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NSF-08-525: Math and Science Partnership (MSP) (Replaces Nsf-06-539)
Internal Deadline: Feb. 4, 2008

NSF-08-525 ANNOUNCEMENT
(http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08525/nsf08525.htm)

A)Targeted Partnerships, Institute Partnerships, MSP-Start Partnerships, Phase II Partnerships, RETA Projects
Letter of Intent (optional, but strongly encouraged) Due Date: February 18, 2008
Full Submission: March 25, 2008

Innovation through Institutional Integration
Letter of Intent (optional, but strongly encouraged) due date: February 18, 2008
Full Submission: April 10,2008
***The PI for an Innovation through Institutional Integration proposal must be the university provost or equivalent, unless the proposal is exclusively for STEM educational or related research.

Please Read "REViSION NOTES" on page 1 of the Program Announcement to understand NSF's changes from the previous Program Announcement NSF 06-539.

Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization:

An institution of higher education, non-profit organization or consortia of such institutions or organizations may be the Lead partner in only one proposal among any of the Partnership categories -- Targeted, Institute, MSP-Start or Phase II. Organizations may be a non-Lead partner on more than one proposal.

For this competition, an institution of higher education and its institutionally affiliated foundation or research foundation are considered to be the same organization.

A central organization that acts as fiscal agent for multiple institutions in a university system is not considered to be the same as the individual colleges and universities that are part of the system, and may act as fiscal agent for one or more proposals submitted in response to this solicitation.

There are no limits on the number of RETA proposals submitted by an organization.

For Fiscal Year 2008, proposals are being solicited in six EHR programs that advance I3 goals: CREST, ITEST, MSP, Noyce, RDE, and TCUP. Given the focus on institutional integration, an institution may submit only one proposal to the I3 competition in only one program.

PI Limit:

The PI of a proposal for any of the Partnership categories Ð Targeted, Institute, MSP-Start or Phase II Ð must be a faculty member in a mathematics, science or engineering department in a higher education core partner. One or more co-Principal Investigators must be representative(s) from the K-12 core partner organization(s).

The PI for an Innovation through Institutional Integration (I3) proposal must be the university provost or equivalent, unless the proposal is exclusively for I3 STEM educational or related research.

Synopsis of Program

The Math and Science Partnership (MSP) program is a major research and development effort that supports innovative partnerships to improve K-12 student achievement in mathematics and science. MSP projects are expected to raise the achievement levels of all students and significantly reduce achievement gaps in the mathematics and science performance of diverse student populations. In order to improve the mathematics and science achievement of the Nation's students, MSP projects contribute to the knowledge base for mathematics and science education and serve as models that have a sufficiently strong evidence base to be replicated in educational practice.

In this solicitation, NSF seeks to support six types of awards:
  1. Targeted Partnerships focus on studying and addressing issues within a specific grade range or at a critical juncture in education, and/or within a specific disciplinary focus in mathematics or the sciences;
  2. Institute Partnerships Ð Teacher Institutes for the 21st Century are designed to meet national needs for teacher leaders/master teachers who have deep knowledge of disciplinary content and are school- or district-based intellectual leaders in mathematics and science;
  3. MSP-Start Partnerships are for awardees new to the MSP program, especially from minority-serving institutions, community colleges and primarily undergraduate institutions, to support the necessary data analysis, project design, evaluation and team building activities needed to develop a full MSP Targeted or Institute Partnership;
  4. Phase II Partnerships for prior MSP Partnership awardees focus on specific innovative areas of their work where evidence of significant positive impact is clearly documented and where an investment of additional resources and time would produce more robust findings and results;
  5. Research, Evaluation and Technical Assistance (RETA) projects directly support the work of the Partnerships, especially by developing tools to assess teachersÕ growth in the knowledge of mathematics or the sciences needed for teaching, conducting longitudinal studies of teachers and their students who participate in the MSP projects, or engaging the national disciplinary and professional societies in MSP work; and
  6. Innovation through Institutional Integration (I3) projects enable institutions to think and act strategically about the creative integration of NSF-funded awards, with particular emphasis on awards managed through programs in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR), but not limited to those awards. For Fiscal Year 2008, proposals are being solicited in six EHR programs that advance I3 goals: CREST, ITEST, MSP, Noyce, RDE, and TCUP.

UM INTERNAL ABSTRACT DEADLINE: Feb. 4, 2008 (Monday, 5:00 P.M.)

If you are interested in claiming the UM's Lead Partnership slot, please submit:

  1. An estimated cumulative budget (not a detailed breakdown)
  2. Three (3-4) page summary covering the following:
    1. Explain briefly how the proposed partnership will address the goals articulated in the program solicitation
    2. How the (5) Key features defined in the announcement will be incorporated into the proposed "partnership". These "features" are
      1. Partnership-Driven,
      2. Teacher Quality, Quantity and Diversity,
      3. Challenging Courses and Curricula
      4. Evidence-Based Design and Outcomes and
      5. Institutional Change and Sustainability
    3. Who the primary partners (Core/ Supporting) are and what will be their roles.
  3. A list of Key Personnel (PI and Co-PI's) of the Partnership Leadership Team and the Core Partner Organizations.
  4. Any program reviews from a previously submitted application to the NSF Math and Science Partner Program.

We will need to receive your project summary for this solicitation via e-mail by close of business on Feb. 4, 2008.

Submit the summary to:
fastlane-admin@umich.edu
with a copy to