Dear Hubbard Brook colleagues:
NSF is offering supplements to the LTER grant focused on broadening participation from underrepresented groups. If you have in mind any candidates for either of the categories below, please contact me or Peter Groffman to discuss submitting a supplement request.
Thanks!
Gary
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Senior Scientist
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
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From: Cripps, Matthew R. <mcripps@nsf.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, December 8, 2020 2:29 PM
Cc: BIO LTER Working Group <LTERWG@nsf.gov>
Subject: LTER Supplement Announcement Request
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. For purposes of these supplements, first-generation college students are not considered an underrepresented group.
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: 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 or work at Minority-Serving Institutions. 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 faculty 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. That student must be named in the request. Supplement requests should clearly articulate how the work of the ROA candidate will intersect with site research. If including a request for REU support, clearly describe how student research will be integrated with faculty and site research during the 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 K-12 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. Funds for LTER personnel are not allowed. RET proposals should clearly describe how teachers and LTER personnel (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 18th, 2021. Proposals submitted after this date will be considered only as budgets allow.
Given uncertainty with the current pandemic, all supplement requests should include plans for virtual participation or a one-year delay if in-person participation does not become feasible or safe. The NSF LTER program anticipates this call will be repeated in time for summer 2022, 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,
Matthew R Cripps
Program Specialist
Division of Environmental Biology
Directorate for Biological Sciences
National Science Foundation
2415 Eisenhower Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22314
P: 703.292.8253
mcripps@nsf.gov W12157D
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