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Title: 		Information Technology Research
Type: 		Program Announcements & Information
Subtype: 	Biology, Computer/Information Sciences, Crosscutting
		Programs, Education, Engineering, Geosciences,
          		International, Math/Physical Sciences, NSF-wide,
Polar
          		Programs, Social/Behavioral Sciences

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DEADLINES:
Small Projects:	Full proposals due January 22-24, 2001

Group Projects:	Pre-proposals due November 27-29, 2000
			Full proposals due April 9-11, 2001

Large Projects:	Pre-proposals due December 4-6, 2000
			Full proposals due April 23-25, 2000

GENERAL INFORMATION

Program Title: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH

Synopsis of Program:

Advances in Information Technology (IT) have dramatically transformed the
way in which our entire society lives, works, learns, communicates, and does
business.  In particular, the conduct of science and engineering has been
profoundly altered, so that it is possible today to work on problems in
these areas at unprecedented levels of speed, precision, and detail.  In
education, IT has the potential to make available in the remotest corners of
earth the highest levels of learning, information, and analysis.  To enhance
the positive effects of these transformations, our research programs must be
expanded considerably, and the supply of high-quality trained personnel must
be substantially increased. The National Science Foundation wishes to fund
innovative, high payoff research, which  explores new scientific,
engineering, and educational areas in IT. This is the second year for the
Information Technology Research (ITR) Program. This year's solicitation is
considerably broadened to include not only fundamental research in IT, but
also new applications of IT in all scientific, engineering, and educational
areas, as well as innovative infrastructure to support IT research and
education.

Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) Directorate Cognizant
Program Officer:
Dr. Michael Lesk (CISE), mlesk@nsf.gov, 703-292-8930

Supplemental Information Related to This Solicitation:
For additional information related to the ITR initiative, Awards Listings
for ITR 2000, responses to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), and expanded
discussions of suggested research topics, see the ITR Home Page at
http://www.itr.nsf.gov.

See Summary of Program Requirements for details.

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