Caryn S. Seney, PhD Associate Professor

1. Caryn S. Seney, PhD Associate Professor

2. NSF Program Areas Crosscutting and NSF-wide Biological Sciences Computer & Information Science & Engineering Cyberinfrastructure Education and Human Resources Engineering

3. NSF Program Areas Environmental Research & Education Geosciences International Science & Engineering Mathematical & Physical Sciences Polar Programs Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences

4. Program Area � Biological Sciences BIO Organizations Biological Infrastructure (DBI) Environmental Biology (DEB) Emerging Frontiers (EF) Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB)

5. BIO Organization: IOS Programs and Funding Opportunities in IOS Behavioral Systems Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in the Directorate for Biological Sciences Developmental Systems Neural Systems Physiological and Structural Systems

6. BIO Organizations: IOS Featured NSF-wide Programs Cyberinfrastructure Training, Education, Advancement, and Mentoring for Our 21st Century Workforce (CI-TEAM) International Research Fellowship Program Research Experiences for Undergraduates NSF Educational Opportunities by Audience For Undergraduate Students For Graduate Students For Postdoctoral Fellows For K-12 Educators

7. Neural Systems - Synopsis The Neural Systems Cluster focuses on how complex functions arise from communication among the cellular elements of the nervous system and from interactions with other physiological systems and the environment.� The Cluster encourages a systems biology approach to understand how emergent neural properties such as robustness, adaptability and resilience arise in the context of environmental, genetic and evolutionary influences. Investigations may range over time scales from the physiological to the evolutionary.� Studies may range in complexity from molecular and cellular processes to the behaviors that emerge from these processes and the feedback that these behaviors exert on the system.� The use of comparative and evolutionary studies, as well as the development of novel theoretical, computational, and transdisciplinary approaches to guide and instruct experimental design, are particularly encouraged.

8. Neural Systems - Focus Organization:� The focus of this programmatic area is to understand how genetic information, developmental processes, and experience/environment interact to produce the structural and functional characteristics of the nervous system. Activation:� The focus of this programmatic area is on the process of extracting information from the external environment and integrating it with the internal state of the organism to form a decision, perception or action. Modulation:� The focus of this programmatic area is on the robust emergent properties of the nervous system that underlie such qualities as adaptive behavior, learning, and the ability to engage in complex social interactions.

9. Neural Systems � Program Info Program Managers Program Directors Program Guidelines Program Due Dates Abstracts of Recent Awards Made Through this Program

10. Grant Proposal Guide Pre-submission Information Requirements of University: (PTF) http://www2.mercer.edu/Grants/Pre-Award/for.htm Fastlane https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/fastlane.jsp Grants.gov

11. Fastlane Gain access through University Sponsored Research Office (SRO) Proposals, Awards and Status: Log in for the following permission-based functions: Proposal Functions Letters of Intent;�Proposal Preparation; Proposal Status; Display Reference Status;�Revise Submitted Proposal Budget; Proposal File Update Award and Reporting Functions Notifications and Requests;�Continuation Funding Status;�View/Print Award Documents;�Project Reports System;�Supplemental Funding Request Change PI Information

12. NSF � Grant Proposal Guide Proposal Preparation Instructions Proposal Format Page length Margins Font size Supplementary Requirements Biographical Sketches Impact Statements Evaluation Metrics

13. GPG - Project Description Brief overview of the research project Background and significance of the project Project goals, both scientific and educational Thorough project description which details how the experiments will be implemented Project timeline

14. GPG - Project Description Equipment justification Expertise of the principal investigators Evaluation tools, both scientific and educational Dissemination plan Results from prior NSF Support

15. NSF Proposal Processing & Review What is the intellectual merit of the proposed activity? How important is the proposed activity to advancing knowledge and understanding within its own field or across different fields? How well qualified is the proposer (individual or team) to conduct the project? (If appropriate, the reviewer will comment on the quality of prior work.) To what extent does the proposed activity suggest and explore creative and original concepts? How well conceived and organized is the proposed activity? Is there sufficient access to resources?

16. NSF Proposal Processing & Review What are the broader impacts of the proposed activity?1 How well does the activity advance discovery and understanding while promoting teaching, training, and learning? How well does the proposed activity broaden the participation of underrepresented groups (e.g., gender, ethnicity, disability, geographic, etc.)? To what extent will it enhance the infrastructure for research and education, such as facilities, instrumentation, networks, and partnerships? Will the results be disseminated broadly to enhance scientific and technological understanding? What may be the benefits of the proposed activity to society?

17. NSF Directives Integration of Research and Education One of the principal strategies in support of NSF's goals is to foster integration of research and education through the programs, projects and activities it supports at academic and research institutions. These institutions provide abundant opportunities where individuals may concurrently assume responsibilities as researchers, educators, and students, and where all can engage in joint efforts that infuse education with the excitement of discovery and enrich research through the diversity of learning perspectives.

18. NSF Directives Integrating Diversity into NSF Programs, Projects, and Activities Broadening opportunities and enabling the participation of all citizens, women and men, underrepresented minorities, and persons with disabilities, are essential to the health and vitality of science and engineering. NSF is committed to this principle of diversity and deems it central to the programs, projects, and activities it considers and supports.

19. NSF Tips (Official) Seed funding Dissemination from seed funding Preliminary Results Be area specific (to your desired project and required funding to facilitate research) Contact Program Manager Follow detailed GPG Pay Close Attention to Reviewer Comments Persistence

20. NSF Tips (Official) Impact Statements (if required) Impact of Proposed Research: on institution, careers of faculty participants, development of student participants, preparation of graduating students for entry into advanced programs or careers Highlight: record of department(s) and institution(s) ability to educate undergraduates to pursue career in science, provisions tha will include how students will be selected to participate in research, provisions to increase the participation of underrepresented groups, measurable outcomes associated with such, and anticipated contribution of new research tools (instruments, etc.) factors affecting research producitity (teaching load, personnel, facilities)

21. NSF Tips (Unofficial) Collaborations Between Universities Multi-disciplinary Research Involvement of Undergraduate Students � for both primarily undergraduate institutions (PUI) and graduate/professional programs associated with undergraduates

22. NSF Tips (Unofficial) Dissemination of Results Previously funded Current funding Proposed Research

23. Tips for Renewal/Future NSF Proposals Annual and Final Reports Dissemination Spend Money Write more proposals before current funding lapses