Summer Programs in Japan and Korea Three summer programs that provide U.S. graduate students with experience in Japanese and Korean research environments. Supports comprehensive reform in cities not eligible for the Urban and Local Systemic Change initiatives. Supports the enhancement of research and education activities at the most productive minority institutions. Minority Graduate Education Supports awards to institutions to increase the number of minority students pursuing advanced study, obtaining doctoral degrees, and entering the professoriate workforce in SME disciplines. Provides research opportunities for minority scientists and engineers who either have not had prior Federal research support or who are at the mid-career level and wish to expand or broaden their expertise.
Funding is requested as part of regular competitive proposal or as supplement to existing grant.
Policy Supports studies that analyze major factors, trends, choices, and policies in U.S. education and abroad. Practice Supports applied research on educational practices in order to improve teaching, learning, assessment, and related issues. Technology Supports research, development, and experimentation on technological, educational, and scientific innovations that improve the teaching and learning of complex content. An NSF-wide program that supports research in knowledge networking, learning and intelligent systems, and new computational challenges. Supports university-industry partnerships.