Opportunity Information: Apply for 07 569
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- The National Science Foundation in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Research Experiences for Undergraduates" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 47.041 Engineering Grants 47.049 Mathematical and Physical Sciences 47.050 Geosciences 47.070 Computer and Information Science and Engineering 47.074 Biological Sciences 47.075 Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences 47.076 Education and Human Resources 47.078 Polar Programs 47.079 Office of International Science and Engineering 47.080 Office of Cyberinfrastructure.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 5, 2010 and posted on Jun 14, 2007.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 5, 2009 09/13/2007 REU Site proposals, except to Antarctic Program 06/06/2008 REU Site proposals to the Antarctic Program 08/18/2008 REU Site proposals, except to Antarctic Program 06/05/2009 REU Site proposals to Antarctic Program. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $57,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $400,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1,800 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- PI Limit In addition to the Principal Investigator, an REU Site proposal may have one Co Principal Investigator, if developing and operating the REU Site would involve shared responsibility. Other anticipated research supervisors should be listed as Non Co PI Senior Personnel.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Science Foundation's Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program is a long-running federal funding opportunity designed to get undergraduate students directly involved in real research. The core idea is hands-on participation: students do meaningful work in active research groups or on projects built specifically for an REU experience, rather than just observing or doing routine tasks. The program is broad by design, covering essentially any field NSF supports, including engineering, math and physical sciences, geosciences, computer and information science, biological sciences, social and behavioral sciences, education research, polar programs, international science and engineering, and cyberinfrastructure. In practice, the REU program serves as a structured pipeline into research careers and graduate study by giving undergraduates early exposure to the culture, methods, and expectations of research.
This solicitation provides two main ways to support undergraduate research. The first is the REU Site mechanism, which funds an organization (most commonly a university or research institution) to run a coordinated program that brings in a cohort of undergraduates for a defined research experience. REU Sites are supported through independent proposals and are expected to engage multiple students around a coherent plan. A Site can be anchored in a single department or discipline, or it can be intentionally interdisciplinary or multi-department as long as it has a clear intellectual theme tying the projects together. The solicitation also explicitly welcomes proposals that include an international dimension, which can mean collaborations, comparative research contexts, or other internationally oriented research components as permitted by NSF policy. In addition, a partnership with the Department of Defense is noted as supporting REU Sites in research areas that are relevant to DoD interests, signaling that proposals aligned with those areas may have particular opportunities for support.
The second mechanism is the REU Supplement. Instead of creating a stand-alone REU program, an REU Supplement adds undergraduate researchers onto an existing NSF-funded award. These supplements may be requested for projects that are already underway, or they can be proposed as part of a new NSF proposal or a renewal proposal. This route is typically used by current NSF principal investigators who want to integrate one or more undergraduates into their ongoing research, with the supplement providing additional funds specifically for the student research experience.
Eligibility and participation rules are straightforward but important. Undergraduate participants supported through either REU Sites or REU Supplements must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its possessions. Another key point is that students do not apply to NSF directly to take part in REU activities. Instead, they apply straight to individual REU Sites, and NSF maintains an online directory of active REU Sites where students can find programs and application information (http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reusearch.cfm). From the applicant side for funding, the solicitation includes a leadership limit for REU Site proposals: in addition to the Principal Investigator, a Site proposal may name one Co-Principal Investigator if the operation and development of the Site will truly be a shared responsibility. Other research supervisors are typically listed as senior personnel rather than as additional co-PIs, which helps keep the management structure clear.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, this opportunity is a discretionary grant program using a cooperative agreement funding instrument type. The solicitation lists an estimated total funding level of about $57,000,000 and anticipates roughly 1,800 awards, reflecting that many awards are relatively modest in size but distributed broadly. Individual award sizes range widely, with an award floor of $5,000 and an award ceiling of $400,000, depending on whether the request is a small supplement or a larger, cohort-based Site. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement stated. The opportunity is cataloged under multiple CFDA numbers corresponding to NSF directorates and offices, reinforcing that REU is not limited to one scientific area but is intended to span NSF's full research portfolio.
The timeline information reflects multiple due dates across cycles, including special timing for proposals connected to the Antarctic Program compared with other REU Site proposals. The opportunity was originally posted June 14, 2007, with multiple closing dates listed through June 5, 2009, and it was archived March 5, 2010. The funding opportunity is identified as NSF Publication 07-569 (Funding Opportunity Number 07-569). For access or technical issues related to the announcement on Grants.gov, the contact listed is NSF's Grants.gov support at grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov.
Overall, the REU program is best understood as NSF's main vehicle for creating high-quality, mentored undergraduate research experiences at scale. REU Sites create organized, themed programs that can recruit and train a cohort of students each year, while REU Supplements allow existing NSF projects to bring undergraduates directly into the research being funded. The common thread is active participation in authentic research, with clear eligibility rules for students and flexible coverage across NSF-supported disciplines.
NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) - FAQs
What is the NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program?
The National Science Foundation's Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program is a federal funding opportunity designed to involve undergraduate students directly in real research. The emphasis is on hands-on participation in active research groups or projects created specifically for an REU experience, with students doing meaningful research work rather than observing or completing routine tasks.
What is the main goal of the REU program?
The program is intended to provide structured, high-quality undergraduate research experiences that serve as a pipeline into research careers and graduate study. It gives students early exposure to research culture, methods, and expectations through mentored participation in authentic research.
What research fields does NSF REU support?
REU is broad and covers essentially any field NSF supports, including engineering; mathematics and physical sciences; geosciences; computer and information science; biological sciences; social and behavioral sciences; education research; polar programs; international science and engineering; and cyberinfrastructure.
What are the two main funding mechanisms under this solicitation?
This solicitation supports undergraduate research in two primary ways: (1) the REU Site mechanism and (2) the REU Supplement mechanism.
What is an REU Site?
An REU Site is a coordinated program funded through an independent proposal, typically run by a university or research institution. Sites bring in a cohort of undergraduates for a defined research experience organized around a coherent plan and a clear intellectual theme.
Do REU Sites have to be within one department or discipline?
No. A Site can be anchored in a single department or discipline, or it can be interdisciplinary or multi-department, as long as there is a clear intellectual theme tying the projects together.
Can an REU Site include an international component?
Yes. The solicitation explicitly welcomes proposals that include an international dimension. This may include collaborations, comparative research contexts, or other internationally oriented research components, as permitted by NSF policy.
What is the Department of Defense (DoD) connection mentioned in the solicitation?
The solicitation notes a partnership with the Department of Defense supporting REU Sites in research areas relevant to DoD interests. This indicates that proposals aligned with those areas may have particular opportunities for support.
What is an REU Supplement?
An REU Supplement adds undergraduate researchers onto an existing NSF-funded award rather than creating a stand-alone REU program. The supplement provides additional funds specifically to support the undergraduate research experience within the ongoing NSF-funded project.
Who typically requests an REU Supplement?
This route is typically used by current NSF principal investigators who want to integrate one or more undergraduates into their ongoing NSF-funded research.
Can REU Supplements be requested only for existing awards?
No. REU Supplements may be requested for projects that are already underway, or they can be proposed as part of a new NSF proposal or a renewal proposal.
Do undergraduate students apply directly to NSF to participate in REU?
No. Students do not apply to NSF directly to take part in REU activities. Instead, they apply directly to individual REU Sites.
Where can students find REU Sites and application information?
NSF maintains an online directory of active REU Sites where students can find programs and application information: http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reusearch.cfm
Who is eligible to participate as an undergraduate in an REU Site or Supplement?
Undergraduate participants supported through either REU Sites or REU Supplements must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its possessions.
Who applies for REU Site funding?
REU Site funding is pursued through independent proposals submitted by an organization (most commonly a university or research institution) proposing to operate and manage the Site program.
Is there a leadership limit for REU Site proposals?
Yes. In addition to the Principal Investigator (PI), a Site proposal may name one Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) if operation and development of the Site will truly be a shared responsibility.
How should other research supervisors be listed on an REU Site proposal?
Other research supervisors are typically listed as senior personnel rather than as additional co-PIs, which helps keep the management structure clear.
What type of federal award is this opportunity?
This is a discretionary grant program, and the funding instrument type is a cooperative agreement.
What is the estimated total funding and anticipated number of awards?
The solicitation lists an estimated total funding level of about $57,000,000 and anticipates roughly 1,800 awards.
What is the typical range of individual award amounts?
Individual award sizes range widely, with an award floor of $5,000 and an award ceiling of $400,000, depending on whether the request is a small supplement or a larger, cohort-based Site.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement is stated in the information provided.
Is the REU program limited to a single NSF directorate or CFDA number?
No. The opportunity is cataloged under multiple CFDA numbers corresponding to NSF directorates and offices, reinforcing that REU spans NSF's full research portfolio rather than being limited to one scientific area.
Are there multiple due dates for this opportunity?
Yes. The timeline reflects multiple due dates across cycles, including special timing for proposals connected to the Antarctic Program compared with other REU Site proposals.
When was this opportunity posted and when was it archived?
The opportunity was originally posted on June 14, 2007. Multiple closing dates were listed through June 5, 2009. It was archived on March 5, 2010.
What is the funding opportunity number and publication identifier?
The funding opportunity is identified as NSF Publication 07-569 and Funding Opportunity Number 07-569.
Who should be contacted for Grants.gov access or technical issues?
For access or technical issues related to the announcement on Grants.gov, the contact listed is NSF's Grants.gov support at grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov.
In simple terms, how do REU Sites and REU Supplements differ?
REU Sites fund an organized, themed program that recruits and supports a cohort of undergraduate researchers. REU Supplements add one or more undergraduates to an existing NSF-funded project by providing additional funds for the student research experience.
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