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This is a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL), not a stand-alone solicitation. Deadlines depend on the individual EHR program solicitations (17 programs listed) that proposers must consult separately.
Advancing Quantum Education and Workforce Development is a grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) that funds proposals supporting students in education pathways and careers in quantum information science and engineering (QISE).
Issued as a Dear Colleague Letter through NSF's Directorate for Education and Human Resources, it encourages submissions across formal and informal learning settings at all grade levels — from K-12 through graduate and workforce training. Projects must align with existing EHR program solicitations. Award amounts vary by program.
Eligible applicants include schools, universities, nonprofits, and community organizations focused on preparing students for quantum industries.
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Advancing Quantum Education and Workforce Development | NSF - U.S. National Science Foundation Important information for proposers and award recipients All proposals must be submitted in accordance with the requirements specified in the funding opportunity and in the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) and its supplements .
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Advancing Quantum Education and Workforce Development Encourages the submission of proposals to specific programs in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources that support students in education pathways and careers in quantum information science and engineering.
Encourages the submission of proposals to specific programs in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources that support students in education pathways and careers in quantum information science and engineering. This Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) encourages submission of proposals for projects that will motivate and prepare students for quantum industries of the future.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is interested in preparation of students for quantum information science and engineering (QISE) at all levels and in all settings, both formal and informal. We are on the cusp of a new quantum revolution that will require the nation to engage a well-prepared workforce.
NSF has been funding quantum research and education since the 1980s, providing support for thousands of graduate students, post-docs, and early-career researchers. Now NSF intends to go even further by supporting projects to educate students in QISE, starting at the K-12 level and spanning informal and formal educational settings.
NSF expects that these projects will not only help students develop the interest and flexible thinking needed to understand QISE, but also lead to improvements in educational practices that would have broad benefits across the country. Through such efforts in QISE education and workforce development, the United States can improve its industrial base, create and fill new jobs, and provide economic and national security benefits.
This DCL encourages proposals that will study, inspire, and support students' interest and motivation to pursue education pathways and careers in QISE. Successful projects should research and/or promote awareness and interest in QISE and inform preparation for QISE jobs of the future, while building the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) skills and practices that will be needed for these jobs.
As appropriate, proposals may address curricula, educational approaches, and educator professional development, as well as needs of other stakeholders such as industry professionals and professional societies. It is imperative that industries of the future be founded in principles of inclusivity that ensure equitable access to these new careers.
Thus, this DCL encourages all proposals to include educational approaches designed to broaden participation in QISE and related careers. Proposals can build from the perspectives and strengths of talent pools that have not yet been fully tapped, including women, African Americans, Hispanics, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, Native Pacific Islanders, and persons with disabilities.
Questions about this DCL should be directed to the cognizant program directors for the programs listed below.
Assistant Director, Education and Human Resources Computer Science for All (CSforAll: Research and RPPs) Discovery Research PreK-12 (DRK-12) Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (NOYCE) Advanced Technological Education Program (ATE) Hispanic Serving Institutions Program (HSI) Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) Improving Undergraduate STEM Education Program (IUSE) Scholarships in STEM Program (S-STEM) The Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) The Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) program Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Program Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) Research on Emerging Technologies for Teaching and Learning (RETTL) Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC) Level Program Contact E-mail K-12 Education CSforAll ( NSF 20-539 ) Michael Ford miford@nsf.
gov DRK-12 ( NSF 20-572 ) Michael Steele DRLDRK12@nsf. gov ITEST ( NSF 19-583 ) Wu He DRLITEST@nsf. gov NOYCE ( NSF 17-541 ) Sandra Richardson srichard@nsf.
gov Undergraduate ATE ( NSF 18-571 ) Celeste Carter vccarter@nsf. gov HSI ( NSF 20-599 ) Erika Tatiana Camacho NSF-EHR-HSI@nsf. gov HBCU-UP ( NSF 20-559 ) Claudia Rankins crankins@nsf.
gov IUSE ( NSF 19-601 ) Ellen Carpenter elcarpen@nsf. gov S-STEM ( NSF 20-526 ) Alex Medina-Borja amedinab@nsf. gov LSAMP ( NSF 20-590 ) Art Hicks LSAMP_national@nsf.
gov CREST ( NSF 18-509 ) Victor Santiago vsantiag@nsf. gov TCUP ( NSF 18-546 ) Jody Chase lchase@nsf. gov Graduate AGEP ( NSF 16-552 ) Mark Leddy mleddy@nsf.
gov IGE ( NSF 20-595 ) Daniel Denecke NRT@nsf. gov NRT ( NSF 19-522 ) Daniel Denecke NRT@nsf. gov All Levels AISL ( NSF 20-607 ) Julie Johnson DRLAISL@nsf.
gov ECR ( NSF 19-508 ) Jolene Jesse ECR@nsf. gov NSF INCLUDES ( NSF 20-569 ) Tori Smith nsfincludes@nsf. gov RETTL ( NSF 20-612 ) Amy Baylor abaylor@nsf.
gov SaTC ( NSF 21-500 ) Victor Piotrowski satc-edu@nsf. gov Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (EDU/DRL) Division of Undergraduate Education (EDU/DUE) Division of Graduate Education (EDU/DGE) Directorate for STEM Education (EDU)
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Proposals must meet all requirements of corresponding EHR funding program solicitations. NSF encourages the education research community to respond through existing EHR opportunities. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
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