Funding-Limited
Submission – NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics (S-Stem) (16-540); May 16, 2016
Purpose:
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Scholarships in Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics program (S-STEM) seeks to increase the success of
low-income academically talented students with demonstrated financial need who
are pursuing associate, baccalaureate, or graduate degrees in science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The program provides awards to
Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) to fund scholarships, and to enhance
and study effective curricular and co-curricular activities that support
recruitment, retention, student success, and graduation in STEM.
Project
Period/Funding Amount:
In all cases, the totals are inclusive of direct and
indirect costs.
Link
to Funding Opportunity Announcement
Institutional
Limit: 1 from each college
An Institution may submit one proposal (either as a
single institution or as a member of a multi-institutional Design and
Development consortium) from each constituent school or college that awards
degrees in an eligible field.
For Design and Development Type 2 Multi-institutional
Consortia projects, the Principal Investigator must be a faculty member
currently teaching in one of the S-STEM disciplines listed or an educational or
social science researcher who can provide the leadership required to ensure the
success of the project. A consortium project must have a Principal Investigator
who accepts overall management responsibility. Other members of the S-STEM
project management team may be listed as Co-Principal Investigators or PIs on
collaborative research proposals.
Internal Competition: Interested faculty should contact their
Associate Dean for Research for information on internal procedures and
deadlines.
Agency
Deadline: May 16, 2016; April 20, 2017; Third Thursday in April,
annually thereafter