The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (REESE) program offers the Fostering Interdisciplinary Research on Education (FIRE) grant. This grant aims to equip scholars with skills for rigorous interdisciplinary research in STEM learning and education. Its primary purpose is to develop innovative theoretical, methodological, and analytical approaches to understanding and solving complex STEM education issues of national importance. A secondary goal is to broaden the pool of STEM educational investigators; applicants must pair with a mentoring scholar. The program includes both research and professional development components, welcoming post-graduate investigators at any career stage.
Opportunity ID: 66675
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 11-526 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Fostering Interdisciplinary Research on Education |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 10 |
| Assistance Listings: | 47.076 — Education and Human Resources |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jan 26, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 29, 2011 Full Proposal Deadline(s): April 29, 2011 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 29, 2011 Full Proposal Deadline(s): April 29, 2011 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $4,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | $400,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | *PI Limit:Each proposal must consist of <i>one</i> individual who will serve as the mentor and <i>one</i> individual who will be mentored. FIRE is open as to whether the mentor is designated as the PI and the mentee as the co-PI, or vice versa, as allowed by their institutions. Other personnel and co-PIs are allowed, but the role of the mentor should be clearly described. Investigators may receive an award at any point in their post-graduate careers, whether at a more junior (e.g., immediately after earning a doctorate) or senior level (e.g., mid-career or later). Both the individual who will act as mentor and the individual who will be mentored must have obtained their respective doctoral degrees by date of award. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | U.S. National Science Foundation |
| Description: | FIRE is a strand of the Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (REESE) program (NSF 10-586) and it is anticipated that FIRE will eventually be incorporated into the REESE solicitation. The FIRE program seeks to facilitate the process by which scholars can cross disciplinary boundaries to acquire the skills and knowledge that would improve their abilities to conduct rigorous research on STEM learning and education. The primary goal of the strand is to facilitate the development of innovative theoretical, methodological, and analytic approaches to understanding complex STEM education issues of national importance and, by so doing, make progress toward solving them. A secondary goal of the strand is to broaden and deepen the pool of investigators engaged in STEM educational research. In order to address this goal, investigators must pair with a mentoring scholar in??a to-be-learned field of interest. Proposals therefore have both a research and a professional development component. Investigators may receive a FIRE award at any point in their post-graduate careers. |
| Link to Additional Information: | NSF Publication 11-526 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NSF grants.gov support
grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov Email:grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov |
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | NSF grants.gov support grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov Email: grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.076 | PKG00029532 | Jan 26, 2011 | Apr 29, 2011 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
66675 RR_SF424_1_2-1.2.pdf
66675 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
66675 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_3-1.3.pdf
66675 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_1_2-1.2.pdf
66675 RR_PersonalData_1_2-1.2.pdf
66675 RR_Budget-1.1.pdf
66675 NSF_CoverPage_1_3-1.3.pdf
Optional forms
66675 RR_SubawardBudget-1.2.pdf
66675 NSF_DeviationAuthorization-1.1.pdf
66675 NSF_SuggestedReviewers-1.1.pdf
66675 NSF_Registration_1_3-1.3.pdf
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