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NSF STEM Scholarship Program
Outline
• NSF-STEM program information– One submission per year– Mission– Regulations
• What we learned last time– Strengths– Weaknesses
• Your ideas for next time– One page concept paper
NSF STEM program
• Scholarships to encourage and enable academically talented but financially needy students to enter the workforce following completion of a degree in STEM fields.
• Emphasizes: – recruiting students to science and engineering– mentoring and supporting students through degree
completion– partnering with employers to facilitate student STEM
career placement
STEM Program Goals
• Improved educational opportunities• Increased retention of students to degree
achievement• Improved student support programs• Increased numbers of well-educated and
skilled employees in technical areas of national need.
Award limits
• One application/year for each educational unit– Deadline August 12, 2010
• Up to $10,000/ student, up to 5 years• Annual budget maximum $225,000• Total budget generally less than $600,000
Student Qualifications• US citizens, nationals , refugees or permanent
residents• enrolled full time in a program leading to a
degree for each semester the student receives a scholarship.
• demonstrate academic potential or ability• demonstrate financial need– Cost of Attendance (COA) for an institution minus the
Estimated Family Contribution (EFC) for the student• part of a natural student cohort that is likely to
associate during the scholarship period
Key features of proposal• Results from Prior NSF Support. • Project Objectives and Plans. • Current Activities on Which the Current Project Builds. • S-STEM Project Management Plan.
– Principal Investigator (PI) must be a STEM faculty member
• Student Selection Process and Criteria. • S-STEM Student Support Services and Programs. Examples include:
– Recruitment of students to higher education programs and careers in the S-STEM disciplines; – Support and mentoring of students by faculty and other professionals; – Academic support services: tutoring, study-groups, or supplemental instruction programs; – Industry experiences or internship opportunities; – Community building and support among S-STEM scholars within the institution; – Participation in local or regional meetings and conferences; – Access to appropriate technology and technological support personnel– Career counseling and job placement services for S-STEM scholars.
• Quality Educational Programs. • Special Program Features.
Reviews from 2009 mentoring proposal
• Number of students (160 ) +/-• Mentoring faculty culture +• Impact on target groups in community +• Recruitment and implementation plans –• Program themes and cohesion –• Track record -
Your ideas
• Share them here or elsewhere• Identify interest groups• Outline your plan (concept paper)• Decide on theme to push forward– SST– Research Grants Committee