Do you have or hope to have a grant from NSF? Or do you hope to be
supported by the Research Experience for Undergraduates program, or
get a job as a research assistant for the summer, or to support your
graduate education? If so, you can help ensure NSF will have the
funding to support you.
This is from AIBS. To send a letter to your Congressional
representative, you can go to http://bit.ly/2FmT6lS and see a sample
letter you can send.
Ask Your Representatives to Support Investment in NSF
Congress has started debate on funding levels for federal programs for
fiscal year 2019. Please show your support for the National Science
Foundation (NSF) by asking your Representative to sign a letter in
support of funding the agency at $8.45 billion in 2019.
NSF is the primary federal funding source for basic biological research
at our nation’s universities and colleges. The agency provides
approximately 68% of extramural federal support for non-medical,
fundamental biological and environmental research at academic institutions.
The proposed funding level of at least $8.45 billion would allow NSF to
expand support for early career researchers and to create new
interdisciplinary research programs. Moreover, this investment would
sustain existing research and education programs that are vital to U.S.
competitiveness.
Please take a moment to ask your Representative to sign the NSF dear
colleague letter co-sponsored by Representatives G. K. Butterfield
(D-NC) and David McKinley (R-WV).
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Dr. David W. Inouye
Professor Emeritus
Department of Biology
University of Maryland
Principal Investigator
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
