Broadening Participation in Engineering — U.S. National Science Foundation funding opportunity
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Broadening Participation in Engineering

The Broadening Participation in Engineering (BPE) Program is a Directorate-wide activity to support the development of a diverse and well-prepared workforce of engineering graduates, particularly those with advanced degr...

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Deadline Fixed Location Alabama Type grant Level Federal Open posted Dec 31, 2012
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  • Who can apply: Federal-level applicants (see eligibility for details).
  • Funding amount: total funding pool ~$300,000.
  • Issued by: U.S. National Science Foundation.
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Total pool
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The Broadening Participation in Engineering (BPE) Program is a Directorate-wide activity to support the development of a diverse and well-prepared workforce of engineering graduates, particularly those with advanced degrees. A central theme of the program's activities is enhancing the ability of early career faculty members, particularly those from underrepresented groups, to succeed in their careers as researchers and educators. The Broadening Participation in Engineering Program supports projects to engage and develop diverse teams that can offer unique perspectives and insights to challenges in engineering research and education. By seeing problems in different ways, a diverse workforce can encourage innovation and scientific breakthroughs. Throughout this Program Description, the term underrepresented groups will refer to and include the following: women, persons with disabilities, and ethnic/racial groups which are in the minority in engineering, specifically African Americans, Alaska Natives, and Pacific Islanders. The Engineering Directorate recognizes that broadening participation is a systemic issue, with a need for wide-ranging and comprehensive interventions at all levels of the educational system. While there is a general need to diversify pathways that lead to engineering careers, the BPE program currently supports engineering faculty, particularly early career faculty, in integrating broadening participation and diversity with their scholarly activities, including education, research and innovation. Given that engineering addresses human needs, the US population is becoming much more diverse, and engineering practice increasingly turns to customers in designing innovations, it is critical that the faculty of the future are able to draw from diverse perspectives in their engineering research and educational activities.In alignment with the goals of the Engineering Directorate (ENG) and with other programs in the Engineering Education and Centers Division, the BPE Program is interested in areas related to:Understanding how a diverse engineering student body, professional workforce, and faculty impact engineering innovation and productivity.The underlying issues affecting the differential participation rates in engineering, particularly those that can be addressed by engineering faculty members. The experiences and interactions that enhance or inhibit underrepresented groups' persistence to degree and career interest in the professoriate.BPE award activities should be informed by the body of knowledge that surrounds these (and other) important research questions; and in turn add to that knowledge base. The Broadening Participation in Engineering program has three synergistic elements: Broadening Participation Research Initiation Grants in Engineering (BRIGE) is designed to promote the development of early career faculty who will become champions for diversity and broadening participation throughout their careers, and who can serve as change agents on their campuses. BRIGE awards will enable early career faculty to integrate effective diversity strategies in their engineering innovation activities, thus making them more competitive for promotion and tenure or receiving additional NSF funding such as CAREER awards. Proposals from women, persons with disabilities, and members of groups underrepresented in engineering as well as faculty from Minority Serving Institutions are especially encouraged. BRIGE proposals may only be submitted through the BRIGE solicitation.Establishing Mentoring and Networking Opportunities for early career engineering faculty members that allow targeted faculty to engage with, learn from, and network with diverse individuals and groups in ways that will demonstrably enhance their long term career success. The program is particularly interested in creating opportunities for early career faculty from groups typically under-represented in engineering departments.

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PostedDec 31, 2012

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