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Opportunity Summary:

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Ethics Education in Science and Engineering (EESE) program (Funding Opportunity Number 11-514) supports research and educational efforts designed to strengthen how ethics is taught and learned across the full range of NSF-supported science and engineering disciplines. The program is centered on improving ethics education for graduate students working in NSF-funded fields, but it also allows projects that meaningfully benefit advanced undergraduate students, especially where the educational model, materials, or findings can be adapted across departments or institutions.

EESE places particular value on projects that operate in interdisciplinary, inter-institutional, and international settings, reflecting the reality that modern research often spans multiple fields, organizations, and countries. Competitive proposals typically bring together teams with complementary expertise, such as disciplinary scientists or engineers, scholars with formal ethics training, and specialists in education research and pedagogy. This expectation signals that NSF is not only looking for well-intended training activities, but for thoughtfully designed programs that are informed by evidence, grounded in real research environments, and capable of producing measurable improvements in ethics education.

The opportunity is offered as a discretionary grant program within the broader category of science and technology research and development. It is relevant across numerous NSF directorates and program areas, as indicated by the CFDA listings that span Engineering, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Geosciences, Computer and Information Science and Engineering, Biological Sciences, Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences, Education and Human Resources, and the Office of International Science and Engineering. In practice, that breadth means applicants can propose ethics education work tailored to the norms, methods, and ethical pressures of specific research communities, while still contributing lessons that can transfer to other fields.

Funding for the program is structured to support a range of project sizes. The estimated total funding is $3,000,000, with an expected 10 awards. Individual awards may range from an award floor of $15,000 up to an award ceiling of $300,000. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement, which can reduce barriers for institutions that want to pilot or scale ethics education initiatives but have limited ability to commit additional funds.

Eligibility is limited on the lead-applicant side. Only U.S.-located and U.S.-accredited colleges and universities, as well as U.S.-based professional associations, may submit proposals as the primary applicant. Other organization types can still participate, but only as non-lead collaborators or subawardees. This structure encourages broader partnerships while keeping institutional accountability with eligible U.S. academic or professional organizations. NSF also notes that project teams should include appropriate expertise, implying that successful applications will justify how the team is equipped to handle both the ethical content and the educational design and assessment.

Key dates in the announcement show that the opportunity was originally posted on December 16, 2010, with multiple full proposal deadlines over successive years. The listed full proposal deadlines include March 14, 2011; March 1, 2012; and March 1, 2013, with the current closing date shown as March 1, 2013. The opportunity is associated with NSF publication 11-514, which would provide the detailed solicitation language, expectations, and submission requirements.

For support, NSF directs applicants who cannot access the announcement online to NSF grants.gov support at grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov. The main takeaway is that EESE is designed to improve the quality, reach, and effectiveness of ethics education embedded within real scientific and engineering training environments, especially at the graduate level, and it encourages ambitious collaborations that cross disciplinary and institutional boundaries.

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