global centers

Global Centers (GC) Office Hours

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The Global Centers (GC) program in FY2024 will support innovative collaborative international centers for interdisciplinary use-inspired research to address global bioeconomy challenges, in partnership with funding agencies in Canada, Japan, Republic of Korea, Finland and the United Kingdom.

The GC Program Team is hosting a series of Virtual Office Hours aimed at giving potential PIs an opportunity to ask questions about the new solicitation starting March 29 and ending on May 22, during which any questions about the Program can be asked and discussed. Two of the sessions will have a special focus: Monday April 1 (Focus on Non-R1 Institutions), and Monday April 8 (Focus on Minority Serving Institutions). 

Session dates and times are outlined below. There are no restrictions on attending multiple sessions, so please feel free to attend the sessions which best fit your schedule. The zoom link is the same for all sessions: https://nsf.zoomgov.com/j/1619482232?pwd=blBiQWJwL2h5a0ZPeVpkWEFVWWRNZz09.

  • April 1, 2024, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET (Special Focus on Non-R1 Institutions)
  • April 4, 2024, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET
  • April 9, 2024, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET (Special Focus on Minority Serving Institutions):
  • April 12, 2024, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET
  • April 15, 2024, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET
  • April 23, 2024, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET
  • May 1, 2024, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET
  • May 10, 2024, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET
  • May 14, 2024, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET
  • May 22, 2024, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET

More information about the GC program, including the solicitation and deadline information, can be found on the program page: https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/global-centers-gc

The Bioeconomy Goes Global Centers!

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Dear Colleague Letter Released Outlining Addressing Societal Challenges through the Bioeconomy as FY2024 Focus of NSF Global Centers Program

The topic for the FY2024 competition of the Global Centers program is anticipated to be Addressing Societal Challenges through the Bioeconomy and may include research from any combination of research disciplines supported by NSF. The Program anticipates accepting proposals for holistic, multidisciplinary projects that demonstrate integration of international teams as well as the relevant scientific disciplines, including educational and social sciences necessary to achieve use-inspired outcomes.

About Global Centers
Global Centers — launched in FY2023 — is a cross-directorate funding opportunity implemented in partnership with international funding partner agencies. Global Centers supports large-scale use-inspired research in collaboration with international partners to address global challenges that cannot be solved by any single country. The Global Centers program funds research centers that maximize the benefits of international, interdisciplinary collaborations through co-development of research and workforce training with diverse kinds of stakeholders impacted by global challenge themes. Funding levels for NSF Global Centers Implementation awards are up to $5,000,000 for durations of four to five years and Design awards are up to $250,000 in total over two years. In the inaugural FY23 competition, funding of both Implementation and Design awards totaled $76.4M across all partner agencies

Read the full DCL, including information on potential subtopics, international partners, anticipated competition schedule, and anticipated number of awards.

View the program page on NSF.gov.