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Name of Funder
National Science Foundation
Grant Program
Advancing Innovation and Impact in Undergraduate STEM Education at Two-Year Institutions of Higher Education
Geographic Area Targeted
National
Search Process Keywords
Undergraduate Education
STEM
Two-Year
Higher Education
Link to Funding Announcement
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=331997
Application Due Date
May 1, 2023
Grant Award Range
Not Published
Expected Number of Awards
Not Published
Eligible Applicants
Unrestricted
Overview of Funding
Projects will be expected to build on prior fundamental and/or applied research in STEM education and provide theoretical and empirical justification for proposed projects as needed. Projects will also be expected to be research-informed and to result in field-tested outcomes and products that enhance STEM teaching and learning at two-year colleges.
Potential Outcomes of Interest: NSF is interested in projects with potential outcomes that include but are not limited to 1) making systemic improvements in STEM education; 2) promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion; 3) mitigating the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on two-year colleges. Potential Approaches of Interest: Of particular interest are projects that aim to advance undergraduate STEM education by: improving student outcomes in foundational STEM courses; broadening and/or creating new STEM curricula; providing STEM students with authentic research experiences, internships, and other experiential learning opportunities; increasing access to high quality STEM education through new technologies; re- or up-skilling incumbent workers for new STEM jobs; building STEM career and seamless transfer pathways; developing novel mechanisms to identify talent and recruit into STEM programs. In all cases, NSF is interested in projects that include substantive public and private partnerships that contribute towards advancing STEM education.
STEM Disciplines: In addition to proposals in traditional STEM fields at two-year colleges, NSF particularly encourages submissions to the disciplines of national priority such as quantum information science, artificial intelligence, robotics, process engineering, and cybersecurity.
Scale and Budget: Projects may focus on different time scales, from near-, to long-term challenges and opportunities, and can range from small, exploratory investigations to large, comprehensive projects. Proposal budgets should be commensurate with the scope and scale of the proposed work and level of effort.
