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Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP)
HBCU EiR Slides Now Available
The slideshows from the recent Historically Black Colleges and Universities Excellence in Research webinars are now available.
Please follow this link to the HBCU EiR Slideshow from September 2019.
Please follow this link to the HBCU EiR Slideshow from August 2018.
Please follow this link to the HBCU EiR Slideshow from February 2018.
Please follow this link to the HBCU EiR Slideshow from December 2017.
| Name | Phone | Room | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carleitta L. Paige-Anderson | cpaigean@nsf.gov | (703) 292-2816 | |
| Michelle O. Claville | mclavill@nsf.gov | (703)292-7751 | |
| Earnestine Easter | epsalmon@nsf.gov | (703) 292-8112 | |
| Emanuel Waddell | ewaddell@nsf.gov | (703)292-4644 | |
| Toni Edquist | tedquist@nsf.gov | (703) 292-4649 |
PROGRAM GUIDELINES
Solicitation 20-559Important Information for Proposers
A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 22-1), is effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after October 4, 2021. Please be advised that, depending on the specified due date, the guidelines contained in NSF 22-1 may apply to proposals submitted in response to this funding opportunity.
DUE DATES
Letter of Intent Deadline Date
September 14, 2021
Second Tuesday in September, Annually Thereafter
Targeted Infusion Projects, Broadening Participation Research Projects, Implementation Projects, ACE Implementation Projects
July 26, 2022
Fourth Tuesday in July, Annually Thereafter
Research Initiation Awards
Preliminary Proposal Deadline Date
March 22, 2022
Broadening Participation Research Centers
Full Proposal Deadline Date
October 5, 2021
First Tuesday in October, Annually Thereafter
Research Initiation Awards
November 11, 2021
Second Thursday in November, Annually Thereafter
Targeted Infusion Projects, Broadening Participation Research Projects, Implementation Projects, ACE Implementation Projects
SYNOPSIS
HBCU-UP provides awards to strengthen STEM undergraduate education and research at HBCUs. Support is available through the following tracks:
- Targeted Infusion Projects (TIP), which provide support to achieve a short-term, well-defined goal for improving the quality of undergraduate STEM education at HBCUs.
- Broadening Participation Research (BPR) in STEM Education projects, which provide support for research that seeks to create and study new theory-driven models and innovations related to the participation and success of underrepresented groups in STEM undergraduate education.
- Research Initiation Awards (RIA), which provide support for STEM faculty with no prior or recent research funding to pursue research at the home institution, a NSF-funded research center, a research intensive institution, or a national laboratory.
- Implementation Projects (IMP), which provide support to design, implement, study, and assess comprehensive institutional efforts for increasing the number of students receiving undergraduate degrees in STEM and enhancing the quality of their preparation by strengthening STEM education and research. Within this track, Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Implementation Projects are intended for HBCUs with exemplary achievements and established institutionalized foundations from previous Implementation Project grants.
- Broadening Participation Research Centers (BPRC), which provide support to conduct broadening participation research at institutions that have held three rounds of Implementation or ACE Implementation Projects and with demonstrated capability to conduct broadening participation research. Broadening Participation Research Centers are expected to represent the collective intelligence of HBCU STEM higher education, and serve as national hubs for the rigorous study and broad dissemination of the critical pedagogies and culturally sensitive interventions that contribute to the success of HBCUs in educating African American STEM undergraduates. Centers are expected to conduct research on STEM education and broadening participation in STEM; perform outreach to HBCUs in order to build capacity for conducting this type of research; and work to disseminate promising broadening participation research in order to enhance STEM education and research outcomes for African American undergraduates across the country.
- Other Funding Opportunities include EArly-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER), Rapid Response Research (RAPID), conference, and planning grants.
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY
This program provides educational opportunities for Undergraduate Students. This program provides indirect funding for students at this level or focuses on educational developments for this group such as curricula development, training or retention. To inquire about possible funding opportunities not directly from NSF, please look at the active awards for this program.
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
RELATED URLS
- Advanced Technological Education (ATE)
- Computational Science Training for Undergraduates in the Mathematical Sciences (CSUMS)
- Course Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement
- Education and Interdisciplinary Research (EIR) - Physics Education
- Engineering Education Programs (EEP)
- Instructional Materials Development (IMD)
- Interdisciplinary Training for Undergraduates in Biological and Mathematical Sciences (UBM)
- Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE)
- NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM)
- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP)
- Teacher Professional Continuum (TPC)
- Undergraduate Research Collaboratives (URC)
What Has Been Funded (Recent Awards Made Through This Program, with Abstracts)