AGENCY: National Science Foundation (NSF)/ Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) PROGRAM: Communicating Research to Public Audiences OBJECTIVES: This program provides funding to promote the discovery, integration, dissemination, and employment of new knowledge in service to society and to achieve excellence in U.S. science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education at all levels. The program supports efforts to communicate the processes and results of current research awards from any NSF directorate or the Office of Polar Programs to public audiences in order to assist in the broader dissemination of research results and to promote science and technological literacy for the general public in out-of-school settings. These awards provide an opportunity for investigators to explain in non-technical terms the methods and/or results of their research to a broad and diverse audience, and can be used for any activity that falls within the definition of an informal science education activity. ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS: Investigators must have an active NSF research award. A letter of support from the cognizant Program Officer is required. Only one proposal per active research award is permitted. DEADLINE: Proposals may be submitted at any time, however they must be submitted at least six months prior to the anticipated start date. FUNDING INFORMATION: This program utilizes the NSF standard and continuing grant award mechanisms. The NSF anticipates making twenty awards per year from a program budget of $1,500,000. The maximum award amount is $75,000 for up to two years. AGENCY CONTACT:Orrin Shane, Program Director, Directorate for Education & Human Resources 4201 Wilson Blvd Rm. 885 S Arlington VA. 22230 Telephone: (703) 292-5106 Fax: (703) 292-9044 Email: oshane@nsf.gov Web: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2003/nsf03509/nsf03509.html REMARKS:
Applications must be submitted via FastLane, NSF's web-based
system for proposal submission and review. For more information
about FastLane, or to register as a FastLane user, please contact
Kathleen Foster in the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) at x3-4365
or kfoster@bu.edu. |
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