Call for Proposals
Communicating Science to Public Audiences
Division of Education and Human Resources
National Science Foundation
For further information, please go to:
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf10565&org=NSF
The Division of Education and Human Resources at the National Science
Foundation (NSF) accepts proposals for Communicating Research to Public
Audiences (CRPA) at any time to the solicitation for Informal Science
Education (ISE), NSF 10-565.
CRPA projects relate informal learning activities based on currently
funded NSF research. CRPA projects must be based on active research
projects in good standing in any NSF directorate or office. Effective
projects disseminate research findings and promote the general public's
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning,
especially understanding of and engagement with cutting-edge research
findings and methodologies. As with other categories of ISE awards,
CRPAs may include the design and implementation of any combination of
communication formats and experiences that support informal learning.
While these projects will be less extensive than Full-Scale Development
projects, they should be similarly guided by an explicit conceptual
framework. The proposal should clearly describe the NSF-funded research
upon which the project is based, the educational need that will be met,
and the informal learning strategies that will be employed to engage the
targeted public audiences. Collaboration between NSF-funded researchers
and informal science organizations is strongly encouraged to ensure use
of effective practices.
CRPA proposals can be a maximum of $150,000 and up to two years in
duration. The award size, however, will be consistent with the project
scope and the size of the original research award. Because CRPAs are
responsive to research awards from any part of NSF, they may be
submitted at any time and do not require preliminary proposals.
For further information, please go to:
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf10565&org=NSF.