The National Science Foundation (NSF) has updated its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) On Proposal Preparation and Award Administration Related to the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 23-1). Contact the Policy Office in the Division of Institution and Award Support with any questions at policy@nsf.gov.
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) of the Institute of Education Sciences invites researchers and assessment practitioners to develop algorithms that predict the
scores given by human raters on open-ended items for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics assessment for students in fourth and eighth grades. The Challenge aims to help NAEP identify effective approaches, expected levels of accuracy, and methods to ensure that automated processes do not demonstrate bias based on a student’s social context or demographic factors. The current Challenge has over $100,000 available in prizes to develop a scoring engine for assessing mathematics constructed responses. The application deadline is Monday, April 17, 2023. For more information, please visit Challenge.gov or the NAEP Math Assessment Item Score Prediction Challenge Github website.
UF Strategic Research Development and Corporate and Foundation are promoting the William T. Grant Scholars Program, which supports career development for early-career researchers investigating ways to reduce inequality in youth outcomes or improve the use of research evidence in decisions that benefit young people ages 5-25 in the United States. Each funding cycle, four to six William T. Grant Scholars are selected and awarded $350,000 over a five-year period. The award also includes a mentoring component for further support in expanding the applicant’s expertise.
The College of Education can only submit one nomination for internal consideration. If you wish to pursue this limited funding opportunity at the college level, please submit a 2-3 page concept paper to research@coe.ufl.edu on or before Monday, April 17, 2023, at noon. The UF Research internal submission deadline is Monday, May 1, 2023. Selected nominees can work on their final proposal submissions until the William T. Grant Scholars Award deadline. Mentor and reference letters must be submitted to the William T. Grant Foundation using their online application system by Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at 3 PM EST, and applications are due on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, at 3 PM EST.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) newsletter for March includes announcements for upcoming workshops, meetings, and proposal reminders. The virtual CISE Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program Proposal Writing workshop will be held on Monday, April 17, 2023. Guidance and support to early career faculty members planning to apply to the NSF CAREER Program will be provided. Register here for the workshop. More information on the CAREER Program can be found here. The Spring Advisory Committee (AC) Meeting provides a forum to hear AC members discuss CISE-related topics, and activities will be held on Thursday, June 8, 2023, and Friday, June 9, 2023. The meeting agenda will be available closer to the date. Lastly, National Robotics Week runs from April 8 to April 16, 2023, and acts as a reminder for researchers interested in foundational advances in robotics to submit proposals to the Foundational Research in Robotics Program (FRR). Proposals are accepted anytime.
Congratulations to Paige Pullen and Philip Poekert for their DHHS flow through award from Florida’s Office of Early Learning and Paige Pullen for her awards from the Early Learning Coalition of Flagler and Volusia Counties, the Consortium on Reaching Excellence in Education (CORE), Administration for Children and Families flow through award from the Louisiana Department of Education, and the Early Learning Coalition of Orange County.
| Newly Funded Awards – March 2023 |
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| Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen (Lastinger Center) |
| Co-PI: N/A |
| Funding Agency: Early Learning Coalition of Flagler and Volusia Counties |
| Project Title: Flagler ELC CoP |
| Project Period: 5/1/2023 – 8/30/2023 |
| Award Amount: $18,000 |
| Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen (Lastinger Center) |
| Co-PI: Philip Poekert (Lastinger Center) |
| Funding Agency: Florida’s Office of Early Learning (Subcontract – DHHS Flow Through) |
| Project Title: VPK Literacy 2022 |
| Project Period: 2/16/2023 – 6/30/2023 |
| Award Amount: $363,000 |
| Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen (Lastinger Center) |
| Co-PI: N/A |
| Funding Agency: 1/1/2023 – 5/31/2024 |
| Project Title: CORE Video Project |
| Project Period: 1/1/2023 – 5/31/2024 |
| Award Amount: $250,000 |
| Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen (Lastinger Center) |
| Co-PI: N/A |
| Funding Agency: Louisiana Department of Education (Subcontract – Administration for Children and Families Flow Through) |
| Project Title: Louisiana Pathways (FELLA) 2023 |
| Project Period: 3/1/2023 – 4/30/2024 |
| Award Amount: $155,200 |
| Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen (Lastinger Center) |
| Co-PI: N/A |
| Funding Agency: Early Learning Coalition of Orange County |
| Project Title: ELC of Orange County Coaching |
| Project Period: 2/1/2023 – 10/31/2023 |
| Award Amount: $79,350 |
Congratulations to Mary Bratsch-Hines for her award from the Childcare Resources of Indian River; Herman Knopf for his awards from the Early Learning Coalition of Pasco and Hernando Counties and Early Learning Coalition of Pinellas County; Paige Pullen and Philip Poekert for their awards from the School District of Hillsborough County and Monroe County School District; Joni Splett, Lee Purvis, Erica McCray, Sondra Smith, Hannah Bayne, Sara Jean-Philippe, and Mercedes Machado for their award from the U.S. Department of Education/OESE; and Wanli Xing, Wei Li, Swarup Bhunia, and Sandip Ray for their U.S. Department of Education flow through award from Florida International University.
Best wishes to Zandra de Araujo for her proposal to the U.S. Department of Defense DARPA; Maya Israel for her proposal to the National Science Foundation; Sharon Chuyew Yee, Walter Leite, and Wanli Xing for their proposal to the Institute of Education Sciences; Brian Marchman for his proposal to the Florida Department of Education; Hannah Matthews for her proposal to the Spencer Foundation; Marcus McDonald for his proposal to the Florida Department of Education; Robert Moore, Kent Crippen, and Swapna Kumar for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Hyo Kang, Robert Moore, and Navid Asadi Zanjani for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Justin Ortagus, Frank Fernandez, and Lindsay Lynch for their NSF flow through proposal to South Florida State College; Philip Poekert for his Jim Moran Foundation flow through proposal to the UF Foundation; Paige Pullen for her proposals to the Louisiana Department of Education and National Institutes of Health; Seyedahmad Rahimi, Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko, and Do Koh for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Christopher Redding for his Spencer Foundation flow through proposal to Kansas State University; Eunjin “Jinnie” Shin, Walter Leite, and Anthony Botelho for their proposal to the Institute of Education Sciences; Ross van Boven for his proposal to the Florida Department of Education; and Wanli Xing and Sandip Ray for their proposal to the National Science Foundation.
Congratulations to Christy Gabbard for her awards from the Florida Department of Education; Philip Poekert, Paige Pullen, and Shaunte Duggins for their award from the University of Florida Foundation; Philip Poekert for his award from the Lafayette Parish School System; Paige Pullen for her award from the Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County; Anne Seraphine and David Miller for their award from the Florida Department of Education; and Wanli Xing, Anthony Botelho, and Eunjin “Jinnie” Shin for their award from the Rona Jaffe Foundation.
Best wishes to Richard Lind, Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko , and Jason Arnold for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Bruce Carroll and Kent Crippen for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Herman Knopf for his Administration for Children and Families flow through proposal to the Early Learning Coalition of Pinellas County; Kathrin Maki for her NSF flow through proposal to Texas A&M University College Station; Elliot Douglas and Erica McCray for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Philip Poekert for his proposal to the Children First Professional Development Center; Paige Pullen for her proposals to the Early Learning Coalition of Orange County and Early Learning Coalition of Flagler and Volusia Counties; Tina Smith-Bonahue and Elayne Colón for their Florida Department of Education flow through proposal to Seminole State College of Florida; and Patricia Snyder for her California Department of Education flow through proposal to Napa County.
The OER is always seeking to improve its faculty support services. In accordance with this goal, we have expanded our Technical Writer services to include editorial supports needed for non-proposal and faculty-related activities.
We are excited to announce these new services and our Technical Writing Support form on the OER website. Completing this form is required to receive support and alert our Technical Writers. Once your request is received, you will be contacted by the designated Technical Writer. Audrey serves SESPECS, AZCEES, and LC. Piper serves SHDOSE, STL, PKY, and PIN. Please direct any questions to Audrey (avilaihong@coe.ufl.edu) or Piper (piperlowinger@coe.ufl.edu).
The National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Extramural Nexus January Issue covers several topics and tips, including Data Management Sharing (DMS) plans and samples, timelines, and revisiting funding opportunity announcements (FOAs). NIH recommends that DMS Plans do not include hypertext in the DMS Plan attachment, and provide sample DMS plans to act as guides. The January Issue also released a new podcast episode focusing on timelines to keep in mind when preparing an NIH grant application. Lastly, due to FOAs having multiple due dates each year, NIH recommends revisiting the FOA within 30 days of the application due date to remain aware of the latest requirements before finalizing the application.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently updated the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support formats to better align with the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 23-1). Submissions must use the revised formats to better align with the PAPPG, effective for proposals due on or after Monday, January 30th, 2023. The forms are available in the SciENcv system and on the NSF Policy Office website.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) launched a $6 million prize challenge for the development of innovative learning technologies for K-12 students, titled the Visionary Interdisciplinary Teams Advancing Learning (VITAL) Prize Challenge. The challenge comprises four steps: concept paper, discovery round, semi-final round, and final round, with the focus on providing interdisciplinary teams the funding and training to build K-12 learning technologies at the speed and scale for adoption nationwide. Applicants can choose one of three K-12 technology translation tracks – Rapid and Continuous Learning Assessment, Mathematical Literacy to Promote a Future STEM Workforce, or Other Innovations in Translational Learning Technologies.
As announced by Provost Glover this past summer, all Ph.D. students are to be appointed at .50 FTE (half-time, 20 hours per week). The Graduate School has revised the “Principles for Employing Graduate Students at the University of Florida” document to reflect the policy change. The updated document contains information on the types of employment, eligibility, compensation, and FTE and waivers that should be considered when hiring graduate students.
