The Research in Disabilities Education (RDE) Program offers this grant to broaden postsecondary students with disabilities’ participation and achievement in STEM. This grant funds two main areas: Model Building and Broadening Participation Research (BPR). Model Building projects develop innovative, evidence-based educational models to improve learning, persistence, and graduation for students with disabilities in STEM programs. BPR projects investigate underlying issues affecting differential learning and success rates, primarily focusing on disability. The program’s purpose is to generate knowledge that informs effective interventions, helping close achievement gaps for postsecondary students with disabilities in STEM fields.
Opportunity ID: 148155
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 12-542 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Research in Disabilities 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: | 17 |
| Assistance Listings: | 47.076 — Education and Human Resources |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 01, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 01, 2012 Full Proposal Deadline(s): June 01, 2012 RDE Model Building: Level 1, RDE Model Building: Level 2, RDE Broadening Participation Research in STEM Education: Level 1, RDE Broadening Participation Research in STEM Education: Level 2 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 01, 2012 Full Proposal Deadline(s): June 01, 2012 RDE Model Building: Level 1, RDE Model Building: Level 2, RDE Broadening Participation Research in STEM Education: Level 1, RDE Broadening Participation Research in STEM Education: Level 2 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 12, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $2,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $300,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | 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: – RDE Proposals: <ul><li>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. </li><li>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.</li></ul> |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | U.S. National Science Foundation |
| Description: | The Research in Disabilities Education (RDE) program advances the goal of broadening the participation and achievement of postsecondary students with disabilities in STEM. This effort is realized by making strategic investments in educational and institutional Model Building and in basic and applied Broadening Participation Research in STEM Education (BPR). Model Building projects develop, replicate, translate and utilize innovative educational and institutional capacity building models to broaden the participation of postsecondary students with disabilities in STEM fields. Models employ evidence-based educational exemplars that improve the learning, participation, persistence and graduation of students with disabilities in associate, baccalaureate and graduate STEM degree programs. BPR projects promote efforts to understand the underlying issues contributing to the differential learning, participation and graduation rates of postsecondary students with disabilities in STEM. Particular emphasis is placed on contributing to the knowledge base by investigating the STEM learning characteristics and differences of postsecondary students with disabilities. Educational research about students with disabilities in STEM is advanced by studying the educational and pre-professional experiences that influence student interest, academic performance, retention and persistence in degree programs, degree completion and career choices. RDE projects contribute to closing the achievement gaps for postsecondary students with disabilities in STEM fields, including students enrolled in community colleges, baccalaureate degree programs and graduate schools.RDE-Model Building (RDE-MB) – These projects broaden the participation and achievement of postsecondary students with disabilities in STEM by creating, replicating, translating and implementing innovative educational and institutional capacity building models. RDE-MB projects employ evidence-based educational exemplars that improve the learning, participation, persistence and graduation of postsecondary students with disabilities in STEM degree programs. These projects must have a strong theoretical base and initiatives must be justified by the relevant educational, disability, and social science research. RDE-Broadening Participation Research in STEM Education (RDE-BPR) – These projects to investigate the underlying issues affecting the differential learning, participation, retention and graduation rates of postsecondary students with disabilities in STEM. Proposed research may investigate learning and educational influences as well as organizational, institutional or systemic processes that broaden the participation of postsecondary students with disabilities in STEM. Disability should be the main focus of the research and analysis, with race, ethnicity, gender, economic status, and/or veteran status as potential secondary foci. Projects catalyze the acquisition of knowledge that may inform interventions impacting learning, persistence, and graduation in STEM for postsecondary students with disabilities under certain conditions and in specific educational contexts. BPR can also be found in other solicitations in the Divison of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL) and in the Division of Human Resource Development (HRD). DRL’s Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (REESE) solicitation has a strand called BPR that converges with elements of the Research on Gender in Science and Engineering (GSE) and RDE solicitations; the new BPR strand is jointly managed by DRL and HRD with coordination by the RDE, GSE and REESE programs. |
| Link to Additional Information: | NSF Publication 12-542 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NSF grants.gov support
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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 | PKG00111050 | Mar 01, 2012 | Jun 01, 2012 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
148155 RR_SF424_1_2-1.2.pdf
148155 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
148155 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_3-1.3.pdf
148155 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_1_2-1.2.pdf
148155 RR_PersonalData_1_2-1.2.pdf
148155 RR_Budget-1.1.pdf
148155 NSF_CoverPage_1_3-1.3.pdf
Optional forms
148155 RR_SubawardBudget-1.2.pdf
148155 NSF_DeviationAuthorization-1.1.pdf
148155 NSF_SuggestedReviewers-1.1.pdf
148155 NSF_Registration_1_3-1.3.pdf
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