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Funding Opportunities  

Math and Science Partnership (MSP)
NSF 09-507
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: N/A
# of Awards/Funds Available: 15 to 24 MSP projects total, including: 4-6 Institute Partnerships, 2-4 MSP-Start Partnerships, 4-6 Phase II Partnerships and 2-3 RETA awards.  
Eligibility Restrictions: Check detailed NSF ad at the link below.
Announcement Link: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09507/nsf09507.htm?govDel=USNSF_25
Proposal deadline: February 17, 2009

Alliances for Broadening Participation in STEM (ABP)
NSF 09-515
Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP)
Bridge to the Doctorate (LSAMP-BD)
Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP)
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: N/A
# of Awards/Funds Available: For FY2009, 3 to 5 new LSAMP cooperative agreements of up to $1M per year over a 5-year period; 8 to 12 BD grants of $987K each for 24 months & 3 to 5 educational research projects for up to $100K over 12 months; NO new grants will be awarded in FY2009. 
Eligibility Restrictions: Only one educational research proposal will be accepted per alliance.
Announcement Link:  http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09515/nsf09515.htm
Proposal deadline: February 20, 2009 (LSAMP-BD); October 9, 2009 (LSAMP)

Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST)
NSF 08-506
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: January 12, 2009 (ITEST) and January 19, 2010 (ITES)
# of Awards/Funds Available: 25 to 40 ITEST awards pending annual funds; up to 12 continuing awards annualy for the I3 competition  
Eligibility Restrictions: Only U.S. organizations located in the U.S., with an educational mission, are elligible to apply.
Announcement Link: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09506/nsf09506.htm
Proposal deadline: February 20, 2009 (ITEST); February 24, 2009 and August 25, 2009 (I3); February 12, 2010 (ITEST)

Innovations in Engineering Education, Curriculum and Infrastructure (IEECI)
NSF 08-610
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: N/A
# of Awards/Funds Available: Two types of awards will be supported: Expansion Projects (approximately 10 grants are anticipated with a $400,000 ceiling) &  Exploratory Projects (25-30 grants are anticipated, funded at a level up to $150,000).
Eligibility Restrictions: None
Announcement Link: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08610
Proposal deadline: March 11, 2009

Science, Technology, Engineering and mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP)
NSF 08-569
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: August 19, 2008 / August 18, 2009 / August 17, 2010
# of Awards/Funds Available: 15 to 20 awards, $26,000,000 per year award ceiling
Eligibility Restrictions: None
Announcement Link: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08569/nsf08569.htm
Proposal deadline: September 30, 2008 / September 29, 2009 / September 28, 2010

Ethics Education in Science and Engineering (EESE)
NSF 08-530
The link to the announcement is posted on the front page of the Directorate for Engineering homepage. And a synopsis of the program can be found at: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08530

Informal Science Education
NSF 08-547
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: March 20, 2008; September 18, 2008
Application Receipt Date: June 19, 2008; December 18, 2008
# of Awards/Funds Available: 50 awards, $5,000,000 award ceiling
Eligibility Restrictions: None
Announcement Link: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08547
Proposal deadline: June 19 / December 18, 2008

Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12)
NSF 08-556
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: N/A
# of Awards/Funds Available: 21 awads, $12,600,000 award ceiling
Eligibility Restrictions: 1 proposal per institutions; new proposals only
Announcement link:http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08556/nsf08556.htm#toc
Proposal Deadline: July 3, 2008

NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S-STEM)
NSF 07-524
Letter of Intent Receipt Dates: July 10, 2008 (for the August 12, 2008 competition)
# of Awards/Funds Available: 90 to 130 awards; total funds of $50 to $70 million available, with an award ceiling of $600,000
Eligibility Restrictions: None. Covers both graduate and undergraduate students.
Announcement link: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07524/nsf07524.htm
Proposal Deadline: August 12, 2008

NSF Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP)
NSF 08-569
Letter of Intent Receipt Dates: August 19, 2008
# of Awards/Funds Available: 15 to 20 awards; up to $2 million over 5 years
Eligibility Restrictions: None. Covers only undergraduate students.
Announcement link: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08569/nsf08569.htm
Proposal deadline: September 30, 2008

Alliances for Broadening Participation in STEM
NSF 08-545
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: N/A
# of Awards/Funds Available: 5 awards, $500,000 award ceiling for a maximum of 3 years
Eligibility restrictions: max. 2 proposals per university/college
Announcement link:http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08545
Proposal deadline: October 10, 2008

Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Egineering
NSF 07-557
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: N/A
# of Awards/Funds Available: 30 awards, $5,000,000 award ceiling
Eligibility restrictions: None
Announcement link:http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07557/nsf07557.ht
Proposal deadline: July 06 / November 19, 2008

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
NSF 07-569
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: N/A
# of Awards/Funds Available: 1,700 to 1,800; $57 million award ceiling for FY2008
Eligibility Restrictions: N/A
Announcement link: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07569/nsf07569.htm
Proposal deadline: August 18, 2008

Research and Evaluation in Education in Science and Engineering (REESE)
NSF 08-585
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: October 17, 2008
# of Awards/Funds Available: N/A
Eligibility Restrictions: N/A
Announcement link: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13667&org=DRL&from=home
Proposal deadline: November 21, 2008

Developmental and Learning Sciences (DLS)
NSF PD-08-1698
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: N/A
# of Awards/Funds Available: individual investigator projects - aprox. $100,000/yr; workshops/small conferences - aprox. $15,000
Eligibility restrictions: None
Announcement link: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=8671
Proposal deadline: January 15, 2009 / July 15, 2009

Graduate Research Fellowship Program
NSF 08-593
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: N/A
# of Awards/Funds Available: 900 - 1,600 awards will be offered pending availability of funds; $36,450,000 to $64,800,000 for new fellowships in FY 2009
Eligibility restrictions: None
Announcement link: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08593
Proposal deadlines:
11/03/2008 Interdisciplinary Fields of Study
11/05/2008 Mathematical Sci; Computer and Information Sci and Engineering
11/06/2008 Social Sci; Psychology; Geosci
11/07/2008 Life Sci
11/10/2008 Chemistry; Physics and Astronomy
11/12/2008 Engineering


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