To strengthen the connection between the statistical community and National Science Foundation, we continue the series that poses questions to NSF program officers and awardees. This month, we focus on awardee responses from a team at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University led by Sayed Mostafa.
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UCS’s Science for Public Good Fund Targets Projects with Local Impact
The Union of Concerned Scientists’ Science for Public Good Fund offers grants up to $1,500 to support science in service to the public, making it ideal for a wide range of data for good advocates and projects.
Apply for NCTM Grant, Scholarship, or Award to Improve Math Teaching
Apply by May 1 for these grants, which range from $1,500 to $24,000 and aim to improve the teaching and learning of mathematics.
Natrella Scholarship Applications Due April 1
The scholarship will support the participation of two students at the Quality and Productivity Research Conference.
The Value of Vulnerability to Statisticians
ASA President Rob Santos says being vulnerable can lead to genuine intellectual, personal, and career growth. It’s about being honest with yourself and others, allowing yourself to take your best shot at a career choice or a novel approach to a problem, or voicing a totally different perspective on research that gets people to think more critically.
Proposals Wanted for REU Sites
The ASA has received NSF funding to support Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) sites during the summer of 2017. Proposals from interested faculty are due August 15.
ASA Receives Grant to Establish Series of REUs
A National Science Foundation grant will enable the ASA to establish a series of undergraduate research experiences on campuses throughout the United States with the goal of invigorating the undergraduate research community in statistics.
NC State Statistics Department Helps Land $60 Million NSA Grant
The National Security Agency and North Carolina State University announced in August a $60 million partnership to create the Laboratory for Analytic Sciences, the largest sponsored research contract in the university’s history.
Statistical Research Grants from the NIH
Jeremy M G Taylor describes the process of writing and submitting a grant application.
NSF Renews SAMSI for Five Years
The National Science Foundation recently renewed the Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute’s (SAMSI) grant for five years, making this SAMSI’s second renewal.