The University of North Carolina General Administration has announced Cycle XI of NC QUEST: N.C. QualityEducators through Staff Development and Training. The limit is one new lead-partner proposal per university. The program is designed to increase the academic achievement of all students by helping schools and school districts improve teacher and principal quality and ensure that all teachers are highly qualified.
Award: Up to $300,000 over 1.5 years
Mandatory notification of interest in applying: Due by 5 p.m. August 28, 2012 [this corrects an earlier date that is no longer in force] to limited-submission@ncsu.edu . Identify the NC State principal and co-principle investigators and directors, theeducation agency in the partnership and any other collaborating partners, plus their respective principle or co-principal investigators. Provide a title or brief description of the proposed project.
NC QUEST Technical Assistance Meeting: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the UNC Center for School Leadership Development Building in Chapel Hill, 140 Friday Center Drive. Further details about the RFP process will be provided, as well as an opportunity for prospective grant seekers to ask questions. For more information, see http://research.ncsu.edu/rdo/
Internal preproposal submission deadline: Due by 5 p.m. September 28, 2012 to limited-submission@ncsu.edu with a copy to College of Education Associate Dean for Research Samuel Snyder. Internal preproposal guidelines are available at http://research.ncsu.edu/rdo/
Estimated internal review completion date: October 3, 2012
UNC GA proposal submission deadline: November 15, 2012
For more information and a link to the request for proposals, see http://research.ncsu.edu/rdo/
