National Science Foundation
Innovation through Institutional
Integration (I3)
National Science Foundation
Directorate for Education and Human Resources
Innovation through Institutional
Integration
 Challenges faculty, administrators, and
others in institutions of higher
education to think strategically about
the creative integration of NSF-funded
awards towards a whole that exceeds
the sum of its parts.
Innovation through
Institutional Integration
GLOBALLY
ENGAGED
WORKFORCE
CRITICAL
EDUCATIONAL
JUNCTURES
BROADENING
PARTICIPATION
RESEARCH
& EVALUATION
INTEGRATION
OF RESEARCH
& EDUCATION
Keys to Innovation
Creativity
Connectivity
Integration
Synergy
Goals of I3
• Increase synergy and collaboration across NSFfunded projects and within/between institutions
• Expand and deepen impact, and enhance
sustainability
• Broaden participation, attend to transitions across
critical educational junctures, and/or provide for
more globally engaged workforce
• Promote innovative programming, policies and
practices to encourage integration of STEM research
and education
• Encourage research on intra- or inter-institutional
integration & broader impacts
Innovation through Institutional
Integration
Proposals are expected to incorporate
a depth and quality of creative,
coherent, and strategic actions that
extend beyond commonplace
approaches to normal institutional
operations.
Cross-Divisional Effort In EHR
For 2009, proposals are solicited in
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)
 Alliances for Broadening Participation in STEM: Louis Stokes Alliances for
Minority Participation (LSAMP)
 Math and Science Partnerships (MSP)
 Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST)
 Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (NOYCE)
 Research in Disabilities Education (RDE)
 Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP)
Eligibility And Limit On Number
Of Proposals
 I3 is limited to institutions of higher education (including two –
and four- year colleges) accredited in, or having a campus
located in the US, unless the proposal is exclusively for I3 STEM
educational or related research.
 If the proposal is exclusively for research, then all categories of
proposers identified in the NSF Grant Proposal Guide are
eligible.
 Principal Investigator must be the University Provost or
equivalent chief academic officer, unless the proposal is
exclusively for I3 STEM educational or related research.
Eligibility And Limit On Number
Of Proposals
 Only one proposal from an institution may be submitted for
each deadline. All proposals, without regard to which program
submitted, will be reviewed in competition with one another.
 No more than one award will be made to an institution.
Proposals For Implementation
Expected To Articulate
 Project’s vision, goals, and anticipated outcomes
 Plan for achieving them, based on relevant literature
 Results from prior, relevant NSF investments,
especially those projects on which proposed
institutional integration is based
 Management/governance plan and timeline
 Evaluation plan to assess progress and success in
meeting project goals and objectives
Proposals For Research
Expected To Provide
 Brief review of literature that informs
proposed research
 Discussion of methodology and its
alignment with strategic research
questions
 Clear articulation of logic among
research question, method, analysis,
inference, and evidence
Project Evaluation
 Information about the project
evaluation component of the proposal
can be found in the solicitation:
 Section V: PROPOSAL PREPARATION AND
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
 A. Proposal Preparation Instructions
Special Review Criteria
 Extent to which project addresses goals for
institutional integration and adds value to
existing awards
 Demonstrated track record of success with
existing NSF awards as base for project
 Degree of innovation
 Extent to which project addresses
programming, policies, and practices that
sustain institutional changes needed for
ongoing synergy
Innovation through Institutional
Integration
Continuing grants of up to $250K per year
for up to five years, for a total of $1,250,000
with funding for years 4 and 5 dependent on
project progress and availability of funds.
Proposals Due:
February 24, 2009 & August 25, 2009
I3 proposals submitted to any of the
nine participating EHR programs have
a common due date and will be
reviewed in competition with one
another.
FAQs Available At
EHR Website:
 Visit http://www.nsf.gov
 Click on “Program Area” on left
navigation bar and select “Education”
 Find FAQs link in the “Special
Announcements” section