[STEM-funding] NSF NRI

[Christopher Andersen]

*NSF National Robotics Initiative (NRI):* The National Science Foundation
has released a revised solicitation for its NRI program (
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503641). From the program
description:

*II.C. Planning Testbeds and Applications for K-16 Education*

To explore the linking of robotics research efforts and testbeds for K-16
education, NSF's Directorate for Education and Human Resources will provide
small project level funding for planning, study, and prototyping projects.
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,
*education-focused
proposals are discouraged for the large competition.*

Example activities are:

   - Design of innovative robotic technologies as tools for enhancing STEM
   learning in formal and informal learning environments.
   - Applications that further the development of co-robot systems that
   support personalized learning.
   - Design, implementation, and rigorous study of robotics competitions
   impact on student engagement, motivation to learn STEM content, and STEM
   career motivation.

Small projects: One or more investigator projects are expected to range
from approximately $100,000 to $250,000 per year in *direct costs* averaged
over the duration of the project, with durations of one to five years. It
is expected that 20 - 30 small awards will be made, most from partner
agencies, and many of these awards will be shorter in duration than five
years and on the *small end* of the range.

Proposals for small projects are due December 11.
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Christopher Andersen
Director, STEM Initiatives
College of Arts and Sciences
The Ohio State University
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Columbus, OH 43210-1335 USA
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