ROSES-21 Blog
A.49 Earth Science Applications: Equity and Environmental Justice Clarified
On December 8, 2021 NASA’s Earth Science Division (ESD) released program element A.49 Earth Science Applications: Equity and Environmental Justice (EEJ), soliciting proposals to advance progress on equity and environmental justice (EEJ) domestically through the application of Earth science, geospatial,…
ROSES-2021 C.30 OSIRIS-REx Sample Analysis Participating Scientist Program Eligibility Clarification
The objective of ROSES-2021 program element C.30 the OSIRIS-REx Sample Analysis Participating Scientist Program (ORSA-PSP) is to enhance the scientific return during the sample analysis operational phase of the OSIRIS-REx mission by expanding participation in the mission through new investigations…
Amendment 66: Due Dates for C.30 OSIRIS-REx Sample Analysis Participating Scientist Program.
The objective of C.30 the OSIRIS-REx Sample Analysis Participating Scientist Program (ORSA-PSP) is to enhance the scientific return during the sample analysis operational phase of the OSIRIS-REx mission by expanding participation in the mission through new investigations that broaden and/or…
Amendment 65: Appended Planetary Major Equipment and Facilities Proposals are Permitted Through the end of ROSES-2021.
Program element C.17 Planetary Major Equipment and Facilities (PMEF) Program allows proposers to participating programs supported by the Planetary Science Division to append a request to acquire or develop instrumentation to support the PI’s research. ROSES-2021 Amendment 65 announces that…
Amendment 64: Draft Preparatory Science Investigations for Europa for Community Comment
Amendment 64 releases for community comment draft text of Preparatory Science Investigations for Europa, to be released in its final form in ROSES-2022. When it is solicited, the goal of Preparatory Science Investigations for Europa (PSIE) will be to further…
Laboratory Analysis of Returned Samples Proposals for Hayabusa2 Starting February 13, 2022
C.16 Laboratory Analysis of Returned Samples (LARS) solicits (among other things) proposals to conduct analytical studies of astromaterials already returned by planetary missions. Samples must be publicly available at least 30 days prior to the submission of a LARS proposal.…
Amendment 63: Citizen Science Seed Funding Program Delay of Proposal Due Date.
The Citizen Science Seed Funding Program (CSSFP; F.9 of ROSES-2021) aims to incubate citizen science projects as they are being conceived or during critical transitions, like the year when they are first launched or beta tested (i.e., when the first…
Amendment 62: B.2 Heliophysics Supporting Research Delay of Step-2 Due Date
B.2 Heliophysics Supporting Research (H-SR) solicits science investigations that must include an element of a) theory, numerical simulation, or modeling, and an element of b) data analysis and interpretation of current or historical NASA-spacecraft observations, and c) should address the…
Amendment 61: D.16 Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Research and Support Opportunities Deferred to ROSES-2022
When it is solicited, Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Research and Support Opportunities will seek proposals aimed at supporting the progress of and exploiting the scientific and technical data from the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (http://roman.gsfc.nasa.gov/). ROSES-2021 Amendment 61…
Amendment 60: New Opportunity in ROSES: C.30 OSIRIS-REx Sample Analysis Participating Scientist Program
The objective of C.30 the OSIRIS-REx Sample Analysis Participating Scientist Program (ORSA-PSP) is to enhance the scientific return during the sample analysis operational phase of the OSIRIS-REx mission by expanding participation in the mission through new investigations that broaden and/or…
Amendment 59: New Opportunity in ROSES: E.9 Space Biology: Plant Studies
This program element, E.9 Space Biology: Plant Studies, specifically solicits proposals for investigations that characterize how plants respond to stressors in spaceflight or spaceflight-like environments. In general, the Space Biology Program focuses on research that will increase NASA’s understanding of…
Amendment 58: New Opportunity in ROSES: E.11 Space Biology: Animal Studies
This new program element, E.11 Space Biology: Animal Studies, specifically solicits proposals for investigations that characterize how animals respond to stressors in spaceflight or spaceflight-like environments. In general, the Space Biology Program focuses on research that will increase NASA’s understanding…
Amendment 57: C.17 Planetary Science Enabling Facilities Program deferred to 2022
Program element C.17 the Planetary Science Enabling Facilities (PSEF) Program allows proposals for experimental and analytical facilities to be made available to the community that does research under the programs supported by the Planetary Science Division in the Science Mission…
Amendment 56: New Opportunity in ROSES: A.51 Increasing Participation of Minority Serving Institutions in Earth Science Division Surface-Based Measurement Networks.
NASA put out a Request for Information (RFI) in July, 2021 (Increasing Participation of Minority Serving Institutions in NASA Earth Science Surface-Based Measurement Networks, NNH21ZDA016L (see https://go.nasa.gov/3cCD9Xn) to gather input from the MSI community about its potential interest in participating…
Amendment 55: New Opportunity in ROSES: A.50 Subseasonal-to-Seasonal Hydrometeorological Prediction.
This new program element in ROSES solicits proposals for investigations leading to increased understanding of Earth system predictability and increased predictive skill of hydrometeorological processes and quantities at subseasonal-to-seasonal (S2S) time scales. Investigations are expected to employ NASA and other…
Amendment 54: New Opportunity in ROSES: C.29 Analog Activities to Support Artemis Lunar Operations: Desert RATS 2022 field campaign.
The focus of C.29 Analog Activities to Support Artemis Lunar Operations: Desert RATS 2022 field campaign is on supporting high-fidelity science operations and operations constraints through planetary field campaigns, specifically the Desert Research and Technology Studies (D-RATS) 2022 field campaign.…
Amendment 53: D.12 XRISM Guest Scientist program deferred to 2022.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM), which is expected to launch in 2023, will bring significant advances in our understanding of the high-energy universe. The objective of the XRISM Guest Scientist (XGS) program element…
Amendment 52: New Opportunity in ROSES: A.49 Earth Science Applications: Equity and Environmental Justice
The NASA Earth Science Division (ESD) solicits proposals to advance progress on equity and environmental justice (EEJ) domestically through the application of Earth science, geospatial, and socioeconomic information. With this program element, NASA is especially interested in proposals from or…
Amendment 51: D.15 Astrophysics Pioneers Final Text and Due Dates
ROSES-2021 Program element D.15 “Astrophysics Pioneers” solicits Astrophysics space and sub-orbital science investigations that are greater in cost, scope and capability than possible via the Astrophysics Research and Analysis program, but are smaller in cost than what is possible within…
Amendment 50: F.5 FINESST Graduate Student Research Final Text and Due Date Released
Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST ROSES-2021 F.5) solicits proposals from accredited U.S. universities and other eligible organizations for graduate student-designed and performed research projects that contribute to SMD’s science, technology, and exploration goals. The…
Amendment 49: Final Text and Due Date for D.10 TESS General Investigator Program Cycle 5.
The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) General Investigator (GI) Program solicits proposals for the acquisition and analysis of new scientific data from the TESS mission, a NASA Explorer mission that was launched in April 2018 and began science operations in…
Amendment 48: New Opportunity in ROSES-2021: Earth Science Applications A.48 Socio-Economic Assessments.
The Earth Science Applications: Socioeconomic Assessments (SEA) program element seeks to expand research, methodologies, tools, and capacity for assessments of the socio-economic value from Earth science information for applications, including decision- and policy-support issues and operational contexts. This program element…
Amendment 47: B.11 H-FORT deferred to 2022
Heliophysics Flight Opportunities for Research and Technology (H-FORT; ROSES B.11) solicits relevant space and sub-orbital science and science-enabling investigations that use platforms including SmallSats (including CubeSats), Balloon Missions, and Hosted Rideshare Payloads, such as International Space Station (ISS)-attached payloads. The…
C.4 Planetary Science Data Archiving program will not include tools starting in ROSES-2022.
In response to recommendations from the Planetary Data Ecosystem Independent Review Board, Planetary Science Division will be changing its process to fund tools. Though they continue to be in scope for C.4 Planetary Data Archiving, Restoration, and Tools (PDART) this…
Amendment 46: C.24 Martian Moons eXploration PSP deferred to 2022
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is developing the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission for launch in 2024. MMX will orbit Mars, visit the Martian moons Phobos and Deimos, make close-up remote-sensing and in situ observations, and return a sample…
