SaTC Aspiring PI Workshop 2025

About

The NSF/SaTC Aspiring PI Workshop is a 1.5-day workshop (December 15-16, 2025) designed for researchers interested in participating in NSF’s Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace (SaTC 2.0) program. Participation in the workshop is open to those with research interests in all sub-fields of security, privacy, and trustworthy computing who have never been funded by SaTC or any of its predecessor programs (e.g., Trustworthy Computing and/or Cyber Trust). The workshop will be held at the George Washington University (GW) in Washington, D.C.

For a brief list of topic areas considered relevant, please see the keywords listed in the SaTC 2.0 solicitation.

The purpose of this workshop is to provide individuals who have never received a SaTC award with tips and tools for navigating the NSF’s proposal review process, with a focus on SaTC 2.0’s goals, thereby increasing both the quality of their proposal submissions and, in turn, the number of proposals funded. To that end, workshop participants will have opportunities to attend panels and sessions covering topics such as:

  • Developing research ideas to create proposals
  • Strategies for structuring proposals
  • The merit review process
  • Common proposal mistakes
  • …and more!

The workshop will also allow participants to receive feedback (via mock panels) on short proposal drafts, which participants will submit ahead of the workshop and revise during the workshop. Participants will also meet and network with mentors who have SaTC experience.

See the Call For Participants for more details on participation. Importantly, if selected to participate, travel expenses to Washington, DC and GW will be reimbursed.

Tentative Schedule

The final schedule will be posted closer to the event.

Monday December 15

8 am to 8 pm including:

  • Breakfast
  • Opening remarks and introductions
  • Sessions and panels on proposal development
  • Working lunch
  • Interactive work sessions to revise submitted proposal drafts
  • Meetings with mentors
  • Dinner

Tuesday December 16

8 am to 1 pm including:

  • Mock panels to discuss proposal drafts and provide feedback
  • Final session or panel
  • Box lunch and wrap-up discussions

Location and Travel

All events will take place at the George Washington University (GW) in Science and Engineering Hall (SEH), 800 22nd St NW, Washington, DC 20052.

Directions and further information about travel arrangements will be provided to invitees.

Workshop Organizers

Contact Us

Please send correspondence to satc_aspire_pi@gwu_edu

NSF Policy on Harassment and Hate

The National Science Foundation (NSF) will not tolerate sexual harassment, harassment based on ethnicity, race, gender, or disability, other forms of harassment, or sexual assault, within the agency, at awardee organizations, field sites or anywhere science or education is conducted. As a NSF sponsored workshop, we will uphold these values. To find out more about the NSF policies and procedures, please visit their website.