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NSF Extends Application Deadline to April 27, 2021, for CSGrad4US: New NSF Fellowship Opportunity for CISE Bachelor’s Degree Holders to Return for PhD

April 14, 2021/In: Featured Announcements, Funding, Diversity, NSF, Education /

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Directorate has announced the new CSGrad4US Graduate Fellowship program that aims to increase the number of diverse, domestic graduate students pursuing research and innovation careers in the CISE fields. The new fellowship, which will provide 3-year fellowship opportunities for new Ph.D. students in the computing disciplines, was released in response to the increased demand for people with a Ph.D. in computer science (CS), the continued decrease of domestic students pursuing research and completing a Ph.D., and the overall small number of bachelor’s degree recipients in CS pursuing graduate school.

Amplifying Resources for Inclusiveness in Computing: Racial Equity in STEM Education (EHR Racial Equity)

April 13, 2021/In: Resources, Diversity, NSF /

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) is soliciting proposals for projects addressing systemic racism in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and workforce development through research and practice. Those who have been impacted by the inequities caused by system racism should be the primary focus for all proposals. Competitive proposals will be clear with respect to how the work will advance racial equity and address system racism.

Submit Requests for Supplemental Funding to the NSF CISE BPC Program

April 7, 2021/In: Research, Resources, NSF /

PIs with active medium and large CISE Core programs awards are invited to submit supplemental funding requests to engage more members of the CISE research community in significant BPC efforts as part of their project’s BPC plan. Supplemental funding requests should be submitted by the BPC deadline (June 14).

“Valuing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Our Computing Community” Panel on March 3rd

February 16, 2021/In: Featured Announcements, Diversity, NSF /

CRA Board Member Timothy M. Pinkston has organized and will moderate the panel, “Valuing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Our Computing Community” from 1:30 to 3 PM (EST) on March 3rd at this year’s co-located HPCA’21, PPoPP’21, CGO’21 and CC’21 conferences (virtual due to COVID-19).

NSF CISE to Hold Workshop on CAREER Proposal Writing on April 5

February 11, 2021/In: Featured Announcements, NSF /

The NSF Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) will host a one-day workshop on CAREER Proposal Writing on April 5, 2021.

New NSF Fellowship Opportunity for CISE Bachelor’s Degree Holders to Return for PhD

February 2, 2021/In: Featured Announcements, Funding, For Students, Mentoring, NSF, CRA-WP, Education /

NSF CISE has announced the new CSGrad4US Graduate Fellowship program that aims to increase the number of diverse, domestic graduate students pursuing research and innovation careers in the CISE fields.

NSF Dear Colleague Letter: Career-Life Balance (CLB) Supplemental Funding Requests

November 17, 2020/In: NSF /

With this Dear Colleague Letter (DCL), NSF draws attention to the opportunity for supplemental funding to help researchers, who are confronted with a short-term increase in dependent care responsibilities, ensure that the research activities supported by an NSF award can continue.

Subscribe to the New NSF CISE Newsletter

November 10, 2020/In: Featured Announcements, NSF, For Researchers, Computing Innovation Fellows /

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) directorate just announced a new newsletter that will share “periodic updates about CISE and NSF broadly, including up-to-date information about [their] newest programs and activities.” The first newsletter released today highlights three recent major activities that the Computing Research Association (CRA) and its committees were heavily involved in.

NSF AD for CISE Margaret Martonosi Video on the Importance of Departmental BPC Plans

October 28, 2020/In: Featured Announcements, Diversity, NSF, CERP /

Listen to NSF AD for CISE Margaret Martonosi discuss the importance of Departmental BPC Plans in this new video.

2020 NSF Alan T. Waterman Award Nominations Open

September 24, 2019/In: Awards, NSF /

Each year, the National Science Foundation (NSF) recognizes an outstanding young researcher in a field of science or engineering with the Alan T. Waterman Award. Nominations for the 2020 Waterman Award are now being accepted and are due, via https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/honawards/index.jsp, by October 21, 2019.

Former CRA Board Member Margaret Martonosi Selected to Run NSF CISE

September 23, 2019/In: CRA, Featured Announcements, NSF, CRA-WP /

National Science Foundation Director France Córdova today named former CRA board member, current CRA-WP co-Chair, and current Princeton Computer Science professor Margaret Martonosi as the next head of the Computer and Information Science and Engineering directorate at NSF. Martonosi will assume the role of Assistant Director, CISE on February 1, 2020.

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

September 5, 2019/In: Research, Funding, NSF, For Researchers /

As we noted an year ago at this time, the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is an important but, from our experience, often overlooked funding opportunity for the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) community. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported areas who are pursing full-time, research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited U.S. institutions. As the deadline of October 22, 2019, approaches for applicants who fall within CISE fields of study, we want to be sure you all – as members of our community – are aware of this opportunity for your undergraduate seniors and first-year graduate students.

NSF Sources of Support for Undergraduate and Graduate Student Education

July 18, 2019/In: Research, Funding, NSF /

As many of you know, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has a long history of investing in education and workforce development across all areas of science and engineering, including CISE areas.

NSF International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) Program Now Accepting Applications

June 11, 2019/In: NSF /

The NSF International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) program is now accepting applications – this is a program where CISE communities have not leveraged very well in the past, having only 7 of the 158 active IRES awards. The program supports international research and research-related activities for U.S. science and engineering students. If you have (or are considering reaching out to) international research partners who would be willing to host and train undergraduate and graduate students in research, this is a fantastic opportunity to advance science through such collaborations. See list of active IRES awards to explore the rich set of topics that has been supported thus far, and to help identify appropriate IRES collaborations – communicate this information to your students as well.

CISE CRII Program Solicitation and Webinar Announcement

May 30, 2019/In: NSF /

The NSF Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) will host a 1 hour webinar on June 12th, 2019 to provide the CISE community with information and answer questions about the revised Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Research Initiation Initiative (CRII) solicitation that seeks to help early-career PIs. The solicitation may be found on the NSF website here. A revised FAQ for program will also be posted on the solicitation website shortly. To Join the Webinar, please register before June 11th by visiting https://nsf.gov/events/event_summ.jsp?cntn_id=298656.

Apply for the 2019 National Science Foundation Computer Systems Research (NSF/CISE/CSR) Aspiring PIs Workshop

May 20, 2019/In: Research, NSF /

The 2019 CISE/Computer Systems Research (CSR) Aspiring Investigators Workshop, will be held at the National Science Foundation on June 20-21, 2019. The goal of the workshop is to familiarize aspiring investigators with the scope of activities supported by CSR, various funding opportunities within the program, and crosscutting programs in which CSR plays a significant role. Aspiring investigators will hear from NSF personnel, as well as other senior investigators on best practices in putting proposals together, developing strong education and outreach programs, maximizing broader impact, and intellectual property and commercialization opportunities. The workshop is open to investigators from institutions eligible to receive NSF funding, who have not received prior regular research grants (excluding CRII and SGER grants) from CSR.

Forbes Article on Inclusivity in Higher Education Highlights CERP Project

May 1, 2019/In: Featured Announcements, Diversity, NSF, CERP /

A recent Forbes article written by Maria Klawe, president of Harvey Mudd College and a former CRA board member, addresses “Why We Need Inclusive Teaching In Every Classroom.” In the article, Klawe interviews Colleen Lewis, a computer science professor at Harvey Mudd, about Lewis’ work to develop, incorporate, and disseminate inclusive teaching practices. Lewis researches […]

CCC’s Catalyzing Computing Podcast Included on NSF’s Science360 Radio Stream

April 26, 2019/In: Featured Announcements, NSF /

The Computing Community Consortium (CCC)’s recently launched Catalyzing Computing podcast is now included on the NSF’s Science360 Radio stream. Science360 Radio showcases shows from radio and podcast series, and also includes webcasts, events, in-depth interviews, and documentaries from NSF and other contributors. Catalyzing Computing focuses on topics of interest within the computing research community and is hosted by CCC […]

Re-envisioning Computing in Undergraduate Education

March 7, 2019/In: NSF /

Colleges and universities across the country are experiencing a significant influx of students in their undergraduate computer science (CS) courses. Many of these students are seeking the “traditional,” CS-centric undergraduate degrees that have evolved over decades, along with changes in our field. But many other students are quite different from the students whom we have found in our undergraduate majors. While they are interested in computing, they are more interested in creatively applying sophisticated computational skills and methods to a range of disciplines from biology to linguistics to art. They understand that CS knowledge is critical to helping them succeed in nearly any job, that “every field is becoming an information field.”

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: NSF Assistant Director for Computer and Information Science and Engineering

February 11, 2019/In: Featured Announcements, People, NSF /

The National Science Foundation is initiating a national search for the Assistant Director for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE).

2019 NSF CISE CAREER Proposal Writing Workshop

February 6, 2019/In: Funding, NSF /

The goal of this workshop is to introduce junior CAREER-eligible faculty to the NSF CAREER program and help them to prepare their CAREER proposals to target CISE programs.

NSF Research Traineeships: Supporting Effective Training of CISE Graduate Students

November 21, 2018/In: NSF /

New solicitation opportunity in National Research Traineeships.

New NSF Faculty Fellowship Opportunities in Quantum Computing & Information Science

October 22, 2018/In: NSF /

The NSF Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) has just announced a new program, NSF 19-507, NSF Quantum Computing & Information Science Faculty Fellows (QCIS-FF). This program aims to grow academic research capacity in the computing and information science fields to support advances in quantum computing and/or communication over the long term.

NSF Announces New Measures to Protect Research Community from Harassment

September 19, 2018/In: Research, NSF /

New policy requires awardee institutions to report sexual harassment findings.

Removal of Deadlines for the Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace Program

July 26, 2018/In: Featured Announcements, Research, Funding, NSF /

In April, NSF requested input from the research community on a policy change to eliminate/reduce deadlines for core programs in the CISE Directorate, and we passed along your feedback. This month, NSF announced a change to remove deadlines for all proposals to the Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC) program.

Dear Colleague Letter: NSF CISE, Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS) – Employment Opportunity for Multiple Program Director Positions

July 12, 2018/In: NSF /

NSF CISE/IIS has several open program director positions. We encourage you consider serving in this role and sharing the opportunity with your colleagues.

New Computing Faculty Workshops in Summer 2018

June 11, 2018/In: Featured Announcements, NSF, For Researchers, Education /

The fourth (and last NSF-funded) New Computing Faculty Workshops will be held August 5-10, 2018 in San Diego. The goal of the workshops is to help new computing faculty to be better and more efficient teachers. By learning a little about teaching, we will help new faculty (a) make their teaching more efficient and effective and (b) make their teaching more enjoyable. We want students to learn more and teachers to have fun teaching them.

Should NSF CISE Implement a No-Deadlines Approach?

April 24, 2018/In: Featured Announcements, Research, Funding, NSF, For Researchers /

Our friends at the National Science Foundation (NSF) have asked for research community input on a proposed policy change to eliminate/reduce deadlines for core programs in the CISE Directorate. Given the increased pressures on securing federal funding and, in some cases, reduced capacity for grant management at computing research institutions, do you think the Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) Directorate should follow the lead of the BIO and GEO directorates and consider eliminating or reducing deadlines for proposal submissions? What positive or negative impact could such a shift have on our community?

2018 NSF Workshop for Aspiring Principal Investigators in Computer Systems Research

March 23, 2018/In: NSF /

The 2018 NSF Workshop for Aspiring Principal Investigators (PIs) in Computer Systems Research (CSR) will help aspiring PIs gain a better understanding of the CSR program and prepare them for developing competitive CSR proposals in the future.

Call for Nominations: 2018 National Medal of Science

March 12, 2018/In: CRA, Awards, NSF, For Researchers /

Please nominate colleagues and peers who have extraordinarily advanced the scientific enterprise for this prestigious honor. Nominations and three letters of support must be submitted to NSF by April 16, 2018.