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Innovation through Institutional Integration (I3) challenges faculty, administrators, and others in institutions to think strategically about the creative integration of NSF-funded awards towards a whole that exceeds the sum of its parts. Although there is particular emphasis in I3 on awards managed by programs in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR), institutional integration is not limited to only EHR awards but can include other NSF awards with a STEM educational focus. Two or more institutions in geographic proximity might, for example partner to bridge existing NSF-funded awards on their campuses (e.g. RDE, IGERT, LSAMP, ATE, CREST, REU) to broaden participation in STEM fields and enhance undergraduate research opportunities. Additional connections might be made internationally with faculty or students outside the US who would add their considerable intellectual and cultural perspectives. As another example, an institution might implement new policies, procedures, or mechanisms that encourage and value synergistic efforts among existing NSF-funded awards (e.g., GK-12, MSP, Noyce, REESE, DRK-12) and with other institutional units to better understand and enhance seamlessness across critical educational junctures, perhaps infusing innovative approaches to cyber-learning.
Proposals are expected to incorporate a depth and quality of creative, coherent, and strategic actions that extend beyond commonplace approaches to normal institutional operations. Proposals may also be submitted for research on institutional integration or other closely related themes articulated in the goals above.
Please see the solicitation for complete information.
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| VPR Required Documents |
Please submit the following materials electronically to limitedsub@austin.utexas.edu no later than 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009:
1. Dean's or ORU Director's Letter of Nomination
2. Two to three page maximum describing the aims of the proposed research project. Please specify if the proposal is exclusively for STEM educational or related research.
3. The bio sketch of the UT PI
** The Associate Deans for Research should rank the proposals accordingly and submit them forward.
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