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Science of Learning Centers (SLC)
URL : http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?nsf03573
Type : Program Announcements & Information
Subtype : NSF-wide
Subtype : Crosscutting Programs

Letter of Intent Due Date(s) (required, due by 5 p.m. proposer's local )
August 05, 2003: Required for Centers

Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time):
August 05, 2003: Catalyst Full Proposals
September 17, 2003: Center Full Proposals
Synopsis of Program:

The Science of Learning Centers program (SLC) offers awards for large-scale, long-term Centers that will extend the frontiers of knowledge on learning and create the intellectual, organizational, and physical infrastructure needed for the long-term advancement of learning research.

Centers will be built around a unifying research focus and will incorporate a diverse, multidisciplinary environment involving appropriate partnerships with academia, industry, all levels of education, and other public and private entities.

Catalyst awards will also be made during the initial years of the program. Catalyst awards are designed to enable partnership-building and research activities leading to the creation of new Centers.

NSF plans to convene one or more workshops during the Spring of 2003 to educate potential applicants and to answer questions about the SLC Program. Details will be posted on the NSF website (http://www.nsf.gov/slc/) as they are known.

FURTHER INFORMATION:
Cognizant Program Officer for Computer & Information Science & Engineering: Kenneth Whang, Program Director, Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering, Division of Experimental and Integrative Activities, 255 S, telephone: (703) 292-5149, fax: (703) 292-9381, email: kwhang@nsf.gov