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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">In order to promote interdisciplinary research that crosses biological scales and traverses current divisional boundaries,
<b>BIO will implement a "no-deadline</b>," full-proposal mechanism for receiving and reviewing proposals submitted to core programs in the Division of Environmental Biology (DEB), the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS), the Division of Molecular
and Cellular Biosciences (MCB), and to the programs in the Research Resources Cluster of the Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcxMDA2Ljc5MTE1MjQxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MTAwNi43OTExNTI0MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MTU4MDc0JmVtYWlsaWQ9U2FuZ2l0YUBlbWFpbC5hcml6b25hLmVkdSZ1c2VyaWQ9U2FuZ2l0YUBlbWFpbC5hcml6b25hLmVkdSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&100&&&https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2018/nsf18011/nsf18011.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click">Implementation
of "No-Deadline," Full-proposal Submission Process for Most Programs in the Directorate for Biological Sciences</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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Asked Questions (FAQs) Associated with NSF 18-011, Dear Colleague Letter: Implementation of "No-Deadline," Full-proposal Submission Process for Most Programs in the Directorate for Biological Sciences</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sangita<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sangita Pawar, PhD, MBA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Assistant Dean, Research Administration<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">College of Agriculture & Life Sciences<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ph: 520-626-3408<o:p></o:p></p>
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