OpportunityTitle: Alliances for Broadening Participation in STEM
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: *Organization Limit: Proposals may only be submitted by the following:    -  LSAMP:Onlybaccalaurate-producing institutions may serve as lead institutions for LSAMP alliances.    LSAMP-BD: Only senior-level LSAMP alliances (alliances with 10 or more years of continual LSAMP funding) are eligible to submit proposals for BD support.    LSAMP Educational Research Proposals: Universities and two-and four-year colleges (including community colleges) located and accredited in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Such organizations also are referred to as academic institutions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;: Eligibility for Innovations through Institutional Integration (I&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;) is limited to institutions of higher education (including two-and four year colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US. If the proposal is exclusively for I&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; STEM educational or related research, then all categories of proposers identified in the NSF Grant Proposal Guide are eligible to submit.          *PI Limit:  LSAMP and LSAMP-BD: To promote institutional commitments to increase the quality and quantity of underrepresented minorities in STEM disciplines at the undergraduate level, the President or Provost of the lead institution should serve as the Principal Investigator. A full explanation should be provided for a PI designation in variance with this requirement. Co-Principal investigators from partner institutions may be designated as appropriate for the project.     LSAMP Educational Research:Eligible PI(s) for proposals from alliance partner institutions applying for LSAMP educational research supportshould be the cognizant faculty member(s) conducting the research and/orresponsible for the educational research project.    I&lt;sup&gt;3:&lt;/sup&gt; - The Principal Investigator for an Innovation through Institutional Integration (I&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;) proposal must be the university provost or equivalent chief academic officer, unless the proposal is exclusively for I&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; STEM educational or related research.
Description: LSAMP and AGEP PROGRAMSThe Alliances for Broadening Participation in STEM (ABP) solicitation includes the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program, Bridge to the Doctorate (LSAMP-BD) Activity, LSAMP educational research projects, and the Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) program. This portfolio of programs seeks to increase the number of students successfully completing quality degree programs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Particular emphasis is placed on transforming STEM education through innovative academic strategies and experiences in support of groups that historically have been underrepresented in STEM disciplines: African-Americans, Alaskan Natives, Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Pacific Islanders. The educational research portfolio contributes to the body of literature of successful practices in student recruitment, retention, persistence, and attainment of STEM undergraduate and graduate degrees, especially for populations underrepresented in STEM disciplines: African-Americans, Alaskan Natives, Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Pacific Islanders.Managed synergistically, the ABP cluster enables seamless transitions from the STEM baccalaureate to attainment of the doctorate and entry to the STEM professoriate. ABP support begins at the baccalaureate level through the LSAMP program. LSAMP emphasizes development of broad-based regional and national alliances of academic institutions, school districts, state and local governments, and the private sector to increase the diversity and quality of the STEM workforce. Eligible LSAMP undergraduate students may receive continued support for up to two additional years of STEM graduate study through the Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) Activity. The Bridge to the Doctorate provides significant financial support for matriculating candidates in STEM graduate programs at eligible alliance sites.Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) further the graduate education of underrepresented STEM students through the doctorate level, preparing them for fulfilling opportunities and productive careers as STEM faculty and research professionals. AGEP also supports the transformation of institutional culture to attract and retain STEM doctoral students into the professorate.Innovation through Institutional Integration (I3) projects enable faculty, administrators, and others in institutions to think and act strategically about the creative integration of NSF-funded awards, with particular emphasis on awards managed through programs in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR), but not limited to those awards. For Fiscal Year 2010, proposals are being solicited in nine EHR programs that advance I3 goals: CREST, GSE, HBCU-UP, ITEST, LSAMP, MSP, Noyce, RDE, and TCUP.
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CloseDateExplanation: March 24, 2010 Bridge to the Doctorate Proposals  April 07, 2010 Innovation through Institutional Integration  October 08, 2010 Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation and LSAMP Educational Research Proposals