MOSAICS – formerly known as the SMD Bridge Program
F.20 MOSAICS Seed Funding Office Hours and Upcoming Deadline
March 19, 2025
MOSAICS Seed Funding — Final ROSES-2024 Deadline 3/28/2025
Proposals may be submitted to MOSAICS Seed Funding (ROSES-24 F.20) at any time until March 28, 2025. If you are preparing to propose, but still have questions, please plan to join an office hours session.
MOSAICS Virtual Office Hours
We will host two office hour webinars to support proposers to MOSAICS Seed Funding on Thursday, March 20, 2025 1:00 PM Eastern Time and Wednesday, March 26, 2025 1:00 PM Eastern Time.
Register by 10am ET March 20th to receive the link for March 20th: https://forms.gle/SRHcTGme4jnv7oua6
Register by 10am ET March 26th to receive the link for March 26th: https://forms.gle/ZMf8kRr8X8tnHPG89
Curious about what types of projects have been awarded Seed Funding?
Abstracts, Institutions and Principal Investigator names from our ROSES-2023 opportunity are available here (PDF). Congratulations to our 44 inaugural seed funding teams!
Previous Planning Information
The information below is preserved here for historical reasons now, and will be refreshed when this Website is redesigned (anticipated Fall/Winter 2024). For now, please refer to the “Latest Updates” section for accurate information on the current call for proposals.
Overview:
The program’s primary goal is to develop sustainable partnerships among institutions historically under-resourced by NASA and NASA Centers or Facilities. These partnerships are expected to focus on paid research and engineering student positions at participating institutions with the goal of transitioning science and engineering students from undergraduate studies into graduate schools and/or employment by NASA or related institutions.
A community workshop was held in October 2022 to engage NASA and potential partners to understand the current landscape at a variety of under-resourced institutions (URIs) and to co-create the program. Findings from the workshop have provided a foundation for establishing funding opportunities in the Bridge Program.
In addition to strong support for NASA’s intention to solicit full Bridge Partnership proposals, a common theme from the workshop was the need for NASA to also facilitate new potential Bridge partnerships where no NASA collaboration currently exists, through seed funding. Another key theme from the workshop was the importance of strong positive mentorship in developing students into STEM professionals, as well as the impacts of poor mentorship on retention of STEM students.
Relevance:
Proposals must be relevant to a science objective(s) of one or more SMD Divisions, Offices, and/or missions. Bridge teams may include scientists and engineers supporting archived, operational and/or developing NASA flight missions to provide authentic student work experiences with NASA experts, facilities and resources. Bridge teams may include scientists and engineers who support instrument and technology development for future NASA missions.
Additional Information:
A yearly symposium or similar event, to bring together current as well as potential Bridge participants is anticipated. This event may be fully virtual, in person or hybrid depending on circumstances. The first symposium may occur shortly after selectable Bridge programs begin to receive funding. The goals of the symposium will be to connect Bridge teams to each other and offer opportunities for faculty, students and NASA Center or Project mentors to network, share experiences, foster new collaborations and communicate with each other.
Questions and Updates:
Questions may be addressed via email to the SMD Bridge Program. Address emails to Dr. Patricia “Padi” Boyd, Bridge Program Director, Science Mission Directorate, NASA, Washington, DC 20546. Emails may be acknowledged individually, and when appropriate responses will be posted a Questions and Answers (Q&A) on this site. Anonymity of persons or institutions submitting questions will be preserved.
Updates to this information will be posted on this site.
Questions about the SMD Bridge Program should be directed to Padi Boyd via the SMD Bridge Program and please cc SARA@nasa.gov.
