Broadening Participation Research Initiation Grants in Engineering

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Broadening Participation Research Initiation Grants in Engineering: With the goal of broadening participation to all engineers including members from groups underrepresented in the engineering disciplines, the Directorate for Engineering (ENG) at NSF offers a research initiation grant funding opportunity. These grants are intended to increase the diversity of researchers who apply for and receive ENG funding to initiate research programs early in their careers, including those from under-represented groups, engineers at minority serving.institutions, and persons with disabilities. By providing these funding opportunities, ENG intends to further broaden participation of engineering researchers who share NSF's commitment to diversity in the following ways: Expand the population of role models who will interact with an increasingly diverse student population, the workforce of the future Increase the number of engineering researchers at minority serving institutions actively and competitively engaged in research as independent investigators, thereby creating new research opportunities for students from underrepresented groups Fund engineering research projects that use innovative ways to attract and retain members of under-represented groups to careers in engineering. Awards are for 24 months and are limited to a maximum of $175,000 total costs (direct plus indirect). Principal Investigators must be U.S. citizens or lawfully admitted U.S. permanent residents at the time of application; visa-holders are not eligible.

Federal Grant Title:	Broadening Participation Research Initiation Grants in Engineering
Federal Agency Name:	National Science Foundation
Grant Categories:	Science and Technology
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	07-589
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	47.041
CFDA Descriptions:	Engineering Grants
Current Application Deadline:	No deadline provided
Original Application Deadline:	Feb 08, 2008 Full Proposal Deadline(s): February
Posted Date:	Sep 11, 2007
Creation Date:	Sep 11, 2007
Archive Date:	No date given
Total Program Funding:	$5,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$175,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$50,000
Expected Number of Awards:	40
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Organization Limit: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: --Universities and colleges: Universities and two- and four-year colleges (including community colleges) located and accredited in the U.S. --Proposers affiliated with Minority-Serving Institutions MSIs, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs), and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), and persons with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply. --Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research labs, professional societies and similar organizations in the U.S. associated with educational or research activities. PI Limit: Proposers must be affiliated with an engineering department or a department closely related to engineering. Co-investigators are not permitted, but collaborations with other scientists and/or visiting scientist status in other laboratories are permitted. Principal investigators must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
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