[LA-SiGMA-funded] Mandatory statement of Acknowledgement for LA-Sigma

[Michael Khonsari]

Dear LA-SiGMA members:
It is extremely crucial that NSF is properly acknowledged in all 
LA-SiGMA-related research publications, presentations, etc. Please 
see NSF Policies excerpted below. Please make sure that your team 
members follow this mandatory regulation.

Here is a suggested Acknowledgment statement.

"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."


Excerpt from the NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide:


4. Grantee Obligations
a. Acknowledgement of Support.
Unless otherwise provided in the grant, the grantee is responsible 
for assuring that an acknowledgment of NSF support is made:

(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)."

(ii) NSF support also must be orally acknowledged during all news 
media interviews, including popular media such as radio, television 
and news magazines.

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."

Please note that the Disclaimer is NOT required for scientific 
articles or papers.

Thank you very much for your cooperation on this important matter.

Michael Khonsari
EPSCoR Project Director
Associate Commissioner for Sponsored Programs Research and Development
Louisiana Board of Regents.
michael.khonsari at la.gov
225.342.4253



   
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