• A new section covering requests for reasonable and accessibility accommodations regarding the proposal process or requests for accessibility accommodations to access NSF’s electronic systems, websites and other digital content;
• A table entitled, NSF Pre-award and Post-award Disclosures Relating to the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending Support. This table identifies where pre- and post-award current and pending support disclosure information must be provided. Proposers and awardees may begin using this table immediately;
• Increasing the page limit for the biographical sketch from two to three pages; 
• Updates to the current and pending support section of NSF proposals to require that information on objectives and overlap with other projects is provided to help NSF and reviewers assess overlap/duplication;
• Adding planning proposals and Career-Life Balance supplemental funding requests as new proposal types;
• Updates to travel proposals will require that AORs certify that prior to the proposer’s participation in the meeting for which NSF travel support is being requested, the proposer will assure that the meeting organizer has a written policy or code-of-conduct addressing harassment.

The Office of Sponsored Programs has announced that Kuali Credit Split will be “going live” in all proposals on July 1, 2021.

What does this mean? 

This means beginning July 1, 2021, for every proposal submission, the Kuali Proposal Aggregator needs to assign credit to multiple persons and units for various categories including - intellectual credit intellectual credit (Academic), financial credit (DRIF), proposal creation and submission (Pre-Award) and award management (Post Award) support. 

The PI, CoI(s) and Chair(s) will need to work with the Kuali proposal aggregator and each other to determine the split they feel is appropriate and reasonable for everyone in every category.

Where can you learn more about the credit split?

To introduce you to the Kuali credit split and help you with this transition, the Office of Sponsored Programs will be holding “Open Door Sessions” where you can drop in and meet with Rebecca O’Brien the Grants and Contracts Manager from OSP.  She will familiarize you with the credit split, answer questions and address any concerns you may have.    

These sessions will take place at the following times. 

Tuesday, 6/22 9-10:30, Webex Link: https://umbc.webex.com/umbc/j.php?MTID=m27bc596c12dc3e1a7d9fa3201d27cc03

Thursday, 6/30 2-3:30, Webex Link: https://umbc.webex.com/umbc/j.php?MTID=m5f79ff75353cc5f0566404d31cc7a68c

Thursday, 7/15 10-11, Webex link: https://umbc.webex.com/umbc/j.php?MTID=mf1894425d9a45b801a0e08c105049db2

Please be sure to stop by and join a session so you will be better prepared when the credit splits is implemented on July 1, 2021.

The Center for Social Science Scholarship invites applications for Faculty Working Groups to promote intellectual exchange in the social sciences and across campus. These collaborative scholarly learning communities will meet regularly to engage in such activities as: working on research projects, reading key literature, exploring new methodological approaches, and/or engaging in matters of public interest related to the social sciences, across campus, or with community partners.

Up to four Faculty Working Groups will be selected by the center director and advisory board members. Groups should be faculty-led and must include at least one faculty member from a social science department at UMBC. Additional priority will be given to groups whose members and/or areas of interest are multi- or interdisciplinary. Advanced graduate students may participate as Faculty Working Group members but may not serve as leaders.

Faculty Working Groups can apply for up to $1,000 in annual support ($500 per semester); groups will also be able to apply for continuation funding. Groups may use funds for such items as: supporting regular group meetings; purchasing software, books, or other materials; hosting external speakers; creating scholarly resources; traveling to external sites for research or public engagement purposes; and other similar activities. A brief report of the group’s activities will be due at the end of the funding period.

Apply by May 31, 2021, for groups to begin in Fall 2021.

Click here to download the application form.

Applications should be submitted via email to socialscience@umbc.edu. Questions may be directed to Christine Mallinson, Director of the Center for Social Science Scholarship.