OpportunityTitle: Broadening Participation Research Initiation Grants in Engineering
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: *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.  Proposers affiliated with Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving Institutions (HSIs), 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 US associated with educational or research activities  *PI Limit:  Proposers must be affiliated with an engineering department or a department closely related to engineering.  Co-principal investigators are not permitted, but collaborations with other scientists and/or researchers in other universities, industry, and national laboratories are encouraged.  Principal investigators must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.  See Additional Eligibility Info section for further information.
Description: The Directorate for Engineering (ENG) at the National Science Foundation offers a research initiation grant funding opportunity with the goal of broadening participation to all engineers including members from underrepresented groups and persons with disabilities in the engineering disciplines.These grants are intended to increase the diversity of researchers in engineering disciplines to initiate research programs early in their careers, including those from underrepresented 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&apos;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 and persons with disabilities.Fund engineering research projects that use innovative ways to attract and retain members of underrepresented groups and persons with disabilities 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.
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CloseDateExplanation: Full Proposal Deadline(s):  February 25, 2010