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Limited Submission Programs
| NSF - Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering, Supplements and Sites |
| VPR Internal Deadline |
10/28/08 |
| OSP Deadline |
11/12/08 |
| Funding Agency Deadline |
11/16/08 |
| Funding or Award Criteria |
The Directorate for Engineering (ENG), Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering program supports the active involvement of K-12 teachers and community college faculty in engineering research in order to bring knowledge of engineering and technological innovation into their classrooms. The goal is to help build long-term collaborative partnerships between K-12 science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) teachers, community college faculty, and the NSF university research community by involving the teachers in engineering research and helping them translate their research experiences and new knowledge of engineering into classroom activities. Partnerships with inner city schools or other high need schools are especially encouraged, as in participation by underrepresented minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.
This announcement features two mechanisms for support of in-service and pre-service K-12 teachers and/or community college faculty: RET supplements to ongoing ENG awards and new RET Site awards. RET supplements may be included in proposals for new or renewed NSF Directorate for Engineering (ENG) grants or as supplements to ongoing NSF ENG funded projects. RET Sites are based on independent proposals from engineering departments, schools of colleges to initiate and conduct research participation projects for a number of K-12 teachers and/or community college faculty.
Please see the solicitation for complete information.
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| Eligibility |
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| Applicable Field(s) |
engineering |
| # of Nominees Allowed |
Two proposals may be submitted by the Cockrell School of Engineering. PIs submitting to the RET site competition must hold a faculty appointment in the Cockrell School of Engineering.
Collaboration as appropriate with individual investigators or groups from other Colleges/Departments with undergraduate programs in disciplines usually supported by NSF, in a non-lead role is permitted. |
| VPR Required Documents |
Please submit the following materials electronically to limitedsub@austin.utexas.edu no later than 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2008:
- Dean's or ORU Director's Letter of Nomination
- Two page maximum describing the aims of the proposed research project. Please specify if the proposal is for a supplement or a site.
- The biographical sketch of the UT PI
** Dr. Ekerdt should rank the proposals accordingly and submit them forward. Note two are allowed to move forward no matter if they are for a supplement or a site. |
| Notes |
- Interested individuals must contact the College of Engineering's Associate Dean for Research, Dr. Randy Charbeneau, for their internal deadline.
- VPR required documents are NOT full proposals. PIs must be aware that for Site Proposals, pre-proposals selected to advance require signed letters of commitment documenting collaborative arrangements of significance to the proposal should be scanned and placed in this section. Letters of support and commitment from participating school districts are required also.
- PIs must be aware of all full proposal requirements.
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| Nominee(s) Selected to Advance |
Dr. Spyros Kinnas |
| Posting Date |
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