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Current and Recent Funding OpportunitiesNovember 6, 2009Challenge Grants in United States History and Culture Description: This grant opportunity is designed to help institutions and organizations strengthen their ability to explore significant themes and events in American history. NEH, National Endowment for the Humanities, challenge grants are capacity-building grants, intended to help institutions and organizations secure long-term improvements in and support for their humanities programs and resources. Grants may be used to establish or enhance endowments or spend-down funds that generate expendable earnings to support ongoing program activities. Funds may also be used for one-time capital expenditures that bring long-term benefits to the institution and to the humanities more broadly. Deadline: February 3, 2010 URL: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/CG_UShistory.html Environmental Education Grants Description: The Grants Program sponsored by EPA's Environmental Education Division (EED), Office of Children's Health Protection and Environmental Education, supports environmental education projects that enhance the public's awareness, knowledge, and skills to help people make informed decisions that affect environmental quality. Deadline: December 15, 2009 URL: http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/grants.html October 29, 2009USDA Higher Education Challege Grants Description: Higher Education Challenge Grants Program (HEC) are designed to stimulate and enable colleges and universities to provide the quality of education necessary to produce baccalaureate or higher degree level graduates capable of strengthening the Nation’s food and agricultural scientific and professional workforce. Deadline: February 5, 2010 URL: http://www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/rfas/higher_education_challenge.html October 6, 2009UW-System Applied Research Grants Description: The UW System-sponsored Applied Research Grant program offers one-year awards for up to $50,000 or, for collaborative proposals, up to $50,000 per participating institution. Faculty and staff in all disciplines on all UW campuses are eligible to apply. Award recipients should consult the appropriate technology transfer agent in order to maximize the potential for intellectual property (IP) protection for IP created using Applied Research Grant funding. The WiSys Technology Advancement Grant (WiTAG) program offers a maximum of $150,000 in funding over a three-year period in science and technology fields only. The UWSA and WiSys collaboration in the joint Applied Research-WiTAG program allows eligible faculty to apply for funding from both programs with one application. UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee researchers are not eligible for Applied Research-WiTAG awards; however, Madison or Milwaukee faculty may collaborate on Applied Research-WiTAG proposals submitted by other UW campuses. Intellectual property created using Applied Research-WiTAG funding must be assigned to WiSys. Deadline: Pre-proposals, Nov 9, 2009; full proposals, January 15, 2009. URL: http://www.uwsa.edu/acss/applres/index.htm UW-System Institute on Race & Ethnicity: Support Grants Description: Four categories of grant support areavailable for implementation during the 2010-11 fiscal year (i.e., July 1, 2010—June 30, 2011).
Approximately $135,000 will be distributed across the four categories. All IRE grants are informed by the UW System’s focus on “Inclusive Excellence” (http://www.uwsa.edu/acss/planning/09Workshop/Inclusive_Excellence_FAQ.pdf). For a more complete explanation of each of the four grant categories, including eligibility and format requirements, see the website. Deadline: April 9, 2010. URL: http://www4.uwm.edu/ire/grant_programs/support_grants.html
September 16, 2009UW-System Institute on Race & Ethnicity: Campus Reading Seminars Description: The intellectual joy of discussing a book or books with colleagues and community members in a seminar-like format is, for many, a rare experience. The Institute's Campus Reading Seminar grants support reading groups and scholarly exchanges on subjects dealing with race, ethnicity, diversity, equity, and inclusivity by making funds available for the purchase of books that focus on such themes. Participants in Campus Reading Seminars may include faculty members, academic and classified staff, students, and people from the community. A faculty or academic staff member must submit the proposal. The interdisciplinary composition and diversity of the participants foster intracampus and cross-disciplinary exchanges, stimulate curricular and pedagogical innovations, and encourage campus-community interaction. Go to the website to learn more and read about previous seminars. Deadline: November 9, 2009. URL: http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/IRE/grant_programs/reading_seminars.html September 10, 2009UW-System Solid Waste Research Council: student grants Description: Proposals are sought for research projects examining the following topics:
University of Wisconsin System graduate students and undergraduate students with at least junior standing are eligible to apply. Only one application per student will be accepted. Up to two students may share the student salary and fringe amount. Faculty advisors may serve as supervisor on up to two student projects per year. Grant recipients are encouraged to use their research project as the basis for obtaining academic credit. Deadline: October 14, 2009 URL: http://www.uwsa.edu/oslp/em/swrp/ September 8, 2009Wisconsin Focus on Energy: Research Grants Description: Wisconsin's Focus on Energy Environmental and Economic Research and Development Program (EERD) requests proposals for a total of $860,000 in grant funding for 2010 research projects that study the environmental and economic impacts of electricity and natural gas use in Wisconsin. EERD is looking for projects that study the environmental or economic impacts of:
Deadline: Intent to propose, October 8, 2009; full proposals, November 11, 2009. URL: http://www.focusonenergy.com/Enviro-Econ-Research/Environmental_Research_Program.aspx September 1, 2009USED: Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Description: The Fulbright- Hays Group Projects Abroad (PA) Program supports overseas projects in training, research, and curriculum development in modern foreign languages and area studies for groups of teachers, students, and faculty engaged in a common endeavor. Projects are short-term and include seminars, curriculum development, or group research or study. Programs must focus onspecific geographic regions of the world: Africa, East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific, the Western Hemisphere (Central and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean), East Central Europe and Eurasia, and the Near East. There are also two competitive priorities worth 5 points each: including instruction in one of 78 languages (see RFP for the complete list); developing and improving foreign language and/or area studies at elementary and secondary schools. Deadline: October 6, 2009. URL: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-20961.pdf August 31, 2009EPA National Center for Environmental Research: P3 Awards Description: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of the P3 (People, Prosperity, and the Planet) Award Program, is seeking applications proposing to research, develop, and design solutions to real world challenges involving the overall sustainability of human society. The P3 competition highlights the use of scientific principles in creating innovative projects focused on sustainability. The P3 Awards program was developed to foster progress toward sustainability by achieving the mutual goals of economic prosperity, protection of the planet, and improved quality of life for its people-- people, prosperity, and the planet – the three pillars of sustainability. The EPA offers the P3 competition in order to respond to the technical needs of the world while moving towards the goal of sustainability. Deadline: January 4, 2010. URL: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=49244 UW-System OPID: Description: The Office of Professional and Instructional Development (OPID) offers support for programs that promote cooperation and exchange among UW System faculty and instructional staff, are focused on effective and innovative teaching to enhance student learning, and promote academic quality throughout the University of Wisconsin System. Programs are typically workshops, presentations, or mini-conferences on teaching-related subjects. Other commonly funded projects include meetings of faculty or staff in a particular discipline to discuss teaching issues raised by that discipline. Often groups invite guest speakers to give presentations as part of their program. The grant funds are intended to support guest travel, materials, and some expenses incidental to the funded event; these are not intended to provide travel for individual faculty members. Awards may range up to $1,000. Deadline: October 23, 2009. URL: http://www.uwsa.edu/opid/grants/index.htm WI DATCP: Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin Description: The Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin (BLBW) grant program invites pre-proposals for projects that are likely to stimulate Wisconsin's agricultural economy by increasing the purchase of Wisconsin grown or produced food by local food buyers. Pre-proposals will be accepted from individuals, groups, businesses and organizations involved in Wisconsin agriculture, agritourism, food retailing, processing, distribution or warehousing. Projects need to show how they will stimulate Wisconsin’s agricultural economy by increasing the purchase of Wisconsin grown or produced food. Deadlines: Pre-proposals, Sept 21, 2009; full proposals, Nov 19, 2009. URL: http://www.datcp.state.wi.us/mktg/business/marketing/val-add/directmktg/blbw.jsp August 5, 2009USDA SARE: Youth and Youth Educator Grants Description: Youth & Youth Educator Sustainable Agriculture Grants are designed to provide opportunities for youth and youth educators in the North Central Region to learn more about Sustainable Agriculture. There are two options:
Deadline: September 15, 2009 URL: http://www.sare.org/ncrsare/youth.htm August 3, 2009NSF: Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Description: The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program supports active research participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of research funded by the National Science Foundation. REU projects involve students in meaningful ways in ongoing research programs or in research projects specifically designed for the REU program. This solicitation features two mechanisms for support of student research: (1) REU Sites are based on independent proposals to initiate and conduct projects that engage a number of students in research. REU Sites may be based in a single discipline or academic department, or on interdisciplinary or multi-department research opportunities with a coherent intellectual theme. Proposals with an international dimension are welcome. A partnership with the Department of Defense supports REU Sites in DoD-relevant research areas. (2) REU Supplements may be requested for ongoing NSF-funded research projects or may be included as a component of proposals for new or renewal NSF grants or cooperative agreements. Deadline: October 22, 2009. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09598/nsf09598.htm?govDel=USNSF_25 NSF: Math Science Partnerships (MSP) Description: 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 contribute to what is known in mathematics and science education and serve as models that have a sufficiently strong evidence/research base to improve the mathematics and science education outcomes for all students. NSF's MSP program coordinates its effort with the Mathematics and Science Partnerships program of the U.S. Department of Education in the expectation that effective innovations in mathematics and science education will be disseminated into wider practice. The two programs are significant components of the America COMPETES Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-69). Through this solicitation, NSF seeks to support five types of MSP awards plus EHR-wide projects:
Deadline: August 20/25, 2009 URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09507/nsf09507.htm July 30, 2009NSF: S-STEM scholarship program Description: This 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. Grantee institutions are responsible for selecting scholarship recipients, reporting demographic information about student scholars, and managing the S-STEM project at the institution. Deadlines: letter of intent, August 11; full proposal, September 14, 2009. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09567/nsf09567.htm American Council of Learned Societies: ACLS Fellowships Description: The ACLS Fellowship Program invites research applications in all disciplines of the humanities and humanities-related social sciences. The ultimate goal of the project should be a major piece of scholarly work by the applicant. ACLS does not fund creative work (e.g., novels or films), textbooks, straightforward translation, or pedagogical projects. The ACLS Fellowships are intended as salary replacement to help scholars devote six to twelve continuous months to full-time research and writing. An ACLS Fellowship may be held concurrently with other fellowships and grants and any sabbatical pay, up to an amount equal to the candidate's current academic year salary. Tenure of the grant may begin no earlier than July 1, 2010 and no later than February 1, 2011. Deadline: September 30, 2009. URL: http://www.acls.org/programs/acls/#hum June 22, 2009NSF: Basic Research to Enable Agriculture Development (BREAD) Description: The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) are partnering to support a new research program to be administered by NSF. The objective of the BREAD Program is to support innovative scientific research designed to address key constraints to smallholder agriculture in the developing world. A significant distinction between BREAD and other NSF programs is that proposals to BREAD must make a clear and well-defined connection between the outcomes of the proposed research and its direct relevance and potential application to agriculture in the developing world. The BREAD Program will take the activities of the PGRP to the next level by supporting a broader range of scientific research and by enabling funding to be allocated to international collaborators through subawards. The Program's focus is on novel, transformative research at the proof-of-concept stage rather than its application or development. Especially encouraged are original proposals that address major constraints to the productivity of crops important to smallholder farmers, or on the development of novel and efficient production practices. Although the Program places an initial emphasis on crop improvement, it will also consider innovative research proposals from scientists in all fields of research and engineering as long as the proposed research is consistent with the Program objectives. Proposals are also expected to address project outcomes in the context of broader societal impacts, and as appropriate to the research proposed, engage international partners in scientific collaborations. Deadlines: August 5, 2009 (required letter of intent); September 9, 2009 (full proposal) URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09566/nsf09566.htm June 17, 2009NSF: Scholarshipsin Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) Description: The 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. Grantee institutions are responsible for selecting scholarship recipients, reporting demographic information about student scholars, and managing the S-STEM project at the institution. Deadline: September 14, 2009 URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09567/nsf09567.htm?govDel=USNSF_25 June 8, 2009USDA/CSREES: New Era Rural Technology Grants Program (RTP) Description:
Deadline: July 20, 2009. URL: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/new_era.html May 13, 2009NSF: Major Research Instrumentation, Recovery and Reinvestment (MRI-R2) Description: The Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) serves to increase access to shared scientific and engineering instruments for research and research training in our Nation's institutions of higher education, museums and science centers, and not-for-profit organizations. This program especially seeks to improve the quality and expand the scope of research and research training in science and engineering, by providing shared instrumentation that fosters the integration of research and education in research-intensive learning environments. Development and acquisition of research instrumentation for shared inter- and/or intra-organization use are encouraged, as are development efforts that leverage the strengths of private sector partners to build instrument development capacity at academic institutions. To accomplish these goals, the MRI program assists with the acquisition or development of shared research instrumentation that is, in general, too costly and/or not appropriate for support through other NSF programs. For the purposes of the MRI Program, proposals must be for either acquisition or development (see Section II.A.2). Instruments are expected to be operational for regular research use by the end of the award period. A key recommendation of a 2006 National Academies report on “Advanced Research Instrumentation and Facilities” (ARIF) was that the NSF should expand the MRI program so that it includes “mid-scale” instrumentation whose capital costs are greater than $2 million, but with costs that are not appropriate for NSF’s Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction account. As a result of the enactment of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, NSF is holding a competition that is separate from the regular MRI competition. For this MRI-R2 competition only, proposals will be accepted for instrument development or for acquisition of a single instrument or a system of related instruments that share a common or specific research focus in the range $100,000-$6 million from Ph.D.-granting institutions of higher education and non-degree-granting organizations; up to $6 million (there is no minimum request) from non-Ph.D.-granting institutions of higher education or the disciplines of mathematical sciences or social, behavioral, and economic sciences at any eligible organization. Deadline: August 10, 2009 URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09561/nsf09561.htm?govDel=USNSF_25 NSF: Academic Research Infrastructure , Recovery and Reinvestment (ARI-R2) Description: Scientific discoveries are emerging at an accelerated pace, presenting new frontiers for exploration, stimulating innovation and economic growth, and driving the development of new tools and systems to support research. Likewise, the convergence of disciplines and the cross-fertilization that characterized contemporary science and engineering have made collaboration a centerpiece of the 21st century science and engineering enterprise. As new scientific opportunities and processes have emerged, the Nation's research facility requirements have also evolved and changed. In 2005, NSF estimated that academic institutions then had at least $3.6 billion in deferred projects to repair and renovate science and engineering research facilities (FY05 Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities.) As a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, NSF will invest $200 million in the Nation's research facilities and research training infrastructure. This investment will advance the science and engineering research enterprise at many institutions. The purpose of this program is to enhance the Nation's existing research facilities where sponsored and/or unsponsored research activities and research training take place to enable next-generation research infrastructure that integrates shared resources across user communities. Consistent with NSF's mission to strengthen the U.S. science and engineering enterprise, the ARI-R² program will:
Deadline: August 24, 2009 URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09562/nsf09562.htm?govDel=USNSF_25 NIH: Recovery Act AREA grants Description: This NIH Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is supported by funds provided to the NIH under the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“Recovery Act” or “ARRA”), Public Law 111-5. The purpose of the Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) program is to stimulate research in educational institutions that provide baccalaureate or advanced degrees for a significant number of the Nation's research scientists, but that have not been major recipients of NIH support. These AREA grants create opportunities for scientists and institutions otherwise unlikely to participate extensively in NIH programs, to contribute to the Nation's biomedical and behavioral research effort. AREA grants are intended to support small-scale health-related research projects proposed by faculty members of eligible, domestic institutions. Grants can pay up to $300,000 for up to three years. Deadline: September 24, 2009. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-09-007.html May 5, 2009UW-System: ESEA Improving Teacher Quality Grants Description: The University of Wisconsin System administers the Wisconsin ESEA Title II Improving Teacher Quality Program. This is a competitive grants program for increasing student achievement in the arts, civics and government, economics, English, foreign languages, geography, history, mathematics, reading or language arts, and science, by improving the teaching and principal quality at the K-12 level in Wisconsin's public and private schools. The funds will provide grants to eligible partnerships: higher education institutions, LEAs, charter schools, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. Deadline: October 9, 2009 URL: http://www.uwsa.edu/acss/esea/rfp.htm#Intro April 20, 2009National Endowment for the Humanities: Summer Stipends Description: Summer Stipends support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to scholars and general audiences in the humanities. Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly tools. Summer Stipends support full-time work on a humanities project for a period of two months. Summer Stipends support projects at any stage of development. Summer Stipends are awarded to individual scholars. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Summer Stipends may not be used for research for doctoral dissertations or theses by students enrolled in a degree program; specific policy studies or educational or technical impact assessments; the preparation or publication of textbooks; studies of teaching methods or theories, surveys of courses and programs, or curriculum development; inventories of collections; works in the creative or performing arts (e.g., painting, writing fiction or poetry, dance performance, etc.); projects that seek to promote a particular political, philosophical, religious, or ideological point of view; or projects that advocate a particular program of social action. Applications may address the holdings or activities of a single institution or may involve collaboration. In all cases, projects should be designed to facilitate sharing, exchange, and interoperability of humanities information and products. Deadline: October 1, 2009 URL: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/stipends.html April 6, 2009USED: Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language (UISFL) Program Description: The UISFL Program provides grants to strengthen and improve undergraduate instruction in Deadline: April 30, 2009. URL: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-7224.pdf March 24, 2009USED: International Research and Studies Program Description: The International Research and Studies (IRS) Program provides grants to conduct research and studies to improve and strengthen instruction in modern foreign languages, area studies, and other international fields. This competition will award extra points to proposals that meet competitive priorities. Competitive Preference Priority 1--Instructional Materials Applications. The development of specialized instructional or assessment materials focused on any of the following seventy-eight (78) languages selected from the U.S. Department of Education's list of Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTLs). Competitive Preference Priority 2--Research, Surveys, and Studies Applications. Research, surveys, assessments, or studies focused on any of the following seventy-eight (78) languages selected from the U.S. Department of Education's list of Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTLs). Deadline: April 23, 2009. URL: http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2009-1/032409g.html USED: Business and International Education Description: The Business and International Education Program provides grants to enhance international business education programs and to expand the capacity of the business community to engage in international economic activities. Competitive priority: The establishment of internships overseas to enable foreign language students to develop their foreign language skills and their knowledge of foreign cultures and societies. Deadline: April 23, 2009. URL: http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2009-1/032409f.html March 4, 2009USDA CSREES: National Integrated Food Safety Initiative Description: The purpose of the National Integrated Food Safety Initiative is to support food safety projects that demonstrate an integrated approach to solving problems in applied food safety research, education, or extension. Various models for integration of applied research, education, and extension will be considered for funding. Applications describing multi-state, multi-institutional, multidisciplinary, and multifunctional activities (and combinations thereof) are encouraged. Applicants are strongly encouraged to address at least two of the three functional areas of research, education, and extension (i.e., research and extension, research and education, or extension and education). Deadline: April 15, 2009. URL: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/09_food_safety.pdf NSF: Research in Undergraduate Institutions Description: The Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) activity supports research by faculty members of predominantly undergraduate institutions through the funding of (1) individual and collaborative research projects, (2) the purchase of shared-use research instrumentation, and (3) Research Opportunity Awards for work with NSF-supported investigators at other institutions. All NSF directorates participate in the RUI activity. RUI proposals are evaluated and funded by the NSF programs in the disciplinary areas of the proposed research. Eligible "predominantly undergraduate" institutions include U.S. two-year, four-year, masters-level, and small doctoral colleges and universities that (1) grant baccalaureate degrees in NSF-supported fields, or provide programs of instruction for students pursuing such degrees with institutional transfers (e.g., two-year schools), (2) have undergraduate enrollment exceeding graduate enrollment, and (3) award an average of no more than 10 Ph.D. or D.Sc. degrees per year in all NSF-supportable disciplines. Autonomous campuses in a system are considered independently, although they may be submitting their proposals through a central office. A Research Opportunity Award is usually funded as a supplement to the NSF grant of the host researcher, and the application is submitted by the host institution. Deadline: none URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2000/nsf00144/nsf00144.htm NSF: Research Experiences for Undergraduates Description: The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program supports active research participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of research funded by the National Science Foundation. REU projects involve students in meaningful ways in ongoing research programs or in research projects specifically designed for the REU program. This solicitation features two mechanisms for support of student research: (1) REU Sites are based on independent proposals to initiate and conduct projects that engage a number of students in research. REU Sites may be based in a single discipline or academic department, or on interdisciplinary or multi-department research opportunities with a coherent intellectual theme. Proposals with an international dimension are welcome. A partnership with the Department of Defense supports REU Sites in DoD-relevant research areas. (2) REU Supplements may be requested for ongoing NSF-funded research projects or may be included as a component of proposals for new or renewal NSF grants or cooperative agreements. Deadline: June 5, 2009 URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07569/nsf07569.htm January 29, 2009NSF: Undergraduate Research and Mentoring in the Biological Sciences (URM) Description: The goal of the URM program is to increase the number and diversity of individuals pursuing graduate studies in all areas of biological research supported by the NSF Directorate for Biological Sciences. Support will be provided to academic institutions to establish innovative programs to engage undergraduates in a year-round research and mentoring activity. Particular emphasis will be placed on broadening participation of members of groups historically underrepresented in science and engineering: African Americans, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Hispanic Americans, Native Pacific Islanders, and persons with disabilities. Deadline: March 3, 2009 URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06591/nsf06591.htm January 28, 2009NSF: Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Track Description: The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Track awards grants to institutions of higher education in the United States, or consortia of such institutions, or nonprofit entities that have established consortia among such institutions of higher education to provide scholarships and programs for juniors and seniors who are majoring in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) and stipends for STEM professionals seeking to become teachers. Support is also provided for summer internships for freshman and sophomore students to provide early field experiences in formal and informal STEM education settings that will spark an interest in teaching. A goal of the program is to recruit individuals with strong STEM backgrounds who might otherwise not have considered a career in K-12 teaching. Proposals may address either the scholarship or the stipend program or both programs. Scholarship and stipend recipients should be selected on the basis of academic merit, with consideration given to financial need and the diversity of participants in the program. Institutions are expected to provide the programs and support to enable scholarship and stipend recipients to obtain teacher certification or licensing and to become successful elementary or secondary teachers. This support should be based on effective, evidence-based strategies and should be available to recipients during their participation in the program and continue after their completion of the program to ease the transition into teaching and aid retention during and beyond the obligatory service period. Program activities for scholarship and stipend recipients may include serving as resources for science and mathematics instruction in K-12 classrooms. Deadline: letter of intent, February 10, 2009; full proposal, February 24/March 10, 2009 URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09513/nsf09513.htm January 26, 2009NSF: Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) Description: The Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program seeks to improve the quality of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education for all undergraduate students. It especially welcomes proposals that have the potential to transform undergraduate education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) for all students. The program supports efforts to create, adapt, and disseminate new learning materials and teaching strategies to reflect advances both in STEM disciplines and in what is known about teaching and learning. It funds projects that develop faculty expertise, implement educational innovations, assess learning and evaluate innovations, prepare K-12 teachers, or conduct research on STEM teaching and learning. It also supports projects that further the work of the program itself, for example, synthesis and dissemination of findings across the program. The program supports projects representing different stages of development, ranging from small, exploratory investigations to large, comprehensive projects. The program is accepting proposals under this solicitation for awards at three levels of support, designated Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3, as well as for awards for projects that support the work of the program itself. Type 2 and 3 projects will typically reflect greater dependence on previous work, supported by the CCLI program or by other sources, and may be at a more mature stage of development than Type 1 projects. Deadline: May 22, 2009 (Type 1); January 13, 2010 (Types 2 & 3) URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09529/nsf09529.html?govDel=USNSF_25 Past Opportunities - 2008 July-DecemberPast Opportunities - 2008 January-JunePast Opportunites - Pre-2008
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