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<font color="#0000FF">Dear LA-SiGMA members:<br>
It is extremely crucial that NSF is properly acknowledged in <u>all</u>
LA-SiGMA-related research publications, presentations, etc. Please see
NSF Policies excerpted below. Please make sure that your team members
follow this mandatory regulation. <br><br>
Here is a suggested Acknowledgment statement.<br><br>
"This material is based upon work supported by the National Science
Foundation under the NSF EPSCoR Cooperative Agreement No. EPS-1003897
with additional support from the Louisiana Board of Regents.”<br><br>
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Excerpt from the NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures
Guide:<br><br>
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</font>4. Grantee Obligations<br>
a. Acknowledgement of Support. <br>
Unless otherwise provided in the grant, the grantee is responsible for
assuring that an acknowledgment of NSF support is made: <br><br>
(i) in any publication (including Web pages) of any material based on or
developed under this project, in the following terms: "This material
is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under
Grant No. (NSF grant number)."<br><br>
(ii) NSF support also must be orally acknowledged during all news media
interviews, including popular media such as radio, television and news
magazines.<br><br>
b. Disclaimer. The awardee is responsible for assuring that every
publication of material (including World Wide Web pages) based on or
developed under this award, except scientific articles or papers
appearing in scientific, technical or professional journals, contains the
following disclaimer: "Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or
recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and
do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science
Foundation."<br><br>
<font color="#0000FF">Please note that the Disclaimer is NOT required for
scientific articles or papers.<br><br>
Thank you very much for your cooperation on this important
matter.<br><br>
Michael Khonsari<br>
EPSCoR Project Director<br>
Associate Commissioner for Sponsored Programs Research and
Development<br>
Louisiana Board of Regents.<br>
michael.khonsari@la.gov<br>
225.342.4253<br><br>
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