ROSES-15 Amendment 2: Release of a new program element: The Mars Science
Laboratory Participating Scientist Program
This solicitation is for Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Participating Scientist (PS) investigations
to enhance the scientific return from the mission by broadening participation in the mission to
include new investigations that broaden and/or complement the funded Principal Investigator
(PI)-led instrument investigations, thus maximizing the contribution of MSL to the future
exploration and scientific understanding of Mars. Participating Scientist proposals may include
investigations that are instrument specific or multiinstrument in nature and, in all cases, must
include both science analysis and an operational component (commitment to participate in daily
operations) in order to be considered. Because the intention is to enhance and broaden the
scientific return, investigations submitted by MSL Instrument PIs and Instrument CoInvestigators (Co-Is) will not be considered. Existing Participating Scientists and their PS
investigation team members, if they are interested in continuing as Participating Scientists, must
propose and successfully recompete.
Mandatory Step-1 proposals are due by May 6, 2015, and full Step-2 proposals are due by June
3, 2015.
On or about March 4, 2015, this Amendment to the NASA Research Announcement "Research
Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2015" (NNH15ZDA001N) will be posted
on the NASA research opportunity homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ and will appear on
the RSS feed at: http://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/grant-solicitations/roses-2015/
Questions concerning this program element may be directed to:
Michael A. Meyer
Mars Exploration Program Lead Scientist
Science Mission Directorate
NASA HeadquartersWashington, DC 20546-0001
Telephone: (202) 358-0307
E-mail: HQ-MSLPS@mail.nasa.gov