Other Funding OpportunitiesOther Funding Opportunities(Some pointers)(Some pointers)

C. S. George LeeC. S. George Lee

Program Director Program Director Robust Intelligence ClusterRobust Intelligence ClusterHuman-Robot InteractionHuman-Robot Interaction

IIS Curriculum DevelopmentIIS Curriculum DevelopmentCPATHCPATH

Division of Information and Intelligent Division of Information and Intelligent SystemsSystems

csglee@nsf.govcsglee@nsf.gov(703) 292-8930(703) 292-8930

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Funding, Funding, Funding,…Funding, Funding, Funding,…(not just for Alan)(not just for Alan)

• Summer support, release time, Summer support, release time, graduate student support, graduate student support, equipment, travel money, …, etc.equipment, travel money, …, etc.

• Program Solicitation NSF06-572Program Solicitation NSF06-572– HCC, III, RI (Core technical areas)HCC, III, RI (Core technical areas)– HRI, IPS, and IIS-CD (Curriculum HRI, IPS, and IIS-CD (Curriculum Development)Development)

• CPATH (NSF06-608; CISE Directorate)CPATH (NSF06-608; CISE Directorate)• IGERT (NSF06-525; Foundation-wide)IGERT (NSF06-525; Foundation-wide)• REU Sites (NSF05-592; Foundation-REU Sites (NSF05-592; Foundation-wide)wide)

• MRI/CRI (NSF05-515; MRI/CRI (NSF05-515; Foundation/Directorate-wide)Foundation/Directorate-wide)

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NSF06-572 (IIS-CD)NSF06-572 (IIS-CD)• Curriculum development Curriculum development relating to IIS research relating to IIS research area of interest -- RI, area of interest -- RI, HCC, III, HRI, IPS,…HCC, III, HRI, IPS,…

• Awards: small, medium, and Awards: small, medium, and large projectslarge projects

• See NSF 06-572 for details See NSF 06-572 for details on proposal format.on proposal format.

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CPATHCPATHCISE Pathways to CISE Pathways to

Revitalized Undergraduate Revitalized Undergraduate ComputingComputing

• Solicitation NSF 06-608Solicitation NSF 06-608• CISE Directorate-wideCISE Directorate-wide• Funding amount: $6M in FY07Funding amount: $6M in FY07• Deadline: January 23, 2007Deadline: January 23, 2007• Some institution and PI Some institution and PI limitation requirementslimitation requirements

• Proposal format; additional Proposal format; additional review criteriareview criteria

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Motivations for CPATHMotivations for CPATH• Fluctuating enrollmentsFluctuating enrollments

• Multidisciplinary nature of fieldMultidisciplinary nature of field

• Industry and workforce needsIndustry and workforce needs

• Global economyGlobal economy

• Rapid pace of innovation and changes Rapid pace of innovation and changes to disciplineto discipline

• Multiple pathways to broaden Multiple pathways to broaden participationparticipation

• Future ”Grand Challenges” in Future ”Grand Challenges” in undergraduate computing educationundergraduate computing education

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CPATHCPATH• Supports four types of projects:Supports four types of projects:

– Community Building (CB) grants;Community Building (CB) grants;– Evaluation, Adoption, and Extension (EAE) Evaluation, Adoption, and Extension (EAE) grants;grants;

– Transformation (T) grants; andTransformation (T) grants; and– CISE Distinguished Education Fellow (EDEF) CISE Distinguished Education Fellow (EDEF) grants.grants.

• Estimated number of awards: ($6M in Estimated number of awards: ($6M in FY07)FY07)– 18 to 30 total;18 to 30 total;– 15-25 CB awards ($50K-$500K up to 3 yrs.);15-25 CB awards ($50K-$500K up to 3 yrs.);– 1 or 2 EAE awards (up to $900K up to 3 1 or 2 EAE awards (up to $900K up to 3 yrs.);yrs.);

– 1 or 2 T awards (up to $1.5M up to 5yrs.);1 or 2 T awards (up to $1.5M up to 5yrs.);– 1-3 CDEF awards (up to $250K for 2 yrs.).1-3 CDEF awards (up to $250K for 2 yrs.).

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Types of Activities Funded by CPATH Types of Activities Funded by CPATH (1)(1)

Community Community BuildingBuilding

(CB)(CB)

• Bring stakeholders together to Bring stakeholders together to transform undergraduate computing transform undergraduate computing education education

• Encourage strategies at regional Encourage strategies at regional and/or national levels and across all and/or national levels and across all institution types institution types

• Plan activities for transformation Plan activities for transformation implementations and community implementations and community buildingbuilding

CISE CISE DistinguishDistinguished ed Education Education FellowsFellows

(CDEF)(CDEF)

• Recognized leaderRecognized leader

• Innovative action projectInnovative action project

• Community buildingCommunity building

• Advocacy for undergraduate Advocacy for undergraduate computing educationcomputing education

• Prestige of CDEF award and Prestige of CDEF award and designation within institution and designation within institution and departmentsdepartments

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Types of Activities Funded by CPATH Types of Activities Funded by CPATH (2)(2)

InstitutionInstitutional al TransformatTransformationion

(T)(T)

• Adopt/replicate innovative Adopt/replicate innovative approaches now underway across approaches now underway across institutions with community institutions with community buildingbuilding

• Evaluate particular approach Evaluate particular approach across multiple institutionsacross multiple institutions

• Blur traditional boundaries in Blur traditional boundaries in academic institutionsacademic institutions

• Involve a focus broader than Involve a focus broader than curriculum buildingcurriculum building

• Develop industry and Develop industry and international partnershipsinternational partnerships

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Types of Activities Funded by CPATH Types of Activities Funded by CPATH (3)(3)

EvaluatioEvaluation, n, Adoption, Adoption, and and Extension Extension (EAE)(EAE)

• Adopt promising models now Adopt promising models now underwayunderway

• Evaluate impact of new models Evaluate impact of new models underwayunderway

• Expand scope of ongoing Expand scope of ongoing effortsefforts

• Engage other institutions in Engage other institutions in implementing institution modelimplementing institution model

• Disseminate lessons learnedDisseminate lessons learned

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CPATH Focus This YearCPATH Focus This Year• Community building and CDEFCommunity building and CDEFprojectsprojects

• Planning and pilot projects Planning and pilot projects -- few full scale -- few full scale implementationsimplementations

• Seed many promising ideas Seed many promising ideas with competition in the with competition in the future for full future for full implementationimplementation

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Integrative Graduate Integrative Graduate Education and Research Education and Research

Training (IGERT)Training (IGERT)• Mainly to support Ph.D. students Mainly to support Ph.D. students (10-15 Ph.D.’s)(10-15 Ph.D.’s)

• 2-stage competition2-stage competition• Up to $3.1M for 5 years (2 years Up to $3.1M for 5 years (2 years ago)ago)

• No release time for facultyNo release time for faculty• 8% overhead8% overhead• No cost-sharing is requiredNo cost-sharing is required• Ken Whang is IIS representativeKen Whang is IIS representative

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REU SitesREU Sites• REU Sites are encouraged to involve REU Sites are encouraged to involve students in research who might not students in research who might not otherwise have the opportunity, otherwise have the opportunity, particularly those from academic particularly those from academic institutions where research programs institutions where research programs are limitedare limited

• Projects may be based in a single Projects may be based in a single discipline or academic department, or discipline or academic department, or on interdisciplinary or multi-on interdisciplinary or multi-departmental research opportunities departmental research opportunities with a coherent intellectual themewith a coherent intellectual theme

• Daniel DeMenthon is IIS Daniel DeMenthon is IIS representativerepresentative

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Major Research Major Research Instrumentation Program Instrumentation Program

(MRI)(MRI)• Foundation-wide program (OIA)Foundation-wide program (OIA)• Awards: $100K - $2MAwards: $100K - $2M• Limited submissions per institutionLimited submissions per institution• CISE PD is Rita RodriguezCISE PD is Rita Rodriguez

• CRI is CISE-wide and has limited CRI is CISE-wide and has limited fund.fund.

• Submit your MRI proposals to Rita Submit your MRI proposals to Rita (talk to Rita)!!!(talk to Rita)!!!

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C. S. George LeeC. S. George LeeProgram DirectorProgram Director

Robust Intelligence ClusterRobust Intelligence ClusterDivision of Information and Intelligent SystemsDivision of Information and Intelligent Systems

csglee@nsf.govcsglee@nsf.gov

(703) 292-7838(703) 292-7838

Visit the CISE web site at Visit the CISE web site at http://www.nsf.gov/cisehttp://www.nsf.gov/cise