NSF Template

This repository provides a LaTeX template for NSF full proposal submission (with only essential documents). The template automatically converts into separate files with subfiles package. It is ready to use in Overleaf, one can select the TeX file under each subdirectory to compile the corresponding pdf file.

Current version of the NSF PAPPG has been updated to NSF 23-1 starting from Jan 30, 2023. The summary of changes is here.

Note

NSF has posted a notice about using generative ai tools for proposal. https://new.nsf.gov/news/notice-to-the-research-community-on-ai Currently, the notice only concerns about the review process, it is not allowed to use the generative ai tools to write the review. However, it is not clear whether there will be any rules about using generative ai tools to write the proposal.

First Time Setup

Download the NSF fillable forms for senior personnel documents. The directory will be created.

bash senior_personnel_forms.sh

Note: Only the Collaborators_and_Other_Affiliations Excel spreadsheet is downloaded. The other two files should be generated from SciENcv: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sciencv/. The updated information will be available at https://new.nsf.gov/policies/pappg/23-1/ch-2-proposal-preparation#2D2hi and https://new.nsf.gov/policies/pappg/23-1/ch-2-proposal-preparation#2D2hii.

Compile into files

bash compile.sh

The complied files will be in ./Submission directory.

Updates in NSF 23-1

• Cover Sheet In Other Information, there will be an option about Off-Campus or Off-Site Research.

  For purposes of this requirement, off-campus or off-site research is defined as data/information/samples being collected off-campus or off-site, such as fieldwork and research activities on vessels and aircraft.

• Senior Personnel Documents & Current and Pending (Other) Support

  Biographical Sketch(es), has been revised to increase standardization with the Common Disclosure Form for the Biographical Sketch that has been developed in compliance with NSPM-33 Implementation Guidance. See the link for [NSPM-33-Implementation Guidance] (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/010422-NSPM-33-Implementation-Guidance.pdf). Note, senior personnel typically do not include graduate students.

  Note: The mandate to use SciENcv only for the preparation of current and pending (other) support information will go into effect for new proposals submitted or due on or after October 23, 2023. In the interim, proposers may continue to prepare and submit this document via use of SciENcv or the NSF fillable PDF. NSF, however, encourages the community to use SciENcv prior to the October 2023 implementation.

  To create a profile for SciENcv, go to https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sciencv/. The SciENcv is listed under My NCBI. One can generate the forms and download them for subsmission.

FAQs can be accessed at https://resources.research.gov/common/attachment/Desktop/NSFPDF-FAQs.pdf.

Issues

1. Running the senior_personnel_forms.sh results in syntax error: unexpected end of file. This usually occurs when the script is run cross-system. A workaround is to use dos2unix to convert the newline (windows is "\r\n", while in Linux is "\n").

   sudo apt-get install dos2unix
   dos2unix senior_personnel_forms.sh