Exploring NSF Funding Opportunities in DUE

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Exploring NSF Funding Opportunities in DUE

• Tim Fossum
• Division of Undergraduate Education
• tfossum_at_nsf.gov
• Vermont EPSCoR NSF Research Day
• May 6, 2008

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The NSF Structure
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NSF Programsin theDivision of Undergraduate
Education

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Federal Cyber ServiceScholarship for Service
(SFS)

• Co-sponsored by NSF and the Department of
  Homeland Security
• Goal protect the nations critical computer
  infrastructure, systems, and networks
• Objective Increase supply of Information
  Assurance (IA) professionals in Federal Service
• Search NSF website for SFS

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SFS Institution Requirements

• Center of Academic Excellence in Information
  Assurance Education (CAEIAE) see
  http//www.nsa.gov/ia/academia/caeiae.cfm
• Can partner with a CAEIAE institution

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SFS Tracks

• Two tracks
• Capacity Building
• Scholarship

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SFS awards (FY2008)

• Typical award sizes
• Scholarship 400K/year for four years (5 new
  awards, often as continuing grants)
• Capacity building 100K/year for two years (plus
  another 100K/year if in collaboration with a
  MSI) (10 new awards)

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SFS awards

• Since FY2001
• 29 SFS scholarship track grants
• 953 students received scholarships
• FY2008 budget 11.6M
• FY2009 request 15M

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Advanced Technological Education (ATE)

• Goal Educate technicians for the high-tech
  fields that drive our nations economy
• Sample activities
• Curriculum development
• Faculty professional development
• Building career pathways
• Search NSF website for ATE

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ATE Institution Requirements

• Focus is on two-year colleges
• All proposals are expected to include one or more
  two-year colleges in leadership roles
• A consortium of institutions may also apply

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ATE Tracks

• Projects
• Program improvement
• Professional development for educators
• Curriculum and educational materials development
• Teacher preparation
• Small grants to new awardees

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ATE Tracks

• ATE Centers
• National Centers of Excellence
• Regional Centers of Excellence
• Resource Centers
• Targeted research on technician education

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ATE awards (FY2008)

• Typical award sizes
• Projects 200K/year for 3 years (45 new awards)
• Small Grants 75K/year for 2 years (15 new
  awards)
• National Centers 1.2M/year for 4 years (2 new
  awards)
• FY2008 budget 46M

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Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Talent Expansion Program (STEP)

• Goal increase the number of students receiving
  associate or baccalaureate degrees in STEM
• Search NSF website for STEP

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STEP Tracks

• Type 1 Implement strategies that will increase
  the number of students obtaining STEM degrees.
  (If you have already had a Type 1 award, see the
  solicitation)
• Type 2 Conduct research on factors affecting
  associate or baccalaureate degree attainment in
  STEM

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STEP Type 1

• Possible project activities
• Focus directly on student learning
• Incorporate current technology
• Develop interdisciplinary approaches
• Offer bridge programs
• Increases in a particular field must not be at
  the expense of other fields!

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STEP Type 2

• Goal contribute to the knowledge base of
  scholarly research in science education relating
  to factors affecting associate or baccalaureate
  degree attainment in STEM
• Project outcomes should be useful to educators

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STEP awards (FY2008)

• Maximum award sizes
• Type 1 (typically continuing grants, 15-20 awards
  anticipated)
• 100K/year for 5 years for students lt 5000
• 200K/year for 5 years for 5000lt students lt
  15000
• 400K/year for 5 years for 15000lt students
• Type 2 500K/year for 3 years (2 awards
  anticipated)
• FY 2008 budget 26M

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Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement
(CCLI)

• CCLI seeks to improve the quality of STEM
  education for 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
• Search the NSF website for CCLI

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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

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CCLI Organized Cycle of Innovation into 5
Components
Creating New Learning Materials and Teaching
Strategies
Conducting Research on Undergraduate STEM
Education
Developing Faculty Expertise
Assessing Student Achievement
Implementing Educational Innovations
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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 activitiesdeep broad, combine
  proven results and mature innovations from
  several component areas, sustainability, national
  dissemination, etc.

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CCLI awards (FY2008)

• Typical award sizes
• Phase 1 75K/year for 2 years
• (80 new awards)
• Phase 2 170K/year for 3 years
• (25 new awards)
• Phase 3 500K/year for 4 years
• (3 new awards)
• Co-funding allows for more awards
• FY 2008 budget 34M

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Scholarships in Science,Technology, Engineering,
andMathematics (S-STEM)

• Awards grants to institutions to provide
  scholarships to academically talented, but
  financial needy, students
• Students can be pursuing associate,
  baccalaureate, or graduate degrees
• Funded by the H-1B visa program
• Search the NSF website for S-STEM

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S-STEM

• Eligible disciplines biology, physical and
  mathematical sciences, computer and information
  sciences, geosciences, and engineering
• Technology programs in these disciplines are also
  supported
• Individual student scholarships may be for up to
  10K/yr, based on need
• One proposal per school or college

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S-STEM projects

• 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 scholarship students full time

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S-STEM (FY 2008)

• Typical awards sizes
• 150K/year for 4 years
• (110 new awards)
• FY2008 budget 60M

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Thanks!

• For further information about a particular
  program, contact the cognizant Program Officer.