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Questions regarding Faculty Fellowships

Does the 5 page limit on the project description also include references?
No, references are in addition to the 5 page limit.

Is the 1 page "Senior Partner" discussion included in the 5 page limit?
Yes, this would be included in the 5 page limit. However, support documents (such as a letter of support from Senior Partner) would not be considered a part of the 5 page limit.

There are several people who could teach my course (for a course buy-out) do I have to specify who that will be or can I use some form of TBA?
I would think a letter of intent as a signal of commitment from a person to teach the course would be seen as beneficial (again not a part of the 5 page limit). This is not required however so a TBA would be another alternative.

One of the conferences I am proposing to go to has not yet announced it's location. I plan to present at this conference, but how do I calculate travel money for a conference that has not announced the city (so I don't know how much airfare will be, hotel, or even registration, etc)?
Estimates would be acceptable. If they tend to choose east coast/west coast, then that could provide additional guidance.

I currently do not have any current or pending support. Do I just attach this form, but write in "No current or pending funding"?
Yes, that will be fine.

I'm really not clear what you are looking for in the "Synergistic activities" in the NSF Bio Sketch.  Can you clarify even more? I have several projects that have bridged the academic/community divide-is that the type of thing you are looking for?
Yes. Activities that have some degree of relevancy for your proposed project, but could extend quite broad to include a range of activities/programs/committees etc with which you have been involved.

In the "Collaborations and other affiliations" section of the NSF Bio Sketch, I assume that the "graduate and postdoc advisors" refer to the people who have mentored me, but the "thesis advisor" section is for the student that I have mentored. Is this correct?
In your 2 page NSF CV/bio, they want a list of people with whom you have collaborated -- all advisors (graduate, postdoc, and thesis). This would help them to select proper reviewers who have not significantly collaborated with you. They typically define collaboration as major advisors and others with whom you have significantly worked (ike published papers, presentations, etc).


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