The new solicitation for Dimensions of Biodiversity (21-545) has just been released, with a deadline of March 26, 2021. The Dimensions of Biodiversity program has transformed how we describe and understand the scope and role of life on Earth. Successful proposals to this program fully integrate the genetic, phylogenetic, and functional dimensions of biodiversity.

This year’s solicitation is once again in cooperation with international funding agencies in China, Brazil, and South Africa. To further promote international biodiversity projects, the 2021 Dimensions of Biodiversity program is open to applications involving U.S.-China, U.S.-São Paulo, and U.S.-South Africa Collaborative Research Projects. Projects that involve only U.S. participants will not be considered in 2021.

The U.S. PIs submit to NSF and the collaborating Chinese, Brazilian, or South African PIs submit to their appropriate national funding agencies. In developing your proposal, please be aware that your team will need to submit joint proposals to different agencies. Note that the deadlines for NSF proposals may differ from those for the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) of Brazil, and the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa. Projects supported by NSF and more than one of the international partner agencies will also be considered, but proposals must be submitted to each agency involved in the project.

Proposals that investigate marine biodiversity or marine environments are not eligible, and, if submitted, will be returned without review.

Any proposal submitted in response to this solicitation should be submitted in accordance with the current NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 20-1).

If you have questions about a potential project for Dimensions of Biodiversity, please send an inquiry to Dimensions@nsf.gov.