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About I3

Innovation through Institutional Integration (I3) challenges faculty, students, and others in institutions of higher education, including two- and four-year colleges, to think strategically about the creative integration of NSF-funded awards, with particular emphasis on awards managed by programs in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR). For Fiscal Year 2010, I3 appears in the EHR solicitations for nine programs:

  • Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST)
  • Research on Gender in Science and Engineering (GSE)
  • Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP)
  • Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST)
  • Alliances for Broadening Participation in STEM: Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP)
  • Math and Science Partnership (MSP)
  • Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program
  • Research in Disabilities Education (RDE)
  • Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP)

The next due date for proposals is April 7, 2010. Given the focus on institutional integration, an institution may submit only one proposal to the I3 competition for this deadline. The following questions and answers are intended to address some of the specifics that may arise in planning and preparing proposals for I3.