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U495N·SUNDAY WORKSHOP: Overview of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Funding Programs at the National Science Foundation and Techniques to Prepare Competitive STEM Research and Education Proposals
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Sun. June 25, 2023 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Room 339, Baltimore Convention Center
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Free ticketed event
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