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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Directorate for Education and Human Resources, Division of
Graduate Education and Research Development, Graduate Research
Traineeship Program Announcement; Closing Date: March 31, 1994
This printed information contains the essence of the announcement
for this program, and is not a full copy of the actual brochure
containing the guidelines for submission. Before submitting a proposal,
obtain a printed copy of the guidelines by writing or calling the
publications office of NSF.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) announces the FY 1994
competition for the Graduate Research Traineeship (GRT) Program. The
principle objective of the program is to increase the numbers of
talented American undergraduates enrolling in doctoral programs in the
following areas which NSF has selected as being particularly
representative of our nation's science, mathematics, engineering and
technology priorities:
Education and Human Resources
Research on the Teaching and Learning of Science and Mathematics
Applications of Advanced Technology for Education
Biological Sciences
Environmental Biology--Plant Biology
Computer Science
Human Interface Design for Access to Computers and Networked
Information
Training in the study of intelligent information retrieval from
heterogeneous distributed databases, man-machine interfaces for
computer users including the use of multimedia, multi-media or
visualization output from high performance computers, and other areas
dealing with the effective use of computers and networked information
by experts and novices.
Hardware and Software Co-Design for High Performance Systems
Includes the design of hardware with the associated software to
optimize speed, size, power consumption, or other performance measures
in computing systems; and collaborative programs combining hardware/
software training, with an emphasis on the hardware/software tradoffs
in systems ranging from application-specific integrated circuits to
networks of heterogeneous high-performance subsystems.
Engineering
Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing
Training in the study of new technologies and methods of pollution
prevention and minimization of resource waste. Some of the key
intellectual issues are: optimization/control of manufacturing
processes; alternative chemistries and processes; design for the
environment; and management of technological innovation (e.g.
strategies/tools for life cycle analysis).
Civil Infrastructure Systems
Training in the development and application of new knowledge in the
following four key areas: deterioration science, assessment
technologies, renewal engineering, and institutional effectiveness and
productivity. Such research efforts will lead to new designs, more
durable materials, network systems with better controls and
communications, and improved decision-making and management processes.
Geosciences
Coastal Ocean Processes
Interdisciplinary training in the study of processes active in the
coastal ocean that affect circulation of coastal waters, ocean-
atmospheric interactions, chemical processes and their effects on
marine life and marine resources.
Hydrology
Interdisciplinary training in the study of the occurrences,
movements, and physical and chemical interactions of fresh water with
the ocean, atmosphere, and solid earth over the full range of space and
time scales found on land areas. Special emphasis is given to how those
interactions are altered by and alter ecological systems, are impacted
by human activity, and fair with global change.
Mathematics and Physical Sciences
Environmental Physical and Mathematical Science
Training in interdisciplinary approaches to environmental research
in the physical and mathematical sciences.
Integrating High Performance Computing into Research in the
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Cognitive Science
Interdisciplinary training in the study of the capacities and
processes of the mind, bringing to bear methods and perspectives from
cognitive psychology, linguistics, computer science, cognitive
neuroscience, and related fields.
Democratization
Interdisciplinary training in the foundation of democracies,
including the variety of contributions that the social and behavioral
sciences can make to understanding the formation, stabilization, and
maintenance of democratic systems. It is anticipated that the list of
targeted subdisciplines will be reviewed annually and, therefore, is
subject to change if there are subsequent competitions.
Graduate Research Traineeship awards are packages of student
support. The colleges and universities that receive the awards are
responsible for the selection of trainees, retention of trainees, and
administration of traineeships. Approximately 30 awards will be made,
supporting 150 traineeship positions in FY 1994.
Program Highlights
Eligible Disciplinary (Focus) Area
Each proposal must be developed around one of the previously
identified targeted subdisciplines.
Eligible Institutions
Any university or other academic institution in the United States
and its territories that awards a Ph.D. in a subject area represented
by a targeted field of science or engineering identified in this
announcement is eligible to submit proposals.
Stipend Level/Award Type
Within each award, traineeships will provide a $14,000/year stipend
and a $7,500/year cost-of-education allowance in lieu of tuition and
fees normally charged to students of similar academic standing (unless
such charges are optional or refundable). Contingent upon satisfactory
progress and the availability of funds, the Foundation expects to
provide renewal support annually for a maximum of five years.
Innovative Structural Components
The program is also intended to contribute to strengthening the
Nation's human resource base across all geographical sectors and among
all underrepresented groups. In an effort to have a more significant
impact on human resource development within the scientific and
technological community, the FY 1994 GRT program will encourage and
give preference to proposals which include unique and progressive
characteristics such as, but not limited to:
a. Consortial arrangements between Ph.D. granting institutions and
institutions that do not grant graduate degrees--The undergraduate
institutions would serve as feeder schools for the graduate
institutions. Consortial arrangements should achieve objectives which
would otherwise be difficult to accomplish. A variety of affinity
groupings could conceivably benefit from this type of targeting,
including, but not limited to, university systems which might
proactively utilize feeder institutions to increase participation of
minorities and women in graduate science and engineering programs and
alliances that develop through the activities of such NSF programs as
EPSCoR and AMP.
b. Interdisciplinary, intersectoral, and international interactions
that provide unique graduate training opportunities for American
students--Programs in this category might include:
(i) Cross disciplinary interactions involving multidisciplinary
training activities that maintain a clearly identified focal point,
rather than arrays of unrelated, but possibly strong discipline areas;
(ii) Interactions between universities and industry involving
student participation and with industry cost-sharing; and
(iii) Programs which include opportunities for international
activities on the part of American graduate students. Such program
components would have to provide clearly defined unique research and
training benefits to the American student participants.
Numbers of Submissions
Only one proposal per targeted subdiscipline may be submitted by an
eligible institution. Overall, an institution may not submit more than
three (3) GRT proposals. Multi-institutional proposals will be counted
as single proposals from each of the participating institutions for the
purpose of determining adherence to the proposal submission limits. If
the proposal submission limit is exceeded, NSF will require that the
institution(s) determine which proposals will be withdrawn from the
competition before any proposals from that institution will be declared
eligible for review.
Number of Traineeship Positions
Funded proposals will support five (5) traineeship positions.
Contact Person
Roosevelt Johnson, (703) 306-1696, Program Director.
Dated: January 6, 1994.
Roosevelt Johnson,
Program Director.
[FR Doc. 94-1390 Filed 1-19-94; 8:45 am]
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