Dear Colleague Letter: Mid-scale Research Infrastructure Incubators and Conferences for STEM Education Research with a Focus on Education Equity

Dear Colleague Letter: Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Incubators and Conferences for STEM Education Research with a Focus on Education Equity

For this Dear Colleague Letter (DCL), NSF’s Directorate for STEM Education (EDU) is continuing collaboration with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation (Schmidt Futures), and the Walton Family Foundation to offer Incubator Research Coordination Network (RCN) proposal opportunities that support the development of mid-scale research infrastructure efforts, especially those that enable research on the assets and needs of those historically underrepresented in STEM and that lead to greater education equity. Mid-Scale RI Incubators will develop the groundwork for future Mid-Scale RI proposals in STEM education research. Mid-Scale RI Incubator or Conference proposals are due by 5 PM in the local submitter’s time zone on March 15, 2024.

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Dear Colleague Letter: Advancing education for the future AI workforce (EducateAI)

Dear Colleague Letter: Advancing Education for the Future AI Workforce (EducateAI)

With Artificial Intelligence (AI) transforming the way educators teach their students and how students engage in learning, it is important to prepare the next generation of talent for a diverse, well-trained AI workforce. To address this growing need, the Directorates for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) and STEM Education (EDU) are launching the EducateAI initiative to support educators in making state-of-the-art, inclusive AI educational experiences available nationwide. For this Dear Colleague Letter (DCL), EDU and CISE welcome the submission of novel and high-impact proposals that advance inclusive computing education and prepare preK-12 and undergraduate students for the AI workforce. Proposals in alignment with EducateAI should support the goal of providing opportunities for all students taking computing-related courses to participate in inclusive AI educational activities at the preK-12, 2-year, or 4-year college levels. Please visit the website link for more information regarding proposal submission.

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NASA Proposal Processing Change

NASA Proposal Processing Change

Effective December 1, 2023, NASA requires the university to take additional steps in the proposal and award process to ensure compliance with its conflict of interest requirements. These processes are the same as what is currently applied to NSF proposals. Starting Friday, December 1, UFIRST will require all proposals submitted to NASA to have the Significant Financial Interest (SFI) certification completed for all key personnel.

If you have any questions about the changes in UFIRST, please do not hesitate to contact UFIRST@research.ufl.edu.

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National Funding Foundation – Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop (Virtual Online – December 19, 2023)

National Funding Foundation – Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop (Virtual Online – December 19, 2023)

The Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop is an intensive and detailed introduction to the process, structure, and skill of professional proposal writing. Through this online program, students will be exposed to the art of successful grant writing practices and will develop a masterful grant proposal. Subject areas that will be covered during this session are fundamentals of program planning, proposal writing essentials, and funding research. Please follow the link to complete the online registration form.

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Virtual Applicant Town Halls for Upcoming Research Funding Opportunities: Register Now

Virtual Applicant Town Halls for Upcoming Research Funding Opportunities: Register Now

PCORI is hosting several virtual applicant town halls in January 2024 for applicants to learn more about the Research PCORI Funding Announcements (PFAs) that will open on Tuesday, January 9, 2024. Attendees will hear from PCORI staff about the PFAs and learn about submitting responsive Letters of Intent (LOI) and applications. The new funding opportunities will open on January 9, 2024, and LOIs are due on February 6, 2024.

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Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation: Transformation of Mental Health Care Program

Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation: Transformation of Mental Health Care Program

Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation is interested in improving access to high-quality mental health care and prevention for children and adolescents through the use of novel models or promising approaches, including expanding the number of professional and paraprofessional treatment personnel who are trained to deliver mental health services; delivering care in non-psychiatric settings (e.g., primary care, schools, or other novel settings); digital technology; and approaches that help parents access care for their children. Award amounts are up to $200,000 and the deadline to apply is January 15, 2024.

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Arnold Ventures: Rigorous Impact Evaluations of Student Success Programs and Practices in Higher Education

Arnold Ventures: Rigorous Impact Evaluations of Student Success Programs and Practices in Higher Education

The Higher Education initiative seeks to identify and scale effective practices that improve student success and address equity gaps in higher education. Arnold Ventures (AV) works to continue building the evidence base and to secure policies and investments to scale up what works. This Request for Proposals—a joint effort of AV’s Higher Education and Evidence-Based Policy initiatives—seeks grant applications to conduct rigorous impact evaluations of programs and practices (“interventions”) to promote college success in the United States. Applicants are expected to submit a letter of interest (maximum of three pages). Applicants whose letters are reviewed favorably will be invited to submit a full proposal (maximum of six pages). There is no deadline for submitting a letter of interest and applicants may submit a letter at any time via email to StudentSuccessRFP@arnoldventures.org. Applicants will be notified within approximately one month whether they are invited to submit a full proposal. Due: rolling deadline; Amount: unspecified, recent Higher Ed grants range from $200K- $2M.

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OER Office Hours

The Office of Educational Research will provide consultation to anyone seeking support for sponsored research projects. Hop on our dedicated Zoom call to speak to an OER representative during “office hours,” where we will answer any pre-proposal questions you may have. Office hours for spring 2024 are 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM and can be found below.

SPRING 2024

Jan 10, 2024 09:00 AM

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Zoom Link:

https://ufl.zoom.us/j/97992150125

Meeting ID: 979 9215 0125

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Fall 2023 NSF Virtual Grants Conference

Fall 2023 NSF Virtual Grants Conference

The National Science Foundation will be hosting the Fall 2023 NSF Virtual Grants Conference from December 4th-7th, 2023. For more information, please visit the NSF Grants Conference page. For those who cannot attend the live conferment, all recorded conferences sessions will be available on-demand shortly after the event and posted on our website and YouTube page. If you have any logistical questions about this virtual conference, please contact us at: grants_conference@nsf.gov

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Grant Proposal Association

Grant Proposal Association

Are you looking for assistance with grants for your organization? Do you need extra capacity to assist with preparing grant applications and proposals? If yes, let the Grant Professionals Association help you locate consultants who can assist you! GPA prides themselves in having consultant with the highest credentials and a demonstrate commitment to the highest professional standards which are overseen by the Grant Professional Certification Institute. Please visit the website for more information about GPA membership and grant proposal assistance.

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IES Releases a New FY 2024 Request for Applications for Research Network Grants!

IES Releases a New FY 2024 Request for Applications for Research Network Grants!

IES has released a new request for applications (RFA) for fiscal year 2024 (FY 2024) for the Research Networks Focused on Critical Problems of Education Policy and Practice (CFDA 84.305N) program. Through this RFA, NCER is inviting applications for Research Teams for the Career and Technical Education Network and Digital Learning Platforms Network. Both networks were established through prior competitions, and in this FY2024 competition, IES is inviting applications for Research Teams to join these existing networks. IES will provide virtual office hours for this new competition.  Please see the Virtual Office Hours web page for additional details.

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Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers Resource Center

Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers Resource Center

The Innovative Technology Experience for Students and Teachers program is an applied research and development program that seeks to actualize a diverse future STEM and ICT workforce that is prepared to meet pressing local, societal, and global challenges. The ITEST program funds projects that engage youth, from pre-kindergarten through high school, and pre-K-12 educators in equitable, innovative technology learning and education experiences within and across STEM disciplines in formal or informal settings. The Resource Center will support diverse, multi-sector stakeholders in actualizing the three pillars of ITEST: (1) strategies for equity in STEM education, (2) partnerships for career and workforce preparation, and (3) innovative use of technologies in teaching and learning. The full proposal deadline date is January 22, 2024.

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Arnold Ventures: Rigorous Impact Evaluations of Student Success Programs and Practices in Higher Education

Arnold Ventures: Rigorous Impact Evaluations of Student Success Programs and Practices in Higher Education

The Higher Education initiative seeks to identify and scale effective practices that improve student success and address equity gaps in higher education. Arnold Ventures works to continue building the evidence base and to secure policies and investments to scale up what works. This Request for Proposals—a joint effort of AV’s Higher Education and Evidence-Based Policy initiatives— seeks grant applications to conduct rigorous impact evaluations of programs and practices (“interventions”) to promote college success in the United States that fall into one of three tiers:

(i) The intervention is backed by promising prior evidence suggesting it could produce sizable impacts on important student success outcomes (e.g., student learning, persistence, degree or certificate completion, job placement, post-college earnings, and debt burden);

(ii) The intervention is widely adopted in practice, but has not yet been rigorously evaluated and its impacts on key student success outcomes are thus largely unknown; or

(iii) The intervention is growing in use and likely to become widely adopted, but has not yet been rigorously evaluated.

We ask applicants first to submit a letter of interest (maximum three pages). Applicants whose letters are reviewed favorably will be invited to submit a full proposal (maximum six pages). There is no deadline for submitting a letter of interest; applicants may submit a letter at any time via email to StudentSuccessRFP@arnoldventures.org. We will notify applicants within approximately one month whether they are invited to submit a full proposal (full proposals must be invited).

 

Due: rolling deadline

Amount: unspecified, recent Higher Ed grants range from $200K- $2M

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