Innovation through Institutional Integration (I³)

OUTREACH AND INFORMATION WORKSHOPS ON THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION’S INNOVATION THROUGH INSTITUTIONAL INTEGRATION (I-CUBED) EFFORT  

With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the QEM Network conducted a series of workshops in Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 focused on the NSF Innovation through Institutional Integration (I³) initiative. The overall goal of this QEM project is to increase, through regional workshops, the participating institutions’ knowledge and understanding of the Foundation’s I³ initiative and to broaden participation in the submission of I³ proposals. The workshops were designed to ensure that minority-serving institutions (MSIs) are more aware I³ and to offer assistance in the development of their ideas for I³ proposals. Institutions that previously submitted unsuccessful I³ proposals were especially encouraged to participate in the QEM workshops. Click here for Information on the workshops, including links to the agendas.

ABOUT I³ .......... .. See NSF'S frequently asked questions about I³

I³ awards are continuing grants of up to $250,000 per year for up to five years, for a total of $1.25 million, with funding for years four and five dependent on performance. For Fiscal Year 2010, I-cubed proposals are being solicited in nine EHR programs that advance I³ goals:

  – Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST)
  – Research on Gender in Science and Engineering (GSE)
  – Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP)
  – Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST)
  – Alliances for Broadening Participation in STEM: Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP)
  – Math and Science Partnership (MSP)
  – Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (Noyce)
  – Research in Disabilities Education (RDE)
  – Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP)

The deadline for the submission of I³ proposals are common for all of these programs: April 7, 2010. Eligibility is limited to institutions of higher education (including two- and four-year colleges). If the proposal is exclusively for I³ STEM educational or related research, then all categories of proposers identified in the NSF Grant Proposal Guide are eligible to submit. Given the focus on institutional integration, an institution may submit only one proposal to the I³ competition for this deadline.

Full Proposal Deadline Date:  April 7, 2010

For Fiscal Year 2010, proposals are being solicited in nine EHR programs that advance the goals of the Innovation through Institutional Integration (I³) Initiative: CREST, GSE, HBCU-UP, ITEST, LSAMP, MSP, Noyce, RDE, and TCUP.

Invitations to participate in the QEM regional workshops were extended to MSIs with at least three active STEM-focused projects on campus funded by the National Science Foundation, other federal agencies, private organizations or foundations and that were interested in submitting an I³ proposal to NSF in FY 2009. A team’s campus (alone or in combination with potential collaborators) must have at least three STEM projects that would be involved in the I³ initiative, at least one of which must be an NSF Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR)-supported STEM project (unless the proposed initiative is to focus solely on research).   See frequently asked questions about I³

----------------------------------  SPRING 2009 WORKSHOPS  -----------------------------------

  March 13–14, 2009  I³  Regional Workshop  in Atlanta, GA     AGENDA (with presentations)
  March 27–28, 2009  I³  Regional Workshop  in Houston, TX   AGENDA (with presentations)
  April 3–4, 2009  I³  Regional Workshop  in Los Angeles, CA   AGENDA (with presentations)


--------------------------------------  FALL 2008 WORKSHOPS ----------------------------------------

  September 26-27, 2008  I³  Regional Workshop  in Washington, DC   AGENDA 
  October 3-4, 2008  I³  Regional Workshop  in Nashville, TN                  AGENDA 
  October 10-11, 2008  I³  Regional Workshop  in Albuquerque, NM       AGENDA

For more information on the QEM I³ Initiative please contact Shirley McBay, Project Director, at (smmcbay1@qem.org) or by telephone at 202/659-1818.

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