Can NPP Fellows submit grant proposals and serve as Principal Investigators during an NPP appointment?
NPP Fellows are not allowed to supplement their stipends through simultaneous employment, grants, or other sources of income that compete with the Fellowship activities. During their appointments, NPP Fellows shall perform the research activities stated in the proposal submitted with the NPP application. NASA discourages NPP Fellows to generate and submit proposals in the first year of the appointment, because they are expected to focus on the research proposed in the NPP applications and publish the results in peer-reviewed journals. The NPP Fellows’ Advisors and host NASA Centers or facilities provide the required office, laboratory space, instruments, computers and access, data, supplies, books, publication charges, poster printing, etc., for the Fellow to promptly initiate their research upon their arrival. Therefore, the Fellow shall not need to secure funds to facilitate the research proposed on the application. NASA understands that proposal writing is part of a science career,
NPP Fellows are not allowed to supplement their stipends through simultaneous employment, grants, or other sources of income that compete with the Fellowship activities. During their appointments, NPP Fellows shall perform the research activities stated in the proposal submitted with the NPP application. NASA discourages NPP Fellows to generate and submit proposals in the first year of the appointment, because they are expected to focus on the research proposed in the NPP applications and publish the results in peer-reviewed journals. The NPP Fellows’ Advisors and host NASA Centers or institutions provide the required office, laboratory space, instruments, computers and access, data, supplies, books, publication charges, poster printing, etc., for the Fellow to promptly initiate their research upon their arrival. Therefore, the Fellow shall not need to secure funds to facilitate the research proposed on the application. NASA understands that proposal writing is part of a science career
