[STEM-funding] OSU BETHA; NSF DRK-12; NSF REAL; NIH Bridges to the Doctorate

[Christopher Andersen]

*1) OSU Battelle Endowment for Technology & Human Affairs (BETHA):* The
2013-14 Call for Proposals has been released for BETHA program (
http://research.osu.edu/researchers/funding/betha/)<http://research.osu.edu/researchers/funding/betha/>
:

The Battelle Endowment committee seeks outstanding proposals that influence
future leaders to become more knowledgeable about, and engaged with, the
relationship between science and technology and broader social and cultural
issues. We encourage projects that bring together expertise from two or
more disciplines or institutional partners, and those that envision
collaborative opportunities for faculty, students, and community members.
Projects that address engineering-related topics or feature collaborations
between engineering and the social sciences or arts/humanities are
particularly welcomed. Proposals that involve pure research or seek only to
acquire or use technology (e.g., to purchase computers or other equipment)
rather than explore its impact on broader social issues, are not generally
competitive. Evidence of other support (e.g., matching funds) is encouraged
and preferred, although not required.

Awards range from $10,000-$60,000, usually over 2 years. Proposals are due
November 26.

*2) NSF Discovery Research K-12 (DRK-12):* The National Science Foundation
has released a revised solicitation for its DRK-12 program (
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=500047). From the program
synopsis:

The Discovery Research K-12 program (DRK-12) seeks to significantly enhance
the learning and teaching of science, technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM) by preK-12 students and teachers, through research and
development of innovative resources, models and tools (RMTs). Projects in
the DRK-12 program build on fundamental research in STEM education and
prior research and development efforts that provide theoretical and
empirical justification for proposed projects. Teachers and students who
participate in DRK-12 studies are expected to enhance their understanding
and use of STEM content, practices and skills.
DRK-12 invites proposals that address immediate challenges that are facing
preK-12 STEM education as well as those that anticipate radically different
structures and functions of pre-K 12 teaching and learning. The DRK-12
program has four major research and development strands: (1) Assessment;
(2) Learning; (3) Teaching; and (4) Implementation Research.

Proposals are due December 6. Funding levels vary by type of proposal:

*Exploratory* projects up to $450,000 with duration up to three years
*Full Design and Development* projects up to $3,000,000 with duration up to
four years
*Conference/Workshop/Synthesis* projects up to $100,000 for duration up to
two years.

*3) NSF Research on Education and Learning (REAL):* NSF has finally
released the long-awaited REAL solicitation (
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13667), which combines the
REESE, RDE, and GSE programs. From the program synopsis:

What is distinctive about the new REAL program is the emphasis placed on
the accumulation of robust evidence to inform efforts to (a) understand,
(b) build theory to explain, and (c) suggest interventions (and
innovations) to address persistent challenges in STEM interest, education,
learning, and participation. The program supports advances in research on
STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) learning and
education by fostering efforts to explore all aspects of education research
from foundational knowledge to improvements in STEM learning and learning
contexts, both formal and informal, from childhood through adulthood, for
all groups, and from the earliest developmental stages of life through
participation in the workforce, resulting in increased public understanding
of science and engineering. The REAL program will fund research on, human
learning in STEM; learning in STEM learning environments, and broadening
participation research.

Letters of Intent are due October 25, and full proposals are due January
10. Funding levels vary by type of proposal:

*Early Stage Research** *proposals have a maximum total award size of
$500,000 and a maximum duration of 3 years
*Middle Stage Research** *proposals* *have a maximum total award size of
$1,500,000 and a maximum duration of 3 years
*Later Stage Research** *proposals have a maximum total award size of
$2,500,000 and a maximum duration of 5 years.

*4) NIH Bridges to the Doctorate: *The National Institutes of Health has
reissued its Bridges to the Doctorate FOA
(http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-13-341.html<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-13-341.html>).
>From the overview:

...encourages applications from institutions that propose to enhance the
pool of master’s degree students from underrepresented backgrounds who are
trained and available to participate in NIH-funded research. This
initiative promotes partnerships/consortia between colleges or universities
granting a terminal master’s degree with institutions that offer the
doctorate degree. The program expects that the joint efforts of doctorate
degree-granting and master’s degree-granting institutions will foster the
development of a well-integrated institutional program that will provide
students with the necessary academic preparation and skills to enable their
transition and successful completion of the Ph.D. degree in biomedical and
behavioral sciences.

Proposals are due November 1. Funding is limited to $250,000/year in direct
costs for up to 5 years.

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Christopher Andersen
Director
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) Initiatives
186 University Hall, 230 North Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210-1335 USA
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