Broadening Participation Research Initiation Grants in Engineering

Post Date

September 3rd 2010

Application Due Date

January 24th 2011

Full Proposal Deadline(s): January 24, 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

10-609

CFDA Number(s)

47.041

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Number of Awards

30

Eligibility Categories

Other

*Organization Limit: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: - Universities and colleges: Universities and two- and four-year colleges (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Such organizations also are referred to as academic institutions.

Principal investigators affiliated with Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving Institutions (HSIs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), and persons with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.

Non-profit, non-academic organizations: independent museums, observatories, research labs, professional societies and similar organizations in the US associated with educational or research activities.

*PI Limit: Principal investigators (PIs) must be affiliated with an engineering department or a department closely related to engineering. Co-principal investigators and senior personnel are not permitted. Support for graduate students and undergraduate students, especially underrepresented students,is encouraged. Collaborations with other scientists and/or researchers in other universities, industry, and national laboratories are encouraged butcannot receive funding. Principal investigators must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. See Additional Eligibility Info section for further information.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $5000000

• Award Range:

  $50000 - $175000

Grant Description

To address the need to enhance diversity in its programs, the Directorate for Engineering (ENG) at the National Science Foundation is offering research initiation grants under the program name Broadening Participation Research Initiation Grants in Engineering, BRIGE. ENG offers this BRIGE funding opportunity to all beginning engineers with the intent of increasing the diversity of researchers in the engineering disciplines. The goal of the BRIGE solicitation is to increase the number of proposals to the Directorate for Engineering from individuals who can serve as role models and mentors for an increasingly diverse engineering student population who will become the workforce of the future. BRIGE aims to support innovative research and diversity plans that contribute to recruiting and retaining a broad representation of engineering researchers especially those subgroups that are underrepresented in the engineering population in programs supported by these grants. Throughout this solicitation, the term underrepresented groups will refer to and include the following: women, persons with disabilities, and ethnic groups which are in the minority in engineering such as African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Pacific Islanders.

Contact Information

• Agency

  National Science Foundation

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• More Information:

  NSF Publication 10-609