Opportunity PD-10-1340

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Opportunity PD-10-1340: The Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) seeks to enable a world-leading system of engineering education, equally open and available to all members of society, that dynamically and rapidly adapts to meet the changing needs of society and the nation's economy. Research areas of interest include, but are not limited to:Increasing our understanding of how engineering students learn and the capacity that supports such discovery. Fundamental research is encouraged on how engineering is learned, including engineering epistemologies and identities; and how to evaluate or operationalize aspects of engineering thinking, doing, and knowing. Understanding how to increase the diffusion and impact of engineering education research. Research projects are sought that discover how to improve the process by which engineering education research is translated into practice; how to accomplish organizational and cultural change in institutions of engineering education that leads to improved learning outcomes; or identifying and overcoming barriers to widespread adoption of engineering education research. Research projects that partner with other engineering education stakeholders (e.g. private companies, NGOs, or professional societies) to measure the value and impact of engineering education research on practice are also sought.Understanding engineering education in broader, organizing frameworks such as innovation, globalization, complex engineered systems, or sustainability. Research in this theme explores learning from perspectives and contexts that cut across disciplines and in which learners integrate expertise from multiple fields. Research projects that align with this theme include discovering processes to effectively teach engineering students to succeed in such environments or "eco-systems"; discovering key concepts and principles of educating engineers within such frameworks; or exploring factors such as teamwork, communication, or identity formation in such environments. Diversifying pathways to and through engineering degree programs. Research projects that align with this theme explore how engineering programs can engage and develop students with a broad range of backgrounds, interests, and experiences; investigate how real world experiences germane to engineering--such as military service or being a "maker"--impact, improve, or accelerate learning; or investigate how to fundamentally restructure courses, curricula, or programs to substantially boost student success, especially for under-represented populations. This program discourages proposals that seek to simply implement and/or evaluate pedagogical innovations that have been previously shown to be effective for engineering students; such projects may be considered in the TUES program of DUE.An ideal engineering education research project addresses the iterative cycle in which research questions that advance understanding are informed by practice and the results of research are, in turn, translated into practice. In discussing how the planned work advances understanding, competitive proposals will ground the proposed work both in a theoretical framework and relevant prior work, describe how the research advances knowledge of how engineering students learn, and discuss how the research results are broadly generalizable and transferable. In discussing how research can be translated to practice, competitive proposals take the point of view of a potential user of the educational innovation, describing how the research results can affect the practice or process of educating engineers, improve the infrastructure for engineering education, or build networks and capacity for engineering education research for example. Competitive proposals also contain a strong evaluation plan to inform the research effort and allow assessment of the project's impact and effectiveness. The resources requested should accurately reflect the proposed effort. Most projects will be funded at approximately $100,000 per year. Projects which anticipate other funding levels should discuss the proposed project with a cognizant program officer before submission. Proposals may be submitted by individuals or by multi-disciplinary teams. Because competitive proposals emphasize generalizable research that impacts engineering degree programs, teams which do not contain engineering faculty should contact a program officer before submission.Other considerations for proposals submitted to engineering education are outlined below: The duration of Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program awards is five years. The submission deadline for Engineering CAREER proposals is in July every year. Proposals for Conferences and Workshops should be submitted in the two proposal windows. Supplements to existing awards may be submitted at any time, but must be discussed with the program director before submission.Grants for Rapid Response Research (RAPID) and EArly-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) must be discussed with the program director before submission. Further details are available in the PAPPG download, available below. Please refer to the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG), when you prepare your proposal.