NSF Pgm Announcements

Supporting Secondary STEM Educator Preparation at TCUP Institutions

Published: 10 February 2025
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Dear Colleagues:

Middle and high schools in the United States continue to experience critical shortages of certified secondary science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) teachers. According to data collected by the United States Department of Education, over half of U.S. states and territories reported unfilled secondary STEM teaching positions for the 2023-24 school year (NCSL, 2024)1. These shortages particularly impact rural Tribal and Native communities.

Meanwhile, STEM knowledge is rapidly advancing, and sophisticated STEM and STEM education technologies are increasingly becoming an integral part of high-quality instruction. Keeping STEM teacher preparation degrees up to date on these advances is an ongoing and crucial responsibility for the institutions that offer them.

In recognition of the importance of STEM teachers to economic empowerment of rural and remote communities, the Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) encourages TCUP-eligible institutions to submit proposals for funding to develop new or revised Secondary

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NSF/CASIS Transport Phenomena Research at the International Space Station to Benefit Life on Earth

Published: 10 February 2025
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U.S. National Science Foundation

Directorate for Engineering
     Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems
     Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation

Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences
     Division of Materials Research

Center for the Advancement of Science in Space

Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitting organization’s local time):

April 10, 2025

Prospective proposers must submit a Feasibility Review Form to the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, Inc. (CASIS) by February 6, 2025.

Important Information And Revision Notes

Revision Notes

New budget limits apply, as per Section III.

The MPS-DMR or ENG-CMMI divisions may support proposals on microgravity effects on materials processing or manufacturing.

Letter of Collaboration is needed from the Implementation partner, as per Section V.A.

Appropriateness of Proposals for the NSF-ISS Program:

The NSF-ISS Program is not intended to be used for proposals that are appropriate for

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Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable Open Science (FAIROS)

Published: 10 February 2025
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U.S. National Science Foundation

Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering
     Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure

Directorate for Geosciences

Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences

Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Directorate for STEM Education

Office of Integrative Activities

Office of International Science and Engineering

Directorate for Engineering

Directorate for Biological Sciences

Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships

Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitting organization’s local time):

     April 09, 2025

     Second Wednesday in April, Annually Thereafter

Important Information And Revision Notes

What is FAIROS? FAIROS is a program solicitation focused on supporting socio-technical cyberinfrastructure development activities that advance sustainable multi-disciplinary findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable (FAIR) principles, open science (OS) practices, and research data management (RDM) capabilities while building collaborations across distributed research communities of practice. 

The specific changes in this solicitation include: Removed primary focus on Research Coordination Networks (RCN); Updated to include Research Proposals (includes Collaborative Research Proposals); Expanded program

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Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)

Published: 10 February 2025
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U.S. National Science Foundation

Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences
     Division of Materials Research

Preliminary Proposal Due Date(s) (required) (due by 5 p.m. submitting organization’s local time):

     June 23, 2025

Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitting organization’s local time):

     November 24, 2025

      By invitation only Important Information And Revision Notes New priority areas for DMR are listed, including topical areas that broaden the portfolio of the MRSEC Program; high-risk/high-impact research proposals and proposals addressing topical areas of national importance will be given priority. Preliminary proposals need to be submitted via Research.gov. Full proposals can be submitted via either Research.gov or Grants.gov MRSEC investigator definitions have been slightly modified. Page limits of full proposals have been slightly modified. Minor clarifying changes in wording have been made in Sections II-V.

Any proposal submitted in response to this solicitation should be

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