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Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education & Human Resources (IUSE: EHR) is sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). The IUSE: EHR program supports novel, creative, and transformative approaches to generating and using new knowledge about STEM teaching and learning to improve STEM education for undergraduate students.
It includes efforts to increase the diversity of the STEM workforce, including K-12 teachers, and faculty professional development. The program encourages institutional partnerships. It also supports projects that aim to bring recent advances in STEM knowledge into undergraduate education, adapt and incorporate evidence-based practices, and lay the groundwork for institutional improvement in STEM education.
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Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Directorate for STEM Education (IUSE: EDU) | NSF - U.S. National Science Foundation Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Directorate for STEM Education (IUSE: EDU) 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 .
All NSF grants and cooperative agreements are subject to the applicable set of NSF award terms and conditions . NSF has updated its research security policies for NSF funded projects. Supports projects to improve STEM teaching and learning for undergraduate students, including studying what works and for whom and how to transform institutions to adopt successful practices in STEM education.
Supports projects to improve STEM teaching and learning for undergraduate students, including studying what works and for whom and how to transform institutions to adopt successful practices in STEM education. The fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) hold much promise as sectors of the economy where we can expect to see continuous vigorous growth in the coming decades.
STEM job creation is expected to outpace non-STEM job creation significantly, according to the Commerce Department, reflecting the importance of STEM knowledge to the US economy. The National Science Foundation (NSF) plays a leadership role in developing and implementing efforts to enhance and improve STEM education in the United States.
Through the NSF Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) initiative, the agency continues to make a substantial commitment to the highest caliber undergraduate STEM education through a Foundation-wide framework of investments.
The IUSE: EDU is a core NSF STEM education program that seeks to promote novel, creative, and transformative approaches to generating and using new knowledge about STEM teaching and learning to improve STEM education for undergraduate students. The program is open to application from all institutions of higher education and associated organizations.
NSF places high value on educating students to be leaders and innovators in emerging and rapidly changing STEM fields as well as educating a scientifically literate public.
In pursuit of this goal, IUSE: EDU supports projects that seek to bring recent advances in STEM knowledge into undergraduate education, that adapt, improve, and incorporate evidence-based practices into STEM teaching and learning, and that lay the groundwork for institutional improvement in STEM education.
In addition to innovative work at the frontier of STEM education, this program also encourages replication of research studies at different types of institutions and with different student bodies to produce deeper knowledge about the effectiveness and transferability of findings.
IUSE: EDU also seeks to support projects that have high potential for broader societal impacts, including improved diversity of students and instructors participating in STEM education, professional development for instructors to ensure adoption of new and effective pedagogical techniques that meet the changing needs of students, and projects that promote institutional partnerships for collaborative research and development.
IUSE: EDU especially welcomes proposals that will pair well with the efforts of NSF INCLUDES ( https://www. nsf. gov/news/special_reports/nsfincludes/index.
jsp ) to develop STEM talent from all sectors and groups in our society. For all the above objectives, the National Science Foundation invests primarily in evidence-based and knowledge-generating approaches to understand and improve STEM learning and learning environments, improve the diversity of STEM students and majors, and prepare STEM majors for the workforce.
In addition to contributing to STEM education in the host institution(s), proposals should have the promise of adding more broadly to our understanding of effective teaching and learning practices. The IUSE: EDU program features two tracks: (1) Engaged Student Learning and (2) Institutional and Community Transformation.
Updates and announcements IUSE Center: A new program solicitation has been released For general inquiries, please contact IUSE@nsf. gov .
General inquiries may be addressed to: January 7, 2025 - IUSE Office Hours December 11, 2024 - IUSE Office Hours November 19, 2024 - IUSE Office Hours October 30, 2024 - IUSE Office Hours October 15, 2024 - IUSE Office Hours Awards made through this program Browse projects funded by this program Map of recent awards made through this program Directorate for STEM Education (EDU) Division of Undergraduate Education (EDU/DUE)
Key questions and narrative sections extracted from the solicitation.
Address the current knowledge base relevant to the proposed project
Identify research questions the project will investigate
Describe the evaluation methodology
Outline the dissemination strategy
Explain sustainability plans beyond the grant period
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Applicant eligibility is unrestricted, with NSF especially encouraging organizations to work with women, minorities, and persons with disabilities. All institutions of higher education are eligible to apply. An individual may only serve as Principal Investigator (PI) or co-PI on a maximum of three IUSE: EHR programs per year. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $3,000,000 (Level 2); Up to $150,000 (capacity-building); Up to $300,000 (Level 1) for 3- to 5-year project periods. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education & Human Resources (IUSE: EHR) are due July 21, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education & Human Resources (IUSE: EHR) is funded by National Science Foundation (NSF). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
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The solicitation lists 5 required documents: Project Data Form, List of project participants (supplementary document), Data Management Plan, Postdoctoral Researcher Mentoring Plan (if applicable), and Project evaluation plan (except ICT Capacity-Building). Check the official notice for formatting and page-limit rules.
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