LSAMP and Bridge to the Doctorate Updates

NSF/LSAMP UPDATES
Tasha R. Inniss, Ph.D.
LSAMP Program Director & Co-Lead (EHR/HRD)
National Science Foundation
Louis Stokes Midwest Center of Excellence
Conference, Indianapolis, IN
October 25, 2015
LSMCE Conference Quotes
 “Accelerating Diverse Talent Along the STEM
Pipeline” (Conference title) - Dr. Kim Nguyen
(Opening Remarks Welcome)
 “Accelerating Diverse Talent = Celebrating Diverse
Talent”- Dr. Mary Howard-Hamilton
(Opening Keynote)
 “We must create an environment that empowers all
students.”- Dr. Mary Howard-Hamilton
 “The best publicity strategy is excellence.”Mr. Jamaal Abdul-Alim (Lunch Keynote)
NSF Overview
$7.3
billion FY
2015
estimation
11,000
awards funded
94%
funds research,
education and
related
activities
48,100
proposals
All S&E
disciplines
funded
1,826
Funds
research
into STEM
education
320,900
214 Nobel
Prize winners
NSF-funded
Institutions
NSF-supported
researchers
Other than the FY 2015 estimation, numbers shown are based on FY 2014 activities.
Federal STEM Education 5-Year Strategic Plan
Priority Areas
 P-12 STEM education

Undergraduate education

Graduate education

Broadening participation

Public engagement

Coordination and
evaluation
Strategic objectives for Federal investment
Undergraduate Education
 Improve STEM education at 2-year colleges and transfer to 4year colleges
 Support the development of university-industry partnerships to
provide relevant and authentic experiences
 Address high failure rates in introductory undergraduate
mathematics
Graduate Education
 Recognize and provide financial support to students of high
potential
 Provide opportunities for fellows’ preparation in areas critical to
the Nation
Broadening Participation
 Be more responsive to rapidly changing demographics
 Invest in efforts to create campus climates that are effective for
improving success for students from underrepresented groups
FY 2016 Request
(http://www.nsf.gov/about/budget/fy2016)
INCLUDES (INCLUSION ACROSS THE NATION OF COMMUNITIES
OF LEARNERS THAT HAVE BEEN UNDERREPRESENTED FOR
DIVERSITY IN ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE) is one of the new
activities described in the FY2016 NSF Budget Request.
INCLUDES [is] a comprehensive national initiative using a collective impact
approach to increase the preparation, participation, advancement, and
contributions of all scientists and engineering students, including those who
have been traditionally underserved and/or underrepresented in all fields of
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
Goal
“The long-term goal of NSF INCLUDES is to fund new research, models, and
partnerships that lead to demonstrable progress – moving the needle – in meeting the
challenge of broadening participation in science and engineering. With special attention
to the cross-cutting areas of inclusion, relevance, scalability, and sustainability, NSF will
support a new set of NSF strategic investments to expand the culture of diversity in
science and engineering across all sectors. “
http://www.nsf.gov/about/budget/fy2016/pdf/44_fy2016.pdf
NSF Directorate for Education and
Human Resources (EHR)
Mission: To enable excellence in U.S. STEM
education at all levels and in all settings in
order to support the development of a diverse
and well-prepared workforce of scientists,
technicians, engineers, mathematicians, and
educators.
Shifts in EHR Investments, 2006-Present
100%
3.84%
4.75%
4.40%
4.21%
3.76%
90%
80%
70%
56.03%
65.27%
Percent
60%
50%
51.45%
86.91%
NonInvestment
Activities
Education
and Training
81.76%
40%
30%
20%
39.77%
44.78%
30.33%
10%
0%
9.25%
2006
13.49%
2010
2012
2014
2015*
Year
* 2015 is the only figure represented by an estimate. All other figures are actuals.
Research and
Development
EHR Goals
 Prepare the next generation of STEM
professionals and attract/retain more
Americans to STEM careers
 Develop a robust research community that can
conduct rigorous research and evaluation to
support excellence in STEM education
 Increase the technological, scientific and
quantitative literacy of all Americans
 Broaden participation and close achievement
gaps in all STEM fields.
Directorate for Education and Human Resources:
Divisional Framework
Division of Undergraduate
Education (DUE)
Division of Human Resource
Development (HRD)
Division of Research on Learning in
Formal and Informal Settings (DRL)
Division of Graduate Education
(DGE)
EHR Programs of Interest
Directorate-Wide: EHR Core Research (NSF 15-509)
Division of Undergraduate Education
 Improving Undergraduate STEM Education
(IUSE:EHR; NSF 15- 585)
 NSF Scholarships in STEM (S-STEM; NSF 15-581)
Division of Graduate Education
 Graduate Research Fellowship Program
(GRFP; NSF 15-597)
 NSF Research Traineeship Program (NRT; NSF 16-503)
Division of Human Resource Development
 LSAMP
(NSF 15-594)
 PAESMEM
(NSF 15-551)
Division of Human Resource Development
(HRD)
Mission: To grow the innovative and competitive U.S.
STEM workforce that is vital for sustaining and
advancing the Nation's prosperity by supporting the
broader participation and success of individuals
currently underrepresented in STEM and the
institutions that serve them.
Programs: ADVANCE, AGEP, CREST, HBCU-UP, LSAMP, TCUP
PAESMEM and PAESMT (administered on behalf of the White House)
Source: U.S. Department of Education STEM homepage, http://www.ed.gov/stem
Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority
Participation (LSAMP) Program
The LSAMP program assists universities and colleges in their efforts to
significantly increase the numbers of students matriculating into and successfully
completing high quality degree programs in science, technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Particular emphasis is placed on transforming
undergraduate STEM education through innovative, evidence-based recruitment
and retention strategies, and relevant educational experiences in support of racial
and ethnic groups historically underrepresented in STEM disciplines: African
Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native
Hawaiians, and Native Pacific Islanders.
The LSAMP Program priorities are to:
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Increase individual student retention and progression to baccalaureate
degrees for underrepresented racial and ethnic groups,
Enable successful transfer of underrepresented students from 2-year to 4year institutions in STEM programs,
Increase access to high quality undergraduate research experiences, and
Facilitate seamless transition of underrepresented students into STEM
graduate programs.
LSAMP Solicitation (NSF 15-594)
Please read the entire solicitation carefully.

Alliances (of different institutional types) will no longer be referred to as
“new”, “mid-level” or “senior”; An alliance that has been receiving NSF LSAMP
funding should indicate the number of years it has been in existence (e.g. 20year State X LSAMP).

Broadening Participation Research in STEM Education (BPR) is no longer a
funding track in LSAMP.

Alliances funded 10+ years are required to incorporate an education/social
science research study as part of the proposed activities.

Bridge to the Baccalaureate (B2B) Alliances are now allowed to include other
institutional types in their alliances, though the majority of the partners must
be community colleges or 2-year institutions.
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For Alliances, budget conditions based on the number of underrepresented
students graduated or the number who transfer to 4-year degree STEM
programs have been removed.

The maximum budget for Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) has increased to
$1,075,000 (which includes increase of fellowship amount to $32,000/year).

New funding track: Pre-Alliance Planning Grants
LSAMP Alliance Award Types
Alliances (different institutional types)
Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) Activity
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Multi-institutional partnerships that
implement comprehensive, evidencebased, innovative, and sustained
strategies to support students from
underrepresented racial and ethnic
groups at the baccalaureate level
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5-year projects focused on
undergraduate recruitment and
retention activities
Eligible only to existing alliances
funded more than 10 consecutive years
to host a BD activity at one of its
alliance institutions
2-year projects focused on providing
post-baccalaureate fellowship
support to a cohort of 12 LSAMP
students for the first two years of their
STEM graduate studies
Bridge to the Baccalaureate (B2B) Alliances
Pre-Alliance Planning Grants
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Partnerships between primarily 2-year
institutions with a community college
as lead institution
3-year projects focused on activities
that provide effective educational
preparation of community college
students for successful transfer to 4year institutions in STEM.
Up to 18-month projects that
undertake planning activities
necessary to form new alliances or
regional outreach and knowledgediffusion centers of excellence
Other Funding Opportunities
(required to speak with LSAMP Program Director prior to submission)
Proposals for Conferences


Should include: rationale for organizing, draft
agenda, list of invitees, expected outcomes
Max of $150,000
EAGER Proposals

Research studies related to knowledge-building
areas of interest to LSAMP
Supplements to Existing Awards whose end dates are
beyond fiscal year 2016
Read the Grant Proposal Guide (GPG) for additional guidance; NSF 15-1
LSAMP Bridge to the Doctorate (BD)
 Became an LSAMP activity in February 2003
 Goal: To increase the quantity and quality of graduate
students from underrepresented populations in STEM
disciplines, with emphasis on Ph.D. program entry and
completion
 BD Fellows selected must be former active participants of a
NSF LSAMP-supported program (“certified”).
 Cohort of 12 students per year is required for participation at
a graduate institutional site chosen by the respective LSAMP
Alliance
Statistics on BD
Computer
Biological/
Engineeringand
Engineering
Mathematics
Life
Related
Information
Sciences
Technologies
Sciences
Physical
Sciences
Year
Total
Male
Female
2004
122
58
64
16
5
35
0
1
19
2005
232
105
127
34
13
45
3
17
22
2006
226
115
111
43
9
51
1
12
33
2007
214
88
126
33
5
49
0
22
34
2008
162
75
87
42
1
28
1
7
29
2009
240
114
125
58
11
43
1
20
28
2010
139
72
66
16
6
35
3
13
15
2011
211
114
97
47
6
64
1
13
29
2012
181
96
83
51
8
53
1
12
39
2013
89
44
45
28
1
30
1
1
25
2014
125
58
67
35
5
48
0
8
14
Total
1941
939
998
403
70
481
12
126
287
Data from the LSAMP-BD Annual Survey
BD News from Around the Nation
 California State University LSAMP
o
o
12 cohorts
Out of 128 in first 10 cohorts, 41 are currently enrolled in STEM
doctoral programs & 23 have earned a Ph.D.
 Mississippi LSAMP (BD at Jackson State)
o
o
o
12 cohorts
Out of 94 in first 8 cohorts, 31 are completing their dissertations &
32 have earned a Ph.D.
94% of BD Fellows from all cohorts earned MS degrees in 2 years
 Oklahoma LSAMP
o
o
7 cohorts
Out of all the cohorts, 11 are completing Ph.D. requirements, 5 will
earn STEM doctoral degrees May 2016, and 7 have earned a Ph.D.
Imagine the Possibilities…
At the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC):
• From 2001-2006, 11 underrepresented students
earned STEM PhDs;
• Between 2011-2014, the number of completed
PhDs rose to 22.
UIC BD Class of 2015
Diana Gutierrez- Bioengineering
Crystal Guzman- Earth and Environmental Sciences
Ikenna Madueke- Physiology and Biophysics
Liliana Marquez- Biological Sciences
David Weed- Civil and Materials Engineering
Address inquiries about LSAMP to:
LSAMP_national@nsf.gov
LSAMP Program Page:
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13646
Useful Resources
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NSF: www.nsf.gov
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NSF Grant Proposal Guide (GPG): NSF 15-1
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Funding Opportunities: www.nsf.gov/funding/browse_all_funding.jsp
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EHR Divisional Programs: http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?org=EHR
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Award Information: www.nsf.gov/awardsearch
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FastLane: www.fastlane.nsf.gov
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Common Guidelines for Education Research and Development:
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/nsf13126/nsf13126.pdf; And FAQs: NSF 13-127
Data Management Plan: www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/dmp.jsp
LSAMP Team
Thank you!
A. James Hicks: ahicks@nsf.gov
LSAMP Program Director and Co-Lead
Tasha R. Inniss: tinniss@nsf.gov
LSAMP Program Director and Co-Lead
Martha James: mjames@nsf.gov
LSAMP Program Director
Maurice Dues: mdues@nsf.gov
Program Specialist
Al Wilson: awilson@nsf.gov
Program Analyst