NSF Research Traineeship Program: Innovations in Graduate Education – Awards vary – due Dec 6, 2022

NSF Research Traineeship Program – up to $3,000,000 – due Feb 25, 2021; Sep 6, 2021; and Sep 6, annually thereafter
December 30, 2021
Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions – up to $1,000,000 – due Aug 1, 2022
December 30, 2021

Sponsored by National Science Foundation

Eligibility:             Public, Private, Other (including homeschool, 501 (c)(3) organizations)

Award(s):             Awards vary.

Deadline(s):         Letters of Intent are due December 6, 2022.

Focus:   Engineering, Scholarships/Fellowships, STEM/STEAM/STREAM, Technology Education/Computer Science

Grade Level(s):   Adult, Higher Ed

Content Area(s):               Mathematics, Science

State(s):               National

Description:        The National Science Foundation (NSF) seeks proposals for the Research Traineeship (NRT) Program that ensure that graduate students in research-based master’s and doctoral degree programs develop the skills, knowledge, and competencies needed to pursue a range of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers.

The program is dedicated to effective training of STEM graduate students in high priority interdisciplinary or convergent research areas, through the use of a comprehensive traineeship model that is innovative, evidence-based, and aligned with changing workforce and research needs. Proposals are accepted in any interdisciplinary or convergent research theme of national priority.

Higher Education Institutions are eligible to apply. Strategic collaborations with the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, government agencies, national laboratories, field stations, teaching and learning centers, informal science centers, and academic partners are also encouraged. Interested applicants must first submit a Letter of Intent online.

Contact:              Daniel Denecke, Program Director

National Science Foundation

2415 Eisenhower Ave.

Alexandria, VA 22314

Phone: 703.292.8072

Email: ddenecke@nsf.gov

Vinod K. Lohani, Program Director

National Science Foundation

2415 Eisenhower Ave.

Alexandria, VA 22314

Phone: 703.292.2330

Email: vlohani@nsf.gov

Website:              http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505015