Dear Students and Postdocs:
To expedite progress in various research areas in a short period of time, NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP) is requesting proposals for short-term investigations or technology development projects that augment existing HRP-funded tasks. The results of these one-year investigations are anticipated to deliver new tools, techniques, or knowledge that could lead to novel breakthroughs addressing one or more of the risks or gaps in the Human Research Roadmap (HRR). These short-term investigations may also provide initial results testing a new scientific approach, or they may provide the initial proof-of-concept for a new technology or method that has not yet been proven as a means to address a risk or gap in the HRR.
It is required that the proposer to this competition be a student (undergraduate or graduate) or postdoc working for a Principal Investigator with an active HRP-funded project. The HRP-funded grant must still be in an active status at the time of award announcement in January 2025. This includes projects that are currently approved for no-cost extensions by HRP. This competition is not open to projects funded by TRISH, Space Biology, or other funding entities.
How it works:
Interested students or postdocs should submit a two-page proposal describing a research or technology idea that augments an existing HRP project from their own lab by 5:00 pm Central on December 2, 2024. The proposed research or technology must address one or more risks or gaps to human health and performance in space as outlined in the HRR (https://humanresearchroadmap.nasa.gov/). Required elements of the proposal include:
- Title and grant number of active HRP-funded project [project must be active at time of award announcement in January 2025]
- Name, email, and institution of funded PI.
- Title of augmentation project.
- Name and email of student/postdoc.
- A clear description of the research product(s).
- The type of investigation (ground-based or analog definition).
- The specific aims of the proposal.
- An outline of the plan to accomplish the specific aims.
- Budget.
The two-page proposal should be submitted via email to js-hrp-chief-science-office@mail.nasa.gov. HRP will review submissions based upon scientific merit and programmatic relevancy. Proposers should not duplicate ongoing efforts in their PI’s project.
Awards will have a maximum value of $25,000 for one year and will be announced at the HRP IWS in January 2025.
Sincerely,
HRP IWS Steering Committee
