LdGrant 13ytes Undergraduate Education and the National Science Foundation Janet Hartman Applied Computer Science Department Illinois State University Normal, Illinois 61790-5150 hartman@katya.acs.ilstu.edu he National Science Foundation (NSF) has been proactive in changing the face of mathematics, science, and engineering education since its inception in 1950. Its initiatives have included support for NSFNET, a forerunner of the Internet, and the development of the national supercomputer centers. Financial support from NSF has impacted mathematics and science education programs from kindergarten to post-graduate school. Today's investments alone total over $3.3 billion dollars and include almost 20,000 research and education projects. ~.~ With the budget constraints prevalent in higher e ~ cation, funding from external agencies and foundati like NSF can help improve computer science laborato~ ! vitalize curricula, and extend faculty knowledge whel ternal support is not available. As a computer science cator, how do you find out about this support and appl'.~ it? Where at NSF do you start looking when you have 1 first glimmer of an innovative idea for which you need st port? There are two directorates at NSF with progra impact undergraduate computer science e d u c a t i o ~ Directorate for Computer
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