Apply for the 2016 Washington DC Metro Area Cohort (July - August)

I-Corps™ L Closing Workshop - Storytelling Presentation. Cohort: 2014 Washington, DC Metro Area

Application Requirements

 As stated in the NSF Dear Colleague Letter:

“To be eligible to pursue funding, applicants must have received a prior award from NSF (in a STEM education field relevant to the proposed innovation) that is currently active or that has been active within five years from the date of the proposal submission. Consideration will be given to projects that address K-12, undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral research, as well as learning in informal science education environments. The lineage of the prior award extends to the PI, Co-PIs, Senior Personnel, Postdoctoral Researchers, Professional Staff or others who were supported under the award. Proposers will identify a project team that minimally consists of:

• The principal investigator (must be from the lineage of the prior award described above);
• An entrepreneurial lead (who is committed to investigate the landscape surrounding the innovation); and
• A mentor (who understands the evidence concerning promising practices from education research and development, e.g., someone from an institutional education-focused center or commercial background that will help inform the efforts).”

Submission Deadline and Title Instructions

As stated in the NSF Dear Colleague Letter:

“Proposals must be submitted in accordance with the guidance provided in the I-Corps™ Teams solicitation April 1, 2016 to be considered for participation in the July 2016 cohort. Investigators who submit to the I-Corps™ Team Program in response to this DCL are asked to include in their title “I-Corps™ L””

Funding Level and Award Duration

As stated in the NSF Dear Colleague Letter:

“Funding for each I-Corps™ L Team is $50,000 per award, for up to six months. Proposal budgets must comply with the guidance provided in the I-Corps™ Teams solicitation”

Application Deadline is April 1, 2016

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I-Corps™ L: Dear Colleague Letter - Stimulating Innovation in STEM Education. One-page applications should be emailed directly to the Program Director, Karen Crosby (kcrosby@nsf.gov) by April 1st, 2016.