National Science Foundation (NSF)
The NSF's mission is "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense; and for other purposes."
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Contact Info
Contact information for specific NSF organizations can be found on the organization list and in the staff directory for individual staff members. Additional contact information can be found at Contact NSF.
Mail: National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Phone: (703) 292-5111
FIRS: (800) 877-8339
TDD: (703) 292-5090 or (800) 281-8749
More Information
Cooperative Programs
SHIP-GEO
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GEOPATHS: Stimulating Hispanic Participation in the Geosciences (SHIP-GEO) |
Investigators: Chu-Lin Cheng, Juan Gonzalez, Jihoon Kang, Carlos Cintra-Buenrostro, Jude Benavides, Elizabeth Heise.
Award Amount: $464,958.00
Award Period: August 2016 - August 2020
Project Information: SHIP-GEO’s goal is to contribute to diversifying and reducing the predicted shortage in the US geoscience workforce (Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences) for the coming decade. The project’s goal will be accomplished by implementing activities geared toward student awareness, recruitment and retention, and sustaining the activities beyond the award period.
Application for SHIP-GEO scholarship.
More information is available at UTRGV's SHIP-GEO page.
Funded Projects
FUTURE
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Families and University Together as a Unit for Research and Education (FUTURE): Connecting Hispanic Families to Geosciences Through Community Informal Learning Network. |
Investigators: Chu-Lin Cheng, Hudson Deyoe, Engil Pereira, Juan Gonzalez, Maria Diaz.
Award Amount: $314,997.00
Award Period: January 2021 - October 2024
Project Information: Email linked SEEMS investigators for more information on this project.
RCN
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RCN: Integrating and translating conservation paleobiology |
Investigators: Michal Kowalewski, Carlos Cintra-Buenrostro, Mark Brenner, Nicole Cannarozzi, Karl Flessa, Thomas Frazer, Stephen Jackson, Daniel Killam, Madonna Moss, Lisa Park Boush, Rick Torben, Hilary Swain, Rebecca Terry, Neill Wallis, John (Jack) Williams, Yurena Yanes, Martin Zuschin.
Award Amount: $492,099.00
Award Period: August 2019 - August 2024
Project Information: Email linked SEEMS investigators for more information on this project.
Transforming Undergraduate Education in STEM Through Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and Community Engagement
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Transforming Undergraduate Education in STEM Through Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and Community Engagement |
Investigators: Alexis Racelis, Angela Chapman, Alyssa Cavazos, Dongkyu Kim, Amy Weimer.
Award Amount: $1,480,002.00
Award Period: September 2018 - September 2023
Project Information: Email linked SEEMS investigators for more information on this project.
HiRGV
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MRI: Acquisition of a GPU-Accelerated Cluster, High Performance Rio Grande Valley Cluster (HiRGV) |
Investigators: Mark Chu, Parwinder Grewal, Dongchul Kim, Soumya Mohanty, Nicholas Dimakis, Joanne Rampersad-Ammons
Award Amount: $699,077.00
Award Period: January 2019 - August 2023
Project Information: Email linked SEEMS investigators for more information on this project.