Limited Submission Opportunities
NSF Research Traineeship
The NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) program is designed to encourage the development and implementation of bold, new, and potentially transformative models for STEM graduate education training. The NRT program seeks proposals that ensure that graduate students in research-based master’s and doctoral degree programs develop the skills, knowledge, and competencies needed to pursue a range of STEM careers.
Proposals may request a total budget up to $3 million for projects up to five years in duration.
Proposals may request a total budget up to $2 million for projects up to five years in duration. Must focus on programs from institutions not classified as Doctoral Universities.
This is a limited submission opportunity, with only two submissions allowed per institution. Therefore, interested faculty must submit a one-page summary of their proposal to the BYU Research Development Office. These summaries will be reviewed by the Associate Deans for Research, and selected proposals will be invited to submit a full application to the funding institution.
The one-page summary must include:
BYU Internal Deadline: June 16th (one-page summary)
NSF Submission Deadline: September 8th (full proposal)
BYU Internal Deadline: June 16th (one-page summary)
NSF Submission Deadline: September 8th (full proposal)
If your proposal is selected to move forward with submission, you will be required to have the final proposal complete and ready for internal approvals within Kuali Research 10 business days before the institutional deadline.
Track 1
Proposals may request a total budget up to $3 million for projects up to five years in duration.
Track 2
Proposals may request a total budget up to $2 million for projects up to five years in duration. Must focus on programs from institutions not classified as Doctoral Universities.
Pre-Proposal Process
This is a limited submission opportunity, with only two submissions allowed per institution. Therefore, interested faculty must submit a one-page summary of their proposal to the BYU Research Development Office. These summaries will be reviewed by the Associate Deans for Research, and selected proposals will be invited to submit a full application to the funding institution.
The one-page summary must include:
- Name of Principal Investigator and Co-Principal Investigators
- Names of all other faculty at the university who would benefit from the equipment
- Cost of the equipment, including the purchase price, ongoing maintenance costs, training, etc.
- Planned or potential instructional applications of the equipment
- Description of what the equipment does, in terms understandable to a general technical audience
- What related devices already exist on campus and what additional functionality would the proposed device allow?
- How much would the proposed device be used?
- NSF track record of the proposing team members
- Information about the remaining lifespan of the existing equipment, if you are seeking a replacement or upgrade to existing equipment
Deadlines
2025
BYU Internal Deadline: June 16th (one-page summary)
NSF Submission Deadline: September 8th (full proposal)
2026
BYU Internal Deadline: June 16th (one-page summary)
NSF Submission Deadline: September 8th (full proposal)
If your proposal is selected to move forward with submission, you will be required to have the final proposal complete and ready for internal approvals within Kuali Research 10 business days before the institutional deadline.