[LTER-education] Fw: LTER Educational Supplements

Thu Dec 5 12:20:56 PST 2019

Cora A. Johnston, PhD
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From: Mcglathery, Karen J (kjm4k) <kjm4k at virginia.edu>
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2019 9:26 PM
To: Johnston, Cora Ann (caj2dr) <caj2dr at virginia.edu>
Subject: FW: LTER Educational Supplements

Hi Cora –

More ROA/REU and RET funding opportunities.  Due 1/28/20, so we should have them completed by 1/14/20.  I’ve highlighted the budget information below.  A great way to enhance the diversity of our community in ways you’ve envisioned.

Have a great Thanksgiving,
Karen

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Date: Monday, November 25, 2019 at 11:46 AM
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Subject: LTER Educational Supplements

Dear LTER PIs,

The NSF LTER program is committed to catalyzing enhancement of diversity in the community of scientists and educators participating in LTER activities. To that end, we are pleased to solicit supplemental requests for Research Opportunity Awards (ROA), Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) and Research Experiences for Teachers (RET). Requests that provide research opportunities for members of groups underrepresented in the sciences, including minorities and persons with disabilities (visible or non-visible), veterans, faculty (especially women) at Minority Serving Institutions or Community Colleges, and teachers from schools located in under-served communities, will be prioritized. The strongest proposals will clearly and explicitly demonstrate how a supplement will contribute to the goal of broadening participation. Please carefully read the descriptions below for details on how this call diverges from past calls for these types of supplements.

ROAs and REUs: In an effort to increase the diversity of scientists benefitting from LTER research, the LTER program will consider supplemental proposals for ROAs to support faculty who are members of underrepresented groups (including women) or work at Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs). In addition, the LTER program will consider requests for support for one undergraduate student per ROA request who meets broadening participation goals and is enrolled at the same institution as the ROA candidate. In special cases, ROA candidates who do not meet the above criteria for broadening participation will be considered if the request includes support for an REU student from an underrepresented group who has already been identified. Supplement proposals should clearly articulate how the work of the ROA candidate will intersect with site research. If including a request for REU support, the request should clearly describe how student research will be integrated with faculty and site research during summer, and what follow-up activities will be implemented during the subsequent academic year. As true for all REUs, the student must be enrolled in an undergraduate program in the following academic year. Students graduating in the spring are not eligible for REU positions the summer of the same year.

RETs: The LTER program recognizes the value of a deep and lasting interaction between LTER scientists and K12 teachers for the professional development of the teacher, and the creation and implementation of effective curricula to enhance STEM training for their students. To facilitate the success of this interaction, the LTER program will consider RET requests to support a pair of teachers for two summers and the school year in between. Requests for support for teachers from underrepresented groups or from schools located in under-served communities will be prioritized. Budgets should include stipends for teachers and financial support for the implementation of classroom activities or field trips that emerge from the teachers’ research experiences, including modest support for LTER personnel to continue collaborating with teachers during the school year. Expanded RET proposals should clearly describe how teachers and LTER scientists (which may include graduate students and postdoctoral researchers) will collaborate on research projects and curriculum development during summers and the intervening school year.

The number of supplement requests that may be supported in each category depends on the number and quality of each type of proposal we receive and is contingent on the availability of funds. Budgets for expanded RETs are expected to be no higher than $30,000 per teacher (including support for curriculum development), around $25,000 for ROAs, and up to $8,000 for REUs. A request for a higher level of support must be strongly justified.

Supplement requests will be reviewed by the LTER Working Group and submission of a request does not guarantee funding. In addition, we are unlikely to provide more than one supplement of each type per LTER site.

Please follow the Guidelines for preparing these supplements found at the links below, except where they diverge from the specific instructions in this call. Please submit your proposals by the target date of January 28th, 2020. Proposals submitted after this date will be considered only as budgets allow.

The NSF LTER program anticipates this call will be repeated in time for summer 2021, depending on availability of funds.
https://www.nsf.gov/bio/deb/suppopp.jsp

https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2014/nsf14579/nsf14579.htm

https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2018/nsf18089/nsf18089.jsp

Please note that we are ONLY accepting ROA/REU and RET supplements as described in this call. If you have questions, please contact your site’s cognizant Program Officer.

On behalf of the NSF LTER Working Group,

John Schade
Program Director
Ecosystem Studies Program
Long Term Ecological Research Program
Division of Environmental Biology
Biological Sciences Directorate
National Science Foundation
2415 Eisenhower Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-292-7139
jschade at nsf.gov

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