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NSF Overview and Sample Program Opportunities

NSF Overview and Sample Program Opportunities. Grants Resource Center American Association of State Colleges and Universities. A Presentation for :. Ariel Herman, Program Advisor Mimi Tangum, Director February 24, 2005. National Science Foundation 4201 Wilson Boulevard

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NSF Overview and Sample Program Opportunities

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  1. NSF Overview and Sample Program Opportunities Grants Resource Center American Association of State Colleges and Universities A Presentation for: Ariel Herman, Program Advisor Mimi Tangum, Director February 24, 2005

  2. National Science Foundation 4201 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, VA 22230 http://www.nsf.gov/

  3. NSF FY 05 Priority Areas • Mathematical Sciences • Biocomplexity in the Environment • Human and Social Dynamics • Nanoscale Science and Engineering • Workforce for the 21st Century 7 NSF Directorates • Biological Sciences • Computer & Information Science & Engineering • Education and Human Resources • Engineering • Geosciences • Mathematical & Physical Sciences • Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences

  4. NSF General Information • Promotes basic research and education at all levels and across all fields of science, mathematics, and engineering • NSF receives approximately 40,000 proposals/year for research, education & training projects • Approximately 11,000 are funded. • Also receives several thousand applications for graduate & postdoctoral fellowships.

  5. Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) BIO DIVISIONS • Biological Infrastructure (DBI) • Undergraduate Mentoring in Environmental Biology • See http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5450&org=DBI • Enables institutions to create programs that encourage undergrad students, especially those from under-represented groups, to pursue a career in environmental biology. • Supports projects that provide year-round support for undergrad students to gain research experience in environmental biology. • Environmental Biology (DEB) • Integrative Organismal Biology (IOB) • Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB) • Emerging Frontiers (EF)

  6. Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) CISE DIVISIONS • Computing & Communication Foundations (CCF) • Computer & Network Systems (CNS) • Information & Intelligent Systems (IIS) • Shared Cyberinfrastructure (SCI)

  7. Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) EHR DIVISIONS • Graduate Education (DGE) • NSF GRADUATE TEACHING FELLOWS IN K-12 EDUCATION (GK-12) • See http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2005/nsf05553/nsf05553.htm • Supports fellowships & associated training that enable graduate students in NSF- supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines to acquire additional skills that will broadly prepare them for professional and scientific careers in the 21st century. • Undergraduate Education (DUE)

  8. Teacher Professional Continuum (TPC) Division of Undergraduate Education TPC • 2005 solicitation forthcoming with similar deadlines and similar guidelines • See http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12785&org=DUE&from=home • Addresses critical issues & needs regarding the recruitment, preparation, induction, retention, and life-long development of K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teachers.  • Goals: improve quality & coherence of teacher learning experiences across the continuum through research that informs teaching practice and the development of innovative resources for the professional development of K-12 STEM teachers.  • Supports Research Studies, Resources for Professional Development, and Conferences and Symposia.

  9. Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI)Division of Undergraduate Education CCLI • See http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5741 • Deadlines vary from May 17-19, 2005 • Seeks to improve the quality of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education for all undergraduate students. • Supports efforts that conduct research on STEM teaching & learning, create new learning materials and teaching strategies, develop faculty expertise, implement educational innovations, assess learning, and evaluate innovations. • Program supports three types of projects representing three different phases of development, ranging from small exploratory investigations to comprehensive projects.

  10. Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) EHR DIVISIONS • Elementary, Secondary, & Informal Education (ESIE) • Informal Science Education (ISE) • See http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2005/nsf05544/nsf05544.htm • Invests in projects that develop & implement informal learning experiences designed to increase interest, engagement, & understanding of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) by individuals of all ages and backgrounds, as well as projects that advance the theory & practice of informal science education. • Experimental Program To Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) • Human Resource Development (HRD) • Research, Evaluation and Communication (REC)

  11. Directorate for Engineering (ENG) ENGDIVISIONS • Bioengineering & Environmental Systems (BES) • Civil & Mechanical Systems (CMS) • Chemical and Transport Systems (CTS) • Design, Manufacture, & Industrial Innovation(DMII) • Electrical & Communications Systems (ECS) • Engineering Education & Centers (EEC)

  12. Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) GEO DIVISIONS • Atmospheric Sciences (ATM) • Lower Atmosphere Research Section has funding for Atmospheric Chemistry • http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=11692&org=ATM • Unsolicited proposals can be submitted anytime. • Supports research to measure & model the concentration & distribution of gases & aerosols in the lower & middle atmosphere. • Supports research on the chemical reactions among atmospheric species; the sources & sinks of important trace gases & aerosols; the aqueous-phase atmospheric chemistry; the transport of gases & aerosols throughout the atmosphere; and the improved methods for measuring the concentrations of trace species and their fluxes into & out of the atmosphere. • Earth Sciences (EAR) • Ocean Sciences (OCE)

  13. Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) MPS DIVISIONS • Astronomical Sciences (AST) • Chemistry (CHE) • Materials Research (DMR) • Mathematical Sciences (DMS) • Physics (PHY) • Office of Multidisciplinary Activities (OMA)

  14. Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) SBE DIVISIONS • Behavioral & Cognitive Sciences (BCS) • Social & Economic Sciences (SES) • Science Resources Statistics (SRS)

  15. Office of International Science & Engineering (OISE) OISE • Focal point for international science & engineering activities both inside & outside NSF. • Promotes development of an integrated, NSF-wide international strategy, & manages international programs that are innovative, catalytic, & responsive to a broad range of NSF interests. • Supports programs to expand & enhance leading-edge international research & education opportunities for U.S. scientists and engineers, especially at the early career stage. • Works to build & strengthen effective institutional partnerships throughout the global science & engineering research and education community, & it supports international collaborations in NSF's priority research areas.

  16. Partnerships for International Research and Education Office of International Science and Engineering(NSF-wide program) • See http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12819&org=CISE&from=fund • Full proposals due March 10, 2005. • Enable U.S. institutions to establish collaborative relationships with foreign groups or institutions in order to advance specific research & education objectives & to make possible a research effort that neither side could accomplish on its own.  • Intended to catalyze a cultural change in U.S. institutions by establishing innovative new models for international collaborative research & education. • Intended to facilitate greater variety in student participation & preparation, and to contribute to the development of a diverse, globally-engaged, science and engineering workforce.  

  17. Crosscutting and NSF-wide Funding Opportunities NSF-wide Opportunities include (but not limited to): • Communicating Research to Public Audiences • Developing Global Scientists and Engineers • East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students • Human and Social Dynamics: Competition for FY 2005 • Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers Program • International Research and Education: Planning Visits and Workshops • International Research Fellowship Program • Mathematical Sciences: Innovations at the Interface with the Sciences and Engineering • See: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_list.jsp • For detailed information about Active & Currently Funded Crosscutting and NSF-wide Opportunities.

  18. Crosscutting and NSF-wide Funding Opportunities: CAREER CAREER • Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program (Next solicitation released: Spring 2005) • http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5262&from=fund • Support of early career-development activities of those teacher-scholars who are most likely to become the academic leaders of the 21st century. • Awardees selected on the basis of creative proposals that effectively integrate research and education within the context of the mission of their organization.

  19. Crosscutting and NSF-wide Funding Opportunities: ADVANCE ADVANCE • ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers (Next solicitation forthcoming) • http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5383&from=fund • Goal: increase the representation & advancement of women in academic science & engineering careers, contributing to the development of a more diverse science and engineering workforce. • Creative strategies to realize this goal are sought from men and women. • Proposals that address the participation & advancement of women from underrepresented minority groups are encouraged.

  20. Crosscutting and NSF-wide Funding Opportunities: PFI PFI • Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) (FY 05 solicitation currently going through clearance and should be released soon) • See: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf04556&org=NSF (FY 04 Solicitation) • Support 15-25 partnerships among academe, state/local/federal government & the private sector that will explore new approaches to support & sustain innovation.  • Goals: • Stimulate transformation of knowledge created by national research & education enterprise into innovations that create new wealth, build strong local, regional & national economies & improve the national well-being; • Broaden participation of all types of academic institutions/citizens in NSF activities to meet the broad workforce needs of the national innovation enterprise; • Catalyze/enhance enabling infrastructure necessary to foster & sustain innovation in the long-term.

  21. Ethics Education in Science and Engineering(EESE)(Cross-cutting program) EESE • See http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf05543 • Full proposals due March 10, 2005. • Considers proposals for research and educational projects to improve ethics education in all of the fields of science and engineering that NSF supports. • FY 05 proposals must focus on improving ethics education for graduate students in those fields, and on ethical issues that arise in research or graduate research education in those fields, particularly in interdisciplinary or inter-institutional contexts.

  22. Guides Related to NSF Funding • If you are unfamiliar with the NSF awards process… • Guide to Programs (Active Document) • http://www.nsf.gov/funding/browse_all_funding.jsp • Grant Proposal Guide, NSF 04-23, Effective September 1, 2004 • Contains guidelines for preparing and submitting unsolicited and solicited proposals to NSF: • http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=gpg • Guide for Proposal Writing • Provides valuable information for proposal writing in general, however, specifically prepared for programs in DUE. • http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf04016 • Guide to Getting Started on FastLane • Guidance on preparing your proposal for electronic submission. • https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/a0/about/10steps.htm

  23. Websites Related to NSF Funding • How to Prepare Your Proposal: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/preparing/ • Research past NSF awards • Award Search: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/index.jsp • Search criteria include program name, division or unit making award, keyword or acronym, personnel, and other information. • Results appear on screen with name and contact information of Principal Investigator, amount of award, and abstract of project. • FastLane:https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/fastlane.jsp • MyNSF (Formerly Customer News Service):http://www.nsf.gov/mynsf/ • receive notifications via email about new content posted on the NSF website, including new and recurring solicitations as they are released.)

  24. Contact GRC through Troy State University’s Office of Sponsored Programs Name: Judy Brighton EnfingerTitle: Assistant DirectorDepartment: Sponsored ProgramsEmail Address: enfinger@troy.eduPhone: 334-670-3102Room: 231Building: Adams Administration

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