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Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program  (HBCU-UP)

CONTACTS

Name Email Phone Room
Marilyn  Suiter msuiter@nsf.gov (703) 292-5121  815N  
Caesar  Jackson crjackso@nsf.gov (703) 292-8109  815 N  
Education Research Project proposers can contact the following person for technical assistance on education research design, theory, and methods:
  • Janice Earle, Senior Program Director, Division of Research, Evaluation and Communication Education Research,  Directorate for Education & Human Resources, telephone: (703) 292-5097, email: jearle@nsf.gov

Any proposal that includes STEM teacher preparation components can contact the following person for technical assistance:

  • Paola Sztajn, Program Director, Division of Elementary, Secondary and Informal Education, Directorate for Education & Human Resources, telephone: (703) 292-5105, email: psztajn@nsf.gov

Biological Science related Targeted Infusion Project proposers can contact the following person for technical assistance with the discipline specific content of their proposal:

  • Judith A. Verbeke, Division Director (Acting), Division of Integrative Organismal Systems, Directorate for Biological Sciences,  telephone: (703) 292-8420, email: jverbeke@nsf.gov

Computer and Information Science related Targeted Infusion Project proposers can contact the following person for technical assistance with the discipline specific content of their proposal:

  • Janice Cuny, Program Director, Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering, Division of Computer and Network Systems, telephone: (703) 292-8950, email: jcuny@nsf.gov

Engineering related Targeted Infusion Project proposers can contact the following person for technical assistance with the discipline specific content of their proposal:

  • Susan Kemnitzer, Deputy Division Director, Directorate for Engineering, Division of Education & Centers, telephone: (703) 292-5347, email: skemnitz@nsf.gov

Geoscience related Targeted Infusion Project proposers can contact the following person for technical assistance with the discipline specific content of their proposal:

  • Jill Karsten, Program Director for Diversity and Education, Directorate for Geosciences, telephone: (703) 292-7718, email: jkarsten@nsf.gov

Mathematical and Physical Science related Targeted Infusion Project proposers can contact the following person for technical assistance with the discipline specific content of their proposal:

  • Peter March, Division Director, Division of Mathematical Sciences, Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences, telephone: (703) 292-5301, email: pmarch@nsf.gov
  • Uma D. Venkateswaran, Program Director, Division of Materials Research, Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences, telephone: (703) 292-7732, email: uvenkate@nsf.gov

Polar Science related Targeted Infusion Projects can contact the following person for technical assistance with the discipline specific content of their proposal:

  • Renee Crain, Program Director, Arctic Sciences Section, Office of Polar Programs, telephone: (703) 292-4482, email: rcrain@nsf.gov

Social, Behavioral and Economic Science related Targeted Infusion Projects can contact the following person for technical assistance with the discipline specific content of their proposal:

  • Rita A. Teutonico, Senior Advisor for Integrative Activities, Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences, telephone: (703) 292-7118, email: rteutoni@nsf.gov

PROGRAM GUIDELINES

Solicitation  07-585

SYNOPSIS

This program provides awards to enhance the quality of undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and research at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) as a means to broaden participation in the Nation's STEM workforce. Support is available for Implementation Projects, Planning Grants, Education Research Projects, and Targeted Infusion Projects.

Implementation Projects provide support to implement a comprehensive institutional project to strengthen STEM education and research. Proposed activities and strategies should: be the result of an institutional STEM self-analysis; address institutional and NSF goals; and have the potential to result in significant and sustainable improvements in STEM program offerings. Typical project implementation strategies include: curriculum enhancement, faculty professional development, undergraduate research, academic enrichment, student support services, infusion of technology to enhance STEM instruction, collaborations with research institutions and industry, and other activities that enhance the quality of the undergraduate STEM education program.  Proposers are encouraged to analyze the strengths of the institution and design innovative educational strategies, based on proven best practices, to place the institution at the forefront of undergraduate STEM education.

Planning Grants provide support to undertake self-analysis of the institution's undergraduate STEM programs to identify components that need improvement or enhancement in order to provide a high quality undergraduate STEM education.  Planning grants should also research existing activities and strategies that could be implemented to improve the quality of undergraduate STEM education at the institution.  Typical activities include: data collection and analysis, stakeholder consultation, research of potential activities and strategies, site visits to model programs, and writing an Implementation Project proposal.

Education Research Projects provide support to undertake a three-year education research project that has the potential to strengthen the STEM education and research programs at HBCUs. Education Research Projects must be based on sound education research methodologies and theories.  Potential education research topics include: retention, diffusion of innovations, curricula enhancements, technology in education, STEM teacher education, and the identification of successful models.  This is not a supplemental program - HBCUs do not need to have an Implementation Project in order to submit ERP proposals.

Targeted Infusion Projects provide support to achieve a short-term, well-defined goal to improve the quality of undergraduate STEM education.  Typically, projects are focused on one activity within a single STEM department however interdisciplinary and cross disciplinary projects are encouraged. Potential goals include: specialized accreditation or certifications, establishing new programs or concentrations, establishing collaborations between STEM disciplines and teacher education programs, and updating programs to reflect advances in the field and workforce requirements.  This is not a supplemental program - HBCUs do not need to have an Implementation Project in order to submit a TIP proposal.

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY

This program provides educational opportunities for  Undergraduate Students . This program provides indirect funding for students at this level or focuses on educational developments for this group such as curricula development, training or retention. To inquire about possible funding opportunities not directly from NSF, please look at the active awards for this program.

RELATED PUBLICATIONS

Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) (NSF 02-160)

RELATED URLS

Advanced Technological Education (ATE)

Computational Science Training for Undergraduates in the Mathematical Sciences (CSUMS)

Course Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement

Education and Interdisciplinary Research (EIR) - Physics Education

Engineering Education Programs (EEP)

Instructional Materials Development (IMD)

Interdisciplinary Training for Undergraduates in Biological and Mathematical Sciences (UBM)

Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE)

NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM)

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP)

Teacher Professional Continuum (TPC)

Undergraduate Research Collaboratives (URC)

Abstracts of Recent Awards Made Through This Program



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Last Updated: September 8, 2008