The following is a list of acronyms with an emphasis on broadening participation in STEM.
The list includes acronyms for NSF programs, NSF-supported projects and terms frequently used in the broadening-participation-in-STEM community. Programs and projects specific to NSF are noted as such following full spelling of the term.
- AANAPISI: Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution
- AccessINCLUDES: Linking the Knowledge and Results of NSF Disability-related Projects and Projects Within the NSF INCLUDES National Network (a project funded by NSF)
- ADVANCE: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions program (NSF)
- AGEP: Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate program (NSF)
- AIE-STEM: Access to Innovative Education: STEM Opportunities for Students with Learning Disabilities (a project funded by NSF)
- AIICE: NSF INCLUDES Alliance: Alliance for Identity-Inclusive Computing Education (a project funded by NSF)
- ALL-SPICE: NSF INCLUDES Alliance: Alliance Supporting Pacific Impact through Computational Excellence (a project funded by NSF)
- ALRISE: NSF INCLUDES Alliance: Accelerate Latinx Representation in STEM Education With Institutional Intentionality and Capacity Building for Experiential Learning (a project funded by NSF)
- ARIS: Center for Advancing Research Impact in Society (a center funded by NSF)
- ASPIRE Alliance: INCLUDES ASPIRE National Alliance for Inclusive and Diverse STEM Faculty (NSF)
- ATE: Advanced Technological Education program and centers (NSF)
- B2: Build and Broaden program (NSF)
- BAJEDI: belonging, accessibility, justice, equity, diversity and inclusion
- BI: broader impacts
- BIIS: Budget Internet Information System (NSF)
- BIO: Directorate for Biological Sciences (NSF)
- BIO-LEAPS: Leading Culture Change Through Professional Societies of Biology program (NSF)
- BIPOC: Black, Indigenous and people of color
- BP: broadening participation
- BPC: Broadening Participation in Computing program (NSF)
- BPCnet: Broadening Participation in Computing Resource Portal (NSF)
- BPE: Broadening Participation in Engineering program (NSF)
- BPR: broadening participation research
- BPRC: Broadening Participation Research Centers (NSF)
- BRC-BIO: Building Research Capacity of New Faculty in Biology program (NSF)
- CDIO: Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer (NSF)
- CEOSE: Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering (NSF)
- CIRCLES: NSF INCLUDES Alliance: Cultivating Indigenous Research Communities for Leadership in Education and STEM Alliance (a project funded by NSF)
- CISE: Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (NSF)
- CLB: Career-Life Balance initiative (NSF)
- CREST: Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (NSF)
- CTGC: Cultural Transformation in the Geosciences Community program (NSF)
- DARE: Disability and Rehabilitation Engineering program (NSF)
- DCL: Dear Colleague Letter
- DEIA: diversity, equity, inclusion and access
- DO-IT: Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology Center (a project funded by NSF)
- EAGER: Early-Concept Grant for Exploratory Research (NSF)
- EDSIN: Environmental Data Science Inclusion Network (a project funded by NSF)
- EDU: Directorate for STEM Education (NSF)
- EDU Racial Equity: Racial Equity in STEM Education program (NSF)
- EES: Division of Equity for Excellence in STEM (NSF)
- ENG: Directorate for Engineering (NSF)
- Engineering PLUS: NSF INCLUDES Alliance: Engineering Partnerships Launching Underrepresented Students (a project funded by NSF)
- EO: executive order
- EPSCoR: Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NSF)
- ERC: Engineering Research Center (NSF)
- ERI: emerging research institution
- ExpandAI: Expanding AI Innovation through Capacity Building and Partnerships program (NSF)
- ExpandQISE: Expanding Capacity in Quantum Information Science and Engineering program (NSF)
- FASED: Facilitation Awards for Scientists and Engineers with Disabilities (NSF)
- FC-STEM: Subcommittee on Federal Coordination in STEM Education
- GEOPAths: Pathways into the Earth, Ocean, Polar and Atmospheric & Geospace Sciences (NSF)
- GRANTED: Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative Equity and Diversity (NSF)
- HAAE: high African American enrollment
- HAIE: high American Indian enrollment
- HBCU: historically Black colleges and universities
- HBCU-EiR: Historically Black Colleges and Universities — Excellence in Research program (NSF)
- HBCU-RISE: HBCU-Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering program (NSF)
- HBCU-UP: Historically Black Colleges and Universities — Undergraduate Program (NSF)
- HHE: high Hispanic enrollment
- HSI: Hispanic-serving institution
- IHE: institutions of higher education
- IPA: Intergovernmental Personnel Act
- IPEDS: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
- IUCRC: Industry-University Cooperative Research Center (NSF)
- JCORE: White House National Science and Technology Council’s Joint Committee on the Research Environment
- JEDI: justice, equity, diversity and inclusion
- LDP: leadership development program
- LEAPS-MPS: Launching Early Career Academic Pathways in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (NSF)
- LGBTQIA2+: lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, two-spirit, nonbinary
- LTER: Long-Term Ecological Research Network (NSF)
- MCA: Mid-Career Advancement program (NSF)
- missing millions: A term first used in the National Science Board's Vision 2030 report to describe individuals from underrepresented groups whose inclusion is crucial to enrich the scientific workforce and mirror the nation's demographic and geographic diversity by 2030. (NSF)
- MPS: Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate (NSF)
- MPS AGEP-GRS: MPS Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate Graduate Research Supplements (NSF)
- MPS-Ascend: Mathematical and Physical Sciences Ascending Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (NSF)
- MPS-Ascend EM: Mathematical and Physical Sciences Ascend External Mentoring (NSF)
- MPS-GRSV: Mathematical and Physical Sciences Graduate Research Supplement for Veterans (NSF)
- MPS-High: High School Student Research Assistantships Funding to Broaden Participation in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (NSF)
- MR: merit review
- MRI: Major Research Instrumentation program (NSF)
- MSI: minority-serving institution
- NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- NASEM: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine
- NASNTI: Native American-serving non-tribal institutions
- Native FEWS Alliance: NSF INCLUDES Alliance: Broadening Career Pathways in Food, Energy, and Water Systems with and within Native American Communities (a project funded by NSF)
- NCSES: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NSF)
- NDSA: NSF INCLUDES Alliance: National Data Science Alliance (a project funded by NSF)
- NEON: National Ecological Observatory Network (NSF)
- NIH: National Institutes of Health
- NSB: National Science Board (NSF)
- NSF: National Science Foundation (NSF)
- NSF INCLUDES: NSF Eddie Bernice Johnson Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (NSF)
- OECR: Office of Equity and Civil Rights (NSF)
- OIA: Office of Integrative Activities (NSF)
- OLPA: Office of Legislative and Public Affairs (NSF)
- OSTP: Office of Science and Technology Policy
- PAARE: Partnerships in Astronomy & Astrophysics Research and Education (NSF)
- PAESMEM: Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (NSF program administered on behalf of White House Office of Science and Technology Policy)
- PBI: predominantly Black institutions
- PI: principal investigator
- PREC: Partnerships for Research and Education in Chemistry (NSF)
- PREM: Partnerships in Research and Education in Materials (NSF)
- PREP: Partnerships in Research and Education in Physics (NSF)
- PUI: predominantly undergraduate institution
- PWD: persons with disabilities
- PWI: predominantly white institutions
- RaMP: Research and Mentoring for Postbaccalaureates in Biological Sciences (NSF)
- RAPID: Rapid Response Research Grant (NSF)
- RARE: Re-entry to Active Research (NSF)
- RCC: Research Capacity and Competitiveness Section (NSF)
- RET: Research Experience for (High School) Teachers (NSF)
- REU: Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF)
- RII: EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (NSF)
- RISE UPP: NSF INCLUDES Alliance: Re-Imagining STEM Equity Utilizing Postdoctoral Pathways (a project funded by NSF)
- ROA: Research Opportunity Awards (NSF)
- RUI: Research at Undergraduate Institutions (NSF)
- S&E: science and engineering
- SBE: Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (NSF)
- SBE SBP: SBE Science of Broadening Participation program (NSF)
- SEAPD-STEM: NSF INCLUDES Alliance: Southeast Alliance for Persons with Disabilities in STEM (a project funded by NSF)
- SPACE: Supplemental Funding for Space-Related Preparation and Awareness for Career Equity (NSF)
- S-STEM: Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math program (NSF)
- S-STEM-Net: Scholarships in STEM Network (NSF)
- STCs: Science and Technology Centers (NSF)
- STEAM: science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics
- STEM: science, technology, engineering and mathematics
- TAPDINTO-STEM: NSF INCLUDES Alliance: The Alliance of Students with Disabilities for Inclusion, Networking, and Transition Opportunities in STEM (a project funded by NSF)
- TCU: tribal colleges and universities
- TCUP: Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (NSF)
- TIP: Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (NSF)
- URG: underrepresented groups
- URM: underrepresented minorities
- VSEES: visiting scientists, engineers and educators
- WaYS: Wabanaki Youth Science program (a project funded by NSF)
- WMPD Report: Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in S&E Report (NSF)
Contact information
For further information concerning NSF's Broadening Participation programs, please contact:
Dr. Alicia J. Knoedler
NSF Executive Liaison for Broadening Participation in STEM
U.S. National Science Foundation
Phone: 703-292-4717
Email: [email protected]