We encourage principal investigators to consider supplemental funding for existing National Science Foundation (NSF) awards or within a proposal for a new or renewal NSF award. Supplemental funding is a mechanism through NSF to provide additional support to expand the impact of your work. Supplemental funding can take on many different forms, for example, student support, industry engagement, and project extensions.
How to Apply for Supplemental Support
First, contact your Program Officer (PO) to discuss the supplemental funding request and if encouraged to apply, inform preaward@boisestate.edu. Follow the guidelines in NSF’s Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) for a typical supplemental funding request. Some requests require additional or different guidance, therefore, refer to the guidance by the PO and, if available, the corresponding Dear Colleague Letter or solicitation. Reach out to crca@boisestate.edu for templates and supplemental development support.
Supplemental Funding Opportunities
Below is a list of the more common supplemental funding opportunities, however, this is not an exhaustive list. Detailed information on supplemental funding opportunities can be found in the PAPPG, Dear Colleague Letters, and select solicitations.
- Standard Supplemental Funding Requests – small amounts of supplemental funding and up to six months of additional support to assure completion of the original scope of work.
- Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) – funding to stimulate collaboration between universities and industry through collaborative research projects, experiential learning opportunities, or integration of industry perspectives and skills into academe.
- Career-Life Balance (Family Leave Provisions) – funding to support additional personnel to sustain research while the PI, Co-PI, other key personnel, postdoctoral researcher or graduate student is on family leave for either primary dependent care responsibilities or other direct family considerations.
- Research Experiences for Undergraduates Supplement (REU) – funding to engage students in research for an ongoing NSF-funded research project.
- Research Experience for Teachers Supplement in Engineering and Computer Science (RET) – supports summer experiences for K-14 educators that foster long-term collaborations between universities, community colleges, school districts and industry partners.
- Non-Academic Research Internships for Graduate Students – funding for graduate students to have experiential learning opportunities through research internships in non-academic settings.
- NSF-NIST Interaction in Basic and Applied Scientific Research – supports collaborative research and educational activities among National Institute of standards and Technology (NIST) scientific and engineering staff and university researchers.