Dear
Colleague Letter: Research Internships for Graduate Students at Air Force
Research Laboratory (NSF-AFRL INTERN) Supplemental Funding Opportunity; April
15, 2021
Agency
National
Science Foundation
Description
Fostering
the growth of a globally competitive and diverse research workforce and
advancing the scientific and innovation skills of the Nation is a strategic
objective of the National Science Foundation (NSF). The
NSF and Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) have entered into a partnership to
support the training of graduate students to meet both the NSF's strategic
workforce development objectives as well as the AFRL's mission to lead the
discovery, development and delivery of new technologies for our air, space and
cyberspace forces.
This
Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) describes this unique partnership with AFRL for
submissions to the NSF INTERN Program, NSF
21-013.
The
PI or co-PI of an active NSF award may request supplemental funding for one or
more graduate students to gain knowledge, skills and experiences that will
augment their preparation for a successful long-term career through an
internship at the AFRL.
PIs
are encouraged to discuss with the cognizant NSF program director activities
that are synergistic with the NSF grant project scope. It is expected that the
graduate student and the PI on the NSF grant will work together to identify
innovative experiences that are aligned with AFRL core competencies and that
add the most educational value for the graduate student. Further, it is
expected that the internship will be on-site at the AFRL (headquartered at
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio) and will be research-focused within a
relevant STEM field.
Announcement
Number:
NSF
21-029
Closing
Date:
April
15 2021
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21029/nsf21029.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click
Contact
Information
Dr.
Prakash Balan