NSF Job Opportunities

The Division of Human Resource Development (HRD) announces a nationwide search for a rotator Program Director who will work in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program.

Formal consideration of applications will begin on September 15, 2016 and will continue until selections are made. Learn more.

Breakthrough Junior Challenge

Students ages 13-to-18 from countries across the globe are invited to create original videos (up to five minutes in length) that illustrate a concept or theory in the life sciences, physics or mathematics. The submissions will be judged on the students’ ability to communicate complex scientific ideas in the most engaging, illuminating, and imaginative ways.

The deadline for submissions is October 10, 2016. Students must register to participate at www.breakthroughjuniorchallenge.org.

AERA Grants Program competition

AERA's Fall 2016 Grants Program competition is currently accepting proposals for both Dissertation and Research Grants until Thursday, September 15, 2016. The AERA Grants Program, with support from the National Science Foundation, provides small grants for conducting studies of education policy and practice using federally-funded, large-scale data sets. Proposals are encouraged from a variety of disciplines, such as but not limited to, education, sociology, economics, psychology, demography, statistics, and psychometrics.