Office for Research & Sponsored Programs
Innovation in STEM Education STEM Funding Opportunities November 9, 2022 Motorola Solutions Foundation – Grant Program Focus – deadline: April 19, 2023 - The Motorola Solutions Foundation aims to partner with organizations that are creating safer cities and thriving communities, and priorities underrepresented and/or underserved populations, including people of color and women, within the three focus areas technology and engineering education; first responder programming; and blended first responder programming and technology/engineering education programs. Full program description: https://www.motorolasolutions.com/en_us/about/motorola-solutions-foundation/annual-grants.html NCI Youth Enjoy Science Research Education Program – R25 Education Projects – deadline: September 28, 2023 - The NCI’s mission is to conduct and support research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to cancer. This funding opportunity seeks to facilitate the education of students from diverse backgrounds underrepresented in biomedical research who will become knowledgeable about cancer, and available to focus on cancer later in their careers. With the aim of enhancing the pool of individuals from underrepresented backgrounds interested in pursuing a career in biomedical research via early intervention strategies, the NCI Youth Enjoy Science (YES) Program will support efforts to create and maintain an institutional program to engage grades 6-12 and/or undergraduate students from underrepresented populations in cutting edge cancer research experiences. The proposed institutional programs may also provide research experiences for the grade 6-12 teachers and undergraduate faculty members who serve underrepresented student populations. The specific goals are to inspire interest in biomedical sciences, help envision research as a career path, and strengthen practical research and career skills. In alignment with these goals, institutions may develop unique programs that capitalize on their research strengths and are responsive to their target populations. Full program description: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-21-020.html National Science Foundation – Law & Science – deadline: January 15, 2023 and August 1, 2023 - The Law & Science Program considers proposals that address social scientific studies of law and law-like systems of rules, as well as studies of how science and technology are applied in legal contexts. The Program is inherently interdisciplinary and multi-methodological. Successful proposals describe research that advances scientific theory and understanding of the connections between human behavior and law, legal institutions, or legal processes; or the interactions of law and basic sciences, including biology, computer and information sciences, STEM education, engineering, geosciences, and math and physical sciences. Scientific studies of law often approach law as dynamic, interacting with multiple arenas, and with the participation of multiple actors. Fields of study include many disciplines, and often address problems including, though not limited, to: Crime, Violence, and Policing; Cyberspace; Economic Issues; Environmental Science; Evidentiary Issues; Forensic Science; Governance and Courts; Human Rights and Comparative Law; Information Technology; Legal and Ethical Issues related to Science; Legal Decision Making; Legal Mobilization and Conceptions of Justice; Litigation and the Legal Profession; Punishment and Corrections; Regulation and Facilitation of Biotechnology (e.g., Gene Editing, Gene Testing, Synthetic Biology) and Other Emerging Sciences and Technologies; and Use of Science in the Legal Processes. Full program description: https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/law-science-ls National Science Foundation – Improving Undergraduate STEM Education - January 18 and July 19, 2023 - 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. Full program description: https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/improving-undergraduate-stem-education-directorate National Science Foundation – Racial Equity in STEM Education - January 17 and October 10, 2023 - Collectively, proposals funded by this solicitation will: (1) substantively contribute to institutionalizing effective research-based practices, policies, and outcomes in STEM environments for those who experience inequities caused by systemic racism and the broader community; (2) advance scholarship and promote racial equity in STEM in ways that expand the array of epistemologies, perspectives, ideas, theoretical and methodological approaches that NSF funds; and (3) further diversify project leadership (PIs and co-PIs) and institutions funded by NSF. Full program description: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22634/nsf22634.htm Constellation New Energy, Inc. – E2 energy to Educate – deadline: Annually October 2023 - Through the E2 Energy to Educate grant program, Constellation offers students from sixth grade through college opportunities to address the energy challenges of today and tomorrow. Grant funds support projects designed to enhance students’ understanding of science and technology and inspire them to think differently about energy. Since the program's inception in 2010, nearly $5,000,000 in grant dollars have supported 250,000 students' learning nationwide. Full program description: https://www.constellationenergy.com/sustainability/community/e2-energy-to-educate.html