Up to seven awardees will lead international, interdisciplinary bioeconomy research centers.
With an emphasis on broadening participation and community engagement that lead to societal benefits, the National Science Foundation has announced $25 million in funding, due June 11th, for use-inspired research that addresses global challenges through the bioeconomy. Grantees will, “prioritize research collaborations that foster team science and community-engaged research, use knowledge-to-action frameworks whose rationale, conceptualization, and research directions are driven by the potential use of the results.”
NSF hopes to see Global Centers that involve partnership between the U.S. and two or more partner countries, recognizing that multilateral efforts are most likely to see results to the research questions.
The bioeconomy is defined by NSF as, “the share of the economy based on products, services, and processes derived from living systems,” built in the foundation of biotechnology and biomanufacturing. Climate change, clean energy, sustainable food systems, water insecurity, infectious diseases, biodiversity, access to biotech and the development of a circular bioeconomy are all topics of interest in this funding opportunity. The notice of funding opportunity imagines international, interdisciplinary teams of scientists, educators and practitioners working togher to address the global challenges facing humanity.
This ambitious grant opportunity is focused on maximizing the benefits of international collaboration. Read more at nsf.gov.
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