implement or expand research-based reforms in master’s 
and doctoral level STEM education that emphasize prepa-
ration for diverse careers in the STEM workforce, includ-
ing at diverse types of institutions of higher education, in 
industry, and at government agencies and research labora-
tories. 
(b) USES OF FUNDS.—Activities supported by grants 
under this section may include— 
(1) creation of multidisciplinary or interdiscipli-
nary courses or programs that formalize collabora-
tions for the purpose of improved student instruction 
and research in STEM; 
(2) expansion of graduate STEM research op-
portunities to include interdisciplinary research op-
portunities and research opportunities in industry, 
at Federal laboratories, and at international re-
search institutions or research sites; 
(3) development and implementation of future 
faculty training programs focused on improved in-
struction, mentoring, evaluation, and support of un-
dergraduate STEM students; 
(4) support and training for graduate students 
to participate in instructional activities beyond the 
traditional teaching assistantship, and especially as 
part of ongoing educational reform efforts, including 
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at K–12 schools and at primarily undergraduate in-
stitutions; 
(5) development and implementation of semi-
nars, workshops, and other professional development 
activities that increase the engagement and edu-
cation of graduate students in the innovation and 
technology transfer process; 
(6) development and implementation of semi-
nars, workshops, and other professional development 
activities that increase the ability of graduate stu-
dents to effectively communicate their research find-
ings to technical audiences outside of their own dis-
cipline and to nontechnical audiences; 
(7) expansion of successful STEM reform ef-
forts beyond a single academic unit to other STEM 
academic units within an institution; and 
(8) research on teaching and learning of STEM 
at the graduate level related to the proposed reform 
effort, including assessment and evaluation of the 
proposed reform activities and research on scalability 
and sustainability of approaches to reform. 
(c) SELECTION PROCESS.— 
(1) APPLICATIONS.—An institution of higher 
education seeking a grant under this section shall 
submit an application to the Director at such time, 
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in such manner, and containing such information as 
the Director may require. The application shall in-
clude, at a minimum— 
(A) a description of the proposed reform 
effort; 
(B) in the case of applications that propose 
an expansion of a previously implemented re-
form effort, a description of the previously im-
plemented reform effort; 
(C) evidence of institutional support for, 
and commitment to, the proposed reform effort, 
including long-term commitment to implement 
successful strategies from the current reform 
effort beyond the academic unit or units in-
cluded in the grant proposal; and 
(D) a description of the plans for assess-
ment and evaluation of the grant proposed re-
form activities. 
(2) REVIEW
OF
APPLICATIONS.—In selecting 
grant recipients under this section, the Director 
shall consider at a minimum— 
(A) the likelihood of success in under-
taking the proposed effort at the institution 
submitting the application, including the extent 
to which the faculty, staff, and administrators 
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of the institution are committed to making the 
proposed institutional reform a priority of the 
participating academic unit or units; 
(B) the degree to which the proposed re-
form will contribute to change in institutional 
culture and policy such that a greater value is 
placed on preparing graduate students for di-
verse careers in the STEM workforce; 
(C) the likelihood that the institution will 
sustain or expand the reform beyond the period 
of the grant; and 
(D) the degree to which scholarly assess-
ment and evaluation plans are included in the 
design of the reform effort. 
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