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The overarching goal of NSF 23-521 is to democratize access to NSF’s advanced cyberinfrastructure (CI) ecosystem and ensure fair and equitable access to resources, services, and expertise by strengthening how Cyberinfrastructure Professionals (CIP) function in this ecosystem.

Harvard University, as a single institution, is limited to submitting one proposal for consideration of this opportunity. The Office of the Vice Provost for Research is facilitating and internal application and review process for interested applicants.

The overarching goal of NSF 23-521 is to democratize access to NSF’s advanced cyberinfrastructure (CI) ecosystem and ensure fair and equitable access to resources, services, and expertise by strengthening how Cyberinfrastructure Professionals (CIP) function in this ecosystem.

Harvard University, as a single institution, is limited to submitting one proposal for consideration of this opportunity. The Office of the Vice Provost for Research is facilitating and internal application and review process for interested applicants.

For the purpose of this solicitation, advanced CI is broadly defined as the set of resources, tools, methods, and services for advanced computation, large-scale data handling and analytics, and networking and security for large-scale systems that collectively enable potentially transformative fundamental S&E research and education. Activities funded through this solicitation are expected to span targeted, multidisciplinary communities, and lead to transformative changes in the state of research
workforce preparedness for advanced CI-enabled research in the short- and long-term.

This solicitation also seeks to broaden CI access and adoption by (i) increasing the adoption of advanced CI and computational and data-driven methods to a broader range of S&E disciplines and institutions; (ii) enhancing the incorporation of CI professionals into the research enterprise – highlighting the value of those professionals in S&E research; and (iii) effectively utilizing the capabilities of individuals from a diverse set of underrepresented groups.

A SCIPE award is limited to five years in duration. The yearly budget for a project may support up to 4 full-time equivalent (FTEs) CI professionals. Projects may also budget for additional expenses involved in the project. This solicitation does not specify a limit. However, such expenses should be clearly justified, and it is expected that the support for the CIP professional trainees would be the major component of the budget.

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