The DCCC Internship Program is designed to give substantial exposure to practical campaign style politics on a national level. They are looking to hire a communications intern ASAP for this semester and again for the summer. They especially have a need for a bilingual Spanish speaking intern. Applicants should send over a tailored cover letter and resume at https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Details/235597/DCCC/2020-Summer-Internships

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The  McNair Scholars Application deadline for Freshman and Sophomores has been extended! 

If you are eligible, remain interested, and have not submitted your application, please consider doing so. We don't want you to miss this opportunity!  

Please apply if you meet this criterion:

First-generation college students (parent(s) or guardian(s), whom the student resided at 18 years of age, did not complete their bachelor’s degree); and, qualify as Low income based on the federal TRIO guidelines.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the remaining spots are filled!

The new PAPPG will be effective for proposals submitted or due, and awards made, on or after June 1, 2020. Significant changes include:

• NSF will require use of an NSF-approved format in submission of the biographical sketch and current and pending support documents, once the PAPPG (NSF 20-1) becomes effective;
  
  
• NSF is partnering with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to use SciENcv: Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae as an NSF-approved format for preparation of both documents.
  
  
• Use of an NSF-approved format will not be required until implementation of PAPPG 20-1 on June 1, 2020.
  
  
• To assist the community, NSF has developed websites with additional information for the preparation of the biographical sketch and current and pending support.
  
  
• New requirement for proposing organizations to submit government-wide representations and certifications in the System for Award Management (SAM);
  
  
• New requirement for providing e-mail documentation of Program Officer approval for the submission of RAPID and EAGER proposals; and
  
  
• Clarifications to current and pending support coverage as well as other changes throughout the document.

You are encouraged to review the by-chapter summary of changes provided in the Introduction section of the PAPPG.

While this version of the PAPPG becomes effective on June 1, 2020, in the interim, the guidelines contained in the current PAPPG (NSF 19-1) continue to apply.

Additionally NSF has published a FAQ for the updates to the NSF current and pending.  NSF will no longer accept Current and Pending document not prepared using an NSF approved generation tool.  More details can be found in the attached document (please download FAQ document below).