Heliophysics U.S. Participating Investigator
Funding Agency:
- NASA
A proposed investigation as a U.S. Participating Investigator may be as a Co-I for an instrument, experiment, or technology demonstration that is being built and flown by a sponsor agency other than NASA. The Co-I role may include, but is not limited to, instrument design, modeling and simulation of the instrument’s operation and measurement performance, calibration of the instrument, scientific analysis and/or research of the data returned, and/or development of innovative data analysis techniques. The Co-I role may also include participation in science team activities, such as mission planning, mission operations, data processing, data analysis, and data archiving. Regardless of the nature of the U.S. Participating Investigator role, an investigation proposed to this program element must be for a science or technology investigation and must include some meaningful data analysis component, archiving of the complete data set, and the publication of science results in the peer reviewed literature. All aspects of the investigation through publication must be within the proposed cost.
The proposed investigations may vary in duration, to include just the prime science mission phase or to begin at the post-confirmation development phase (e.g., for calibration analysis) through the prime mission operational phase, depending on the science requirements of the investigation. All investigations shall include adequate time for data analysis and archiving following the conclusion of the prime mission phase.
Up to three awards
Step-1 Proposals are due January 29, 2025, and Step-2 Proposals are due April 9, 2025
Simon Plunkett Heliophysics Division Science Mission Directorate NASA Headquarters Washington, DC 20546-0001 Telephone: (202) 358-2034 Email: simon.p.plunkett@nasa.gov