Mapping New Strategies: National Science Foundation J. HicksNew York Academy of Sciences4 April 2006 Examples from our daily life at NSF Vision Opportunities for funding at NSF

The Alchemy of Growth Baghai, Coley and White Revitalize today Invest to accelerate Incubate and create future areas

avg avg. Analytical and Surface Chemistry Program revitalizing

DFG-NSF Partnership Invest to accelerate

incubate and create new areas ? ? ? Pimentel report 1985

Mapping and Visualizing Knowledge Students overview of a particular knowledge domain identify major research areas, experts, institutions, grants, publications, patents, citations, and journals as well as their interconnections see the influence of certain theories. Researchers monitor and access research results, relevant funding opportunities, potential collaborators inside and outside the fields of inquiry Understand the dynamics (speed of growth, diversification) of scientific fields, and complementary capabilities. Campus Develop departments, interdisciplinary areas Grant agencies/R&D managers identify research frontiers and needed technologies compare agency coverage of S&T research and nations. study risk, innovation and impact select reviewers monitor (long-term) money flow and research developments evaluate funding strategies for different programs (e.g. team vs. individual investigator) make decisions on project durations The general public gain global knowledge of the structure of S&E. Katy Boerner, U. Indiana

Small Grants for Exploratory Research (SGER) High risk, high payoff Up to $200K for 1 year Internal review Contact us first incubate and create new areas We also fund workshops.

Integrative Graduate and Education Research Traineeship (IGERT) Program NSF Interdisciplinary theme plus disciplinary depth Emerging research area Innovative models for graduate education Broaden participation Catalyze a cultural change in graduate education –For graduate students –For faculty –For institutions incubate and create new areas 5-year duration ~ $3 M total funding ~12 trainees/year/award ($30K/yr fellowship) Responsible conduct of research Learning about other disciplines Working across disciplines Collaboration and teamwork Communications inside and outside own field Communication with the general public IGERT Students are Better Prepared For:

Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Transfer Programs NSF stimulate technological innovation in the private sector, by strengthening the role of small business concerns in meeting Federal research and development needs, and increasing the commercial application of federally supported research results difference between the SBIR and STTR programs - STTR requires researchers at universities and other research institutions to play a significant intellectual role in the conduct of each STTR project. These university-based researchers, by joining forces with a small company, can spin-off their commercially promising ideas while they remain primarily employed at the research institution. incubate and create new areas Topics: Advanced Materials (AM) Emerging Opportunities (EO) Information Technology (IT) Manufacturing Innovation (MI). Successful proposers will conduct Research and Development (R&D) on projects that: 1.Provide evidence of a commercially viable product, process, device, or system; and 2.Meet an important social or economic need. Projects should have the following: High potential commercial payback; High-risk efforts; Research tools which meet significant commercial market needs; and, Applications that result in multipurpose commercially viable functions.

As part of the Division's efforts to maintain ongoing quality in its surveys and data products, SRS supports efforts by the research community to develop improved survey methodologies, create and improve indicators of S&T activities and resources, and strengthen methodologies to analyze and disseminate S&T statistical data. To that end, SRS invites proposals for survey research, workshops, and analytical studies. under its program for. Division of Science Resource Statistics, Lawrence Rausch,

The President's Fiscal Year 2007 budget request for NSF includes the following language [taken from the section describing the Social, Behavioral and Economic (SBE) Sciences Directorate's activities (p. 154)]: "Science Metrics" Within the FY 2007 Request, $6.80 million is allocated for Science Metrics. The goal is to reach a point where the Nations' public and private sectors are able to reliably evaluate returns received from past R&D investments and to forecast likely returns from future investments. SBE is beginning this initiative in FY 2006 by allocating $2.60 million to develop the data, tools, and knowledge needed to foster a new science of science policy.“ We don’t yet know if this will be funded.