PFE: Research Initiation in Engineering Formation (NSF)

• Published date: 02 April 2020
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/fgc.30988
• Date: 02 April 2020

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Grants alert (cont.)

Areas: NEH said Capital projects support the design,

purchase, construction, restoration or renovation of

facilities for humanities activities, including the purchase

and installation of related moveable and permanently

affixed equipment for exhibiting, maintaining, monitoring

and protecting collections (whether on exhibit or in

storage), and for critical building systems, such as

electrical; heating, ventilation and air conditioning;

security; life safety; lighting; utilities; telecommunications;

and energy management; and Digital Infrastructure

projects support the maintenance, modernization and

sustainability of existing digital scholarly projects and

platforms.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# 20200515-CHA

PFE: Research Initiation in Engineering

Formation (NSF)

Scope: The National Science Foundation seeks

applications for the PFE: Research Initiation in

Engineering Formation (RIEF) to support research in the

Professional Formation of Engineers (PFE) and increase

the community of researchers conducting PFE research.

Deadline: Nov. 10, 2020.

Funds: $3 million total for awards of up to $200,000.

Eligibility: Colleges and universities and nonprot

organizations.

Areas: NSF said PIs are expected to have little or no

experience conducting social science or education

research. PFE: RIEF is not intended for established

researchers in engineering education or other social

science elds to initiate new projects.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# 20-558

Spectrum Innovation Initiative: National Center

for Wireless Spectrum Research (NSF)

Scope: The National Science Foundation seeks

applications for the Spectrum Innovation Initiative

(SII): National Center for Wireless Spectrum Research

announcement to go beyond 5G, IoT and other existing

or forthcoming systems and technologies and chart out

a trajectory to ensure U.S. leadership in future wireless

technologies, systems and applications in science and

engineering through the efficient use and sharing of the

radio spectrum.

Deadline: June 12, 2020.

Funds: $30 million total for up to 16 awards ranging

from $300,000 to $25 million.

Eligibility: Colleges and universities.

Areas: NSF said the SII Center should also seek to

foster scientic and technical collaboration and grow

the spectrum workforce. The establishment of an SII

Center will have a transformational impact on wireless

spectrum research by serving as a connecting point for

the biggest and most challenging questions in spectrum

management the nation is facing.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# 20-557

Historically Black Colleges and Universities—

Undergraduate Program (NSF)

Scope: The National Science Foundation seeks

applications for the Historically Black Colleges and

Universities (HBCU)—Undergraduate Program

announcement to strengthen science, technology,

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