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Directorate of Education and Human Resources

• Claudia Rankins
• Program Director, HBCU-UP
• National Science Foundation
• July 9, 2009

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Directorate for Education and Human Resources
Office of the Assistant Director (OAD)
Division of Graduate Education (DGE)
Division of Human Resource Development (HRD)
Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)
Division of Research on Learning in Formal and
Informal Settings (DRL)
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Directorate for Education and Human Resources

• The mission of EHR is to achieve excellence in
  U.S. science, technology, engineering and
  mathematics (STEM) education at all levels and in
  all settings (both formal and informal) in order
  to support the development of a diverse and
  well-prepared workforce of scientists,
  technicians, engineers, mathematicians and
  educators and a well-informed citizenry that have
  access to the ideas and tools of science and
  engineering.

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Division of Graduate Education (DGE)

• The Graduate Research Fellowship provides three
  years of support for graduate study leading to
  research-based masters or doctoral degrees and
  is intended for students who are in the early
  stages of their graduate study.
• IGERT--Integrative Graduate Education and
  Research Traineeship Program--has been developed
  to meet the challenges of educating U.S. Ph.D.
  scientists and engineers who will pursue careers
  in research and education, with the
  interdisciplinary backgrounds, deep knowledge in
  chosen disciplines, and technical, professional,
  and personal skills to become, in their own
  careers, leaders and creative agents for change.

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Research on Learning in Formal and Informal
Settings (DRL)

• ATE--With an emphasis on two-year colleges, the
  Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program
  focuses on the education of technicians for the
  high-technology fields that drive our nation's
  economy. The program involves partnerships
  between academic institutions and employers to
  promote improvement in the education of science
  and engineering technicians at the undergraduate
  and secondary school levels. The ATE program
  supports curriculum development professional
  development of college faculty and secondary
  school teachers career pathways to two-year
  colleges from secondary schools and from two-year
  colleges to four-year institutions and other
  activities. A secondary goal is articulation
  between two-year and four-year programs for K-12
  prospective teachers that focus on technological
  education. The program also invites proposals
  focusing on applied research relating to
  technician education.

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Research on Learning in Formal and Informal
Settings (DRL)

• Informal Science Education (ISE) --The ISE
  program invests in projects that develop and
  implement informal learning experiences designed
  to increase interest, engagement, and
  understanding of science, technology,
  engineering, and mathematics (STEM) by
  individuals of all ages and backgrounds, as well
  as projects that advance knowledge and practice
  of informal science education. Projects may
  target either public audiences or professionals
  whose work directly affects informal STEM
  learning. ISE projects are expected to
  demonstrate strategic impact, innovation, and
  collaboration.

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Research on Learning in Formal and Informal
Settings (DRL)

• The Innovative Technology Experiences for
  Students and Teachers (ITEST) program responds to
  current concerns and projections about the
  growing demand for professionals and information
  technology workers in the U.S. and seeks
  solutions to help ensure the breadth and depth of
  the STEM workforce. ITEST supports research
  studies to address questions about how to find
  solutions. It also supports the development,
  implementation, testing, and scale-up of
  implementation models. A large variety of
  possible approaches to improving the STEM
  workforce and to building students capacity to
  participate in it may be implemented and studied.
  ITEST projects may include students or teachers,
  kindergarten through high school age, and any
  area of the STEM workforce. 

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Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)

• The Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory
  Improvement (CCLI) program supports efforts to
  create, adapt, and disseminate new learning
  materials and teaching strategies, develop
  faculty expertise, implement educational
  innovations, assess learning and evaluate
  innovations, and conduct research on STEM
  teaching and learning. The program supports three
  types of projects representing three different
  phases of development, ranging from small,
  exploratory investigations to large,
  comprehensive projects.

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Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)

• The Math and Science Partnership (MSP) program is
  a major research and development effort that
  supports innovative partnerships to improve K-12
  student achievement in mathematics and science.
  MSP projects are expected to raise the
  achievement levels of all students and
  significantly reduce achievement gaps in the
  mathematics and science performance of diverse
  student populations. In order to improve the
  mathematics and science achievement of the
  Nation's students, MSP projects serve as models
  that have a sufficiently strong evidence/research
  base to improve the mathematics and science
  education outcomes for all students.

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Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)

• The Scholarships in Science, Technology,
  Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) program
  makes grants to institutions of higher education
  to support scholarships for academically
  talented, financially needy students, enabling
  them to enter the workforce following completion
  of an associate, baccalaureate, or graduate level
  degree in science and engineering disciplines.

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Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)

• The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program
  seeks to encourage talented science, technology,
  engineering, and mathematics majors and
  professionals to become K-12 mathematics and
  science teachers. The program provides funds to
  institutions of higher education to support
  scholarships, stipends, and programs for students
  who commit to teaching in high-need K-12 school
  districts.

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Human Resource Development

• HRD Goals
• Increase the number of underrepresented students
  earning quality STEM degrees -associate degree
  through Ph.D.
• Increase the number of underrepresented faculty
  at all types of institutions of higher education
• Further our understanding of how to broaden
  participation in STEM (research on broadening
  participation)

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Human Resource Development

• ADVANCE Increasing the Participation
  Advancement of Women in Science and Engineering
  Careers
• Alliances for Broadening Participation in STEM
  (ABP)
• Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation
• Alliance for Graduate Education and the
  Professoriate (AGEP)
• Centers of Research Excellence in Science and
  Technology (CREST) and Research Infrastructure
  for Science and Engineering (RISE)
• HBCU - Undergraduate Program (HBCU - UP)
• Research in Disabilities Education (RDE)
• Research on Gender in Science and Engineering
  (GSE)
• Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP)

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Human Resource Development

• Crosscutting programs
• 1) Cooperative Activity with Department of
  Energy Programs for Education and Human Resource
  Development
• 2) Innovation Through Institutional
  Integration
• I-Cubed
• The division homepage is available at
• http//www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?divHRD

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HBCU - Undergraduate Program(HBCU-UP)

• This program provides awards to enhance the
  quality of undergraduate science, technology,
  engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and
  research at Historically Black Colleges and
  Universities (HBCUs) as a means to broaden
  participation in the Nation's STEM workforce.

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HBCU - Undergraduate Program(HBCU-UP)

• Implementation Projects up to 2.5 M for five
  years
• Comprehensive projects to improve the quality of
  STEM programs
• Targeted Infusion Projects - 75 to 150 K for
  1-2 years
• Short term project with a well defined measurable
  goal
• Education Research Projects 150,000 per yr
  for 3 years
• Education research to inform education programs
  at HBCUs

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Research in Disabilities Education

• The Research in Disabilities Education (RDE)
  program seeks to broaden the participation and
  achievement of people with disabilities in all
  fields of science, technology, engineering, and
  mathematics (STEM) education and associated
  professional careers.

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Research in Disabilities Education

• Proposal types
• Research informing educational practice
• Dissemination of research
• Regional Alliances for persons with disabilities
  in STEM education

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Research on Gender in Science and Engineering  

• The Research on Gender in Science and Engineering
  program supports efforts to understand and
  address gender-based differences in science,
  technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
  education and workforce participation through
  research, the diffusion of research-based
  innovations, and extension services in education
  that will lead to a larger and more diverse
  domestic science and engineering workforce.

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Research on Gender in Science and Engineering  

• Proposal types
• Research informing educational practice
• Dissemination of research
• Integration of proven good practices in education
  

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Getting Started on Writing a Proposal

• Start early
• Get acquainted with FASTLANE (www.FastLane.nsf.org
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• Read the Program Announcement and follow the
  guidelines
• Contact a program officer to discuss your idea
• Become an NSF reviewer
• MyNSF allows you to receive updates about NSF
  programs. Subscribe at www.nsf.gov/mynsf
• Read and follow the PAPPG which contains the GPG

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Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures 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

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Award and Review Process

• PHASE I PROPOSAL PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION
  90 DAYS
• 1 - Opportunity Announced. All funding
  opportunities are announced on the NSF website.
  Grants.gov is another source for finding and
  applying for NSF funding.
• 2 - Proposal Submitted. The Grant Proposal Guide
  (GPG) is the source for guidance on preparing and
  submitting a proposal to NSF. The proposing
  organization submits the proposal to NSF via
  either the NSF FastLane System or via Grants.gov.
  
• 3 - Proposal Received. Proposals are received by
  the NSF Proposal Processing Unit and are assigned
  to the appropriate program for acknowledgement
  and, if they meet NSF requirements, for review.

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Award and Review Process

• PHASE II -PROPOSAL REVIEW AND PROCESSING 6
  MONTHS
• 4 -Reviewers Selected. Reviewers are selected
  based on their specific and/or broad knowledge of
  the science and engineering fields their broad
  knowledge of the infrastructure of the science
  and engineering enterprise, and its educational
  activities and to the extent possible, diverse
  representation within the review group.
• 5 - Peer Review. All NSF proposals are reviewed
  through use of the two NSB-approved merit review
  criteria Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts.
  Some solicitations may have additional review
  criteria.
• 6 - Program Officer Recommendation. After
  scientific, technical and programmatic review,
  the NSF Program Officer recommends to the
  cognizant Division Director whether the proposal
  should be recommended for an award or declined
  for funding.

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Award and Review Process

• 7 - Division Director Review. If the decision is
  made to decline the award, the organization is
  notified and review information is available in
  the FastLane System. If the decision is to award,
  the recommendation is submitted to a Grants
  Agreements Officer in the Division of Grants and
  Agreements (DGA).
• PHASE III AWARD PROCESSING 30 DAYS
• 8 - Business Review. The Grants and Agreements
  Officer In the Division of Grants and Agreements
  (DGA) conducts a review of business, financial,
  and policy implications. Generally, DGA makes
  awards within 30 days after the program office
  makes its recommendation.
• 9 - Award Finalized. The award itself is
  comprised of an award notice, budget, proposal,
  applicable NSF conditions, and any other
  documents or requirements incorporated by
  reference into the agreement. Each NSF award
  notice specifically identifies certain conditions
  that are applicable to, and become part of, that
  award.

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Contact Information

• Claudia Rankins
• crankins_at_nsf.gov
• 703-292-8109