Sec. 2106. Providing scholarships, fellowships, and other student support
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The Director, acting through the Directorate, shall fund undergraduate scholarships (including at community colleges), graduate fellowships and traineeships, and postdoctoral awards in the key technology focus areas. The Director may carry out subsection
(a)by making awards— directly to students; and to institutions of higher education or consortia of institutions of higher education, including those institutions or consortia involved in operating university technology centers established under section 2104(a). In carrying out this section, the Director shall take steps to increase the participation of populations that are underrepresented in STEM, which may include— establishing or augmenting programs targeted at populations that are underrepresented in STEM; supporting traineeships or other relevant programs at minority-serving institutions (or institutions of higher education with an established STEM capacity building program focused on traditionally underrepresented populations in STEM, including Native Hawaiians, Alaska Natives, and Indians); addressing current and expected gaps in the availability or skills of the STEM workforce, or addressing needs of the STEM workforce, including by increasing educational capacity at institutions and by prioritizing awards to United States citizens, permanent residents, and individuals that will grow the domestic workforce; and addressing geographic diversity in the STEM workforce. In carrying out this section, the Director shall encourage innovation in graduate education, including through encouraging institutions of higher education to offer graduate students opportunities to gain experience in industry or Government as part of their graduate training, and through support for students in professional masters programs related to the key technology focus areas. Subject to the availability of funds to carry out this section, the Director shall— issue— postdoctoral awards, graduate fellowships and traineeships, inclusive of the NSF Research Traineeships and fellowships awarded under the Graduate Research Fellowship Program; and scholarships, including undergraduate scholarships, research experiences, and internships, including— scholarships to attend community colleges; and research experiences and internships under sections 513, 514, and 515 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 ( 42 U.S.C. 1862p–5 ; 1862p–6; 1862p–7); ensure that not less than 10 percent of the funds made available to carry out this section are used to support additional awards that focus on community college training, education, and teaching programs that increase the participation of populations that are underrepresented in STEM, including technical programs through programs such as the Advanced Technological Education program; ensure that not less than 20 percent of the funds made available to carry out this section are used to support institutions of higher education, and other institutions, located in jurisdictions that participate in the program under section 113 of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 ( 42 U.S.C. 1862g ); and if funds remain after carrying out paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), make awards to institutions of higher education to enable the institutions to fund the development and establishment of new or specialized programs of study for graduate, undergraduate, or technical college students and the evaluation of the effectiveness of those programs of study. The Director may use or augment existing STEM education programs of the Foundation and leverage education or entrepreneurial partners to carry out this section.
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Providing scholarships, fellowships, and other student support
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