Rebecca S. Bohning
Project Topic / Abstract:
"An Analysis of Grant Funding of the National Science Foundation's Research in Undergraduate Institutions Program within the Biological Sciences"
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is one of the primary
federal agencies that provide funding for basic scientific
research. To support research in the predominantly
undergraduate environment, the NSF funds faculty grants
through their Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI)
program. Each fiscal year, the NSF disciplinary directorates
publish comprehensive lists of awards, which, however, do
not separately categorize RUI grants. The objective of this
project was to ascertain the level of RUI funding within the
three principle Divisions of the Biological Sciences
Directorate (Integrative Biology and Neuroscience,
Environmental Biology, and Molecular and Cellular
Biosciences). By accessing the NSF’s website, divisional
awards lists for the three most recently available fiscal
years (1997-1999) were obtained for analysis. The RUI
parameters evaluated for each division and their
disciplinary programs included the total number of grants,
number of zero-month supplements, total amount of funding,
average grant amount, average grant duration, and the
funding range.
Presentations:
2001 Truman Undergraduate Research
Symposium (Kirksville, MO)
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