OpportunityTitle: Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Undergraduate Program
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: *Organization Limit: Proposals may only be submitted by the following:    -  HBCU-UP Proposals: Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) that are accredited and offer undergraduate educational degree programs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).       *PI Limit:&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;The Principal Investigator for a Targeted Infusion Project should be the individual whowill direct the implementation of the project activities.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The Principal Investigator for a Broadening ParticipationResearch Project should be responsible for managing the project and should be one of the key researchers. At least one of the Principal Investigators must have experiencein educationor social science research. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The Principal Investigator for a Research Initiation Awardshould be a faculty member in a STEMdiscipline at the HBCU. Co-Principal Investigators and senior personnel are not permitted.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The Principal Investigator and co-Principal Investigators for the Implementation Project and ACE Implementation Project should be the key personnel that will beresponsible for guidingthe implementation of the project.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
Description: Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have awarded a large share of bachelor&apos;s degrees to African American students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), and nine of the top ten baccalaureate institutions of African American STEM doctorate recipients from 2006-2010 are HBCUs. [1] To meet the nation&apos;s accelerating demands for STEM talent, more rapid gains in achievement, success and degree production in STEM for underrepresented minority populations are needed. The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) is committed to enhancing the quality of undergraduate STEM education and research at HBCUs as a means to broaden participation in the nation&apos;s STEM workforce. To this end, HBCU-UP provides awards to develop, implement, and study evidence-based innovative models and approaches for improving the preparation and success of HBCU undergraduate students so that they may pursue STEM graduate programs and/or careers. Support is available for Targeted Infusion Projects, Broadening Participation Research Projects, Research Initiation Awards, Implementation Projects or Achieving Competitive Excellence Implementation Projects, and other funding opportunities.Targeted Infusion Projects (TIP) provide support to achieve a short-term, well-defined goal to innovate or improve the quality of undergraduate STEM education at HBCUs. The Broadening Participation Research (BPR) in STEM Education track provides support for research projects that seek to create and study new theory-driven models and innovations related to the participation and success of underrepresented groups in STEM undergraduate education. Research Initiation Awards (RIA) provide support for STEM faculty at HBCUs to pursue research at the home institution or at an NSF-funded research center, a research intensive institution or a national laboratory. Implementation Projects provide support to design, implement, study, and assess comprehensive institutional efforts to increase the number of students receiving undergraduate degrees in STEM and enhance the quality of their preparation by strengthening STEM education and research. Within this track, Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Implementation Projects are intended for HBCUs with exemplary achievements and established institutionalized foundations from previous Implementation Project grants. [1] National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering: 2011, NSF 11-309, (Arlington, VA; Last Updated July 2012). Available from http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/.
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