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· Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program 

· Applying for MSEIP in 2011 

* Pre-Application Webinar: July 27 – 28, 2011

* Presented by: Dr. Bernadette M. Hence 

U.S. Department of Education 

Washington, DC 20006

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· Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program 

· Dr. Bernadette M. Hence 

Program Manager, Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program 

· U.S. Department of Education 

Office of Postsecondary Education 

Higher Education Programs 

Institutional Service 

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· Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program 

· Goal: Ensure that you understand the MSEIP Grant Opportunity 

· To Provide: Information, Technical Access, Guidance 

· So that you can prepare a better application 

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· Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program 

· FY 2011 Competition Highlights 

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· Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program 

· Competition Highlights: 

* Program Authorization, Purpose and Supported Activities; 

* Eligibility Requirements; 

* Key Definitions; 

* Competitive Preference Priorities; 

* Invitational Priorities; 

* Timeline and Estimated Program Impact; 

* Impact on the President’s National Priority for STEM. 

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· Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program 

· Authorized under Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended 

· Section 350

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· Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program 

· Commonly referred to as Title III, Part E 

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· Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program 

· Purpose: 

* To effect long range improvements in the science and engineering education programs of predominantly minority institutions; 

* To increase the participation of underrepresented ethnic minorities, particularly minority women, into science and technological careers. 

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· Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program 

· What this grant supports: 

* Student research in STEM fields;

* Stipends for eligible participants; 

* Pre-college programs, K – 12 (students and teachers); 

* College programs (STEM); 

* Faculty Development (STEM); 

* Curriculum Development (STEM fields); 

* Renovation of STEM labs/ classroom. 

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· Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program 

· What does this grant not support: 

* Scholarships for students; 

* Construction projects. 

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· Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program 

· Eligibility Requirements 

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· Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program 

· Eligibility Qualifiers:  There are two qualifiers for four-year public or private non-profit institutions of higher education that:

* Award baccalaureate degrees; and 

* Minority enrollments that exceed fifty percent of the total enrollment. 

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· Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program 

· Eligibility Qualifiers: There are three qualifiers for two-year public or private non-profit institutions of higher education that: 

* Award associate degrees; and 

* Are minority institutions with science OR engineering subjects; and 

* Enter into a partnership with any public or non-profit institutions of higher education that award baccalaureate degrees in science or engineering. 

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· Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program 

· Key Definitions 

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· Definitions that Apply to MSEIP 

· Minority: American Indian, Alaskan Native, Black (not of Hispanic origin), Hispanic (including persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Central or South American origin), Pacific Islander, or other ethnic groups underrepresented in science or engineering.

· Minority Institution: An accredited college or university whose enrollment of a single minority group or a combination of minority groups exceed fifty percent of the total enrollment. 

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· Definitions that Apply to MSEIP 

· Science: For the purpose of this program, the biological, engineering, mathematical, physical, behavioral, and social sciences, and history and philosophy of science; also included are interdisciplinary fields which are comprised of overlapping areas among two or more sciences. 

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· Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program 

· Competitive Preference Priorities 

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· Competitive Preference Priority

· Important Requirement: Applicants must meet all program requirements, including those provisions requiring a focus on science and engineering education in grants funded under this program. 

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· Competitive Preference Priority 1

· Increasing Postsecondary Success (2.5 points) 

· Projects that are designed to address the following priority area: 

* Increasing the number and proportion of high needs students who persist in and complete college or other postsecondary education and training. 

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· Competitive Preference Priority 2 

· Enabling More Data-Based Decision Making (2.5 points) 

· Projects that are designed to collect (or obtain), analyze, and use high-quality and timely data, including data on program participant outcomes, in accordance with privacy requirements (as defined in the Closing Date Notice), in the following priority area: 

* Improving postsecondary student outcomes relating to enrollment, persistence, and completion and leading to career success.  

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· Competitive Preference Priority

· We will award an additional five points to an applicant* that has not received a MSEIP grant within five** years of this competition 

* The word “applicant” refers to the institution 

** The word “five years” refers to FY 2006, FY 2007, FY 2008, FY 2009, and FY 2010 

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· Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program 

· Invitational Priorities 

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· Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program 

· Invitational Priorities: We DO NOT give an application that meets these invitational priorities a competitive or absolute preference over other applications. 

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· Invitational Priority 1 

· Applications that focus on preparing K – 12 students to enter into postsecondary programs in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM fields); OR applications that develop articulation agreements that facilitate students entering into postsecondary STEM fields. 

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· Invitational Priority 2 

· Applications that focus directly on student learning and encourage and facilitate the implementation of effective pedagogical approaches that increase student retention and achievement in STEM fields. 

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· Invitational Priority 3

· Applications that focus on mentoring programs designed to increase the number of underrepresented students who graduate with STEM undergraduate or graduate degrees. 

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· Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program 

· Timeline and Estimated Program Impact 

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· Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program 

· Critical Benchmarks and Dates: 

* Pre-Application Webinars: August 27, 2011 thru August 28, 2011 

* Applications Available (Estimated): By September 5, 2011 

* Closing Date for Receipt of Applications: Approximately 30 days from the availability of the application 

* Performance Period Begins: October 1, 2011 

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· Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program 

· Institutional Projects: 

* $250,000 per single budget period of twelve months 

- Year 1 = $250,000 maximum 

- Year 2 = $250,000 maximum 

- Year 3 = $250,000 maximum 

- Total = $750,000 maximum 

-      Special Projects: 

* $250,000 per single budget period of twelve months 

* Same as the $750,000 maximum stated above 

-     Cooperative Projects: 

* $300,000 per single budget period of twelve months 

- Year 1 = $300,000 maximum 

- Year 2 = $300,000 maximum 

- Year 3 = $300,000 maximum 

- Total = $900,000 maximum 

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· Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program 

· Estimated Impact: 

* Estimated number of NEW awards for FY 2010 = 22 

* Estimated number of NEW awards for FY 2011 = 13 – 15 

* Average award size for FY 2010 = $172,841 per year for three years 

* Average award size for FY 2011 = $225,000 per year for three years 

* Appropriation for FY 2010 = $9,503,000 

* Appropriation for FY 2011 = $9,483,994

* For FY 2011 there will be $3,035,168 available for new awards while $6,448,826 will be used for FY 2009 and FY 2010 grants 

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· Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program 

· Impact on the President’s National Priority for STEM 

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· Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program 

· Supports President Obama’s three over-arching priorities for STEM education: 

1. Increase STEM literacy so that all students can think critically in science, technology, engineering and mathematics; 

2. Improving the quality of math and science teaching so American students are no longer outperformed by students in other nations; and 

3. Expanding STEM education and career opportunities for underrepresented groups, including women and minorities. 

· These support  the Secretary of Education’s project activities in areas of greatest educational need 

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· Email questions to Bernadette.hence@ed.gov or call at (202) 219-7038