FUNDING-Limited Submission – NSF – Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science Supplements and Sites (NSF 17-575); August 15, 2017

Purpose: The Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science Supplements and Sites program supports long-term collaborative partnerships between K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering, Computer and Information Science, and Mathematics (STEM) in-service and pre-service teachers, full-time community college faculty, and university faculty and students to enhance the scientific disciplinary knowledge and capacity of teachers and/or community college faculty through participation in authentic summer research experiences. The research projects and experiences all revolve around a focused research area that will provide a common cohort experience to participating educators. The K-12 STEM teachers and/or full-time community college faculty also translate their research experiences and new scientific knowledge into their classroom activities and curricula. This announcement features two mechanisms for support: (1) RET supplements to ongoing awards and (2) new RET Site awards.

 

Funding Amount: $600,000 for up to 3 years

Link to Funding Opportunity Announcement

Institutional Limit: 3 RET Site proposals

Note: The lead institution will be a College/Department of Engineering, Engineering Technology, or Computer and/or Information Science. No more than two of the three proposals may have an engineering focus. Only one of the three may have a computer and/or information science focus. There is no limit to the number of supplement proposals.

 

Internal Competition: To participate in the university’s selection process,please submit the following, assembled into a single PDF file, to the Office of the Vice President for Research at limitedsubmissions@uky.edu with a copy to your Associate Dean for Research by August 15, 2017:

• Names and departments or affiliations of the Project Director and other key personnel or partners;
• Title of program and/or funding opportunity announcement number;
• Brief project description (2 pages maximum)

 

A committee will be convened to review the material and make a recommendation. For questions, email the limited submission mailbox (limitedsubmissions@uky.edu) or call 257-2861.

Agency Deadlines:  October 10, 2017