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Engineering Education and Centers (EEC)
Upcoming EEC Program Deadlines
Broadening Participation Research Initiation Grants in Engineering (BRIGE). With the goal of broadening participation to all engineers including members from groups underrepresented in the engineering disciplines, the Directorate for Engineering (ENG) at NSF offers a research initiation grant funding opportunity. The deadline for proposals is February 13, 2009. These grants are intended to increase the diversity of researchers who apply for and receive ENG funding to initiate research programs early in their careers, including those from under-represented groups, engineers at minority serving.institutions, and persons with disabilities. By providing these funding opportunities, ENG intends to further broaden participation of engineering researchers who share NSF's commitment to diversity in the following ways: - Expand the population of role models who will interact with an increasingly diverse student population, the workforce of the future
- Increase the number of engineering researchers at minority serving institutions actively and competitively engaged in research as independent investigators, thereby creating new research opportunities for students from underrepresented groups
- Fund engineering research projects that use innovative ways to attract and retain members of under-represented groups to careers in engineering.
Additional Program Deadlines Innovations in Engineering Education, Curriculum, and Infrastructure (IEECI) March 11, 2009
Program Director Position
The Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC), Directorate for Engineering, is seeking a qualified candidate to serve as a Program Director. EEC supports Engineering Research Centers (ERC), Nanoscale Science and Engineering Centers (NSECs), and the Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN), and a range of educational programs. The person selected would serve as the coordinator for the oversight of six NSECs, the lead program officer for selected NSECs and one or more ERCs. EEC is searching for a person who has expertise in nanoscience and technology complemented by experience in integrating an engineering discipline with biology. The announcement is available here.
Research and Education Highlights
Division education and research highlights play a key role in educating Congress, and informing the community and the public; they also serve to evaluate NSF's performance in relation to the strategic plan. They capture the essence of our research and education activities at the frontiers and convey their excitement and promise. They also allow us to highlight emerging opportunities and challenges. Selected EEC highlights can be found here.
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