[STEM-funding] NSF DR K-12; NSF SEES; NSF REESE; NSF RDE; NSF GSE

[Christopher Andersen]

I met with program directors at NSF last week and received a few updates:

*1) NSF Discovery Research K-12 (DR K-12): *Note this language in the new
solicitation (http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=500047):

All Full Research and Development Learning Strand projects* *must result in
a usable product and indicate how the product could be adopted and directly
support formal education.

The language in the previous solicitation seemed to indicate that a product
*could* be a deliverable for a project. However, the lead program director
indicated that under the new solicitation, Learning Strand projects should
definitely result in a product (ex., a curriculum module) and that
Assessment Strand and Teaching Strand projects will usually be expected to
result in a product. If a project plans to study
assessment/learning/teaching but will not result in a product, then it is
more appropriate for the REESE program.

There will be an informational webinar about the DR K-12 solicitation,
probably at the beginning of November. (Remember that the Letter of Intent
is due November 17.) The webinar dates will likely be announced in about a
week.

*2) NSF **Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability
(SEES):*Matt Platz (currently on loan from OSU to NSF) will be
speaking about the
NSF-wide SEES initiative (
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504707) on October 3 from
10am-noon in e100 Scott Lab. From the NSF synopsis:

SEES activities span the entire range of scientific domains at NSF and aim
to:
1) support interdisciplinary research and education that can facilitate the
move towards global sustainability;
2) build linkages among existing projects and partners and add new
participants in the sustainability research enterprise; and
3) develop a workforce trained in the interdisciplinary scholarship needed
to understand and address the complex issues of sustainability.

Programs funded under SEES include:

   - *Sustainability Research Networks (SRN)* ($12 million over 4-5 years) (
   http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503645&org=NSF)
   - *Sustainable Energy Pathways (SEP)* ($500,000/year for up to 4 years) (
   http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504690)
   - *Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability Fellows* (
   http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504673&org=NSF)

3) You may recall that NSF announced earlier that at least part of the
activities previously funded under the *Research in Disabilities Education
(RDE)* and *Research on Gender in Science and Engineering
(GSE)*solicitations would be moved into the
*Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering
(REESE)*solicitation. Whatever the new configuration will be, NSF
anticipates
releasing the solicitations very soon.

-- 

Christopher Andersen
Director, STEM Initiatives
College of Arts and Sciences
The Ohio State University
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230 North Oval Mall
Columbus, OH 43210-1335 USA
andersen.18 at osu.edu

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