Remember that letters of intent are due to sponsor by 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17. The First Award program helps early career faculty become competitive for funding from the research directorates at the National Science Foundation by: 1) encouraging early career faculty to submit proposals to the NSF as soon as possible after their first faculty appointment, and 2) by accelerating the pace of their research and the quality of their subsequent proposals. For more information, contact proposals@wichita.edu.