Caution

1. Some of the Grant Opportunities for Two and Four Year Institutions at the National Science Foundation Focusing on Education Linnea Fletcher lafletch@nsf.gov

2. Caution Most of the information presented in this workshop represents the opinions of the individual program officers and not an official NSF position.

3. The Obvious Choices are in EHR Office of the Assistant Director (OAD) Division of Graduate Education (DGE) Division of Human Resource Development (HRD) Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL) Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)

4. NSF EHR Budget Education and Human Resources (EHR): FY 2009 (Requested) $709 Million Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE): FY 2007 (Actual) $204.96 Million FY 2008 (Estimate) $211.05 Million FY 2009 (Requested) $219.83 Million *Note: Extra $75 million from H-1B visa fees employers pay to obtain a visa for a foreign high-tech worker to fund the S-STEM program.

5. NSF Budget • Stimulus Plan 2009 for DUE - NOYCE Scholarship Program: 60 M - Math and Science Partnership (MSP) Program: 25 M

6. DUE Programs Workforce Development • Advanced Technological Education (ATE) • STEM Talent Expansion Program (STEP)

7. ATE • ATE is in its 16th year of funding community colleges, having started with the Science and Advanced Technology Act of 1992 (SATA). • FY2008 Preliminary Proposals April 23, 2009 Formal Proposals Oct. 15, 2009

8. Check into the FaST Program: Partnership with DoE

9. ATE Tracks 3 Tracks 1. Projects including small projects 2. Centers 3. Targeted Educational Research

10. Projects • www.ateprojectimpact.org • Projects can focus on one or more aspects of: • Program Improvement; • Professional Development for Educators; • Curriculum and Educational Materials Development; • Teacher Preparation (http://www.aacc.nche.edu/Resources/aaccprograms/ate/Documents/teacherprep_stem.pdf) • Research on Technician Education; or • Institution-Level Reform of Technician Education

11. Small Grants for Institutions New to ATE • Purpose • Simulates implementation, adaptation, and innovation in all areas supported by ATE. • Available only to community college campuses that have not an an ATE award within the last 10 years • Broaden the base of participation of community colleges in ATE. • Strengthen the role of community colleges in meeting needs of business and industry • Proposers are encouraged to include resources of ATE and other NSF awardees and to include those people as consultants and subawardees. • Limited to $150,000 with a maximum of 10% indirect

12. Centers of Excellence – National, Regional, Resource • http://www.ATECenters.org

13. ATE Centers of Excellence (36) National Center Regional Center Resource Center

14. AgKnowledge, A National Partnership • Building partnerships nationwide among community colleges, four-year institutions, and business and industry to improve agricultural technology education in the U. S. • Improving the mathematics, science, and technical competencies in an integrated way for agriculture technology graduates • Assuring that graduates are well prepared for an increasingly technological workforce • Focusing on curriculum development, faculty development, recruitment of students, and capacity building DUE 0434405 & 0757239 ATE Center Kirkwood Community College P.I.: Terry A. Brase

15. Expanded ATE Opportunity Track 3: Targeted Research in Technician Education • Supports research on technician education, employment trends, changing role of technicians in the workplace, and other topics that make technician programs more effective and forward looking. • Represents a TRUE collaboration reflected in activities, leadership, and budget between well-qualified researchers and two-year college educators and others as appropriate.

16. STEP Goal: to increase the number of students (U.S. citizens or permanent residents) RECEIVING associate or baccalaureate degrees in established or emerging fields within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)

17. STEP Tracks Type 1: Implement strategies that will increase the number of students obtaining STEM degrees. Type 2: Conduct research on factors affecting associate or baccalaureate degree attainment in STEM 17

18. STEP Letter of Intent: August 18, 2009 August 17, 2010 Proposal Due Date: September 29, 2009 September 28, 2010

19. DUE Programs Workforce Development – Scholarship Programs • Federal Cyber Service: Scholarships for Service (SFS) • NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) • Robert Noyce Scholarship Program (Noyce)

20. Federal Cyber Service: Scholarships for Service (SFS) • Victor P Piotrowski vpiotrow@nsf.gov • Stephen C Cooper sccooper@nsf.gov The Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship for Service (SFS) program seeks to increase the number of qualified students entering the fields of information assurance and computer security and to increase the capacity of the United States higher education enterprise to continue to produce professionals in these fields to meet the needs of our increasingly technological society. The SFS program is composed of two tracks, scholarship and capacity building. Solicitation Date: December?

21. S-STEM • Goal: Provides institutions funds to provide scholarships to academically talented, but financial needy, students. Students can be pursuing associate, baccalaureate, or graduate degrees. • Letter of Intent: July ?, 2009Full Proposal: August ?, 2009

22. S-STEM • Eligible disciplines extended to include biology, physical and mathematical sciences, computer and information sciences, geosciences, and engineering • Maximum scholarships $10,000 • (based on financial need) • Grant size: up to $600,000 • One proposal per constituent school or college • About $50-$70 million available 22

23. S-STEM • Special Program Features • Has a faculty member in a STEM discipline as the PI. • Involves cohorts of students. • Provides student support structures. • Includes optional enhancements such as research opportunities, tutoring, internships, etc. • Enrolls students full time. 23

24. Noyce Program • Initiated by Act of Congress in 2002 • Reauthorized in 2007 (America COMPETES Act) • To encourage talented mathematics, science, and engineering undergraduates to pursue teaching careers • To encourage STEM professionals to become teachers • To prepare Master Teachers

25. Noyce Program Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Track • Scholarships for undergraduate STEM majors preparing to become K12 Teachers • Internships for freshmen and sophomores • Stipends for STEM professionals seeking to become K12 teachers

26. Noyce Program Eligibility Proposals may only be submitted by: • Universities & 2- or 4-year colleges • Nonprofit entities that have established consortia among such IHEs Principal Investigators: • The PI, or at least one Co-PI, must be a faculty member in a STEM department.

27. Math and Science Teachers Project: Teachers of Excellence Program Lake City Community CollegePI: Tracy Hickman • Alternative certification program for STEM professionals in rural North Central Florida • Practical experience with lesson planning, classroom management, and research-based cooperative learning strategies • Integration of real world math and science into classroom • Cohort development, mentoring, and follow-up supervision

28. St. Edward’s University Robert Noyce Scholarship Program St. Edward’s University PI: Karen Jenlink • Partnership with Austin Community College • Recruiting STEM majors to teach in grades 4 -12 in Austin School District • Cohort-based professional development focused on strategies for successful science and math teaching in high need school districts • Summer Science Leadership Academy for Noyce Scholars • Early field experiences for freshmen and sophomores in summer environmental campInduction program

29. More DUE Programs Curriculum, Laboratory, and Instructional Development • Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) New Solicitation! • National STEM Education Digital Library (NSDL) • Math Science Partnership (MSP)

30. CCLI Vision Excellent STEM education for all undergraduate students. Goal Stimulate, disseminate, and institutionalize transformative or innovative developments in STEM education through the production of knowledge and the improvement of practice. *Most comprehensive program

31. Type 1 Projects • 70 to 75 awards expected • Total budget up to $200,000 for 2 to 3 years • 250,000 when 4-year and 2-year schools collaborate • Deadline • May 21, 2009 (A-M states) • May 22, 2009 (N-Z states)

32. Type 2 Projects • 20 to 25 awards expected • Total budget up to $600,000 for 2 to 4 years. • Deadline January 13, 2010

33. Type 3 Projects • 3 to 5 awards expected • Budget negotiable, but not to exceed $5,000,000 over 5 years. • Deadline January 13, 2010

34. CCLI Central Resource Projects • 1 to 3 awards expected • Budget negotiable, depending on the scope and scale of the activity • Small focused workshop projects -- 1 to 2 years & up to $100,000 • Large scale projects -- 3 to 5 years & $300,000 to $3,000,000 • Deadline January 13, 2010

35. National STEM Education Distributed Learning (NSDL) • This program aims to establish a national network of learning environments and resources for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education at all levels. The program has four tracks. Reference to NSDL can be found in other solicitations, like CCLI. • Full proposal: April 15, 2009

36. Math and Science Partnership • Seeks to improve student outcomes in mathematics and science for all students, at all K-12 levels • Substantial intellectual engagement of mathematicians, scientists and engineers from higher education in improving K-12 student outcomes in mathematics and the sciences • A coordinated effort between NSF and ED, who together have defined the program linkages necessary to manage investment for greatest effectiveness

37. MSP Key Features • Partnership-driven, with significant engagement of faculty in mathematics, the sciences, and engineering • Teacher quality, quantity, and diversity • Challenging courses and curricula • Evidence-based design and outcomes • Institutional change and sustainability

38. Types of MSP Projects Targeted Partnerships Institute Partnerships MSP-Start Partnerships Phase IIPartnerships Research, Evaluation and Technical Assistance (RETA) MSP

39. Seeks to include institutions of higher education of varying scope, size, experience and perspectives emphasizing minority-serving institutions (e.g., Tribal Colleges, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions), community colleges and primarily undergraduate institutions. Conduct the data collection, analysis, team building and evaluation necessary for developing a proposal for a full MSP Targeted or Institute Partnership. Award size: $300,000, up to 2 yrs MSP-Start Partnerships

40. Mountain Empire MATH PAYS Partnership Mountain Empire Community College PI: Chris Allgyer Partnership with University of Virginia College at Wise (UVA-Wise), five contiguous rural Virginia school districts, the Virginia Department of Education and Virginia's Gaining Early Awareness and GEAR UP Goals: • to attract, prepare and support K-12 teachers of mathematics by providing high quality, research based, standards-based in-service professional development including the provision of leadership skills • to bridge the gap between K-12 and higher education mathematics courses • to increase the number of students that complete more mathematics courses in high school Involves analysis of data to identify the needs that will be the focus of a targeted partnership

41. North Cascades and Olympic Science Partnership Western Washington University PI: George Nelson • Targeted Partnership includes 4 community colleges and 26 rural school districts • Focus on science education in grades 3 –10 • Curriculum showcases • Developing a preservice science course sequence for elementary teachers across all institutions • Teacher Leadership Academy • Preservice field experiences in Teacher Leaders’ classrooms • Recruitment through Scholarships, future teacher clubs, high school teaching academies

42. EVEN MORE DUE Programs • Computational Science Training for Undergraduates in the Mathematical Sciences (CSUMS) • Cooperative Activity with Department of Energy Programs for Education and Human Resource Development (Request for Supplement) • Interdisciplinary Training for Undergraduates in Biological and Mathematical Sciences (UBM) • Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) in Engineering NSF • Director's Award for Distinguished Teaching Scholars (DTS) Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PASEM) • Research Coordination Networks in Biological Sciences (RCN)

43. Division of Human Resource Development (HRD) Two-fold Mission: To increase the participation and advancement of underrepresented minorities and minority-serving institutions, women and girls, and persons with disabilities at every level of the science and engineering enterprise. To serve as a focal point for NSF's agency-wide commitment to enhancing the quality and excellence of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and research through broadening participation by underrepresented groups and institutions.

44. HRD Programs Minorities and Minority Serving Institutions • Alliances for Broadening Participation in STEM • Graduate Education and the Professoriate Program (AGEP) • The Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Program (LSAMP) and Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) Program • Centers for Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) • Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Programs (HBCU-UP) • Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP)

45. HRD Programs Women and Girls • Research on Gender in Science and Engineering (GSE) • ADVANCE: Increasing the participation and representation of women in academic science and engineering careers (ADVANCE) Persons with Disabilities • Research in Disabilities Education (RDE)

46. Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Program (LSAMP) Goal: To develop the strategies to increase the number of minority students who complete BA/BS degrees in STEM. • Partnerships between institutions, government agencies and laboratories, industry, and professional organizations are required. • Activities: • student enrichment • skill development and academic enrichment • mentoring • curricular and instructional improvement • direct student support

47. Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) Goal: To enhance the quality of STEM instructional and outreach programs at TCUs. • Emphasis on the leveraged use of information technologies to address the digital divide • Activities include: • Implementation of comprehensive institutional approaches to strengthen STEM teaching and learning • Improve access to, retention within and graduation from STEM programs • Eligible institutions are Tribal Colleges and Universities, Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions

48. Division of Research on Learning (DRL)Core Programs • Discovery Research K-12 (DRK-12) • Information Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) • Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (REESE) • Informal Science Education (ISE) • Advanced Technological Education (ATE)

49. Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers Program (ITEST) The Goals of ITEST are to develop, implement, study, and evaluate strategies that: • Build a general knowledge baseon approaches that increase US capacity in the STEM Workforce (including information and communication technology or ICT) • Encourage K-12 students to consider and prepare for careersin the STEM workforce • Equip teachers to encourage and prepare students to enter the STEM workforce

50. WHAT IS ITEST? • The STEM Workforce includes: technologists, scientists, engineers, and mathematicians • Targets K-12students and teachers • Focuses on any STEM area, especially those that uses design and information and communications technologies • Funded by H-1BVisa revenues