Undergraduate Research and Mentoring in the Biological Sciences

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	Federal Grant Title:	Undergraduate Research and Mentoring in the Biological Sciences
	CFDA Number:	47.074
	CFDA Description:	Biological Sciences
	Federal Agency Name:	National Science Foundation
	Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	10-531
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jan 27, 2010
	Creation Date:	Feb 17, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 01, 2011 Full Proposal Deadline(s): April 26, 2010 March 01, 2011 First Tuesday in March, Annually Thereafter
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 26, 2010 Full Proposal Deadline(s): April 26, 2010 March 01, 2011 First Tuesday in March, Annually Thereafter
	Archive Date:	Information not provided
	Expected Number of Awards:	8
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$3,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$1,000,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	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) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Such organizations also are referred to as academic institutions.
Grant Description: The goal of the Undergraduate Research and Mentoring in the Biological Sciences (URM) program is to increase the number and diversity of individuals pursuing graduate studies in all areas of biological research supported by the NSF Directorate for Biological Sciences. Support will be provided to academic institutions to establish innovative programs to engage undergraduates in a year-round research and mentoring activity. Particular emphasis will be placed on broadening participation of members of groups historically underrepresented in science and engineering: African Americans, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Hispanic Americans, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders, and persons with disabilities.
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