ROSES25: F.17 Research Initiation Awards

<p><strong>NOTICE: Amended May 20, 2026. This amendment releases final text for this program element, which was previously TBD. Neither an NOI nor Step-1 proposal is requested. The due date for proposals is August 18, 2026. An informational webinar about this opportunity will occur at 1 p.m. Eastern Time on June 16. Register for the webinar at https://nasaevents.webex.com/weblink/register/r2fbc7ed95634bfe1170fd634303f5b1c.</strong></p> <p><strong>The total award value for two years is capped at $300,000. However, a budget narrative and table of work effort will be required.&nbsp;The Science/Technical/Management section of proposals is limited to six pages.&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>This program will evaluate proposals using dual-anonymous peer review. See Section 4 and the associated "Guidelines for Proposers to ROSES DAPR Programs" document under "Other Documents" on the NSPIRES page for this program element.</strong></p> <p><span style="color: black;">This synopsis is a generic summary that is posted for each of the many individual "program elements" in NASA’s Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) – 2025 solicitation. For specific information on this particular program element download and read the PDF of the text of this program element by going to Tables&nbsp;</span><a href="https://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2025table2" target="_blank">2</a><span style="color: black;">&nbsp;or&nbsp;</span><a href="https://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2025table3" target="_blank">3</a><span style="color: black;">&nbsp;of ROSES at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2025table2" target="_blank">https://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2025table2</a></p> <p><span style="color: black;">and&nbsp;</span><a href="https://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2025table3" target="_blank">https://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2025table3</a><span style="color: black;">, respectively, click the title of the program element of interest, a hypertext...