NSF EHR Core Research proposals due in February
ECR’s Building Capacity for STEM Education Research (ECR: BCSER) solicitation supports projects that build individuals’ capacity to carry out high-quality STEM education research that enhance the nation’s STEM education enterprise and broaden the pool of researchers who can conduct fundamental research in STEM learning and learning environments, broadening participation in STEM fields and STEM workforce development.
Specifically, ECR: BCSER supports activities that enable early and mid-career researchers to acquire the requisite expertise and skills to conduct rigorous fundamental research in STEM education. ECR: BCSER seeks to fund research career development activities on topics that are relevant to qualitative and quantitative research methods and design, including the collection and analysis of new qualitative or quantitative data, secondary analyses using extant datasets, or meta-analyses.
This career development may be accomplished through investigator-initiated projects or through professional development institutes that enable researchers to integrate methodological strategies with theoretical and practical substantive issues in STEM education. Early and mid-career faculty new to STEM education research, particularly underrepresented minority faculty and faculty at minority-serving and two-year institutions, are encouraged to submit proposals.
Interested researchers are encouraged to read the program solicitation for complete details on the program. Please contact the Office of Research and Graduate Education if you are interested in pursuing this opportunity.