[STEM-funding] NASA SMD Science Education; NSF PFE: RIEF, PRIME, Noyce

[Christopher Andersen]

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*1) NASA Science Mission Directorate Science Education Cooperative
Agreement Notice* (CAN) is a wide-ranging funding opportunity that includes
efforts in K–12 education, undergraduate education, and informal education
(solicitation at http://go.osu.edu/nasaSMD):

"Proposals shall articulate an innovative science education program
addressing how the offeror will cooperate with NASA to promote
understanding of NASA science, by major discipline (Heliophysics, Earth
Science, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics and cross-Divisional
activities) in support of SMD Science Education objectives.
At a top level, SMD science education objectives are:
• Enable STEM education
• Improve U.S. scientific literacy
• Advance National education goals
• Leverage efforts through partnerships"

The CAN provides no guidance on the size of proposal budgets except to
indicate the possible total amount NASA has available to the program: "NASA
intends to select one or more focused, science discipline-based team(s). It
is expected that approximately $15M-$42M will be available per award year
to support awards of multiple Cooperative Agreements, although a single
award addressing all requirements is not precluded." Cooperative agreements
will be 5 years, with an option for five additional years. Notices of
Intent are due March 4, and proposals are due May 4.

A pre-proposal virtual conference will be held February 17 at 1:00 pm--the
directions will be posted at an unspecified location within the vast
http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ website at an unspecified time in the future.

*2) NSF Professional Formation of Engineers: Research Initiation in
Engineering Formation* (PFE: RIEF) program (
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503603) "enables
engineering faculty who are renowned for teaching, mentoring, or leading
educational reform efforts on their campus to initiate collaborations with
colleagues in the social and/or learning sciences to address difficult,
boundary-spanning problems in the professional formation of engineers."

"At least one (co) PI must be a member of an engineering department.
Submissions from senior faculty and faculty who have recently received
tenure and are exploring alternative career paths are especially
encouraged. The program is not intended to create an additional funding
channel for established engineering education researchers; such researchers
should apply to the Research in Engineering Education program (see program
description found on EEC's web site), or other related NSF opportunities."

Awards can be up to $150,000 over 2 years. Proposals are due April 30.

*3) NSF Promoting Research and Innovation in Methodologies for Evaluation*
(PRIME) (http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504995) "seeks to
support research on evaluation with special emphasis on:

(1) exploring innovative approaches for determining the impacts and
usefulness of STEM education projects and programs;
(2) building on and expanding the theoretical foundations for evaluating
STEM education and workforce development initiatives, including translating
and adapting approaches from other fields; and
(3) growing the capacity and infrastructure of the evaluation field."

Award amounts vary by type of proposal: Exploratory ($250,000 over 2
years), Full-Scale ($800,000 over 3 years), and Conferences ("Typical costs
are around $100,000"). Proposals are due April 30.

*4) NSF Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship*

   - A proposal planning session will be held Tuesday, February 24 from
   12:00–1:00pm in 156 University Hall. Details and RSVP information are at
   http://go.osu.edu/noyceplanning
   - The slides from the AAAS Noyce webinars are available at
   http://go.osu.edu/noyceslides. Audiorecordings of the webinars will be
   available at http://nsfnoyce.org/proposal-preparation-workshops/
   - AAAS sent a followup email this morning:
      - Several people submitted a question related to Track 3 MTF and the
      required “master’s degree in their field”. During the webinar
Wednesday, I
      stated that a master’s degree in mathematics education would not count. I
      would like to clarify that statement. The expectation is that an
MTF has a
      strong STEM background. There are, of course, master’s degree programs in
      STEM education that include coursework or other kinds of experiences in a
      STEM discipline. For the March 17, 2015 proposal deadline, the proposal
      should provide evidence that the NSF Master Teaching Fellows will be
      selected from the pool of candidates based, in part, on the strength of
      their STEM backgrounds.

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Christopher Andersen
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STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) Initiatives
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