1. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FROM EHR/DUE DIVISION OF UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FROM EHR/DUE Paul Tymann, ptymann@nsf.gov Program Director EHR/DUE

2. 2 Important! All information provided here represents the opinions of individual Program Officers The only official source for NSF policy is published materials http://nsf.gov/

3. Directorates NSF Director NSF Deputy Director Biological Sciences (BIO) Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) AD – Jim Kurose Education and Human Resources (EHR) AD – Joan Ferrini- Mundy Engineering (ENG) Geosciences (GEO) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)

4. EHR Organization 4 Office of the Assistant Director for EHR Assistant Director: Joan Ferrini-Mundy Graduate Education (DGE) Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL) Undergraduate Education (DUE) DD: Susan Singer Human Resource Development (HRD)

5. 5 Computer Science in EHR/DUE Mike Erlinger – merlinge@nsf.gov Paul Tymann – ptymann@nsf.gov EHR/DGE: Victor Piotrowski – vpiotrow@nsf.gov

6. 6 Important – NEW PAPPG There is a revised NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 15-1) The PAPPG is consistent with, and, implements the new Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance) (2 CFR § 200). Almost 8 pages of changes!!

7. 7 Common Guidelines Developed by the Department of Education and the NSF Search “NSF 13-126” – Common Guidelines “NSF 13-127” – FAQs Defines 6 types of research Reading will put you in the proper “mindset”

8. 8 DUE Programs Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE:EHR) NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) Robert Noyce Scholarship Program (NOYCE)

9. 9 Joint Programs CyberCorps© Scholarships for Service Secure & Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC) Jeremy Epstein STEM+C Partnerships Jan Cuny Cyberlearning Chris Hoadley

10. DIVISION OF UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION (ATE) PROGRAM SOLICITATION NSF 14-577

11. 11 ATE Introduction 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 industry to promote improvement in the education of science and engineering technicians at the undergraduate and secondary school levels The driving Institution in an ATE project must be a two-year college Due date: October 8, 2015

12. 12 ATE Tracks The ATE program supports proposals in three major tracks Projects Centers Targeted Research in Technician Education

13. 13 ATE Projects Range from $25,000 to $300,000 per year Duration of up to three years Except for ATE-Coordination Network projects, which may be up to $200,000 per year for four years. ATE small grants for institutions new to the ATE program: up to $200,000 (each) typically spread over three years.

14. 14 ATE Centers Three types: National ($4M over 5 years) Regional ($3M over 2 years) Support Centers ($1.6M over 4 years) Centers have a carefully articulated mission that advances the ATE program’s mission Must justify new centers

15. 15 Targeted Research on Technical Education The goals of this track are to simulate and support research on technician to build the partnership capacity between 2-year and 4-year institutions and universities to design and conduct research and development projects This track supports 3 levels of research efforts Planning: $150,000 with a duration up to 2 years. Conducting Design Research Pilot Study Exploratory Research and Development: $300,000 total with a duration up to 2 years. Full Scale Research and Development: $800,000 total with a duration up to 3 years.

16. DIVISION OF UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION IMPROVING UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION (IUSE:EHR) PROGRAM SOLICITATION NSF 15-585

17. 17 IUSE Introduction IUSE is in its third year of operation IUSE is a broad program focused on undergraduate STEM education For all types of institutions of higher education Does not include K-12 science and mathematics except in unusual circumstances

18. 18 IUSE Goals Improve STEM Learning & Learning Environments: Improve the knowledge base for defining, identifying, and innovating effective teaching and learning Foster widespread use of evidence-based resources and pedagogies Broaden Participation & Institutional Capacity for STEM Learning: Increase the number and diversity of STEM majors by improving and using evidence-based strategies Build the Professional STEM Workforce for Tomorrow: Enable students to become productive members of the STEM work force and of our STEM-literate society

19. 19 Target Populations Students at two- and four-year schools STEM majors Non STEM majors seeking to fulfill a general education requirement in STEM Faculty members

20. 20 Program Tracks Engaged Student Learning Track Exploration and Design Design and Implementation - Level I Design and Implementation – Level II Institutional and Community Transformation Track Exploration and Design Development and Implementation Research studies, workshops, and special projects are also encouraged

21. 21 Engaged Student Learning Track Exploration and Design Small-scale grants submissions Budgets up to $250,000 Duration typically 2 years Deadline – November 3, 2015 These proposals are seeking to Pose and investigate new teaching materials, instructional strategies, & new methods of assessing student learning and achievement Adapt & implement strategies that are effective at other institutions Many others consistent with IUSE Program goals As a whole, awards will contribute to the body of knowledge about STEM teaching and learning Effective means to broader implementation

22. 22 Engaged Student Learning Track Development and Implementation – Level l Larger projects Budget up to $600,000 Suggested duration of 3 years (permissible to go longer) Deadline – January 13, 2016 Focus on achieving More refinement of working prototypes and approaches Testing and propagation beyond a single institution or Impacts across multiple STEM disciplines within an institution Seeking improved understanding (evidence) of the effectiveness of the project used in multiple settings

23. 23 Engaged Student Learning Track Development and Implementation – Level ll Largest scale projects Budget between $601,000 and $2,000,000 Maximum duration of 5 years (an NSF established maximum) Deadline – January 13, 2016 Intended to support Initiatives that have been found to be effective at smaller scales Large-scale efforts Long-term research on impacts As before, these proposals should have a strong focus on evidence on the effectiveness of the project used in multiple settings

24. 24 Institutional and Community Transformation Institutional Transformation projects may Use innovative approaches to increase the propagation of highly effective teaching and learning methods, typically in one institution Use technology and distance education methods (or hybrid designs) When supported by evidence of potential effectiveness Community Transformation proposals Cut across institutions, possibly in a single undergraduate discipline May also use innovative approaches as above Proposals may focus on Disciplinary need (e.g. gatekeeper courses in biology) Pedagogical approach (e.g. using SCALE-UP in physics) Interdisciplinary programs or combinations of disciplines

25. 25 Institutional and Community Transformation Track Exploration and Design Small-scale efforts Requested budgets up to $250,000 Had typical project durations of 2 years Deadline – November 3, 2015 These proposals described projects seeking to Develop strategies for the adoption, adaptation, and implementation of effective practices by a growing number of faculty instructors Explore challenges to their adoption, with the goal of informing policy, practice, and future development in education enterprise The reviewers required these to contribute to knowledge about increasing the propagation of evidenced-based teaching and learning

26. 26 Institutional and Community Transformation Track Development and Implementation Large scale projects Budget limit is $3,000,000 Maximum duration is 5 years Deadline – January 13, 2016 Typically focus on achieving either Propagation of a practice among multiple institutions Change across multiple STEM disciplines within an institution Evaluation should produce high quality evidence about the effectiveness of the project. In effect these large projects are applied research projects investigating the effectiveness of models of change.

27. DIVISION OF UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION NSF SCHOLARSHIPS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (S-STEM) PROGRAM SOLICITATION NSF 15-581

28. 28 S-STEM Introduction NSF developed the Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Scholarship (CSEMS) program in response to the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-277) The H-1B Visa Reform Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-447) renewed H- 1B fees and directed 30 percent to NSF for scholarships and other undergraduate activities. NSF designed a program based on its experience with CSEMS and the new legislation and renamed the program S-STEM Program funds scholarships and the development and enhancement of effective curricular and co-curricular activities

29. 29 S-STEM Overview Provide scholarships to students with Financial need Talent Must be open to all students that meet these requirements Scholarships can be up to $10,000/year Students must be full time to receive support Student activities must be required of all students Project must include Cohorts Well defined scholarship policy Academic support to ensure student success

30. 30 Recruitment Projects can only admit students based on financial need and talent Recruitment can target specific groups Applicant pool may favor specific groups BUT acceptance in the program can only be based on need and talent

31. 31 Program Strands Strand I - Institutional Capacity Building Strand II – Design and Development Type 1 – Single Institution projects Type 2 – Multi-institutional collaborative efforts

32. 32 Institutional Capacity Building For Institutions with limited research experience Budget limit is $650,000 Maximum duration is 5 years At least 60% must be for scholarships Deadline – September 22, 2015 or May 16, 2016 Focus on Increasing recruitment, retention, student success and completion of STEM degrees. Improve the understanding of evidence-based academic and student support activities Establish new collaborative partnerships and infrastructure

33. 33 D&D – Single Institution For institutions with research experience Budget limit is $1,000,000 Maximum duration is 5 years At least 60% must be for scholarships Deadline – September 22, 2015 or May 16, 2016 Focus on Increasing recruitment, retention, student success Implementation and investigation of academic and student support activities Cognitive and non-cognitive aspects of student experiences and success

34. 34 D&D – Multi-institutional Large scale projects Budget limit is $5,000,000 Maximum duration is 5 years At least 60% must be for scholarships Deadline – January 13, 2016 Focus on Implementation and investigation of a common set of high-quality curricular and/or co-curricular activities Improve the understanding of evidence-based academic and student support activities Built around a common interest in one or more evidence- based educational practice(s) and/or student support(s) or a common interest in student transfer and/or articulation.

35. 35 D&D Management Project teams composed of: PI: Faculty member currently teaching in one of the S- STEM disciplines; Co-PI: STEM administrator; and Co-PI: Institutional, educational, discipline-based educational, or social science researcher at the institution or from another institution or research organization

36. 36 S-STEM Resources Go to http://nsf.gov search for S-STEM – first hit Links at the top of the page Flipped WebinarsFAQs

37. DIVISION OF UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION ROBERT NOYCE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM PROGRAM SOLICITATION NSF 15-530

38. Noyce Overview Act of Congress 2002: established scholarships and stipends 2007: The America COMPETES Act added NSF TF and NSF MTF The goal is to encourage talented STEM majors and STEM professionals to become K-12 STEM teachers. Scholarship, stipend, and fellowship recipients must teach in a high-need school district for a specified number of years. Institutions are responsible for tracking recipients and monitoring teacher service (or repayment).

39. Track 1 (S&S) Scholarships & Stipends undergraduate STEM majors and/or STEM career changers Track 2 (TF) NSF Teaching Fellowships STEM career changers Track 3 (MTF) NSF Master Teaching Fellowships exemplary, experienced STEM teachers Track 4 (Noyce Research) Research on the Preparation, Recruitment, and Retention of K-12 STEM Teachers Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program Solicitation NSF 15- 530

40. Noyce Proposals Program Solicitation NSF 15-530 Proposals must provide evidence of exemplary teacher preparation and development efforts. Proposals must provide evidence of genuine collaboration between faculty in STEM and faculty in education. Every project is expected to be grounded in and contribute to the knowledge base. Proposal Due Dates March 17, 2015 for FY 2015 funds August 4, 2015 for FY 2016 funds

41. DIVISION OF GRADUATE EDUCATION CYBERCORPS(R): SCHOLARSHIP FOR SERVICE (SFS) PROGRAM SOLICITATION NSF 15-584

42. 42 Cybersecurity Education - Funding Opportunities at NSF CyberCorps ® : Scholarship for Service (SFS) – $300-900K per capacity project; $1-5M/Scholarship grant Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC) – up to $300K/project Advanced Technological Education (ATE) – up to $900K/project or $3-5M/center

43. CyberCorps ® : Scholarship for Service (SFS)

44. 44 SFS Mission and Structure The CyberCorps  : 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: The Scholarship Track provides funding to colleges and universities to award scholarships to students. The Capacity Building Track providing funds to support curriculum, outreach, faculty, institutional, and/or partnership development.

45. 45 SFS Scholarships Scholarship Component  Funding: tuition, fees, and stipends ($22.5K for undergrads, $34K for grad students, per year)  Length: 2-3 year scholarship for final years of undergraduate or graduate (master’s or doctoral) education  Obligation: Summer internship, post-graduation service requirement (work in Federal agency equal to scholarship length) Student Eligibility  U.S. Citizen  Enrolled in IA program, within 2-3 years of graduation  Eligible for Federal employment (must be able to acquire security clearance)  Awardee institutions set additional selection criteria Institution Eligibility  National CAE/IAE designation or equivalent (DC3 Forensics, NSA Cyber Ops or alternative evidence)  Offer full-time program of study in IA field(s)

46. 46 Proposal Submission Windows CyberCorps® (SFS) Scholarships – September 14- 25, 2015 Capacity – December 7-18, 2015 SaTC Education Projects December 3-16, (2015)

47. 47 Questions?