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NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S-STEM)
Please distribute this information to your faculty to determine if they have an interest in submitting a proposal to this program.
Each college may select one candidate for this program. Please notify our office via email when you have made your decision.
WHAT: Limited Submission Proposal for the (NSF 07-524) NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S-STEM) Program
WHO: Texas A&M University faculty, including TAES, TEES and TTI personnel.
WHY: Awards will be made for a maximum of $600,000 for a maximum period of five years
WHEN: Internal proposal deadline of September 24, 2007.
HOW: Faculty should submit internal proposal to via email for review by the internal selection committee.
THE FINE PRINT:
NSF has stipulated that an institution may submit one proposal from each constituent college or school that awards eligible degrees. If the number of faculty wishing to submit a proposal exceeds the number allowed by the agency, we will conduct an internal selection process. Below are due dates for the program, including the due date of the internal proposal for review by the internal selection committee, the date for announcement of the internal selection and the due date for submission to the agency.
AGENCY: National Science Foundation (NSF)
AGENCY PROGRAM TITLE: NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S-STEM) (NSF 07-524)
BRIEF PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The S-STEM Program makes grants to institutions of higher education to support scholarships for academically talented, financially needy students, enabling them to enter the workforce following completion of an associate, baccalaureate or graduate level degree in science and engineering disciplines. The Principal Investigator must be a faculty member currently teaching in an S-STEM discipline. A rationale for the number of scholarships and the scholarship amount requested should also be provided.
Most successful scholarship projects involve a group of students who in some way naturally associate, whether as majors in the same department, or sharing classes or participating together in activities of common interest. Projects should also provide student support structures that help the scholarship recipients succeed as students and, later as working professionals.
S-STEM scholarship students must be enrolled full time in a degree program in one of the S-STEM disciplines. Further, scholarship students must demonstrate financial need, based on U. S. Department of Education guidelines for undergraduate students or Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GANN) for graduate students. Optional components of an S-STEM project may include research opportunities, tutoring of others and internships for scholarship recipients.
More information can be found here.
AGENCIES ELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT: The S-STEM Program is open to institutions of higher education that grant associate, baccalaureate or graduate degrees in the disciplines of: biological sciences (except medicine and other clinical fields); physical sciences, including physics, chemistry, astronomy and materials science; mathematical sciences; computer and information sciences; geosciences; engineering; and technology areas associated with the preceding fields (for example, biotechnology, chemical technology, engineering technology, information technology, etc.).
AWARD INFORMATION: Awards will be made for a maximum of $600,000 for a maximum period of five years. Scholarships may be requested for up to $10,000 per student per year.
ELIGIBLE PROJECT COSTS: No indirect costs are allowed. An institution may request up to 7% of the total scholarship amount for expenses related to program administration and up to 8% of the total scholarship amount for expenses related to student support services.
Further, these limits for administrative and student support costs apply to the cumulative budget; projects may propose to distribute these costs unevenly among the annual budgets.
COST SHARING: NONE.
Internal Selection Procedures and Deadlines
September 21, 2007: Deadline for an email of intent, including the names of the PI and co-PIs, title of internal proposal and a 1-3 sentence description of the project. Send email of intent.
September 24, 2007: Deadline to obtain signatures of approval from your department head and college dean to submit an internal proposal to the Office of Sponsored Projects for review by the internal selection committee. The internal proposal should include:
- An executive summary, up to three pages, based on the proposal description as outlined in the NSF program announcement
- Summary budget
- Project and Management Plans (including team members)
The form for completing the internal proposal is here.
This completed form should be submitted electronically for review by the internal selection committee.
Please read the RFP carefully for specific requirements of the program here.
Selection of a proposal will be based on NSF guidelines. Meeting the needs of the university’s reinvestment plan will also be taken into account.
During the selection process, the internal selection committee may contact departments and colleges for their opinions and commitments. They may also request additional information from PIs.
October 5, 2007: The Internal Selection Committee will notify PIs of the result of the internal competition.
October 10, 2007: Deadline for optional, but recommended, letter of intent.
November 13, 2007: Deadline for full proposal: (due by 5 p.m. proposer’s local time).