No interest for internal competition -- please contact Barbara Earl to discuss
Date Posted: April 11, 2008
Deadline for internal competition: May 2, 2008
Agency deadline for LOI (required): May 16, 2008
Agency deadline for Full Proposal: July 3, 2008
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Limit on number of proposals: One per institution. New proposals only. Proposals to continue previously funded GK-12 projects (i.e., Track 1, Track 2, and Continuing) are no longer being accepted.
PI eligibility limit: The PI must be a faculty member at the lead institution in a STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) discipline.
The objectives of the GK-12 program are: 1) to support highly qualified graduate students in NSF-supported STEM disciplines through fellowships to provide them with an opportunity to acquire additional skills that will broadly prepare them for professional and scientific careers in the 21st century; 2) to improve STEM instruction in K-12 schools; and 3) to provide institutions of higher education with an opportunity to make a permanent change in their graduate programs by incorporating GK-12 like activities in the training of their STEM graduate students. In this competition, NSF will be offering non-renewable awards of up to $600,000/year for 5 years.
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08556/nsf08556.htm
URL for "Limited submission proposals procedure":
http://www.rgs.ku.edu/depts/rgs/lsp/lsp_2007-03-16.shtml
If you are considering a pre-proposal, please contact John Augusto, Assistant Dean, RGS (jaugusto@ku.edu, 864-7351), to discuss this initiative as soon as possible. Also, I ask that you alert Barbara Earl (864-7781, bearl@ku.edu) that you will be submitting a pre-proposal one week prior to the internal deadline. This information will assist RGS in organizing the review committee.
The pre-proposal should include (1) a three-page narrative [describing the proposed research, including key personnel and partnerships, addressing any special components requested in the agency's solicitation (Page 6, Program Description; Page 18, Additional Review Criteria), and a generalized yearly budget] and (2) a short vita for the PI and all co-investigators, including funding history and current and pending support. Investigators may include suggestions of faculty members whom they believe are especially well qualified to evaluate pre-proposals for this initiative. Please submit this material electronically to Barbara Earl, manager of Proposal Services at RGS, by 5:00 p.m. on May 2, 2008 (bearl@ku.edu, 864-7781).
If the number of pre-proposals exceeds the mandated limit, an internal review committee will be formed to review all pre-proposals. The committee's intent is to select a proposer by May 9, 2008, thereby giving the proposer one week to prepare for the required LOI submission, and an additional six weeks for the proposal submission.
If you have any questions about the solicitation or the process described above, please contact Barbara Earl.
Questions? Please contact:
Barbara Earl
785-864-7781 | bearl@ku.edu
Manager | Proposal Services
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