[LTER-sbc_all] Fwd: NSF Dear Colleague Letter: Improving Graduate Student Preparedness for Entering the Workforce, Opportunities for Supplemental Support (GEO)

Mon May 16 15:22:44 MDT 2016

Hi everyone,

This professional development opportunity from NSF may be of interest to SBC PhD. students. 

Scroll down to the directorate for Geosciences section for information on their 2 year pilot program and relevant program directors. Due date for this years funding is June 1st.

Jenny 

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From: "Research Development, Office of Research" <research-funding at ucsb.edu>
Date: May 12, 2016 1:44:57 PM
Subject: NSF Dear Colleague Letter: Improving Graduate Student Preparedness for Entering the Workforce, Opportunities for Supplemental Support (GEO)
To: Office of Research Funding <funding at research.ucsb.edu>

************RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT, OFFICE OF RESEARCH, x8891************

Please share this information with your colleagues.

 NSF 16-067

Dear Colleague Letter: Improving Graduate Student Preparedness for Entering the Workforce, Opportunities for Supplemental Support

URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2016/nsf16067/nsf16067.jsp 

April 15, 2016

Dear Colleague:

NSF has identified improvement in graduate student preparedness for entering the workforce (http://www.performance.gov/node/40262?view=public#apg) as one of its Agency Priority Goals. As part of this goal, supplemental funding is available in FY 2016 and FY 2017 to support science and engineering doctoral students so that they can acquire the knowledge, experience, and skills needed for highly productive careers, inside and outside of academe. NSF currently invests in a number of graduate student preparedness activities, and has historically encouraged investigators to include such activities in proposals. This Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) describes a variety of opportunities across the Foundation designed to explore approaches that will position NSF-funded graduate students for success in the 21st century Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) workforce.

NSF will consider support for supplements to existing research awards to enhance professional development opportunities for students in PhD programs as described by each Directorate/Office. These descriptions can be found below. Interested investigators should contact the cognizant program officers listed on the opportunities. Enhanced experience supplements will enable single/collaborative awardees to request appropriate levels of additional support for existing graduate students to acquire professional development experience that will broaden avenues for entering the workforce. These supplements would provide graduate students with the opportunity to augment their research assistantships, and in some cases fellowships and traineeships, with additional "mentoring" activities and short-term training opportunities. Enhanced activities supplements will be available to existing, larger institution-level, "center-like" activities to support cohorts of graduate students with the goal of developing new "best practice activities" for enhancing graduate student preparedness for entering the workforce.

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

Although graduate student preparedness activities to be supported vary by Directorate/Office, a common set of metrics will be developed and provided to awardees at the time their award is made. These metrics will assist in verifying the impacts and benefits of approaches described in this Dear Colleague Letter. In addition, successful applicants are expected to report on graduate student professional development resulting from this supplemental support in the annual report of the award under which this support was received.

SUPPLEMENT-STUDENT VITA TEMPLATE (1 PAGE LIMIT)

Please submit this document as "Other Supplementary Documents"

	Name:

	Professional Preparation

	Institution
	Major
	Year of study

	Academic/Professional Appointments

	Publications/Products (most closely related)

	Publications/Products (other)

	Synergistic Activities/Research Experience

	Collaborators

We encourage students supported by opportunities described in this Dear Colleague Letter to register for an ORCID ID and for this identifier to be provided to NSF in the investigators" annual report. ORCID® (http://orcid.org) is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. An ORCID identifier provides a unique and persistent digital identifier to distinguish individual researchers. While NSF encourages the use of an ORCID ID, submission of the ORCID identifier is optional.

PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS

Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)(http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2016/nsf16067/nsf16067.jsp?org=NSF#BIO)

Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE)(http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2016/nsf16067/nsf16067.jsp?org=NSF#CISE)

Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR)(http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2016/nsf16067/nsf16067.jsp?org=NSF#EHR)

Directorate for Engineering (ENG)(http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2016/nsf16067/nsf16067.jsp?org=NSF#ENG)

Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)(http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2016/nsf16067/nsf16067.jsp#GEO)

Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)(http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2016/nsf16067/nsf16067.jsp#MPS)

Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (SBE)(http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2016/nsf16067/nsf16067.jsp#SBE)

Office of Integrative Activities (OIA)(http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2016/nsf16067/nsf16067.jsp#OIA)

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DIRECTORATE FOR GEOSCIENCES (GEO)

Summary of Opportunity

The Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) invites advisors of PhD students currently supported on active research grants to apply for supplemental funding to enhance the professional development of their students. This is a pilot program that will run for two years. Funding is available to support professional development experiences through research internships developed in partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (https://powellcenter.usgs.gov/national-science-foundation-graduate-research-internship-program-grip) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (http://www.education.noaa.gov/Special_Topics/NSF_GRIP_NOAA_Opportunities.php) as described in the Graduate Research Internship Program (GRIP, NSF 16-015, http://www.nsf.gov/GRIP) with the following differences:

Eligibility

The opportunity described in this Dear Colleague Letter is limited to PhD students supported on current awards within the Divisions of Earth Sciences (EAR), Ocean Sciences (OCE), Polar Programs (PLR), and Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS). Internships are limited to U.S. citizens. PhD students from underrepresented groups and those attending Minority Serving Institutions are particularly encouraged to apply to this opportunity.

Preparation Instructions and Allowable Costs

It is expected that the graduate researcher will initiate contact with investigators identified in the proposed internship opportunities listed on the USGS and NOAA GRIP websites noted above. It is also expected that the graduate researcher will play a lead role in the preparation of the supplemental request. Supplemental requests must include the elements outlined in part 2.b-g. of the GRIP Dear Colleague Letter (NSF 16-015(https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf16015)). The supplemental request must also include a letter of invitation from the agency investigator. This may be in the form of an e-mail acknowledging that the student is a suitable candidate for the internship opportunity. Supplemental requests must be submitted to the relevant program as listed on the original award supporting the student. The budget justification should include all essential support required for the period of the fellowship. Eligible costs can include those outlined in NSF 16-015(https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf16015) as well as stipend support and tuition fees. Questions related to eligible costs should be directed to the cognizant program directors listed below. It is anticipated that approximately 20 supplements will be made each year. Awards are subject to the availability of funds.

Submission and Review

Requests will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis. Investigators are encouraged to contact the program directors listed below for more information. Supplemental requests will be reviewed by NSF using the criteria outlined in the GRIP Dear Colleague Letter (NSF 16-015(https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf16015)).
In addition to the reporting requirements noted below, graduate students who receive support under this Dear Colleague Letter are expected to submit a report to the cognizant program director listed on the supplemental award within 90 days of the completion of their internship. This report should detail the experience and accomplishments of their internship activities and should highlight publications, presentations, and other products or achievements completed as part of their internship. The report should also highlight any professional development achievements such as gaining proficiency in professional skills (e.g., communication, technical writing, project management, etc.) and expanding professional networks. All reporting must be approved for "Public Release" by the partner agency.

Requests should be submitted no later than June 1, 2016 for FY 2016 support and May 1, 2017 for FY 2017 support.

GEO Cognizant Program Directors:

	Earth Sciences (EAR), Lina Patino, Program Director, lpatino at nsf.gov
	Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS), Manda Adams, Program Director, amadams at nsf.gov
	Polar Programs (PLR) and Ocean Sciences (OCE), Lisa Rom, Program Director, elrom at nsf.gov.

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Jenny Dugan

Marine Science Institute
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6150
Phone: 805-893-2675
email: j_dugan at lifesci.ucsb.edu
http://msi.ucsb.edu/people/research-scientists/jenny-dugan () 
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