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Session Description
Several Program Directors (PDs) from the National Science Foundation will conduct a 2.5-hr workshop to discuss funding programs that support cutting-edge research targeted at advancing the understanding of learning, teaching, and equitable participation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), as well as institutional change at all education levels and in diverse settings. Selecting the NSF program that best fits a proposal’s creative ideas and articulating a compelling project description are two critical steps in ensuring that research proposals are competitive. These steps will be addressed, and illustrative examples provided.
Funding opportunities in various divisions of four directorates — Engineering (ENG); STEM Education (EDU); Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP); and Computer, Information Science, and Engineering (CISE) — at the NSF will be discussed. Abstracts of selected awards from different programs will be distributed, along with funding program solicitations, to help participants identify appropriate programs. Participants will also engage with the Principal Investigators (PIs) of previously funded NSF projects representing a variety of programs to better understand the process of planning, crafting, submitting, and implementing research proposals. Attendees will leave the workshop with a bett
er understanding of the STEM funding programs available at the NSF, as well as strategies for developing compelling proposals for advancing STEM research and education. NSF PDs will also (i) manage an NSF Booth and (ii) host a Special Technical Session in the ASEE Exhibition Hall during the conference, thus providing additional opportunities for one-on-one meetings with prospective PIs.

Speakers

1. Dr. Christine S. Grant

   National Science Foundation

   Dr. Grant is a Program Director in the Division of Engineering Education and Centers at the National Science Foundation.

2. Dr. Margret Hjalmarson

   National Science Foundation

   Dr. Hjalmarson is a Program Director in the Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings at the National Science Foundation

3. Dr. Abiodun A. Ilumoka Nwabuzor

   University of Hartford

   Dr. Ilumoka is a Program Director in the Division of Undergraduate Education at the National Science Foundation.

4. Dr. John Jackman

   Iowa State University of Science and Technology

   Dr. Jackman is a Program Director in the Division of Undergraduate Education at the National Science Foundation.

5. Allyson Kennedy

   Dr. Allyson Kennedy is a Program Director in the Division of Computer and Network Systems at the National Science Foundation.

6. Dr. Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias

   National Science Foundation

   Dr. Ladeji-Osias is a Program Director in the Division of Engineering Education and Centers at the National Science Foundation.

7. Dr. Vinod K. Lohani

   Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

   Dr. Lohani is a Program Director in the Division of Graduate Education at the National Science Foundation.

8. Jill Nelson P.E.

   California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

   Dr. Nelson is a Program Director in the Division of Undergraduate Education at the National Science Foundation

9. Joel Schildbach

   Dr. Joel Schildbach is a Program Director in the Division of Graduate Education at the National Science Foundation.

10. Dr. Eric J. Sheppard

    Hampton University

    Dr. Sheppard is a Program Director in the Division of Undergraduate Education at the National Science Foundation

11. Prof. Huihui H Wang

    Northeastern University

    Dr. Wang is a Program Director in the Division of Undergraduate Education at the National Science Foundation

12. Jennifer Ellis

    Dr. Ellis is a Program Director in the Division of Undergraduate Education at the National Science Foundation

13. Mr. Jose Colom

    University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

    Dr. Colom-Ustariz is a Program Director in the Office of Integrative Activities (OIA) at the National Science Foundation