Please note that this acronym list has a broadening participation in STEM emphasis. This is not an intensive list of all acronyms used by NSF, rather a helpful guide for those interested in BP in STEM.
- AANAPISI: Asian American 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
- AIE-STEM: Access to Innovative Education: STEM Opportunities for Students with Learning Disabilities
- ADVANCE: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions
- AGEP: Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate
- AI: Artificial Intelligence
- AIICE: The Alliance for Identity-Inclusive Computing
- ALL-SPICE: NSF INCLUDES Alliance: Alliance Supporting Pacific Impact through Computational Excellence
- ALRISE: Accelerate Latinx Representation in STEM Education with Institutional Intentionality and Capacity Building for Experiential Learning
- ARIS: Center for Advancing Research Impact in Society
- ASPIRE Alliance: The National Alliance for Inclusive and Diverse STEM Faculty
- ATC: Advanced Technology Center
- ATE: Advanced Technology Education
- B2: Build and Broaden program
- BAJEDI: Belonging, Accessibility, Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
- BI: Broader Impacts
- BIIS: Budget Internet Information System
- BIO: Directorate for Biological Sciences
- BIO-LEAPS: Leading Culture Change through Professional Societies of Biology
- BIPOC: Black, Indigenous and People of Color
- BP: Broadening Participation
- BPC: Broadening Participation in Computing
- BPCnet: Broadening Participation in Computing Resource Portal
- BPE: Broadening Participation in Engineering
- BPR: Broadening Participation Research
- BPRC: Broadening Participation Research Centers
- BRC-BIO: Building Research Capacity of New Faculty in Biology
- CEOSE: Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering
- CIRCLES: NSF INCLUDES Alliance: Cultivating Indigenous Research Communities for Leadership in Education and STEM
- CISE: Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering
- CLB: Career-Life Balance Supplements
- COVID-19: Coronavirus Disease of 2019
- CREST: Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology
- CTGC: Cultural Transformation in the Geosciences Community
- DARE: Disability and Rehabilitation Engineering program
- DCL: Dear Colleague Letter
- DEIA: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access
- DIVE: Diversity and Inclusion Video Exhibition
- DO-IT: Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology Center
- EAGER: Early-Concept Grant for Exploratory Research
- EDSIN: Environmental Data Science Inclusion Network
- EDU: Directorate for STEM Education
- EES: Division of Equity for Excellence in STEM
- EDU Racial Equity: Racial Equity in STEM Education Program
- ENG: Directorate for Engineering
- E.O.: Executive Order
- EPSCoR: Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
- ERC: Engineering Research Center
- ERI: Emerging Research Institution
- ExpandAI: Expanding AI Innovation through Capacity Building and Partnerships
- ExpandQISE: Expanding Capacity in Quantum Information Science and Engineering
- FASED: Facilitation Awards for Scientists and Engineers with Disabilities
- FC-STEM: Subcommittee on Federal Coordination in STEM Education
- HAAEs: High African American Enrollment
- HAIEs: High American Indian Enrollment
- HBCU: Historically Black Colleges and Universities
- HBCU-EiR: Historically Black Colleges and Universities — Excellence in Research program
- HBCU-RISE: HBCU-Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering
- HBCU-UP: Historically Black Colleges and Universities — Undergraduate Program
- HHE: High Hispanic Enrollment
- HSI: Hispanic-Serving Institution
- IHE: Institutions of Higher Education
- IUCRC: Industry-University Cooperative Research Center
- IPA: Intergovernmental Personnel Act
- IPEDS: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
- IUSE GEOPaths: Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Pathways into Geoscience
- 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
- LGBTQIA2+: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, Two Spririt
- LTER: Long-Term Ecological Research Network
- MCA: Mid-Career Advancement Program
- Missing Millions: The millions of people from underrepresented groups needed for the S&E workforce to be representative of the US population in 2030
- MR: Merit Review
- MRI: Major Research Instrumentation
- MSI: Minority-Serving Institution
- MPS: Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate
- MPS AGEP-GRS: MPS Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate Graduate Research Supplements
- MPS-Ascend: Mathematical and Physical Sciences Ascending Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
- MPS-Ascend EM: MPS Ascend External Mentoring
- MPS-GRSV: Mathematical and Physical Sciences Graduate Research Supplement for Veterans
- MPS-High: Mathematical and Physical Sciences High School Student Research Assistantships
- NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- NASEM: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine
- NASNTI: Native American Serving Non-Tribal Institutions
- Native FEWS Alliance: Broadening Career Pathways in Food, Energy, and Water Systems with and within Native American Communities
- NCSES: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
- NDSA: NSF INCLUDES Alliance: National Data Science Alliance
- NEON: National Ecological Observatory Network
- NIH: National Institutes of Health
- NSB: National Science Board
- NSF: National Science Foundation
- NSF INCLUDES: Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science
- OECR: Office of Equity and Civil Rights
- OIA: Office of Integrative Activities
- OLPA: Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
- OSTP: Office of Science and Technology Policy
- PAESMEM: Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring
- PAARE: Partnerships in Astronomy & Astrophysics Research and Education
- PIs: Principal Investigators
- PBI: Predominantly Black Institutions
- PREC: Partnerships in Research and Education in Chemistry
- PREM: Partnerships in Research and Education in Materials
- PREP: Partnerships in Research and Education in Physics
- PUI: Predominantly Undergraduate Institution
- PWD: Persons with Disabilities
- PWI: Predominantly White Institutions
- RaMP: Research and Mentoring for Postbaccalaureates in Biological Sciences
- RAPID: Rapid Response Research Grant
- RARE: Re-entry to Active Research
- RET: Research Experience for (High School) Teachers
- REU: Research Experiences for Undergraduates
- RII: Research Infrastructure Improvement
- RISE UPP: Re-Imagining STEM Equity Utilizing Postdoctoral
- ROA: Research Opportunity Awards
- RUI: Research at Undergraduate Institutions
- S-STEM: Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math for Low-Income Domestic Undergraduate and Graduate Students
- S-STEM-Net: Network of S-STEM Sites at Institutions of Higher Learning across the United States and Territories
- S&E: Science and Engineering
- SBE: Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences
- SBP: Science of Broadening Participation Program
- SEAPD-STEM: Southeast Alliance for Persons with Disabilities in STEM
- SPACE: Supplemental Funding for Space-Related Preparation and Awareness for Career Equity
- STCs: Science and Technology Centers
- STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics
- STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
- S-STEM: Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math for Low-Income Domestic Undergraduate and Graduate Students
- S-STEM-Net: Network of S-STEM Sites at Institutions of Higher Learning across the United States and Territories
- STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics
- TAPDINTO-STEM: The Alliance of Students with Disabilities for Inclusion, Networking, and Transition Opportunities in STEM
- TCUs: Tribal Colleges and Universities
- TCUP: Tribal Colleges and Universities Program
- TIP: Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships
- URG: Underrepresented Groups
- URM: Underrepresented Minorities
- VSEES: Visiting Scientists, Engineers, and Educators
- WaYS: Wabanaki Youth Science Program
- WHI-HBCU: White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities
- WMPD Report: Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in S&E Report
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: 703-292-8040
Email: broadpart@nsf.gov