Funder: National Science Foundation
Due Dates: August 13, 2024 | August 12, 2025 (Second Tuesday in August, annually thereafter)
Funding Amounts: $400,000–$600,000 per year for 3–5 years; total program budget approx. $12M; 3–10 awards expected.
Summary: Supports collaborative research training groups to enhance graduate education and professional development in the mathematical sciences, with emphasis on interdisciplinary integration (AI, biotech, quantum, cybersecurity).
Key Information: Trainees supported with NSF funds must be U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents.
Description
This program aims to strengthen the U.S. scientific workforce by increasing the number and quality of well-prepared graduate students, postdocs, and (optionally) undergraduates pursuing careers in the mathematical sciences. The focus is on collaborative, structured research training groups that foster professional development, mentorship, and research experience. Proposals are welcome in all areas of mathematics and statistics, with special encouragement for projects integrating these fields with emerging areas such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology, quantum computing, and cybersecurity.
Due Dates
- August 13, 2024: Full proposal deadline
- August 12, 2025: Full proposal deadline (Second Tuesday in August, annually thereafter)
- Proposals are due by 5:00 p.m. local time of the submitting organization.
Funding Amount
- Award size: $400,000–$600,000 per year
- Projects without undergraduate or postdoctoral trainees are expected to be closer to $400,000/year.
- Projects including all trainee levels may request up to $600,000/year.
- Duration: 3–5 years
- Estimated number of awards: 3–10 per cycle
- Total program budget: Approx. $12,000,000 (subject to availability of funds)
Eligibility
- Who may apply:
- U.S.-accredited Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) with a campus in the U.S., acting on behalf of their faculty.
- For single-institution proposals (with or without subawards), the institution must grant a doctoral degree in the mathematical sciences.
- For collaborative projects, the lead institution must grant a doctoral degree in mathematical sciences; non-lead partners may be U.S.-based IHEs without doctoral programs.
- PI/Co-PI requirements:
- No restrictions on who may serve as PI.
- Each project must have at least 2 and no more than 11 additional senior/key personnel.
- An individual may serve as PI or co-PI on only one RTG proposal or award at a time.
- Trainee requirements:
- All trainees (undergraduate, graduate, postdoctoral) supported with NSF funds must be U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents.
- No organizational or proposal limits per institution.
Application Process
- Submission platforms: Research.gov or Grants.gov
- Letters of Intent/Preliminary Proposals: Not required.
- Full Proposal: Must follow the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) and the specific requirements in the program solicitation.
- Key proposal components:
- Project summary and description (with required sections: introduction, senior personnel, project plan, recruitment/retention, trainee data, broader impacts, evaluation, management, dissemination, sustainability, prior NSF support)
- Budget and justification (with detailed breakdown for each trainee type)
- Institutional letter of support (required)
- Letters of collaboration (if applicable)
- Mentoring plan (required for all graduate students and postdocs)
- Participant support costs: All trainee stipends and allowances must be entered as participant support costs.
Additional Information
- Special focus areas: Proposals integrating mathematics/statistics with AI, biotechnology, quantum computing, or cybersecurity are especially encouraged for 2024–2025.
- Trainee support:
- Graduate: Up to $37,000/year stipend + up to $16,000/year for fringe, tuition, and fees.
- Undergraduate (if included): At least $700/week for summer research; up to $5,000/year for academic-year research.
- Postdoctoral (if included): Up to $147,000 total over three years, with specific stipend and allowance structure.
- Faculty salary: Limited to program organization/management; most funds must support trainees.
- Sustainability: Proposals must include a plan for sustaining program elements after NSF funding ends.
- Review criteria: Standard NSF intellectual merit and broader impacts, plus additional criteria specific to RTG (e.g., mentoring, recruitment, sustainability).
External Links
Contact Information
- General NSF Information Center: (703) 292-5111
- NSF Contact Page
- Research.gov Help Desk: 1-800-381-1532, rgov@nsf.gov
- Grants.gov Contact Center: 1-800-518-4726, support@grants.gov