Office of Research

Scientific Ocean Drilling Coordination Office (SODCO) for the Division of Ocean Sciences

Limited Submissions

NSF's Division of Ocean Sciences requests proposals for the establishment of a Scientific Ocean Drilling Coordination Office (SODCO), an organization that will provide scientific leadership and oversight of SOD and sub-seafloor sampling activities funded by NSF. The proposing organization must demonstrate an in-depth understanding of current, state-of-the-art drilling technologies for recovery of rock and sediment cores and the ability to successfully manage drilling activities for the scientific community as needed. The proposing organization must also demonstrate the ability to successfully manage and monitor an NSF Cooperative Agreement.

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 including past grant funding.

to limitedsubs@uw.edu by 5:00 PM Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Proposals are due to the sponsor 7/30/2024, so you will need to have your materials in to the Office of Sponsored Programs by 7/19/2024 if given the go‐ahead by the Limited Submissions review committee.

Opportunity Details

Program web page

Program Announcement No.

NSF 24-568

Deadlines
06/19/2024 UW Internal Deadline Closed
07/19/2024 OSP Deadline
07/30/2024 Sponsor Deadline
Sponsor

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Funding amount

$8,000,000 (per year for up to 5 years)

Maximum Number of Applications

1

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.