Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education and Human Resources (IUSE: EHR)
CONTACTS
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| Myles G. Boylan | mboylan@nsf.gov | (703) 292-4617 | |
| Ellen Carpenter | elcarpen@nsf.gov | (703) 292-5104 | |
| Abiodun Ilumoka | ailumoka@nsf.gov | (703) 292-2703 | |
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For specific disciplinary questions, proposers are encouraged to contact a Program Officer in their discipline. Biological Sciences
BIO: Division of Biological Infrastructure
Chemistry
Computer Science
Engineering
ENG: Division of Engineering Education & Centers (EEC)
Geological Sciences
GEO: Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE)
Interdisciplinary
Mathematics
Physics / Astronomy
Pre-service STEM Education
Research/Evaluation/Assessment
Social Sciences and Behavioral Sciences
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PROGRAM GUIDELINES
Solicitation 17-590
Important Information for Proposers
A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 17-1), is effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after January 30, 2017. Please be advised that, depending on the specified due date, the guidelines contained in NSF 17-1 may apply to proposals submitted in response to this funding opportunity.
DUE DATES
Full Proposal Window
October 1, 2017
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October 1, 2018
Exploration and Design Tier for Engaged Student Learning & Institution and Community Transformation
December 12, 2017
Development and Implementation Tier for Engaged Student Learning & Institution and Community Transformation
Beginning in FY 2018, there will be no single date deadlines for Exploration and Design proposals, which may be submitted at any time from October 1, 2017 onward. Please note however that proposals received after May 1 will be held over to the subsequent financial year for possible award (for example awards will be made in FY 19 for proposals received after May 1, 2018).
SYNOPSIS
The fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) hold much promise as sectors of the economy where we can expect to see continuous vigorous growth in the coming decades. STEM job creation is expected to outpace non-STEM job creation significantly, according to the Commerce Department, reflecting the importance of STEM knowledge to the US economy.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) plays a leadership role in development and implementation of efforts to enhance and improve STEM education in the United States. Through the NSF Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) initiative, the agency continues to make a substantial commitment to the highest caliber undergraduate STEM education through a Foundation-wide framework of investments. The IUSE: EHR program is a core NSF undergraduate STEM education program that seeks to improve the effectiveness of undergraduate STEM education for both majors and non-majors. The program is open to application from all institutions of higher education and associated organizations. NSF places high value on educating students to be leaders and innovators in emerging and rapidly changing STEM fields as well as educating a scientifically literate populace. In pursuit of this goal, IUSE: EHR supports projects that have the potential to improve student learning in STEM through development of new curricular materials and methods of instruction, and development of new assessment tools to measure student learning. In addition to innovative work at the frontier of STEM education, this program also encourages replications of research studies at different types of institutions and with different student bodies to produce deeper knowledge about the effectiveness and transferability of findings.
IUSE: EHR also seeks to support projects that have high potential for broader societal impacts, including improved diversity of students and instructors participating in STEM education, professional development for instructors to ensure adoption of new and effective pedagogical techniques that meet the changing needs of students, and projects that promote institutional partnerships for collaborative research and development. IUSE: EHR especially welcomes proposals that will pair well with the efforts of NSF INCLUDES (https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/nsfincludes/index.jsp) to develop STEM talent from all sectors and groups in our society. Collaborations are encouraged between IUSE proposals and existing INCLUDES projects, provided the collaboration strengthens both projects.
For all the above objectives, the National Science Foundation invests primarily in evidence-based and evidence-generating approaches to understand and improve STEM learning and learning environments, improve the diversity of STEM students and majors, and prepare STEM majors for the workforce. In addition to contributing to STEM education in the host institution(s), proposals should have the promise of adding more broadly to our understanding of effective teaching and learning practices.
The IUSE: EHR program recognizes and respects the variety of discipline-specific challenges and opportunities facing STEM faculty as they strive to incorporate results from educational research into classroom practice and work with education research colleagues and social science scholars to advance our understanding of effective teaching and learning.
Toward these ends the program features two tracks: (1) Engaged Student Learning and (2) Institutional and Community Transformation. Two tiers of projects exist within each track: (i) Exploration and Design and (ii) Development and Implementation.
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Exploration and Design |
Development and Implementation |
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Engaged Student Learning |
Up to $300K, for up to 3 years |
Level 1: Up to $600K, for up to 3 years Level 2: $601K-$2M, for up to 5 years |
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Institutional and Community Transformation |
Up to $300K, for up to 3 years |
Up to $3M, for up to 5 years |
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DUE Current Programs
THIS PROGRAM IS PART OF
What Has Been Funded (Recent Awards Made Through This Program, with Abstracts)
