Subject: NSF Program Guideline
From: Dot Baker <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 92 09:56 EST

Hi Paul,
     This is the one in question, please post to the NIH Listserver as:
    Graduate.920320
         Thanks.   Have  a nice day.
                                    Dottie
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Title       : NSF9229--Graduate Research Traineeship Program
Type        : Program Guideline
NSF Contact : EHR
Date        : March 19, 1992

 

GRADUATE RESEARCH TRAINEESHIP PROGRAM

 
 
Program Announcement and Guidelines

 
DIRECTORATE FOR EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES

 
Deadline Date:  May 15, 1992

 

 

 
 
(Logo) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
 
NSF 92-29

 

 

(INSIDE FRONT COVER)
 
     The National Science Foundation (NSF) provides awards for research
in the sciences and engineering.  The awardee is wholly responsible for
the conduct of such research and preparation of the results for
publication.  The Foundation, therefore, does not assume responsibility
for such findings or their interpretation.
 
     The Foundation welcomes proposals on behalf of all qualified
scientists and engineers, and strongly encourages women, minorities,
and persons with disabilities to compete fully in any of the research
and research-related programs described in this document.
 
     In accordance with Federal statutes and regulations and NSF
policies, no person on grounds of race, color, age, sex, national
origin, or disability shall be excluded from participation in, denied
the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or
activity receiving financial assistance from the National Science
Foundation.
 
     Facilitation Awards for Scientists and Engineers with Disabilities
(FASED) provide funding for special assistance or equipment to enable
persons with disabilities (investigators and other staff,including
student research assistants) to work on an NSF project.See the FASED
program announcement (NSF Publication 91- 54), or contact the FASED
Coordinator in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources.  The
telephone number is (202) 357-7461.
 
     The Foundation has TDD (Telephonic Device for the Deaf)
capability, which enables individuals with hearing impairment to
communicate with the Division of Personnel and Management about NSF
programs, employment, or general information.  The telephone number is
(202) 357-7492.
 
     The catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number is 47.076.

 

 

 

 

 
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Graduate Research Traineeship Program
 
     The National Science Foundation (NSF) supports graduate students
through a variety of mechanisms.  Graduate fellowships provide
portable support to enable individual students the widest latitude in
planning their graduate study.  Research assistantships permit graduate
students to participate with senior investigators in research projects
at the forefront of science and engineering, including research
experiences in industrial as well as academic laboratories.
 
     With this document, the National Science Foundation announces a
new program of Graduate Research Traineeships (GRT) in 1992.  The
principal objective of this program is to increase the numbers of
talented American undergraduates enrolling in doctoral programs in
critical and emerging areas of science and engineering.  Proposals are
solicited from institutions whose existing facilities and staff can
accommodate additional graduate students in Ph.D. programs of high
quality.
 
     This program is also intended to contribute to strengthening the
Nation's human resource base across all geographical sectors and
among all underrepresented groups.  NSF has made a commitment to human
resource development within the scientific and technological community,
and the GRT Program will promote diversity with respect to both student
and institutional participation.  As an integral part of this strategy,
proposals are encouraged from departments of comprehensive university
systems in which one or more institutional components enroll
significant numbers of women and/or minorities underrepresented in
graduate science or engineering programs.  Such proposals should
include explicit plans for recruitment of minority students from the
system  feeder institutions to graduate programs of departments in
science or engineering in the research-intensive graduate institutions
of such systems.
 
     Graduate Research Traineeship awards are packages of student
support.  The colleges and universities that receive the awards
are responsible for the selection of trainees, retention of trainees,
and administration of traineeships.
 
     Awards will be made on a fully-funded basis for up to a maximum of
five years.  Within each award, traineeships will provide a
$14,000/year stipend and a $7,500/year cost-of-education allowance in
lieu of tuition and fees normally charged to students of similar
academic standing (unless such charges are optional or refundable).  A
one-time $3,500 per trainee project enhancement allowance to be
directly matched by the institution as stated under Conditions of
Awards below will be provided in the initial year of an award.
Successful proposers are encouraged to design flexible periods of
support for their trainees, thereby enhancing the impact of the program
on Science and Engineering graduate education.
 
ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION
 
Eligible Institutions--Any university or other academic institution in
the United States and its territories that awards a Ph.D. in a field of
science or engineering normally supported by the NSF is eligible to
submit proposals.
 
Focus on Proposed Critical Area--Each proposal must be developed around
a selected, and fully justified, critical area of anticipated national
human resource priorities.
 
Eligible Disciplinary (Focus) Area--The disciplinary area of the
proposal must lead to the Ph.D. in the proposed area or in a related
area.  Interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary proposals must include
only combinations of fields of science and engineering that are
normally supported by the Foundation, including research in engineering
education or science education.
 
     The Foundation normally will not support biomedical research with
disease- related goals, including work on the etiology, diagnosis
or treatment of physical or mental disease, abnormality, or malfunction
in human beings or animals.  Animal models of such conditions or
development or testing of drugs or other procedures for their treatment
also generally are not eligible for support.
 
Eligible Students--Only U.S. citizens or permanent residents are
eligible for appointment to a GRT.  Verification of citizenship status
of trainees will be required.
 
Numbers of Submissions--Only one proposal may be submitted by a
department or comparable organizational unit within the institution.
There is no limit, however, on the number of departmental units within
an eligible institution submitting GRT proposals.
 
     Proposals must request a minimum of five traineeships.  There is
no limit on the maximum number of traineeships that may be
requested in an individual proposal or by all proposals submitted by an
institution.
 
Principal Investigator--The principal investigator designated in a GRT
proposal will have overall responsibility for the administration of the
awards and for discussions with NSF.  This individual should be the
department head, other senior officer, or faculty member who can
represent the focus area and lead the effort toward achievement of the
goals and objectives stated in the proposal.
 
PROPOSAL PREPARATION
 
     Proposals submitted in response to this program announcement
should be prepared and submitted in accordance with the guidelines
provided in the NSF brochure, Grants for Research and Education in
Science and Engineering (GRESE), NSF90-77(8/90).  Single copies of this
brochure are available at no cost from the Forms and Publications Unit,
phone (202) 357-7861, or via e-mail (Bitnet:pubs@nsf or
Internet:[email-masked]).
 
Proposal Format--A GRT submission consists of the following:
 
(1)     One copy of NSF Form 1225 (attached to the original signed copy
        of the proposal)
 
(2)     Ten complete sets of basic proposal documents (one original
        signed proposal) as specified and assembled in the order given
        below (page limits must be strictly observed):

 
            o  Completed Cover Page (NSF Form 1207), including one copy
               of the "Certification Regarding Lobbying," if applicable
 
            o  Table of Contents
 
            o  Summary (200 words maximum)
 
            o  Narrative--The Proposal Content topics (maximum ten
               single-spaced pages) are described in the following
               section and should be treated in the order indicated.
 
            o  Basic data regarding degree productivity.  In tabular
               form provide statistics by participating departments indicating
               ethnic and gender distribution of the following:  (1)
               Ph.D. degrees awarded in each of the past three years;
               (2) number of graduate students currently enrolled in
               Ph.D. programs; and (3) average number of years to
               complete Ph.D. degree.
 
            o  Basic data regarding other sources of graduate support.
               In tabular form provide statistics by participating
               departments indicating the following:  (1) source of
               funding; (2) number of students receiving indicated
               funding, (3) level of funding (amount per student); and
               (4) duration of funding.
 
            o  A list of principal faculty participants, followed by a
               brief biographical sketch or curriculum vitae for each
               individual, including a brief list of major
               publications, descriptions of their research and
               teaching programs (maximum two pages per individual).
               The number of graduate students currently being trained
               by each faculty participant should also be indicated.
 
            o  Appendices, if any.  The use of appendices is strongly
               discouraged, and should be included only in exceptional
               circumstances.  The Foundation will accept them as part
               of the proposal if submitted, but will not require
               evaluating panelists to review them.

Proposal Content--The proposal narrative must contain (in the order
given) in sufficient detail for review by evaluating panelists the
following:
 
(1)    A strong case for the national need for additional doctoral
       professionals in the critical disciplinary area;
 
(2)    An explanation of how the relevant aspects of the component
       disciplines of multidisciplinary proposals are integrated
       into the chosen focus area;
 
(3)    Evidence of research and teaching excellence in the fields
       covered by the proposal;
 
(4)    A justification of the proposed number of graduate research
       traineeships requested by the institution relative to its ability to
       accommodate additional graduate students in the proposed focus
       area, including evidence that the requested student support
       represents a truly new effort, and does not represent simply a
       replacement of other support by NSF funds;
 
(5)    A description of the training to be provided, including any new
       or enhanced activities that are planned, innovative academic
       and/or industrial laboratory experiences proposed, and a plan
       for retention of students to completion of the Ph.D.; (6)
       A plan for student recruitment for traineeships.  For relatively
       new fields of national importance there may be a need for extensive
       recruitment efforts. In these cases, a delay of up to two years
       may be requested with respect to participant support costs to
       allow time for recruitment of undergraduates.  Proposers would
       be expected, in such cases, to present a complete strategy for
       stimulating student interest;
 
(7)    A description of the institution's commitment to and plans for
       recruiting minorities underrepresented in science and
       engineering, women, and students with disabilities for the
       traineeships requested;

(8)    The institution's commitment for matching the departmental
       project enhancement allowance and a plan for its use.  Examples
       of possible use include: supplementing the stipend and/or the
       cost-of-education allowance, purchasing research equipment,
       strengthening human resource development\ programs, or
       recruiting students. Institutions may supplement project
       enhancement allowances to a greater extent than the amount
       matched by NSF.  Creative use of these funds for program
       development is encouraged.

Proposal Submission--Copies of all forms to be used may be found in the
NSF GRESE publication further described below.  All proposal copies,
including one copy bearing original signatures, should be mailed to:
 
     Proposal Processing Unit - Room 223 Attention: Graduate Research
     Traineeship Program For STIS Purposes NSF 92-29 (NEW) National
     Science Foundation 1800 G Street, NW Washington, DC  20550
 
     Proposals may also be submitted electronically.  For information,
contact the Electronic Proposal Submission Program Director,
Office of Information Systems OIS), phone (202) 357-9767, or via
e-mail, nsfprops@nsf (Bitnet) or [email-masked](Internet).  Proposals
submitted electronically will be dated when they enter the NSF system.
 
Proposal Deadline--Proposals must be postmarked not later than May 15,
1992.
 
Proposal Review--Proposals will be reviewed in accordance with the
general criteria described in GRESE.  In addition, each proposal will
be evaluated on the following criteria:
 
     o    The quality of the ongoing research and teaching effort in
          the proposed critical area, including cited indicators of quality;
 
     o    The need for additional Ph.D.'s in the proposed program,
          including citations of demands in, and national importance of, the
          chosen focus area;

     o    The institution's existing capacity to utilize the requested
          number of traineeships for additional graduate students (including
          cited current and projected numbers of graduate students in
          the selected area, and the institution's plans for handling
          more students);
 
     o    The institution's record for producing Ph.D's in the selected
          area (if it is an established area), and the projected Ph.D.
          productivity resulting from the proposed activity;
 
     o    The recruiting plan for appointing trainees, including the
          institution's plans to interest and appoint eligible
          minorities, women, and students with disabilities;
 
     o    The appropriateness of the proposed training and retention
          programs, including the integration of activities associated
          with multidisciplinary programs;
 
     o    The proposed use of the project enhancement allowance,
          including the matching institutional funds.

AWARD INFORMATION
 
Announcement of Awards--The Foundation expects to announce Graduate
Traineeship Awards in Fall, 1992.  Traineeship positions are expected
to be filled by Fall, 1993.
 
Conditions of Awards--Each new traineeship will be funded by the
Foundation for up to $25,000 for the first year.  Of this $25,000, a
minimum of $14,000 is designated for stipend support of the trainee,
and $7,500 is provided for a cost-of- education allowance to the
institution.  The balance of $3,500 will be available, on a one-time
basis, subject to a 100% match from the institution, to assist the
institution with the costs of strengthening its capabilities in the
proposed focus area.
 
     The Foundation expects to provide fully funded awards for support
up to a maximum of five years.
 
     The Foundation may elect to adjust the terms of grants to keep the
stipends and the cost-of-education allowances of GRT's
approximately equal to those for NSF Graduate Research Fellowships.
 
     All traineeship appointments by a grantee institution must be made
in the area specified in the successful proposal.  Since
traineeships are designed to support truly new efforts on the part of
the institution, it is expected that newly recruited graduate students
will be the principal recipients of traineeships.  Any plan that
anticipates appointment of current graduate students to traineeships
should be described and justified in the proposal.  No student may be
appointed to a graduate research traineeship for a period of more than
five years.
 
     NSF will permit institutions to require appropriate service of
trainees by appointment to positions that can generate additional
income to cover any difference between the cost-of-education allowance
and tuition.  Any such required service must be contributory to the
progress of the trainee toward a Ph.D. and must not be expected to
delay that progress.  Except as provided above in the various
allowances, no other indirect costs will be included in GRT awards.
 
Grant Administration--Except as modified by this program announcement,
standard NSF guidelines on proposal submission and general information
on awards, declination, and withdrawals are as stated in the NSF
booklet Grants for Research and Education in Science and Engineering
(GRESE) (NSF 90-77).  Grants awarded as a result of this announcement
are administered in accordance with the terms and conditions of NSF
GC-1, "Grant General Conditions. Copies of these documents are
available at no cost from the NSF Forms and Publications Unit, phone
(202) 357-7861, or via e-mail (Bitnet:pubs@nsf or
Internet:[email-masked]).  More comprehensive information is contained in
the NSF Grant Policy Manual (NSF 88-47, July 1989), for sale through
the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office,
Washington, DC  20402.  The telephone number at GPO is (202) 783-3288
for subscription information.
 
     If the submitting institution has never received an NSF award, it
is recommended that appropriate administrative officials become
familiar with the policies and procedures in the NSF Grant Policy
Manual which are applicable to most NSF awards.  If a proposal is
recommended for an award, the NSF Division of Grants and Contracts will
request certain organizational, management, and financial information.
These requirements are described in Chapter III of the NSF Grant Policy
Manual.
 
     Upon completion of the project a Final Project Report (NSF Form
98A), including the Part IV Summary, will be required.  NSF will
send the form with Part I information preprinted to the Principal
Investigator [Project Director] approximately one month prior to the
grant's expiration date.  Applicants should review the sample form in
the GRESE prior to proposal submission so that appropriate tracking
mechanisms are included in the proposal plan to ensure that complete
information will be available at the conclusion of the project.
 
Inquiries-- Questions not addressed in this publication may be directed
to the NSF staff by writing to:
 
     Graduate Research Traineeship Program Directorate for Education
     and Human Resources National Science Foundation 1800 G Street,
     N.W.  Room 1202 Washington, D.C. 20550 (202) 357-9453

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Privacy Act and Public Burden Statements--The information requested on
the application materials is solicited under the authority of the
National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended. It will be used
and disclosed in connection with the selection of qualified applicants,
and in accordance with NSF-12 System of Records, "Fellowship and
Traineeship Filing System."  Submission of the requested information is
voluntary.  Failure to provide full and complete information, however,
may reduce the possibility of your receiving an award.
 
     The public reporting burden for this collection of information is
estimated to average 120 hours per response, including the time
for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering
and maintaining the data needed and completing and  reviewing the
collection of information.  Send comments regarding this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing this burden, to:
 
Herman G. Fleming Reports Clearance Officer Division of Personnel and
Management National Science Foundation Washington, DC  20550 (Bitnet:
hfleming@nsf   Internet:  [email-masked])
 
and to:
 
Office of Management and Budget Paperwork Reduction Project (3145-0058)
Washington, DC  20503
 
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name, and a complete mailing address.  Publications will be mailed
within 2 days of receipt of request.
 
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