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NSF-07-564 Cyberinfrastructure Training, Education, Advancement, and Mentoring for Our 21st Century Workforce (CI-TEAM)
Internal Deadline: June 25, 2007
Full Proposal Deadline Date: August 27, 2007
Cost sharing: Not required in proposals submitted under this Program Solicitation.
NOTE:
The FY06 CI-TEAM program will fund two types of projects: Demonstration
Projects at levels up to $250,000 total with durations of 1 to 2 years; and
Implementation Projects funded at levels up to $1,000,000 total with
durations of 2 to 3 years. ( Projects focusing primarily on new
cyberinfrastructure resource and tool development or deployment are more
appropriately directed toward other cyberinfrastructure funding
opportunities)
NSF-06-548 ANNOUNCEMENT available from:
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06548/nsf06548.htm
Synopsis of Program:
New information, communication, and computational technologies have had profound impacts on the practice of science and engineering. Linked to create a comprehensive cyberinfrastructure, the systems, tools, and services emerging from these new technologies are enabling individuals, groups, and organizations to advance research and education in ways that revolutionize who can participate, what they can do, and how they do it. Sustaining this revolution across all areas of science and engineering requires the formation of a workforce with the knowledge and skills needed to design and deploy as well as adopt and apply these cyber-based systems, tools and services over the long-term. The opportunity for such preparation should be available at all stages of formal and informal education, training and professional development, and must be extended to all interested individuals and communities.
The CI-TEAM program supports projects that position the national science and engineering community to engage in integrated research and education activities promoting, leveraging and utilizing cyberinfrastructure systems, tools and services. CI-TEAM awards will:
- Prepare current and future generations of scientists, engineers, and educators to design and develop as well as adopt and deploy, cyber-based tools and environments for research and learning, both formal and informal.
- Expand and enhance participation in cyberinfrastructure science and engineering activities of diverse groups of people and organizations, with particular emphasis on the inclusion of traditionally underrepresented individuals, institutions, and communities as both creators and users of cyberinfrastructure.
This solicitation seeks two types of project proposals, both aimed at the preparation of a diverse, cyberinfrastructure-savvy science and engineering workforce. One type of proposal, the Demonstration Project, is exploratory in nature and may be somewhat limited in scope and scale. Demonstration Projects have the potential to serve as exemplars to effective larger-scale implementation activities in the future. The other project type, the Implementation Project, is generally larger in scope or scale and draws on prior experience with the activities or the teams proposed. Implementation Projects are expected to deliver sustainable learning and workforce development activities that complement ongoing NSF investment in cyberinfrastructure.
All CI-TEAM projects seek to broaden and diversify the population of individuals and institutions participating in cyberinfrastructure activities specifically and, thereby, science and engineering more generally. Toward that goal, both types of projects consist of collaborations with expertise in multiple disciplines and involve partnerships that support integrated research and learning among diverse organizations including, as appropriate, academic institutions of higher learning, primary and secondary schools, government, industry, professional societies, other not-for-profit organizations, and international partners. Other key features of CI-TEAM projects involve a commitment to: leveraging existing or current development efforts in cyberinfrastructure technologies; open software standards and open educational resources; the integration of research and learning; institutional partnerships; and strategic implementation, management, and evaluation plans. Following merit review of the proposals received, NSF expects to select for support 12 to 15 Demonstration Projects at up to $250,000 total each and 7 to 12 Implementation Projects at up to $1,000,000 total each that together constitute a rich portfolio of cyberinfrastructure-related workforce development activities.
UM INTERNAL ABSTRACT DEADLINE: June 25th, 2007 (MON- 5:00 P.M.)
If you are interested in claiming the one (1) LEAD proposal slot, please provide the following:- A estimated cumulative budget:
- No more than a five (5) page summary covering the following:
- Explain what type of activities will be undertaken in the CI-TEAM Implementation or Demonstration Project
- The expected outcomes of the project as set out in the Program Description
- Any peer review comments received on this application from any other submission
We will need to receive your project summary by close of business on June 25, 2007 (Monday, 5:00 P.M.)
The summary should be submitted to: fastlane-admin@umich.edu; with a copy to mgparnes@umich.edu (Marvin Parnes) ; davedrda@umich.edu (Dave Plawchan); and to the appropriate Research Dean.
The Office of the Vice President for Research, in consultation with others, will decide which proposals should be developed for submission to NSF.
The finalists for this competition will be notified no later than (Friday) July 13, 2007.
If you have any questions about project eligibility, please direct them to Dave Plawchan, fastlane-admin@umich.edu, in DRDA.
You can also retrieve an electronic version directly from NSF by following the directions on the NSF website: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07564/nsf07564.htm
Current limited submissions opportunities
Previous Limited Submissions Opportunities