1	NSF Information Web Site: www.nsf.gov Program announcements and descriptions Look under “Biology” “Crosscutting” “Education” Directories: Staff e-mail and phones Award lists and abstracts NSF E-Bulletin: Deadlines and target dates Custom News Service: For your interests FastLane: Web-based transactions Information Center: 703-292-5111
2	NSF Strategies Integrate research and education Develop intellectual capital Promote partnerships Strengthen infrastructure
3	Science of Learning Centers (New!) Centers Awards Large-scale, long-term, multidisciplinary Catalyst Awards Activities to prepare for Center proposal—proof-of-concept studies, metaanalyses, develop research groups, working relationships, etc. Workshops to be held in Spring 2003 Program information soon on NSF Web site
4	Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) Division of Environmental Biology Division of Integrative Biology and Neuroscience Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Division of Biological Infrastructure Program information under “Biology” on NSF Web site Also see “Crosscutting” programs on NSF Web site
5	Integrating Research and Education NSF-wide Programs Faculty Early Career Development Research in Undergraduate Institutions Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program information under “Crosscutting” on NSF Web site For information about “crosscutting” activities in BIO, phone Fred Stollnitz (IBN) 703-292-7868 E-mail fstollni@nsf.gov
6	Research in Undergraduate Institutions Faculty Research Projects (individual and collaborative) Research Opportunity Awards (for faculty members to work in NSF-supported projects) Research Instrumentation Grants Program information under “Crosscutting” on NSF Web site NSF 00-144 Phone or e-mail appropriate research program officer
7	Faculty Early Career Development Proposal: Career-development plan integrating research and education 5-year awards Tenure-track faculty members Program information under “Crosscutting” on NSF Web site NSF-02-111 Phone or e-mail appropriate research program officer
8	Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) To recruit for research careers Focus on hands-on research Encourage under-represented groups Academic year or summer
9	Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) REU Supplements NSF-supported research One or two students For information: NSF 02-136 Phone or e-mail research program officer REU Sites Organized group program Six or more students For information: NSF 02-136 Phone: Sally O’Connor (DBI) 703-292-4552 E-mail: soconnor@nsf.gov
10	Undergraduate Mentoring in Environmental Biology (UMEB) To recruit for careers in biological sciences related to the environment Emphasis on under-represented groups Focus on hands-on research Academic year and summer Each student in program for more than one year Encourage partnerships For information: NSF 02-066 E-mail: umeb@nsf.gov Phone: Sally O’Connor (DBI) 703-292-4552 Fred Stollnitz (IBN) 703-292-7868 Saran Twombly (DEB) 703-292-7198 Robert Coyne (MCB) 703-292-8439
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12	Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) Ecology and evolutionary biology Biodiversity of plants, animals and microbes at and above the organismal level Focus on the origins, functions, relationships, interactions, and evolutionary history of organisms, populations, species, communities and ecosystems
13	Division of Integrative Biology and Neuroscience (IBN) Focus Organisms and how they work-- Physiology, Behavior, Development Integration Environmental and ecological constraints Molecular and cellular basis of function Information from disciplines outside BIO
14	Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB) Structure, function and interactions of biological molecules Genetics and the biochemistry of gene expression Structure, function and interactions of cells
15	Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) Training Research Experiences for Undergraduates (Sites) Postdoctoral Fellowships Instrumentation Instrument Development for Biological Research Multi-User Equipment and Instrumentation Resources Improvement of Field Stations and Marine Laboratories Research Resources Biological Research Collections Living Stock Collections Biological Databases and Informatics