Purpose: The
National Science Foundation (NSF) Cultivating Cultures for Ethical STEM (CCE STEM)
program funds research projects that identify (1) factors that are effective in
the formation of ethical STEM researchers and (2) approaches to developing those
factors in all the fields of science and engineering that NSF supports. CCE STEM
solicits proposals for research that explores the following: ‘What
constitutes responsible conduct for research (RCR), and which cultural and
institutional contexts promote ethical STEM research and practice and why?'
Factors one might consider include: honor codes, professional ethics codes and
licensing requirements, an ethic of service and/or service learning, life-long
learning requirements, curricula or memberships in organizations (e.g. Engineers
without Borders) that stress responsible conduct for research, institutions that
serve under-represented groups, institutions where academic and research
integrity are cultivated at multiple levels, institutions that cultivate ethics
across the curriculum, or programs that promote group work, or do not grade. Do
certain labs have a ‘culture of academic integrity'? What practices contribute
to the establishment and maintenance of ethical cultures and how can these
practices be transferred, extended to, and integrated into other research and
learning settings?
Successful proposals
typically have a comparative dimension, either between or within institutional
settings that differ along these or among other factors, and they specify plans
for developing interventions that promote the effectiveness of identified
factors.
Funding Amount/ Project
Period: up to$600,000 total
for 3-5 years; average award is $275,000.
Link
to Funding Opportunity Announcement
Institutional Limit:
1
Internal
Competition: To
participate in the university’s selection process,please upload the
following,assembled
into a single PDF file, to the Office of the Vice President for Research via
this
portal
with a copy to your Associate Dean for Research by November 20,
2018:
A committee will be
convened to review the material and make a recommendation.
For questions or issues
with submission through the portal, email the limited submission mailbox
(limitedsubmissions@uky.edu), or call 257-2861.
Agency Deadline: February
22, 2019