Directorate for Education and
Human Resources: Updates
EHR Advisory Committee Virtual
Meeting, January 7, 2014
Joan Ferrini-Mundy
Assistant Director, National Science Foundation
Education and Human Resources
AERA Fall Research Conference,11/16/2012
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Since May, 2013:
• Closeout, awards for FY 2013
• Successfully met EHR-led NSF Priority Goal on
Undergraduate STEM Education
• New staff
• Preparation for FY 2014
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Lapse in Appropriations
October 1, 2013 through October 16, 2013
• For EHR:
– Missed several planned panels
– Ideas Lab on Data-Intensive Research to Improve
Teaching and Learning was conducted (as grantfunded activity)
– Multiple staff activities postponed or cancelled
– Curtailed events in November and December to
allow time to catch up
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December 11, 2013: Important Notice 135:
Transparency and Accountability at NSF
• Defining research priorities and objectives at
all levels of the organization and at all stages
of merit review
• Improving our research abstracts, ensuring
these primary sources of public information
clearly articulate the broader context and
funding justification
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Program Description
Looking ahead, highlights:
• Planning and execution in FY 2014, including
NSF Research Traineeships
• Leadership roles in implementation of the NSTC
CoSTEM Federal STEM Education 5-Year
Strategic Plan
• Participation in NSF-wide Undergraduate STEM
Education Implementation Team
• Virtual review of 14,000 GRF applications
• Second round of EHR Core Research proposals
• Working with the EHR Advisory Committee
Strategic Visioning Project report
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