National Science Foundation
 Directorate for Education and Human Resources
  Division of Undergraduate Education
   Advanced Technological Education (ATE)
 
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room 885
Arlington, VA  22230
Phone: (703)306-1668
Web Site: http://red.www.nsf.gov/
E-Forms: https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/
 
ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED:         Seminar or Conference or Travel
                              Teaching or Curric/Prog Development
                              Provision of Training Programs
LAST REVIEWED:                02/14/97
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND REQUIRED: Not Specified in Sponsor Literature
CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED:         Not Specified in Sponsor Literature
AGENCY TYPE:                  U.S. Federal Government
DEADLINES ANNOUNCED:          04/29/97
                              10/21/97
 
Ensuring internationally competitive manufacturing, protection of the 
environment, and effective development and use of new technologies 
requires technicians well-educated in science and engineering. The 
Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program of the Division of 
Undergraduate Education (managed jointly with the Division of Elementary, 
Secondary, and Informal Education) promotes improvement in technical 
education at the undergraduate and secondary school levels. Focused on 
both national and regional levels, it supports curriculum development and 
program improvement for technicians being educated for the high 
performance workplace of advanced technologies. ATE expects to support 
the following categories of projects: 1) Projects in Advanced 
Technological Education, projects that focus on one or more aspects of 
advanced technological education, i.e., curriculum or instructional 
materials development, faculty or teacher enhancement, K-12 pre-service 
teacher preparation, technical experiences for students, including 
internships and cooperative education, or laboratory development; 2) up 
to five new National/Regional Centers of Excellence in Advanced 
Technological Education that provide systems-based approaches to 
technological education; and 3)  Workshops, Conferences, Seminars, 
Studies, and Other Special Projects: for projects that will lead to 
better understanding and promotion of issues in advanced technological 
education. ATE programs focus on strategic advanced technology fields and 
offer education and/or work experiences that are based on scientific, 
mathematical, and engineering principles. ATE-supported engineering 
technology fields include, but are limited to: aeronautical, 
architectural, biomedical, chemical, civil, communications, computer, 
electrical and electronic, industrial, manufacturing, materials, 
mechanical, marine, nuclear, systems, and telecommunications. In science 
technology, supported fields include, but are not limited to, 
agriculture, biotechnology, chemical, environmental, hazardous waste, 
marine science, and optics. SUPPORT PROVIDED: Under Projects in Advanced 
Technological Education, support for curriculum and instructional 
materials normally ranges from $50,000 to $500,000 per year for one to 
three years; for teacher and faculty development, $25,000 to $500,000 per 
year for one to three years; and for laboratory development, about 
$100,000 or 10 percent of the total NSF budget request, whichever is 
larger. National/Regional Centers can be for up to $1,000,000 per year 
for up to three to five years. APPLICANT INFORMATION: Proposals are 
invited from two-year colleges, other associate degree granting 
institutions, two-year college systems, and consortia of two-year 
colleges. Proposals are also welcomed from consortia of other appropriate 
organizations and institutions (e.g., four-year colleges and 
universities, secondary schools, professional and nonprofit societies, 
educational research and development groups) that include two-year 
colleges in leadership roles. APPLICATION INFORMATION: The April deadline 
is for preliminary proposals. The October deadline is for formal 
proposals, if requested by NSF. Applications made for Workshops, 
Conferences, Seminars, Studies, and Other Special Projects should be made 
at least nine months in advance of the date of the scheduled activity. 
(NSF 97-29)
 
SUBJECTS: Agriculture
          Agricultural Engineering
          Biotechnology
          Communication
          Education
          Educational Curriculum Studies
          Engineering Education
          Mathematics Education
          Science Education
          Technology Education
          Educational Systems and Institutions
          Postsecondary Education
          Adult and Continuing Education
          Higher Education
          Undergraduate Education
          Secondary Education
          Engineering
          Chemical Engineering
          Civil Engineering
          Architectural Engineering
          Transportation Engineering
          Naval Architecture
          Marine Engineering
          Computer Engineering
          Electric Engineering
          Communications Engineering
          Telecommunication
          Industrial Engineering
          Manufacturing Engineering
          Materials Engineering
          Materials Sciences
          Materials
          Mechanical Engineering
          Nuclear Engineering
          Systems Engineering
          Environmental Sciences
          Environmental Engineering
          Waste Management
          Hazardous Wastes
          Mathematics
          Medical Sciences
          Biomedicine
          Physical Sciences
          Optics
          Science
          Space Sciences
          Aerospace Engineering
          Aeronautical Engineering
          Technology