Brief Description:

The Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) opportunity, NSF-17-585, focuses on projects aimed at piloting, testing, and validating innovative and potentially transformative approaches to graduate education. The primary target population for IGE projects must be master's and/or doctoral STEM students in a research-based degree program that requires a thesis or dissertation.

Harvard University, as one institution, is limited to submitting no more than two (2) proposals. This includes participation as the lead organization, or collaborator, or sub-awardee on a collaborative proposal.

The Office of the Vice Provost for Research is facilitating an internal application process in order to select proposals for nomination.

Description:

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The Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) opportunity, NSF-17-585, focuses on projects aimed at piloting, testing, and validating innovative and potentially transformative approaches to graduate education. The primary target population for IGE projects must be master's and/or doctoral STEM students in a research-based degree program that requires a thesis or dissertation.

Harvard University, as one institution, is limited to submitting no more than two (2) proposals. This includes participation as the lead organization, or collaborator, or sub-awardee on a collaborative proposal.

The Office of the Vice Provost for Research is facilitating an internal application process in order to select proposals for nomination.

Application Information:

Interested applicants are asked to submit the following:
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Project Summary: (1 page limit. 10 point font minimum) Summarize the graduate education model or approaches that will be piloted and tested, or the existing pilot that will be adopted or expanded, as part of the IGE project. Describe the disciplinary field(s) involved, the knowledge that will be generated to inform implementation and adaptability of transformative approaches to STEM graduate education, and how the project is responsive to a need and/or opportunity.

A current CV of the PI, Co-PI and any collaborators (as applicable) no preferred format

Eligibility Criteria:

Harvard's participation includes serving as a lead organization on a non-collaborative proposal or as a lead organization, non-lead organization, or subawardee on a collaborative proposal

Additional Information, Related Websites, and Proxy Instructions:

This competition is enabled for Proxy applicants. Before beginning an application, Proxies will be asked to locate their Principal Investigator in HUFP. If your PI is not registered in HUFP, please ask them to create their profile using their HarvardKey. Proxies should never "Add User" in HUFP.

The RFP for this opportunity is available here

Applicants with questions should contact the Research Administration office at the school where they hold a primary appointment. A list of contacts by school is available here.

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Position

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Type of Competition

Limited Submission

Discipline

Engineering
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Type of Award

Program/Curriculum Development
STEM Education