<div dir="ltr"><div><b>1) NSF Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL):</b> The National Science Foundation has released a revised solicitation for its AISL program (<a href="http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504793" target="_blank">http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504793</a>). From the program description:<br>
<p style="margin-left:40px">The <b>Advancing Informal STEM Learning (</b>AISL) program
seeks to advance new approaches to and evidence-based understanding of
the design and development of STEM learning in informal environments for
public and professional audiences; provide multiple pathways for
broadening access to and engagement in STEM learning experiences;
advance innovative research on and assessment of STEM learning in
informal environments; and develop understandings of deeper learning by
participants.</p><div style="margin-left:40px">
</div><p style="margin-left:40px">Whether for personal satisfaction, professional
advancement, or fulfilling learning requirements for pre-K through
graduate and professional education, greater possibilities for accessing
and understanding informal education are emerging through increased
access to STEM learning anywhere and anytime. These personalized
learning options and participatory learning environments are also
expanding and broadening participation in STEM and blurring many
distinctions between formal and informal learning settings. Many of
these changes are related directly or indirectly to the pervasiveness
and accessibility of digital technologies. </p>Proposals are due January 14, 2104. Funding varies by type of project:<br><div style="margin-left:40px"> (1) Pathways projects: up to $300,000 with duration up to two years;
<br>(2) Research in Service to Practice projects: from $300,000 to
$2,000,000 with a duration from two to five years; <br>(3) Innovations in
Development projects: $500,000 to $3,000,000 with duration up to five
years; <br>(4) Broad Implementation projects from $500,000 to $3,000,000
with a duration from two to five years<br></div></div><div><br><b><span>2) NSF</span> National Robotics Initiative (<span>NRI</span>):</b> NSF has also released a revised solicitation for its <span>NRI</span> program (<a href="http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503641" target="_blank">http://www.<span>nsf</span>.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503641</a>), which includes funding from NIH, NASA, and USDA. From the program description:<br>
<p style="margin-left:40px"><b>II.C. Planning Testbeds and Applications for K-16 Education</b> </p><div style="margin-left:40px">
</div><p style="margin-left:40px">To explore the linking of robotics research efforts and
testbeds for K-16 education, NSF's Directorate for Education and Human
Resources will provide funding at the lower end of the funding range for
planning, study, and prototyping projects (refer to section III: Award
Information). Successful applicants are expected to demonstrate high
potential to advance K-16 science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM) education. Due to limited funds and the multi-agency
nature of this solicitation, <b>education-focused proposals are discouraged at the higher end of the funding range.</b></p><div style="margin-left:40px">
</div><p style="margin-left:40px">Example activities are:</p><div style="margin-left:40px">
</div><ul style="margin-left:40px"><li>Design of innovative robotic technologies as tools for enhancing STEM learning in formal and informal learning environments.</li><li>Applications that further the development of co-robot systems that support personalized learning.</li>
<li>Design, implementation, and rigorous study of robotics
competitions impact on student engagement, motivation to learn STEM
content, and STEM career motivation.</li></ul><p>Proposals are due January 21, 2014. Although there is only one class of proposals, agency requirements
and funding mechanisms dictate two ranges of consideration on this
solicitation, by agency:
</p><ol><li><b>NIH</b> and <b>USDA</b> will
consider: Projects comprising one or more investigators with budgets
ranging from approximately $100,000 to $250,000 per year in <b>direct costs</b> averaged over the duration of the project, with durations of one to three years. </li><li><b>NSF</b> and <b>NASA</b> will
consider: Projects comprising one or more investigators with budgets
ranging from approximately $100,000 to $1,000,000 per year in <b>total costs</b>
(direct and indirect) averaged over the duration of the project, with
durations of one to three years. It is expected that the bulk of awards
will be made at the smaller end of the range.</li></ol></div><p><b>3) NSF Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarships:</b> NSF has also released a revised solicitation for its Noyce program (<a href="http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5733" target="_blank">http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5733</a>). From the program synopsis:</p>
<p style="margin-left:40px">The <b>Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program</b> seeks to
encourage talented science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
majors and professionals to become K-12 mathematics and science
teachers. The <b>Noyce Scholarship Track</b> provides funds to
institutions of higher education to support scholarships, stipends, and
academic programs for undergraduate STEM majors and post-baccalaureate
students holding STEM degrees who earn a teaching credential and commit
to teaching in high-need K-12 school districts. The <b>NSF Teaching Fellowship/Master Teaching Fellowship Track</b>
provides funding to support STEM professionals who enroll as NSF
Teaching Fellows in master's degree programs leading to teacher
certification by providing academic courses, professional development,
and salary supplements while they are fulfilling a four-year teaching
commitment in a high-need school district. This track also supports the
development of NSF Master Teaching Fellows by providing professional
development and salary supplements for exemplary mathematics and science
teachers to become Master Teachers while they fulfill a five-year
teaching commitment in high-need school districts. <b>Capacity Building Projects</b>
support the development of new programs and activities to increase the
capacity for institutions to provide innovative teacher preparation
programs that enable increasing numbers of STEM majors and STEM
professionals to become effective K-12 mathematics and science teachers
and to develop the capacity to prepare Master science and mathematics
teachers. <br></p><p>Letters of intent are due February 5, 2014 and full proposals are due March 5, 2014. Funding amounts vary depending on the track and phase of the proposal.<br></p><p><b>4) Great Lakes College Success: </b>The Great Lakes Philanthropy
has released a new set of application guidelines for its College
Success grant program
(<a href="http://www.mygreatlakes.org/web/community/content/community/grants/successOverview.html" target="_blank">http://www.mygreatlakes.org/web/community/content/community/grants/successOverview.html</a>). From its "Overview" webpage:<br>
</p><div style="margin-left:40px">Colleges have services that have proven effective in helping
participating students stay in school, earn the grades they need, and
graduate. But these services are helping only a small percentage of all
students who need them. Colleges may not have the resources, such as
staffing, to identify and connect the students in need with the services
available.
</div><p style="margin-left:40px">That's where Great Lakes can help. Unlike previous <i>College Success</i> grants, our 2014-2015 <i>College Success</i>
grant is NOT intended to fund existing campus-based programs that serve
underrepresented students. Instead, it is intended to provide resources
to allow institutions to identify at-risk freshmen who exhibit warning
signs early in the semester, and connect them with the services that
will help them complete the credits they attempt during their first year
of college, and earn the grades necessary to position themselves for a
successful college career. <br></p><p>Proposals are due January 6, 2014.
Funding is for up to $200,000 for one year. Applications are limited to
one per institution. There will be an informational webinar on November
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