(FOA)-Broadening
Participation in Engineering
(BPE); no deadline
Agency
National
Science Foundation
Description
NSF
seeks to strengthen the future U.S. Engineering workforce by enabling the
participation of all citizens through the support of research in the science of
Broadening Participation in Engineering (BPE). The BPE program is a dedicated
to supporting the development of a diverse and well-prepared engineering
workforce. BPE focuses on enhancing the diversity and inclusion of all
underrepresented populations in engineering, including gender identity and
expression, race and ethnicity (African Americans/Blacks, Hispanic Americans,
American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Native Pacific
Islanders), disability, LGBTQ+, first generation college and socio-economic
status.
BPE
funds research to
- Understand
and analyze the systemic barriers that prevent underrepresented
groups from pursuing and succeeding in engineering, for example,
understand the problem of insufficient interest and poorly sustained
participation in engineering across underrepresented demographic groups;
insignificant preparation and scarce opportunities for members of
underrepresented groups to learn meaningful, relevant engineering
content.
- Understand
and analyze factors that enhance our ability to increase access to
engineering by creating support systems and social networks that raise
career awareness about different engineering pathways.
- Develop
innovative methods and projects to significantly impact the
recruitment and retention of engineering students from
underrepresented groups. Activities must be supported by relevant
data and have the capability to produce a model that can be
replicated in other contexts.
- Develop
innovative methods and projects to aggressively recruit and
retain tenure track faculty from underrepresented
groups.
- Design
and transform culture to make diversity, equity, and inclusion a priority
in the engineering enterprise.
Announcement
Number
PD
19-7680
Closing
Date
Full
Proposals Accepted Anytime
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505632&WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click
Contact
Information
Paige E.
Smith
psmith@nsf.gov
703-292-7107