NSF WATER QUALITY CENTER

INTERNAL CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Submission Deadline: November 21, 2006, by 5:00 p.m.

Notification of Award(s): December 22, 2006

Synopsis of Program:

The NSF Water Quality Center (WQC) at Arizona State University is pleased to announce availability of internal funds for new water quality projects. This program offers seed funding for water-related projects. The Center intends to fund several proposals, up to $20,000 each, subject to the continuing availability of funds.

The National Science Foundation Water Quality Center at Arizona State University <http://wqc.asu.edu/> was established to promote scientific research that will ensure the quality of water by pooling the resources of the university and industry. The Center’s research program addresses drinking water, wastewater, industrial water, and water reuse. For additional information and examples of previous and ongoing projects, please visit the Center’s web site.

Internal proposals will be peer-reviewed to determine whether they fit within the Center’s mission and program focus described above. Finalists will be selected to give a short presentation of their proposed work at the Water Quality Center’s Semi-Annual Meeting on December 4, 2006. A final decision will then be made on the amount of funding to award to any successful proposal(s). The WQC is not required to make an award if the reviewers determine that the proposals received do not satisfy the purpose of the program. Technical questions about the program may be directed to Morteza Abbaszadegan at 480-965-3868 or abbaszadegan@asu.edu.

Application Requirements and Instructions:

Applications will consist of the following:

1) Project proposal form, which can be downloaded at http://wqc.asu.edu / go to “Funding”.

2) Proposal must include: Project Description, Statement of Need, Project Approach, Research Team and Qualifications, References, Budget and Schedule, Budget Justification. Proposals are limited to maximum of 4 pages.

3) A short Curriculum Vitae for each investigator.

Allowable costs under this program are salaries (1 week maximum faculty summer salary) and wages, graduate student support, general operating expenses (e.g. materials, supplies, services), publication costs, travel costs, and miscellaneous costs that are essential to the conduct of the research. Industry partnership and co-funding are highly recommended. There are no indirect costs required under this program. Applicants are required to submit an ORSPA Proposal Routing and Approval Form (blue sheet) through their department.

Applications should be submitted by e-mail to Morteza Abbaszadegan at abbaszadegan@asu.edu by November 21, 2006, by 5:00 p.m.

Award Terms:

Duration – Grants will be offered for expenditure during the life of the project. Requests for no-cost extensions will require a progress report justifying the extension and a revised budget including justification.

Eligibility – ASU faculty members are eligible to receive funding under this program. Any grant recipient who fails to remain eligible will forfeit unexpended funds. Forfeited funds will revert to the source account.

Progress Reports – Grant recipients will be required to submit biannual progress reports and to present their work at the biannual WQC meetings at ASU and the U of A. A final progress report will be required 30 days after completion of the project and should include information on publication(s) and, if applicable, grant proposals generated as a result of this grant.

Compliance – All research carried out under the sponsorship of ASU is subject to all of the University’s research policies and procedures. In particular, investigators conducting projects that involve human subjects, laboratory animals, biohazards, recombinant DNA, etc., must obtain the necessary approvals before commencing work.