The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced a new initiative from the Biological Sciences Directorate to support emerging interdisciplinary research at the intersection of the life and physical sciences. The program will focus particularly on the fundamental questions of ‘Life in Transition’, including areas relevant to the goals of astrobiology. These areas include “how the living world has and is adapting to and transforming the Earth’s climate, the diverse strategies by which living systems obtain and use energy, and life’s origins and indispensable properties.”

Target and deadline dates for proposals are available at www.nsf.gov/BIO.

Investigators are strongly encouraged to contact the Life in Transition Working Group (bio-litwg@nsf.gov) to determine if their proposed ideas respond to the LiT goals, discuss relevant topics of interest, and gain advice on how best to prepare a proposal for this activity.

Click here to view the NSF release.