Professional Research Experience Program _ Communications Technology Laboratory (PREP-CTL)

Post Date

October 26th 2015

Application Due Date

December 28th 2015

Applications must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday, December 28, 2015. Applications received after this deadline will not be reviewed or considered. Applicants should be aware, and factor in their application submission pla

Funding Opportunity Number

2016-NIST-PREP-CTL-01

CFDA Number(s)

11.620

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Other

Science, Technology, Business, and/or Education Outreach

Eligibility Categories

Other

Eligibility for PREP-CTL is limited to accredited institutions of higher education that offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in academic disciplines relevant to the technical programs of the NIST Communications Technology Laboratory (see http://www.nist.gov/ctl/) in Gaithersburg, Maryland. For the purposes of this FFO, these disciplines include (but may not be limited to) computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering or electronics. Institutions must offer both four-year undergraduate and graduate degree plans and also offer post-doctoral fellowships.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $None - $None

Grant Description

NIST is soliciting applications from eligible applicants to provide undergraduate students, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows with fellowship opportunities and financial assistance to obtain laboratory experiences within the NIST Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL) in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The recipients will work with NIST to foster collaborative research relationships among NIST staff, undergraduate/graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and the studentsм academic institutions.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Commerce

• Office:

  National Institute of Standards and Technology

• Agency Contact:

  Christopher Hunton
  Grants Technical Assistant
  Phone 301-975-5718

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Agency Contact

• Agency Email Address:

  grants@nist.gov

• More Information:

  2016-NIST-PREP-CTL-01 Full Announcement/FFO document