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Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program
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CONTACTS
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Email |
Phone |
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Marilyn
Suiter |
msuiter@nsf.gov |
(703) 292-5121 |
815N |
Claudia
Rankins |
crankins@nsf.gov |
(703) 292-8109 |
815N |
April
Boyd-Melvin |
abmelvin@nsf.gov |
(703) 292-4616 |
815N |
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
- James Dietz, Program Director, Division of Research, Evaluation and Communication Education Research, Directorate for Education & Human Resources, telephone: (703) 292-5156, email: jdietz@nsf.gov
Any proposal that includes STEM teacher preparation components can contact the following person for technical assistance:
- Sharon Lynch, Program Director, Division of Research, Evaluation and Communication Education Research, Directorate for Education & Human Resources, telephone: (703) 292-8465, email: slynch@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:
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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
International Science and Engineering associated proposers can contact the following person for technical assistance with the non-U.S.-specific content of their proposal:
- Mark Suskin, Deputy Director (Acting), Office of International Science and Engineering, telephone: (703) 292-7254, email: msuskin@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:
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Fahmida Chowdhury, Program Director, Cross Disciplinary Activities, Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences, telephone: (703) 292-4672, email: FChowdhu@nsf.gov
International research related projects can contact the following person for technical assistance with the specific international research component of their proposal:
- Wayne Patterson, Program Manager, Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE), Office of the Director, telephone: (703) 292-8189, email: wpatters@nsf.gov.
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PROGRAM GUIDELINES
A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies &
Procedures Guide (PAPPG), NSF 09-1, was issued on October 1, 2008
and is effective for proposals submitted on or after January 5, 2009. Please be
advised that the guidelines contained in NSF 09-1 apply to proposals submitted
in response to this funding opportunity. Proposers who opt to submit
prior to January 5th, 2009, must also follow the guidelines
contained in NSF 09-1.
One of the most significant changes to the PAPPG is
implementation of the mentoring provisions of the America COMPETES Act.
Each proposal that requests funding to support postdoctoral researchers must
include, as a separate section within the 15-page project description, a
description of the mentoring activities that will be provided for such
individuals. Proposals that do not include a separate section on
mentoring activities within the Project Description will be returned without
review (see the PAPP Guide Part I: Grant Proposal Guide Chapter
II.C.2.d for further information).
Solicitation
09-512
DUE DATES
Letter of Intent Deadline Date
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January 25, 2009
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Implementation, Education Research, and Targeted Infusion Projects; Planning Grants |
Preliminary Proposal Deadline Date
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February 17, 2009
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ACE Implementation Projects |
Full Proposal Deadline Date
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February 17, 2009
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Implementation, Education Research, and Targeted Infusion Projects; Planning Grants |
Full Proposal Deadline Date
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February 24, 2009
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Innovation through Institutional Integration (I3) |
Full Proposal Deadline Date
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April 17, 2009
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ACE Implementation Projects |
Full Proposal Deadline Date
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August 25, 2009
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Innovation through Institutional Integration (I3) |
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 (including Achieving Competitive Excellence), 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 and STEM teacher preparation programs. 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. The Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) or ACE Implementation Projects track is intended for HBCUs pursuing additional rounds of funding, and it seeks ambitious, transformative, far-reaching proposals that promise paradigm-shifting advances in STEM undergraduate education at the institution.
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 in a proposed project 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 a proposal for Implementation Projects (including ACE), Education Research Projects, and Targeted Infusion Projects.
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.
Innovation through Institutional Integration (I3) projects enable faculty, administrators and others in institutions to think and act strategically about the creative integration of NSF-funded awards, with particular emphasis on awards managed through programs in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR), but not limited to those awards. For Fiscal Year 2009, proposals are being solicited in nine EHR programs that advance I3 goals: CREST, GSE, HBCU-UP, ITEST, LSAMP, MSP, Noyce, RDE, and TCUP.
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY
This program provides educational opportunities for
Undergraduate Students
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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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