Purpose: The
National Science Foundation (NSF) Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Pathways into
Geoscience (IUSE: GEOPATHS) program
goal is to is
to increase the number of undergraduate students interested in pursuing
undergraduate degrees and/or post-graduate degrees in geoscience through the
design and testing of novel approaches for engaging students in authentic,
career-relevant experiences in geoscience. In order to broaden participation in
the geosciences, engaging undergraduate students from traditionally
underrepresented groups or from non-geoscience degree programs is a priority.
The IUSE: GEOPATHS solicitation features two funding tracks:
(1)
Engaging students in the geosciences through extra-curricular experiences and
training activities (GEOPATHS-EXTRA), and
(2)
Improving pathways into the geosciences through institutional collaborations and
transfer (GEOPATHS-IMPACT).
Note:
Institutions identified as
Carnegie R1: Doctoral Universities (highest research activity) are not eligible
to serve as the lead institution on GEOPATH-EXTRA proposals. UK is therefore
only eligible for the lead on a GEOPATHS-IMPACT proposal. Carnegie R1
institutions may serve as non-lead institutions on either
track.
Funding Amount/ Project
Period: $350,000 total for 3
years
Link
to Funding Opportunity Announcement
Institutional Limit:
1 as sole or lead institution for the
GEOPATHS-IMPACT
track
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 September 11,
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: September
21, 2018 - required letter of intent. November 19, 2018 – full
proposal