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

Jan 17, 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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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, Jan. 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 Jan. 9 and LOIs are due on Feb. 6.

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OER Office Hours!

OER Office Hours

Dear Colleagues, the Office of Educational Research is pleased to announce a new service for all COE faculty. Beginning November 1 from 9:00-10:00am, we will provide consultation to anyone seeking support for sponsored research projects. Hop on our dedicated Zoom room to speak to an OER representative. We will answer any pre-proposal questions you may have.

Office hours for Fall 2023-Spring 2024 are always 9:00AM-10:00AM and can be found below.  

FALL 2023

Nov 1, 2023 09:00 AM

Nov 6, 2023 09:00 AM

Nov 8, 2023 09:00 AM

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Dec 4, 2023 09:00 AM

SPRING 2024

Jan 10, 2024 09:00 AM

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Mar 4, 2024 09:00 AM

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Mar 25, 2024 09:00 A

Mar 27, 2024 09:00 AM

Apr 1, 2024 09:00 AM

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Apr 8, 2024 09:00 AM

 

Zoom Link:

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

Meeting ID: 979 9215 0125

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Submitted Proposals – October 2023

Principal Investigator: Anthony Botelho – School of Teaching and Learning
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Proposal Title: Collaborative Research: Facilitating Proactive Pedagogy by Anticipating Student Questions
Requested Amount: $699,858

Principal Investigator: Katharine Harris – SHDOSE
Co-PIs: Frank Curran – SHDOSE (Mentor)
Funding Agency: National Academy of Education (Subcontract – Spencer Foundation Flow Through)
Proposal Title: Science Kits Influencing Learning to Love Science (SKILLS) Project
Requested Amount: $27,500

Principal Investigator: Maya Israel – School of Teaching and Learning
Funding Agency: North Carolina State University (Subcontract – NSF Flow Through)
Proposal Title: National Inclusive Artificial Intelligence Alliance
Requested Amount: $99,078

Principal Investigator: Kathrin Maki – SESPECS
Co-PIs: Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko – School of Teaching and Learning, Do Koh – School of Teaching and Learning, Walter Leite – SHDOSE
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Proposal Title: Factors Influencing Math Anxiety and Performance (Project FIMAP)
Requested Amount: $1,499,717

Principal Investigator: Robert Moore – School of Teaching and Learning
Co-PIs: Eunjin “Jinnie” Shin – SHDOSE
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Proposal Title: Learning Success: Examining the Performance and Attributes of Supply Chain Mesocredential Program Students
Requested Amount: $1,046,389

Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen – Lastinger Center for Learning
Funding Agency: Pearson Education
Proposal Title: Pearson Flamingo Literacy Matrix
Requested Amount: $375,000

Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen – Lastinger Center for Learning
Funding Agency: Age of Learning
Proposal Title: AoL MC – My Reading Academy
Requested Amount: $110,000

Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen – Lastinger Center for Learning
Funding Agency: Palm Beach County School Board
Proposal Title: Palm Beach Accelerating Literacy Momentum (PALM) – Supplement
Requested Amount: $108,950

Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen – Lastinger Center for Learning
Funding Agency: Age of Learning
Proposal Title: AoL Flamingo Literacy Matrix
Requested Amount: $50,000

Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen – Lastinger Center for Learning
Funding Agency: Okeechobee County School District
Proposal Title: North Elementary SG Professional Learning
Requested Amount: $45,000

Principal Investigator: Seyedahmad Rahimi – School of Teaching and Learning
Co-PIs: Kristy Boyer – Computer & Information Science & Engineering
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Proposal Title: Collaborative Research: Exploring the Effects of AI-Augmented Support during Collaborative, Co-Creative Computer Science Learning
Requested Amount: $1,614,950

Principal Investigator: Seyedahmad Rahimi – School of Teaching and Learning
Co-PIs: Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko – School of Teaching and Learning, Do Koh – School of Teaching and Learning
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Proposal Title: Towards Augmenting Human Creativity: Domains of Creativity and the Role of Cognitive and Affective Processes in Creative Performance
Requested Amount: $1,294,020

Principal Investigator: Seyedahmad Rahimi – School of Teaching and Learning
Funding Agency: University of Idaho (Subcontract – NSF Flow Through)
Proposal Title: Grow to Learn: A Metacognition-Driven, Inquiry-Based Early Childhood Gardening Program to Enhance Rural Informal STEM Education
Requested Amount: $267,780

Principal Investigator: Patricia Snyder – AZCEECS/SESPECS
Co-PIs: Crystal Bishop – AZCEECS, Mary McLean – AZCEECS, Darbianne Shannon – AZCEECS
Funding Agency: NAPA County (Subcontract – California Department of Education Flow Through)
Proposal Title: Embedded Instruction for Early Learning California Year 9
Requested Amount: $223,552

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Newly Funded Awards – October 2023

Principle Investigator: Anthony Botelho – School of Teaching and Learning
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Project Title: EAGER: Orchestrating Productive Collaboration among Students in Mathematics with Multimodal Machine Learning
Project Period: 9/1/2023 – 8/31/2025
Award Amount: $299,623

Principle Investigator: Mary Bratsch-Hines – Lastinger Center for Learning
Funding Agency: Naples Children and Education Foundation
Project Title: NCEF Program Evaluation of GEC
Project Period: 10/1/2023 – 12/31/2023
Award Amount: $15,000

Principle Investigator: Kent Crippen – School of Teaching and Learning
Funding Agency: Institute for Future Intelligence (Subcontract – NIH Flow Through)
Project Title: Adventures in Drug Discovery: Integrating Data Science into the Science Curriculum
Project Period: 8/17/2023 – 7/31/2028
Award Amount: $265,250

Principle Investigator: Bruce Carroll – Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Co-PI: Kent Crippen – School of Teaching and Learning
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Project Title: Collaborative Research: Research Initiation: Factors Affecting Latina Engineering Student Decisions to Enter Graduate School or Engineering Career Pathways
Project Period: 8/1/2023 – 7/31/2025
Award Amount: $50,252

Principle Investigator: Herman Knopf – AZCEECS
Co-PIs: Darbianne Shannon – AZCEECS, Elizabeth Shenkman – Health Outcomes & Biomedical Informatics
Funding Agency: Florida Division of Early Learning (Subcontract – Administration for Children & Families Flow Through)
Project Title: Sunshine State Early Childhood Information Portal Expansion and Pilot Implementation of Practice-Based Coaching withing Florida’s Early Care and Education System
Project Period: 9/29/2023 – 6/30/2028
Award Amount: $7,727,240

Principle Investigator: Kathrin Maki – SESPECS
Funding Agency: University of Houston (Subcontract – IES Flow Through)
Project Title: A Longitudinal Investigation of Predictors and Outcomes of Specific Learning Disabilities Identification
Project Period: 7/1/2023 – 6/30/2027
Award Amount: $400,161

Principle Investigator: Justin Ortagus – SHDOSE
Funding Agency: Arnold Ventures
Project Title: Examining the Most Recent PBF Data to Consider the Impact of Updated PBF Policy Designs and ROI
Project Period: 9/14/2023 – 7/31/2025
Award Amount: $346,320

Principle Investigator: Philip Poekert – Lastinger Center for Learning
Co-PI: Paige Pullen – Lastinger Center for Learning
Funding Agency: Florida Division of Early Learning (Subcontract – Administration for Children & Families Flow Through)
Project Title: DEL Early Learning Florida Emergent Literacy Coaching, Research Study, and Instructional Support
Project Period: 9/28/2023 – 6/30/2024
Award Amount: $1,533,333

Principle Investigator: Paige Pullen – Lastinger Center for Learning
Co-PI: Philip Poekert – Lastinger Center for Learning
Funding Agency: Florida Department of Education
Project Title: FDOE Literacy Matrix and Coaching 2024-25
Project Period: 10/11/2023 – 8/31/2024
Award Amount: $1,000,000

Principle Investigator: Paige Pullen – Lastinger Center for Learning
Funding Agency: School District of Manatee County
Project Title: Manatee County – ALO Communication & Evaluation 2023-24
Project Period: 6/15/2023 – 6/30/2024
Award Amount: $40,000

Principle Investigator: Ross van Boven – P.K. Yonge
Funding Agency: Florida Department of Education
Project Title: Title I, Part A: Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies Improving (TIPA)
Project Period: 7/1/2023 – 6/30/2024
Award Amount: $128,935

Principle Investigator: Wanli Xing – School of Teaching and Learning
Co-PI: Sandip Ray – Electrical and Computer Engineering
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Project Title: Pivots: VETS-HASTE: Veterans SkillBridge through Industry based
Hardware Security Training and Education
Project Period: 10/11/2023 – 6930/2026
Award Amount: $1,000,000

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Research Promotion Initiative

The University of Florida’s Research Promotion Initiative is a competitive award designed to help connect UF’s research to a broad audience. To enter your research for consideration, please submit your peer reviewed journal articles, books, literary essays, or scholarly monographs to UF’s Office of Strategic Communications and Marketing by using this link. UF will award $1,000 to authors of selected works for promotion that can be used on research related activities. If you have any questions, please contact UF public relations specialist, Blake Trauschke at btrauschke@ufl.edu.

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The Florida Research Data Center is now open!

The Florida Research Data Center (FLRDC), located on UF’s East Campus, fosters a secure environment where researchers can analyze data collected the by the U.S Census Bureau, and federal statistic agencies. Researchers from universities, government agencies, and private institutions will all be able to access information provided through the FLRDC. In order to access this information, researchers are asked to draft a proposal to be submitted to their desired federal agency. Researchers are strongly encouraged to consult with a FLRDC administrator about the content of their research proposal. For more information, please visit the website link FLRDC or the PowerPoint link FLRDC_PPT.

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