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Tolbert, Ph.D. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Vice President for Research, Graduate Studies, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> and Economic Development<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>RE: NSF - Sustainability Research Networks Competition (SRN) - 2012<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>DATE:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> September 29, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Office of the Vice President for Research is accepting pre-proposals for the NSF Sustainability Research Networks Competition (SRN). The guidelines for the program can be found at <u><a href="http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11574/nsf11574.htm">http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11574/nsf11574.htm</a>.</u> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Proposals must be submitted to the NSF Fast Lane no later than 5 PM on December 1, 2011.<b> </b>The University may submit 3 preliminary proposals as the lead institution. We are encouraging colleges to collaborate with one another since the University is limited to 3 proposals. The pre-proposal should consist of 1) no more than a two-page summary of the proposed program and 2) curriculum vitae of the nominee.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>All pre-proposals should be ranked by the Dean of each college. If more than three nominations are received, a committee of peers will be convened to select the University’s candidates. Please forward your pre-proposals to this office by <b>Monday, October 10, 2012.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>LPT/arr<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>