Funding-Fellowships-Recovery Act Measurement Science and Engineering
Fellowship Program; July 27, 2009
Agency
National
Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce
Description
The primary
program objectives of the NIST Recovery Act Measurement Science and Engineering
Fellowship Program are:
1.
To
provide opportunities for scientists and engineers in training to perform
research in broad areas of measurement science at NIST through research
fellowships called Research Training Fellowships. Research Training Fellowships
will be offered to qualified undergraduate students and graduate students at
U.S. universities and colleges, and to postdoctoral researchers, in fields of
science and engineering that contribute to NIST's measurement science programs.
2.
To
provide opportunities for practicing scientists and engineers in the public and
private sectors to perform research in broad areas of measurement science at
NIST through research fellowships called Senior Research Fellowships. Senior
Research Fellowships will be offered to qualified scientists and engineers
working at U.S. private firms, U.S. non-profit organizations, U.S. universities
and colleges, and other organizations in fields of science and engineering that
contribute to NIST's measurement science programs.
NIST
intends this financial assistance program to address both types of
opportunities listed above through a single cooperative agreement, or through
more than one cooperative agreement. Through the cooperative agreement(s), the
program will advance purposes established in Section 3 of the Recovery Act by:
·
creating
jobs,
·
promoting
economic recovery,
·
providing
investments needed to increase economic efficiency by spurring technological
advances in science, and
·
by making investments in areas of
research that will provide long-term economic benefits.
NIST
performs a broad range of research, measurements, modeling, and other
activities to support its broad measurement science and engineering programs in
ten operating units comprising the NIST laboratories: Technology Services (TS, http://www.ts.nist.gov), NIST Center for
Neutron Research (NCNR, http://www.ncnr.nist.gov),
NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology
(CNST, http://www.cnst.nist.gov), Electronics
and Electrical Engineering Laboratory (EEEL, http://www.eeel.nist.gov),
Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (MEL, http://www.mel.nist.gov),
Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory (CSTL, http://www.cstl.nist.gov), Physics
Laboratory (PL, http://www.physics.nist.gov),
Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL, http://www.msel.nist.gov), Building Fire
and Research Laboratory (BFRL, http://www.bfrl.nist.gov),
and Information Technology Laboratory (ITL, http://www.itl.nist.gov).
Descriptions of NIST measurement science and engineering programs can be found
at the Websites for each of the laboratories and at www.nist.gov . All the Laboratories have
research and measurement programs at the NIST Laboratories in Gaithersburg,
Maryland. Several laboratories also have research and measurement programs at
the NIST laboratories in Boulder, Colorado: EEEL, CSTL, PL, MSEL, and ITL, and
CSTL has research operations at the Hollings Marine
Laboratory in Charleston, South Carolina. Additional information about NIST can
be found at: http://www.nist.gov.
A
recipient of a NIST Recovery Act Measurement Science and Engineering
Fellowships Program award will work jointly with NIST to publicize NIST
measurement science opportunities, including those listed below. A recipient
will identify candidates for fellowships from any U.S. educational institution
or other entities such as a non-profit or for-profit organization. NIST and the
recipient will collaborate in selecting Fellows for particular research
opportunities based on cooperatively developed criteria. The recipient will
provide all stipends, benefits, administrative support, and other expenses
associated with the fellowship using the funds from the cooperative agreement.
A recipient may cooperate with any U.S. institution of higher education and
other organizations to support Fellows to collaborate with NIST programs in
Gaithersburg, Maryland, Boulder, Colorado or Charleston, South Carolina.
Any
participating undergraduate or graduate student must also be enrolled in an
academic program acceptable to both the recipient and to NIST. The recipient is
responsible for ensuring the Fellows are available to work on-site at NIST programs
in Gaithersburg, Maryland, Boulder, Colorado or Charleston, South Carolina.
Candidates for fellowships through these programs should be able to make
significant contributions to NIST measurement science and engineering programs,
collaborating with NIST scientists and engineers at the NIST Laboratories,
commensurate with the level of training and experience of the type of
fellowship. For example, Senior Research Fellows are expected to perform at the
level of an independent researcher working with minimal guidance from NIST
staff, while undergraduate Research Training Fellows will require substantial
direct guidance and training from NIST staff. The successful applicants for
fellowships must demonstrate excellence in the areas of science and engineering
relevant to their proposed work, and commensurate with the particular type of
fellowship. NIST expects applicants to possess the necessary background
competencies to ensure that the research, education, training, and outreach
aspects of the Program can be appropriately fulfilled. A successful applicant
is also expected to possess organizational capability related to science and
technology programs and management. In addition, applicants should take into
account the unique role of measurement science and standards in development and
implementation of a successful fellowship program proposal.
Announcement
Number: 2009-NIST-ARRA-MSE-FELLOWSHIP-01
Closing
Date: July 27, 2009
Link
to Full Announcement
Contact
Information
Christopher
Hunton
Grants
Technical Assistant
Phone:
301-975-5718
Email: christopher.hunton@nist.gov