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NSF Programs: An Overview

NSF Programs: An Overview. Stephanie G. Adams Division of Engineering Education and Centers and Barbara Anderegg Division of Undergraduate Education. Workshop Outcomes. After the workshop you should Have an awareness of funding opportunities at the National Science Foundation

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NSF Programs: An Overview

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  1. NSF Programs:An Overview Stephanie G. Adams Division of Engineering Education and Centers and Barbara Anderegg Division of Undergraduate Education

  2. Workshop Outcomes • After the workshop you should • Have an awareness of funding opportunities at the National Science Foundation • Be able to find out more information on NSF Programs using various NSF tools.

  3. Director Deputy Director National Science Board Inspector General Staff Offices Computer, Information Science & Engineering Mathematical & Physical Sciences Biological Sciences Engineering Geosciences Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences Budget, Finance & Award Management Information Resource Management Education & Human Resources A Look at NSF

  4. Sources of Information on NSF Funding Opportunities • Web: www.nsf.gov • Program Solicitations • NSF – Awards: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/ • Program Officer

  5. My NSFhttp://www.nsf.gov/mynsf/

  6. NSF Awards Search:http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/

  7. Division of Undergraduate Education

  8. Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) • CCLI seeks to improve the quality of STEM • educationfor all students by targeting activities • affecting learning environments, course content, • curricula, and educational practices • Supports projects at all levels of undergraduate • education • Supports activities in the classroom, laboratory, • and field settings • NSF 05-559, CCLI Phase 1 this spring

  9. CCLI Goals and Objectives: A New Emphasis • Provide a framework for projects to maximize their effectiveness in improving undergraduate STEM education • Increase the emphasis on projects that build on prior work and contribute to the knowledge base of STEM education research and practice • Contribute to building a community of scholars who work in related areas of education • Explicitly identify a set of measurable outcomes that will be used in the project management and evaluation

  10. CCLI: Cycle of innovation with 5 Components • Conducting Research on STEM Teaching and Learning • Creating Learning Materials and Teaching Strategies • Developing Faculty Expertise • Implementing Educational Innovations • Assessing Learning and Evaluating Innovations

  11. CCLI: 3 Phases • Phase 1 – Exploratory Projects Involve exploratory, initial investigation or adaptation in one of the component areas. • Phase 2 – Expansion Projects Build on smaller scale but proven innovations, refine and test innovations on diverse users • Phase 3 – Comprehensive Projects Several diverse institutions, evaluation or assessment activities–deep & broad, combine proven results and mature innovations from several component areas, sustainability, national dissemination, etc.

  12. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP) • STEP seeks 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). • NSF 06-502, Letter of Intent August 15, 2006 • Full Proposal September 26, 2006

  13. STEP • Bridge programs that enable additional preparation for students • Programs that focus on the quality of student learning • high-caliber teaching in smaller classes • new pedagogical approaches • training of teaching assistants • Programs to encourage undergraduate research • Programs that provide financial incentives to students • Many others

  14. NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (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. • NSF 06-527 Letter of Intent March 15, 2006 Full Proposal April 12, 2006

  15. S-STEM • Major Features • Eligible disciplines extended to include biology, physical and mathematical sciences, computer and information sciences, geosciences, and engineering • Maximum scholarships increased to $10,000 (but still based on financial need) • Grant size increased to $500,000 • One proposal per constituent school or college • About $50 million available in FY’06

  16. 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.

  17. NSF Crosscutting Activitieshttp://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_list.jsp?type=xcut

  18. CAREER: Faculty Early Career Development Program • CAREER recognizes and supports the early career-development activities of those teacher-scholars who are most likely to become the academic leaders of the 21st century. • CAREER awardees are selected on the basis of creative career-development plans that effectively integrate research and education within the context of the mission of their institution. • NSF 05-579, July 18-20, 2006.

  19. IGERT: Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program • Innovative research-based graduate education • Organized around an interdisciplinary research theme • Provides a framework for integrating research and education and promoting collaborations across departments and institutions • Involves a diverse group of faculty members • Students gain a breadth of skills and understanding to work in interdisciplinary environments while being grounded with knowledge of disciplinary field • NSF 05-517, preproposal ~ March, 2006, full proposal ~ August, 2006

  20. GK-12: NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education • Supports fellowships and training to place science and engineering graduate students in K-12 schools • Collaboration between university and local school system • $200,000-$500,000 per year for 3 years • NSF 05-553 • Letters of Intent deadline, ~May, 2006 Full proposal deadline, ~ June, 2006

  21. Graduate Research Fellowships • awarded for graduate study leading to research-based masters or doctoral degrees • in the fields of science, mathematics, and engineering • intended for students at or near the beginning of their graduate study • handled through the Division of Graduate Education • NSF 05-601 • Submission Deadline – November 2-9, 2005

  22. Major Research Instrumentation Program • designed to improve the condition of scientific and engineering equipment and facilities for research and research training • awards for instrumentation will range from $100,000 to $2 million. • Cost sharing at a level of 30% of total eligible costs is required. • NSF 05-515, 4th Thursday in January, annually

  23. Overview of Engineering Directorate

  24. Engineering Directorate Assistant Director, Interim Richard Buckius Deputy Assistant Director Michael Reischman Senior Advisor Nanotechnology Mike Roco Bioengineering & Environmental Systems BES Civil & Mechanical Systems CMS Chemical &Transport Systems CTS Bruce Hamilton Adnan Akay Geoffrey Prentice, Acting Office of Industrial Innovation OII (SBIR/STTR) Design & Manufacturing Innovation DMI Electrical &Communications Systems ECS Engineering Education & Centers EEC Kesh Narayanan Warren DeVries Usha Varshney Gary Gabriele

  25. Division Director Bruce Hamilton Senior Advisor Marshall Lih Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology Environmental Engineering/ Technology Biomedical Engineering and Research to Aid Disabled Persons Program Director Fred Heineken Program Director Cynthia Ekstein Program Director Leon Esterowitz Program Director William Weigand Program Director Open Program Director Gilbert Devey Program Director Patrick Brezonik Program Director Semahat Demir Program Director Lenore Clesceri Program Director Open Bioengineering and Environmental Systems (BES)

  26. Division Director, Acting Geoffrey Prentice Deputy Division Director Robert Wellek Chemical Reaction Processes Interfacial, Transport, and Separation Processes Fluid and Particle Processes Thermal Systems Catalysis and Biocatalysis Glenn Schrader Interfacial, Transport and Thermodynamics Robert Wellek Particulate and Metaphase Processes Open Combustion and Plasma Systems Linda Belvins Thermal Transport and Processing Alfonso Ortega Process and Reaction Engineering Maria Burka Separation and Purification Processes Geoffrey Prentice Fluid Dynamics And Hydraulics Michael Plesniak Chemical and Transport Systems (CTS)

  27. Division Director Adnan Akay Engineered Materials and Mechanics Intelligent Civil and Mechanical Systems Infrastructure Systems and Hazard Mitigation Mechanics and Structure of Materials Ken Chong Information Technology and Infrastructure Systems Jesus de la Graza Geotechnical and Geohazards Systems Richard Fragaszy Materials Design and Surface Engineering Yip-Wah Chung Control Systems Mario Rotea Structural Systems and Hazard Mitigation of Structures Doug Foutch Infrastructure Materials and Structural Mechanics Jorn Larsen-Basse Sensor Technologies for Civil and Mechanical Systems Shi-Chi Liu Infrastructure System Management and Hazard Response Dennis Wegner Nano and Bio Mechanics of Materials K.Jimmy Hsia Dynamic Systems Eduardo Misawa Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation Joy Pauschke Civil and Mechanical Systems (CMS)

  28. Division Director Warren DeVries Manufacturing Process and Equipment Systems Cluster Office of Small Business & Development Office of Small Business & Disadvantaged Business Utilization Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry Donald Senich Engineering Decision Systems Cluster Materials Processing And Manufacture Mary Lynn Realff Engineering Design Delcie Durham Manufacturing Machines and Equipment George Hazelrigg Operations Research Stephen Nash Nanomanufacturing Kevin Lyons Service Enterprise Engineering Matthew Realff Manufacturing Enterprise Systems Abijit Deshmukh Design and Manufacturing Innovation (DMI)

  29. Division Director Usha Varshney Senior Engineering Advisor Lawrence Goldberg Electronics, Photonics and Device Technologies Integrated, Hybrid and Complex Systems Controls, Networks and Computational Intelligence Program Director Open Program Director Vittal Rao Program Director Radhakisan Baheti Program Director Kevin Tomsovic Program Director Rajinder Kholsa Program Director Leda Lunardi Program Director James Mink Program Director Paul Werbos Electrical and Communications Systems (ECS)

  30. Division Director Gary Gabriele Deputy Division Director for Education Sue Kemnitzer Deputy Division Director for Centers Lynn Preston CAREER Program Coordinator Sharon Middledorf Research Experience For Teachers Mary Poats Industry/University Cooperative Research Center Alex Schwartzkopf Nano Cluster & Manufacturing ERCs Bruce Kramer NASA IPA Robert Norwood Earthquake Engineering and Infrastructure ERCs Vilas Mujumdar I/UCRC IPA Ed Clancy Research Experience For Undergraduates Esther Bolding Program Assessment and Evaluation Linda Parker Bioengineering ERCs Sohi Rastegar ERC Education Programs Win Aung Partnerships For Innovation John Hurt Microelectronics ERC Open Sharon Middledorf Pre-college Outreach Mary Poats Engineering Education &Centers (EEC)

  31. Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) • Emphasis is on providing a meaningful research experience with significant student-faculty interaction • REU Sites Competition: • 10-12 week summer programs • 8-12 students • Total project costs = $600-$650/student/week • NSF 05-592, August 17, 2006 • REU Supplements • Support research of 1-2 undergraduates • Awarded as supplement to existing NSF grant • Contact your program officer!

  32. Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) • Build long term collaborative relationships between K-12 teachers of science and mathematics and the NSF research community • RET Site Program • Directorate for ENG, NSF 03-554, 10/10/06 • Up to $450,000 total for 3 years • Includes community college faculty • REU Supplements - $10,000/teacher/year • ENG (03-554), BIO (05-524), GEO (05-047), CISE (02-102),MPS/OMA, SBE • 1-year supplements to current NSF awards • Contact your program officer!

  33. Engineering Education Programs (EEP) • Research is sought that contributes to our basic understanding of how students learn engineering. We are interested in research that addresses: • the aims and objectives of engineering education, • the content and organization of the curriculum, • how students learn problem solving, creativity and design, • new methods for assessment and evaluation of how students learn engineering, and • research that helps us understand how to attract a more talented and diverse student body to all levels of engineering study. • PD 05-1340 • Full Proposal Target Date:  August 15, 2006

  34. Other NSF-wide Opportunities • Ethics and Education in Science and Engineering [05-532] • Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program [05-515] • Nanoscale Science and Engineering (NSE) Program [NSF 04-43] • Nanoscale Science and Engineering Education [05-543] • Science of Learning Centers (SLC) [NSF 05-509] • Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) [NSF 00-144]

  35. Grant Proposal Guide • Provides guidance for preparation of proposals • Specifies process for deviations, such as individual program announcements • Describes process -- and criteria -- by which proposals will be reviewed • Describes process for withdrawals, returns & declinations • Describes the award process and procedures for requesting continued support • Identifies significant grant administrative highlights

  36. Information Sources Read the solicitation! Read the GPG! Read the solicitation! Read the GPG! Read the solicitation! Read the GPG!

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