early undergraduates in the geosciences.
  2. GEOPAths: Undergraduate Preparation (UP). Projects in this track will engage pre-college and undergraduate students in extra-curricular experiences and training in the geosciences with a focus on service learning and workplace skill building.
  3. GEOPAths: Graduate Opportunities (GO). Projects in this track will improve research and career-related pathways into the geosciences for undergraduate and graduate students through institutional collaborations with a focus on service learning and workplace skill building.

Application Instructions

Please submit:

  1. A one‐page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach.
  2. If the final application requires a diversity statement or statement of broader impacts, please summarize your plans to address the specific requirements on an additional page.
  3. CV (not biosketch) of the PI

to limitedsubs@uw.edu by 5:00 PM Wednesday, February 1, 2023. Proposals are due to the sponsor 3/27/2023, so you will need to have your materials in to the Office of Sponsored Programs by 3/16/2023 if given the go‐ahead by the Limited Submissions review committee. 

Opportunity Details

Program web page

Program Announcement No.

NSF 23-540

Deadlines
02/01/2023 UW Internal Deadline Closed
03/16/2023 OSP Deadline
03/27/2023 Sponsor Deadline
Sponsor

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Funding amount

$400,000

Maximum Number of Applications

1 (as sole submitting organization or as lead organization of a collaborative project)

Eligible groups
  • All campus

Inquiries and Contact Information

Investigators who identify a grant, award or fellowship program that restricts the number of applications that can be submitted from an Institution should immediately contact their Chairperson, Associate Dean for Research (or Dean, if no ADR) and the Office of Research (see below) if they intend to prepare a response. Failure to do so, or to meet the deadlines for submission of pre-proposal, will preclude submission of the application through the Office of Sponsored Programs.

For general inquiries, or to request a listing of a limited submission opportunity that should be but is not already listed, please email us at limitedsubs@uw.edu.