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NSF-08-569 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP)
UM Internal Deadline: July 14, 2008
NSF Due Dates:
Letters of Intent (optional): August 19, 2008
Full Proposal Deadline Date: September 30, 2008
Cost sharing: Not required
COPY OF NSF-08-569 ANNOUNCEMENT available from site:
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08569/nsf08569.htm
⇒ ⇒ UM INTERNAL ABSTRACT DEADLINE: July 14, 2008 (MON., 5:00 P.M.)
Limitation of (1) ONE as LEAD on Type I applications
Type 1 proposal: An institution that awards baccalaureate degrees is allowed to submit only one as lead or to be part of only one consortium submitting a Type 1 proposal.
Type 2 proposals: No restrictions on the number
Both STEP Type 1 and STEP Type 2 proposals continue to be solicited. However, STEP Type 1 proposals now include three options, Type 1A, 1B, or 1C. A Type 1A proposal is submitted by an institution that has not previously been the lead institution on a STEP Type 1 award. Type 1B and Type 1C proposals are submitted by institutions that have previously been the lead institution on a STEP Type 1 award. See the full text of this solicitation for full details.
For Type 1A and 1B proposals, consortia for which the lead institution is one that awards baccalaureate degrees may request additional funds if the consortium includes one or more institutions that award only associate degrees. See the full text of this solicitation for full details.
STEP Type 2 proposals now may request up to a four-year duration.
Synopsis of Program:
The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP) seeks to increase the number of students (U.S. citizens or permanent residents) receiving associate or baccalaureate degrees in established or emerging fields within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Type 1 proposals are solicited that provide for full implementation efforts at academic institutions. Type 2 proposals are solicited that support educational research projects on associate or baccalaureate degree attainment in STEM.
Type 1
Program activities under the STEP Type 1 competition should be efforts aimed at implementing strategies that will lead to an increase in the number of students (United States citizens or permanent residents) obtaining STEM degrees at institutions with baccalaureate degree programs; or completing associate degrees in STEM fields or completing credits toward transfer to a baccalaureate degree program in STEM fields at community colleges. The goal of the project must be to increase the total graduation numbers of such students at the institution(s), and all STEP proposals must include specific numerical targets for these increases. If a project focuses efforts on only a subset of STEM fields, increases in those fields must not be at the expense of degrees in other STEM fields. Projects may focus on the retention and/or recruitment of undergraduate students into STEM fields. Outreach efforts are appropriate only if the efforts can be expected to result in additional STEM majors and graduates at the submitting institution(s) within the grant period.
All Type 1 projects are considered to be institutional efforts. A Type 1 proposal should be identified as falling into one of three categories: 1A, 1B, or 1C.
- Type 1A: a Type 1A proposal is submitted by an institution that has not previously been the lead institution on a STEP Type 1 award.
- Type 1B and 1C: Type 1B and Type 1C proposals are submitted by institutions that have previously been the lead institution on a STEP Type 1 award.
A Type 1B proposal is for a new five-year implementation project from an institution that previously has been the lead institution on a STEP Type 1 award. A Type 1B grant is not intended to simply continue efforts for which funding was provided under the original award. A Type 1B proposal must provide information about the previous Type 1 grant, including evaluation information that supports claims of successes that have been achieved, the degree to which the previous project has been institutionalized, a description of significantly new directions in which the project will be heading, the rationale for choosing these new directions, and the relationship between the previous project and the proposed project. At least four years of data about the effects of the previous STEP Type 1 grant on student enrollments and graduation rates in STEM must be provided.
An institution or consortium that has been the lead on a STEP Type 1 award is eligible to submit a Type 1C proposal for a follow-on grant, requesting funds for 2 to 3 additional years of work, and requesting up to a maximum of 50% of the support that was awarded under the original grant. Follow-on grants are designed to allow projects to pursue opportunities that arose as mid-course corrections or unforeseen related opportunities as a direct result of work under the original grant. Follow-on grants are not intended simply to continue efforts for which funding was provided under the original award, nor are they intended for undertaking significantly new or different efforts as would be the case under a Type 1B proposal. A Type 1C proposal is expected to provide significant information about the accomplishments to date under the project, including evaluation results for at least four years of efforts under the original award.
⇒ ⇒ UM INTERNAL ABSTRACT DEADLINE: July 14, 2008, (Monday, 5:00 P.M.)
If you are interested in claiming UM's Type 1 Proposal slot, please submit:
- An estimated cumulative budget: The budget should provide lump sum estimates of costs by category.
- No more than a Six (6) page summary covering the following:
- Discuss strategies that will lead to an increase in the number of students (United States citizens or permanent residents) pursuing and obtaining STEM degrees at institutions with baccalaureate degree programs; or pursuing degrees, concentrations, or certifications in STEM fields or pursuing credits toward transfer to a baccalaureate degree program in STEM fields at community colleges.
- Explain how the proposed project will address the goal of increasing the total enrollment of such students at the institution(s).
- Who are the primary partners and what their roles?
- The expected outcomes of the Type 1 STEP project
- Any peer review comments received on this application from any submission
Submit the summary to:
fastlane-admin@umich.edu
and copy via e-mail to:
- Marvin G. Parnes, mgparnes@umich.edu
- Dave Plawchan, davedrda@umich.edu
- and the appropriate Research Deans.
The Office of the Vice President for Research, in consultation with others, will decide which one proposal should be developed for submission to NSF.
The finalist for the STEP I Competition will be notified no later than July 31, 2008.
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: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08569/nsf08569.htm
Current limited submissions opportunities