| | A Message from the Assistant Director for NSF's STEM Education Directorate Warmest greetings! As the new year unfolds, the Directorate for STEM Education (EDU) continues to make significant investments in projects that address grand challenges in STEM education, research, and workforce development. In other words, EDU has "hit the ground running" eager, motivated, and inspired to build on its successes of 2022. NSF recently announced a new AI Institute to focus on the speech-language pathology needs of children in collaboration with the U. S. Department of Education. Not long ago, EDU also made a call to researchers across the nation to participate in its annual Community College Innovation Challenge to foster the development of students' innovation, communication, and entrepreneurial skills. And, last month, NSF honored the many mentors across the country, who guide and support the next generation of STEM researchers, scholars, and leaders. Take it from NSF Director Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan, who acknowledges Mentoring Month by describing the relationship he had with his most beloved mentor – his father. There is so much to look forward to in 2023, beginning with implementing the "CHIPS and Science" Act. In fact, to align with the new Act, NSF is increasing the scholarship amount for the S-STEM program from $10,000 to $15,000/year for undergraduate students and to $20,000/year for graduate students. Moreover, we're also celebrating the EDU Core Research (formerly EHR Core Research) program's 10th anniversary this year. I encourage you to be on the lookout for forthcoming celebratory activities starting in April. In closing, my EDU colleagues and I wish you a happy new year, and we thank you profusely for all you do to make STEM excellence and inclusion a priority. Be sure to check out EDU's "Year in Review" to see highlights of its many accomplishments in 2022. Respectfully,  James L Moore III | |  NSF's STEM Education directorate named best place to work Federal employees recognized EDU as the #1 subagency best place to work in the government. |  EDU Waterman awardee makes history
Dr. Lara Thompson of the University of the District of Columbia made history in 2022 as the first Alan T. Waterman awardee from a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) and the first recipient who is a self-identified woman of color. | | | New AI Institute established for Exceptional Education This new AI Institute aims to develop advanced AI technologies to scale availability of speech language pathology services so every child in need has access. Read more.  New INCLUDES Initiative podcast Tune in to Episode 8 of "Collaborative Strategies for Inclusive Change" podcast featuring Dr. Talitha Washington and hosted by the NSF's Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES Initiative Coordination Hub. The INCLUDES Initiative connects individuals, alliances, federal agencies, educational institutions and other entities across the nation to broaden participation in STEM education and careers. Listen here. GRFP fellow featured in new NSF "Science Now" video Heather LeClerc, an NSF Graduate Research Fellow, explains her research on making biofuels out of food waste at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Watch here.  New NSF program seeks to engage minority-serving institutions in artificial intelligence research NSF, in collaboration with several federal agencies, has established the Expanding AI Innovation through Capacity Building and Partnerships program. Read more.  EDU funding helped jumpstart a global music-based computer science curriculum EarSketch, an EDU-funded web-based audio composition environment, has received more than 10 NSF awards and has grown to serve more than 1 million users in over 5,000 schools across all U.S. states, as well as 180 countries. Read more.  NSF provides scholarships supporting education and professional development for next generation cybersecurity experts and professionals The CyberCorps® Scholarship for Service (SFS) program is providing more than $29 million in new funding to nine universities in 2023. Read more. | |  A hard pill bug to swallow: First X-rays of frog feeding show how they consume prey. Cane toads swallow prey using a complex pulley system of cartilage and muscle. Read more. Wearable sensor can help unlock the potential of exosuits in real-world environments. Research team develops unique wearable sensor to measure force on tendons. Read more. | Events Feb. 1, 2023, 2 p.m. Office Hours for the HSI Program Feb. 1, 2023, 4–5:30 p.m. S-STEM: Proposal Preparation Webinar Sessions Q&A Proposal Preparation Sessions with Program Officers. Feb. 1–April 21, 2023 STEMEdOPRF: Webinars and Virtual Office Hours Are you teaching or conducting research in undergraduate education in the behavioral, economics, or social sciences and are you interested in seeking funding from NSF? Join Division of Undergraduate Education Program Officers on Friday afternoons in March to learn more about opportunities (register below). March 10, 2023 March 17, 2023 March 24, 2023 March 31, 2023 | | EDU Divisions Division of Graduate Education (DGE)
DGE provides funding to support graduate students and the development of novel, innovative programs to prepare tomorrow's leaders in STEM fields. Equity for Excellence in STEM (EES)
EES promotes activities that strengthen STEM education for underserved communities, broaden their participation in the workforce, and increase knowledge about promoting inclusion. (EES was formerly the Division of Human Resource Development.) | Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)
DUE focuses on strengthening STEM education at two- and four-year institutions by improving curricula, instruction, laboratories, infrastructure, assessment, diversity of students and faculty, and collaborations. | | | | |
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