Extramural Coordinated Funding

UM Submission Instructions: Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science Supplements and Sites 2017

Sponsor:	National Science Foundation (NSF)
Award Title:	Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science Supplements and Sites
Amount:	$600,000 The maximum total request for a Site is $600,000 for a duration of up to three years. Supplements are limited to a maximum of $10,000 per teacher and/or community college faculty for a duration of one year subject to the availability of funds.
UM Deadline:	08/23/2017
Sponsor Deadline:	10/10/2017
Description:	UPDATE: One candidate has been selected, two spots are still available. Please contact collabor@umn.edu if still interested in applying. NSF's Directorate for Engineering (ENG) and the Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) have joined to support the Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science program. This program supports active long-term collaborative partnerships between K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering, Computer and Information Science, and Mathematics (STEM) in-service and pre-service teachers, full-time community college faculty, and university faculty and students to enhance the scientific disciplinary knowledge and capacity of the STEM teachers and/or community college faculty through participation in authentic summer research experiences with engineering and computer science faculty researchers. The research projects and experiences all revolve around a focused research area related to engineering and/or computer science that will provide a common cohort experience to the participating educators. The K-12 STEM teachers and/or full-time community college faculty also translate their research experiences and new scientific knowledge into their classroom activities and curricula. The university team will include faculty, graduate and undergraduate students as well as industrial advisors. Involvement of graduate students in support of academic-year classroom activities is particularly encouraged. Partnerships with inner city, rural or other high needs schools are especially encouraged, as is participation by underrepresented minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities. As part of the long-term partnership arrangements, university undergraduate/graduate students will partner with pre-college/community college faculty in their classrooms during the academic year to support the integration of the RET curricular materials into classroom activities.
Number of Applicants University is Allowed to submit:	3
Additional Requirements:	None
Sponsor Guidelines:	https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2017/nsf17575/nsf17575.htm
UM Nominations Process:	Those interested in applying should submit the following as a single pdf document to collabor@umn.edu no later than 4pm on 8/23: 1. Cover page including PI name, department, contact information, project title, project focus (engineering or computer/information science), any co-PI's name and department, and one paragraph project abstract. 2. Project summary (not more than three pages). 3. Biosketch of PI and any co-PI's if applicable (NSF format). Any questions can be submitted to collabor@umn.edu or call 612-625-2356.
Peer Review Coordination:	Research and Innovation Office contact email
Status:	PI Selected. Steve Campbell, Electrical & Computer Engineering, is the official UM nominee.
Please note:	To be considered for peer review and internal selection, faculty must follow the above submission guidelines and meet the UM deadline as set by the office coordinating the peer review for this opportunity.

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U of M Submission Instructions (Required)

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Selection Process

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SPA is notified of the university's nominee(s) and the status is updated to “PI Selected”.

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