CISE Undergraduate Research Opportunities Evaluation
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 49100421Q0043
- Agency
- Division of Acquisition and Cooperative Support National Science Foundation
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 813219 Other Grantmaking and Giving Services
- Place of performance
- Alexandria VA 22314 USA
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Science Foundation published a Special Notice seeking an evaluation of undergraduate research opportunities in computer and information science and engineering fields. The goal is to assess the longitudinal impact of experiences such as REU sites, internships, and independent research on student career outcomes including interest in research careers and enrollment in graduate programs.
The Special Notice aims to inform NSF programs aimed at diversifying participation in computing. The selected contractor will conduct a comparative evaluation and collect data on student demographics and outcomes. Key deliverables include an evaluation plan, data collection instruments, annual reports on REU sites and comparison groups, and a final report. Contractors must have expertise evaluating STEM education programs and broadening participation in computing. The period of performance is an initial 18-month base period with two 12-month option periods. Eligible contractors will perform the work at their own site and meet regularly with NSF staff.
Notice text
Computer and Information Science and Engineering has unique, longstanding challenges attracting and retaining diverse students in academia and research careers. The total number of CISE PhDs increased by 20% between 2011-2019, however, the relative participation of underrepresented groups has remained flat during this time. Women have consistently represented approximately 20% of PhDs since 2011, and American Indians/Alaskan Natives, African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, and Hawaiian Pacific Islanders have collectively comprised only 3.5% of CISE PhDs and have experienced no significant increase since 2011[1].
The purpose of this project is to evaluate the longitudinal impact of research experiences (that is, REU Sites, internships, other independent research experiences) for CISE undergraduate students on several important career outcomes, such as student interests in research careers and their enrollment in CISE graduate programs. Findings from this evaluation will be used to inform the CISE REU program as well as other programs in the Education Workforce Cluster aimed at diversifying the CISE community.
Outcomes of this work include: 1) collection and reporting of comparative data about CISE undergraduate research experiences, and 2) a better understanding of student attitudes and pathways to research careers in computing with a particular emphasis on underrepresented groups.
[1] U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), 2011-2019, survey data. Retrieved from https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data on Sept 2020.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Simplified Sole Source Template_2_02_21_Final.pdf | ||
| SOW REU.pdf |
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