The portfolio represented below is divided into three categories: (1) programs that are primarily focused on broadening participation, (2) programs that have broadening participation as one of several emphases, and (3) Dear Colleague Letters expressing interest in specific aspects of broadening participation.
Broadening Participation Portfolio
|
Program Name |
Publication No. |
Directorate |
Division |
|
Broadening Participation Focused Programs
|
1 |
ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers |
10-593 |
All
|
All
|
2 |
Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate |
12-554 |
EHR,
MPS
|
HRD
|
3 |
Broadening Participation Research Initiation Grants in Engineering 2012 |
11-576 |
ENG
|
CBET,
CMMI,
ECCS,
EEC,
IIP
|
4 |
Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) and HBCU Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering (RISE) |
12-533 |
EHR
|
HRD
|
5 |
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Inter-Campus and Intra-Campus Cyber Connectivity |
10-598 |
All
|
All
|
6 |
Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research: Workshop Opportunities (EPS) |
06-613 |
All
|
All
|
7 |
General & Age-Related Disabilities Engineering (GARDE) |
|
ENG
|
CBET
|
8 |
Geoscience Education |
10-512 |
GEO
|
AGS,
EAR,
OCE
|
9 |
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program |
12-519 |
EHR
|
HRD
|
10 |
Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) |
11-543 |
EHR
|
HRD
|
11 |
NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
12-529 |
EHR
|
DUE
|
12 |
Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences (OEDG) |
10-599 |
GEO
|
AGS,
EAR,
OCE
|
13 |
Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials |
11-562 |
MPS
|
DMR
|
14 |
Partnerships in Astronomy & Astrophysics Research and Education |
08-562 |
MPS
|
AST
|
15 |
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology |
11-499 |
BIO
|
|
16 |
Research in Disabilities Education |
12-542 |
EHR
|
DRL,
HRD
|
17 |
Research on Gender in Science and Engineering |
10-516 |
EHR
|
HRD
|
18 |
SBE Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowships and Follow-up Research Starter Grants |
09-595 |
SBE
|
SMA
|
19 |
Tribal Colleges and Universities Program |
11-538 |
EHR
|
HRD
|
|
Broadening Participation Emphasis Programs
|
1 |
Advancing Informal STEM Learning |
12-560
|
EHR
|
DRL
|
2 |
American Competitiveness in Chemistry-Fellowship |
10-535
|
MPS
|
CHE
|
3 |
Centers for Chemical Innovation |
11-552
|
MPS
|
CHE
|
4 |
Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence |
10-527
|
GEO
|
OCE
|
5 |
Computing Education for the 21st Century |
12-527
|
CISE,
EHR,
OCI
|
CCF,
CNS,
IIS
|
6 |
EMERGING FRONTIERS IN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION 2012 |
11-571
|
BIO,
ENG,
MPS
|
MCB,
EFRI,
DMR,
DMS
|
7 |
Engineering Research Centers |
11-537
|
ENG
|
EEC
|
8 |
Graduate Research Fellowship Program |
11-582
|
All
|
All
|
9 |
Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers |
11-525
|
EHR
|
DRL
|
10 |
Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program |
11-533
|
All
|
All
|
11 |
Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program-CIF21 Track |
12-555
|
BIO,
CISE,
EHR,
ENG,
GEO,
MPS,
OCI,
OIA,
OISE,
OPP,
SBE
|
DGE
|
12 |
International Research Experiences for Students |
12-551
|
All
|
All
|
13 |
Major Research Instrumentation Program: |
11-503
|
All
|
All
|
14 |
Materials Research Centers and Teams |
10-568
|
MPS
|
DMR
|
15 |
Math and Science Partnership |
12-518
|
EHR
|
DUE
|
16 |
Mentoring Through Critical Transition Points in the Mathematical Sciences |
11-542
|
MPS
|
DMS
|
17 |
Ocean Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships |
11-586
|
GEO
|
OCE
|
18 |
Ocean Sciences Research Initiation Grants |
11-578
|
GEO
|
OCE
|
19 |
Postdoctoral Fellowships in Polar Regions Research |
09-612
|
OPP
|
ANT,
ARC
|
20 |
Research Experiences for Undergraduates |
09-598
|
All
|
All
|
21 |
Research Training Groups in the Mathematical Sciences |
11-540
|
MPS
|
DMS
|
22 |
Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships |
11-522
|
All
|
All
|
23 |
Science of Learning Centers |
07-7278
|
All
|
All
|
Dear Colleague Letters
|
1 |
Research Assistantships for High School Students (RAHSS) - SBIR/STTR Phase II Supplements
|
DCL 06-003 |
ENG |
IIP |
2 |
Research Assistantships for High School Students
(RAHSS) - BIO supplements |
DCL 06-027 |
BIO |
All |
3 |
SBIR/STTR Supplemental Funding for Community College Research Teams |
DCL 08-029 |
ENG, EHR |
IIP, HRD, DUE |
4 |
Supplemental Opportunity for SBIR/STTR Mentoring |
DCL 09-004 |
ENG |
IIP |
5 |
Broadening Participation in Computing Alliance Program (BPC-A) |
N/A |
CISE |
CNS |
6 |
MPS Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate - Graduate Research Supplements |
DCL 12-021 |
MPS |
AST, CHE, DMR, DMS, PHY |
7 |
Stimulating Research Related to the Science of Broadening Participation |
DCL 12-037 |
SBE |
BCS, SES |
8 |
Prepare, Engage, and Motivate a Diverse STEM Workforce |
DLC 12-034 |
EHR |
HRD |
9 |
Balancing the Scale: NSF's Career-Life Balance Initiative |
N/A |
All |
All |
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