Programs
ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers
ADVANCE Home Page
Program Solicitation (NSF 02-121)
Deadlines:
TBA
The goal
of the ADVANCE program is to increase the participation of
women in the scientific and engineering workforce through
the increased representation and advancement of women in academic
science and engineering careers. To meet this goal, the ADVANCE
program provides award opportunities for both individuals
and organizations through Fellows Awards, Institutional Transformation
Awards, and Leadership Awards. With each of the three types
of ADVANCE awards, NSF seeks to support new approaches to
improving the climate for women in U.S. academic institutions
and to facilitate women's advancement to the highest ranks
of academic leadership. Creative approaches to realizing this
goal are sought from both men and women. Members of underrepresented
minority groups and individuals with disabilities are encouraged
to apply. For additional information, contact ADVANCE Program
Director, Alice Hogan.
Social Behavioral and Economic Sciences or contact: Jolene
Jesse or Nancy Lutz.
Experimental
Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Program
EPSCoR Home
Page
Deadline:
Submission Date Varies with the Program
The Experimental
Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) increases
the R&D competitiveness of an eligible state through the
development of science and technology (S&T) resources
within its major research universities. It does so by (1)
stimulating sustainable S&T infrastructure improvements
at the state and institution levels that significantly increase
the ability of EPSCoR researchers to compete for federal and
private sector R&D funding; and (2) accelerating the movement
of EPSCoR researchers and institutions into the mainstream
of federal and private sector R&D support. For additional
information, contact Jolene
Jesse or the appropriate disciplinary program officer.
Faculty
Early Career Development Awards (CAREER)
CAREER
Home Page
Program Solicitation (NSF 02-111)
Deadline:
July 22, 2004
The Faculty
Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide
activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most
prestigious awards for new faculty members. This activity
recognizes and supports the early development of academic
faculty as both educators and researchers. NSF encourages
submission of CAREER proposals from tenure-track faculty members
within their first four years of full-time appointment at
all CAREER-eligible organizations who are likely to become
the academic leaders of the 21st century. NSF especially encourages
women, members of underrepresented minority groups, and persons
with disabilities to apply. CAREER proposals must include
a career-development plan that integrates research and education
activities. CAREER proposals are reviewed in the appropriate
Disciplinary program in the Division of Social and Economic
Sciences or the Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences.
For additional information, contact Amber
Story.
Presidential
Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)
PECASE
Home Page
Program
Announcement
Deadline:
July 22, 2004
NSF selects
up to twenty nominees from the most meritorious awardees supported
by the CAREER program for the Presidential Early Career Awards
for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). PECASE awards recognize
outstanding scientists and engineers who, early in their careers,
show exceptional potential for leadership at the frontiers
of knowledge. This Presidential Award is the highest honor
bestowed by the United States government on scientists and
engineers beginning their independent careers. PECASE recipients
must meet certain citizenship or residency requirements and
submit form 1317A at the time they apply for their CAREER
award. For additional information, contact Amber
Story.
Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training (IGERT)
Program
IGERT
Home Page
Program
Solicitation (NSF-04-550)
Deadline: Preliminary proposals was April 29, 2004
(5pm proposer's local time)
................Formal proposals
will be October 29, 2004 (5pm proposer's local
................time) BY INVITATION
ONLY.
The Integrative
Graduate Education and Research Training (IGERT) Program supports
projects based on multidisciplinary research themes that are
organized by diverse groups of investigators with appropriate
research and teaching expertise. The use of a multidisciplinary
research theme provides a framework for the integration of
research and educational activities, and for collaborative
efforts in training. The program is intended to catalyze a
cultural change in graduate education, for students, faculty,
and institutions, by establishing innovative new models for
graduate education and training in a fertile environment for
collaborative research that transcends traditional disciplinary
boundaries. Thus, an IGERT project may involve investigators
from one or more departments within a single institution or
from more than one institution. It is also intended to facilitate
diversity in student participation and preparation, and to
contribute to the development of a diverse, globally-engaged,
science and engineering workforce. For additional information,
contact Frank Scioli,
Mark Weiss.
Graduate
Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12)
GK-12
Homepage
Program
Announcement (NSF 04-533)
Deadline: Letters of Intent (required) is May 5, 2004
(5pm proposer's local time).
...............Full
proposal submission is June 2, 2004 (5pm proposer's local
time)
This program supports fellowships and associated training
that will enable graduate students and advanced undergraduates
in the sciences (including the social, behavioral, and economic
sciences), mathematics, engineering, and technology to serve
as resources in K-12 schools. Academic institutions apply
for awards to support fellowship activities, and are responsible
for selecting fellows. The fellows will serve as resources
for teachers in science and mathematics instruction. Expected
outcomes include improved communication and teaching skills
for the fellows, enriched learning by K-12 students, professional
development opportunities for K-12 teachers, and strengthened
partnerships between institutions of higher education and
local school districts. For additional information, please
contact Jolene Jesse.
Major
Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program
MRI
Homepage
Program
Solicitation (NSF 04-511)
Deadline: January 22, 2004
The Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) is designed
to improve the condition of scientific and engineering equipment
and facilities for research and research training in US academic
institutions. This program seeks to improve the quality and
expand the scope of research and research training in science
and engineering, and to foster the integration of research
and education by providing instrumentation for research-intensive
learning environments. For additional information, contact
John Yellen.
Minority
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Program
Solicitation (NSF 00-139)
Deadline:
December 6, 2004
This program seeks to prepare underrepresented minority scientists
for leadership positions in academia and industry. Applicants
must be US citizens, nationals, or lawfully admitted permanent
residents and recipients of the doctoral degree within the
past 4 years. The postdoctoral fellowships are designed to
permit Fellows to choose a sponsoring scientist and a research
and training environment that is most beneficial to their
scientific development. The supporting activities include
travel awards for minority graduate students who plan to apply
for the postdoctoral fellowship to visit potential sponsors;
an annual meeting of current and past Fellows; and research
starter grants for Fellows as they begin an academic career.
The Minority Postdoctoral Fellowships Program is administered
by the Office of Cross-Directorate Activities. For additional
information, contact John
Perhonis.
Research Experiences for Undergraduates
(REU)
REU
Home Page
Program
Solicitation (NSF04-584)
Deadline for Sites: August 17,
2004
List of Current REU Sites for the Social, Behavioral, and
Economic Sciences
The REU Program provides opportunities for undergraduate students
to experience hands-on participation in research or related
scholarly activity. REU SUPPLEMENTS are made to existing NSF
grants to cover the extra costs of adding one or more undergraduate
participants. Those interested in obtaining such supplements
should contact the disciplinary programs handling their grants.
REU SITES are groups of (typically) six to twelve students
at a host institution for (usually) summer sessions to participate
in ongoing research programs or in research projects specially
designed for this purpose. The REU Sites Program is administered
by the Office of Cross-Directorate Activities. For additional
information, contact Jolene
Jesse.
Research Opportunity Awards (ROA)
ROA
Homepage
Program
Announcement (NSF 00-144)
Deadline: Submission Date Varies with Program
These awards provide faculty members of predominantly undergraduate
institutions with limited research capability an opportunity
to participate in research in association with NSF grantees
at research institutions. Candidates may initiate contact
with prospective host investigators/institutions, or such
institutions may invite eligible candidates to participate.
The host groups will then apply directly to the programs handling
their grants for the necessary supplemental awards. For additional
information, contact the appropriate disciplinary program.
Research
at Undergraduate Institutions (RUI)
RUI
Homepage
Program
Announcement (NSF 00-144)
SBE
RUI Colleague Letter
Deadline: Submission Date Varies with Program
This
program provides support for research and research equipment
for faculty in non-doctoral departments in predominantly undergraduate
institutions. The objectives of the program are to: (1) support
high quality research by faculty with active involvement of
undergraduate students, (2) strengthen the research environment
in academic departments that are oriented primarily toward
undergraduate instruction, and (3) promote the integration
of research and education at predominantly undergraduate institutions.
However, the overriding purpose of RUI is the support of faculty
research and to help maintain faculty member's intellectual
vibrancy both in the classroom and in the research community.
For additional information, contact the appropriate disciplinary
program.
Science
of Learning Centers (SLC)
SLC Homepage
Program
Solicitation (NSF 03-573)
Deadline:
TBA
The Science
of Learning Centers program (SLC) offers awards for large-scale,
long-term Centers that will extend the frontiers of knowledge
on learning and create the intellectual, organizational, and
physical infrastructure needed for the long-term advancement
of learning research. The science of learning emerges from
the intersections of diverse disciplines across the biological,
cognitive, computational, mathematical, physical, and social
sciences, engineering, and education. Centers are built around
a unifying research focus and incorporate a diverse, multidisciplinary
environment involving appropriate partnerships with academia,
industry, all levels of education, and other public and private
entities. For additional information, contact Soo-Siang
Lim.
Science
and Technology Centers (STC) Integrative Partnerships
STC
Home Page
Program
Solicitation (NSF 03-550)
Deadline Preliminary Proposals were due on June 3,
2003
...............Full Proposals
(by invitation only) were due on February 10, 2004
...............Next competition
is 2005.
The Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnership
Program (STC) supports innovation in the integrative conduct
of research, education, and knowledge transfer. STCs build
intellectual and physical infrastructure within and between
disciplines, weaving together knowledge creation, knowledge
integration, and knowledge transfer. STCs conduct world-class
research through partnerships of universities, national laboratories,
industrial organizations, and/or other public/private entities.
New knowledge thus created in meaningfully linked to society.
STCs enable and foster excellent education, integrate research
and education, and create bonds between learning inquiry so
that discovery and creativity more fully support the learning
process. STCs capitalize on diversity through participation
in center activities and demonstrate leadership in the involvement
of groups underrepresented in science and engineering. For
additional information, contact Tom
Baerwald (703) 292-7301.
Small
Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program
SBIR
Home Page
SBIR/STTR
Program Solicitation (NSF-04-551)
Deadline:
All topics July 27, 2004
............... (All proposals
must be in by 5:00 p.m. submitter´s time.)
Biotechnology
(BT)
Advanced
Materials, Manufacturing, & Chemical Processes (AM)
This is a three-phase program to enable small science and
technology firms to conduct innovative high-risk research.
The purpose of the program is to stimulate technological innovation;
utilize small business concerns to meet Federal R&D needs;
foster and encourage participation by minority and disadvantaged
persons in technological innovation; and increase private
sector commercialization of innovations from Federal R&D.
Research is supported in all fields of social, behavioral,
and economic sciences. Proposals must conform to standard
research protocol in those sciences. Proposers are encouraged
to consult with academic researchers in crafting their research
designs. The program is administered by the Division of
Design, Manufacture, and Industrial Innovation in the
Directorate for Engineering. For additional information,
contact Sara Nerlove
(703-292-7077).
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