Form NSF OIA NSF OIA STC Reporting Template

STC Annual Reporting Requirements and Instructions
The annual project report provides much of the information required for the evaluation of the
Center. An annual project report also serves as the Awardee’s request for continued support.
Substantial parts of this annual project report (excluding proprietary information, for example)
must be posted on the Center’s Web Site.
DUE DATE:
Every year the PI is required to submit an annual project report electronically using the
FastLane Project Reports System. The annual project report is due three months before the
start date of the next award increment. Failure to provide an annual project report will delay
your request for continued support.
The following documentation provides instructions on the process of submitting the STC annual
report via the FastLane Project Reports System. If you are familiar with the requirements and
procedures, you may choose to skip to p. 5 to "What Your Report Should Include."
REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCESSING FASTLANE PROJECT REPORTS SYSTEM
The following are required in order to access the FastLane Project Reporting application.
1. To access the FastLane Reporting application as a Principal Investigator (PI) or Co-PI, you
have to be known to NSF as a PI.
2. To access the FastLane reporting application, you have to be at a Registered FastLane
Institution.
3. To access the FastLane reporting application, you must have a FastLane PI Password or
Award PIN.
Your institution's Sponsored Research Office (SRO) or equivalent, is responsible for creating a
Password for each individual FastLane user. This Password will be required each time you
access a PI function.
SRO officials should read the instructions on adding FastLane users and initializing and
changing user Passwords which are located in Research Administration Functions in FastLane.
SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
To work with the FastLane Reporting application, you will need:
Netscape Navigator 3.01 (except Netscape 6.0) or above or Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01
or above (except MSIE 5.5)
Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 or above (Adobe Reader 4.05 or above is best)
Downloading Netscape Navigator 3.01 or above from the Web:

Click on Netscape link (http://wp.netscape.com/comprod/mirror/index.html) and follow the
directions.

Downloading Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 or above from the Web:
Click on Microsoft Internet Explorer link
(http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/default.asp) and follow the directions.
Downloading Acrobat Reader 4.05 or above from the Web:
1. click on Free Software from Adobe link
(http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html )
2. After installing Adobe Reader, if you encounter a problem viewing your PDF, please
read the instructions located in Question #1 of the FAQ located at
http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/a0/about/a1faq.htm

Uploading Files
FastLane now supports file uploads in a variety of formats including Word, WordPerfect,
PostScript and TeX (TeX/LaTeX users should upload your DVI file and figures, click here for
details). You should continue to use standard fonts to avoid font substitutions and you will need
to proofread and accept the uploaded files.
PDF files (Acrobat versions 3, 4, or 5) will continue to be accepted except for those created by
the FastLane blocked PDF producers.
For more information on supported document types, click here.
IMPORTANT: For detailed information on how to convert a file to PDF and important tips
please go to FastLane PDF Instructions for Proposal Preparation and Project Reporting.
If you follow the instructions located in that document you should avoid creating PDF
files that cannot be read by NSF.
File Upload Instructions

ACCESSING FASTLANE TO PREPARE A REPORT
To prepare a Annual Project Report or Final Project Report, the PI should do the following:
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Access the NSF FastLane Home Page and click the “Proposals, Awards, and Status” link on
the left sidebar
Enter login information (last name, SSN and the Password). After successful login, the
“Principal Investigator(PI)/Co-Principal Investigator(Co-PI) Management” screen will appear
with the question, “What do you want to work on?”.
Click on “Award and Reporting Functions”.
Click on “Project Reports System”.
Highlight the award with which you want to work and click the "View" button. The “Publicity,
Patent Rights, and Privacy” screen will appear.

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Click the “CONTINUE” button. The next screen will allow you to select the type of report you
are going to prepare, or if you have started a report in another session, you are able to
access your “report-in-progress”, make changes, or complete and submit the report.
Replace the default start and end with the correct start and end dates for the current
reporting period.

An individual who is not a PI or a Co-PI, but is authorized to work on a particular award should
do the following to prepare a Annual Project Report or Final Project Report:
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Access the NSF FastLane Home Page and click the “Proposals, Awards, and Status” link.
Scroll down to the bottom of the screen to the "Project Reports System" login
Enter login information (Award number, SSN, and award PIN provided by his or her PI/CoPI). After login, the “Publicity, Patent Rights, and Privacy” screen will appear.
Click the “CONTINUE” button. The next screen will allow you to select the type of report you
are going to prepare, or if you have started a report in another session, you are able to
access your “report-in-progress”, make changes, or complete and submit the report.

PROVIDING ACCESS TO AN "IN PROGRESS" REPORT
The various categories of an "in progress" report may be accessed and modified by the PI or
Co-PI of the award or by any other authorized FastLane user to whom the PI has given authority
to access the report. The PI and the Co-PI have access to the reporting system.
The PI or Co-PI can provide access authority to another individual by assigning their work-inprogress report an award PIN {this PIN is different from the PI Password}. From the "System
Control" screen, the PI/Co-PI can assign his/her report an award PIN by clicking on the "Assign
or Change PIN" button type a report PIN of his/her choice, retype it, and click the "CONTINUE"
button.
An authorized FastLane user other than the PI or Co-PI can then access an "in progress"
application by typing the Award number, his/her SSN, and PIN associated with that award. The
User would then have access to the report.
"WHAT DO YOU WANT TO WORK ON?"
The Project Reporting System is divided into three sections: Prepare Report, Check and
Submit Report and Other Functions.
LEFT BOX – Section I – Prepare Report
Participants
For the "Participants" section, please enter only the name of the Principal Investigator. For all
other screens that come up in this section (others involved, other organizations, other
collaborators), please answer either "no" or "no change" by clicking on the appropriate button.
In other words, the only information to be entered in this section is the single PI name.

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Activities and Findings
For the "Activities and Findings" section, please enter "no" or "no change" or nothing to report"
by clicking the appropriate button for each of the screens. In other words, no information is to
be provided.
Publications and Products
For the "Publications and Products" section, please enter "no" or "no change" by clicking the
appropriate button for each of the screens. In other words, no information is to be provided.
Contributions
For the "Contributions" section, please enter "nothing significant (yet)" or "no" or "no change" by
clicking the appropriate button for each of the screens. In other words, no information is to be
provided.
Special Requirements
For each of the screens in the “Special Requirements” section, please provide the requested
information.
MIDDLE BOX – Section II – Check and Submit Report
Attach PDF File
You will need to upload your STC Annual Report prepared according to the STC annual
reporting instructions (“What Your Report Should Include”) provided below. We do not need
hard copies mailed to us.
Upload a word processor file or PostScript file directly into the Project Reporting System. These
files will automatically be converted to PDF format. The following web site lists supported file
formats: https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/a1/A1AcceptableFileExtensions.html
Once your file is ready for uploading, you can attach the file by clicking the "Browse" button and
selecting it from your directory. Next, click the "Transfer" button to send your file to FastLane.
FastLane will automatically convert your file to PDF and display a preview of the converted file
for you to accept. If your report is very large, you can upload a pdf file directly into FastLane.
Please follow the pdf creation instructions at the following web site:
https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/documents/pdf_create/pdfcreate_01.jsp

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STC Annual Reporting Requirements
WHAT YOUR REPORT SHOULD INCLUDE:
Your Report should include the information below. Clicking on a hyperlink provides examples or
a definition of the concept underlined. To return back to the questions, click on the hyperlink of
the definition or example. Data tables have been provided as suggested formats. Centers may
regenerate these tables using alternative software as appropriate
I. GENERAL INFORMATION
1a. Provide the following general information:
Date submitted
Reporting period
Name of the Center
Name of the Center Director
Lead University
Contact information, if changed
since last reporting period
Address
Phone Number
Fax Number
Email Address of Center Director
Center URL
Names of participating institutions, role, and (for each institution) name of contact person and
other contact information, if changed since last reporting period
Institution 1 Name
Address
Phone Number
Fax Number
Email Address of Center Director
Role of Institution at Center (1
sentence)
Add names as necessary

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1b. Provide, in one page or less, brief biographical information for each new faculty member
by institution. Attach as Appendix A.
1c. Provide the name and contact information for the primary person to contact with any
questions regarding this report.
Name of the Individual
Center role
Address
Phone Number
Fax Number
Email Address

2. Context Statement (maximum of 20 pages). The Context Statement should include a brief
overview of the vision, goals, plans, and performance and management indicators for the
Center. Any significant changes from the original plans for the Center should be described.
This section also reports on progress toward meeting the goals set for the Center (described
in detail in the remaining sections) and provides an overview of significant accomplishments
during the reporting period. The Context Statement also should contain include a discussion
of how the Center’s accomplishments in the past year fit within the overall Center
accomplishments since the Center’s inception. In addition, the Context Statement should
situate the work of the Center within the context of the disciplinary field(s) at large.
Insert Context Statement.

The remaining sections of the report provide details of significant accomplishments during the
reporting period, progress in meeting the Center’s goals, and any difficulties in realizing the
activities planned for the reporting period. Plans for the next year also should be described.
The performance and management indicators developed for assessing progress of the Center
in meeting its planned goals should be reported for each of these sections. These sections are
specific to the reporting period and should be reported annually. Research, education and
knowledge transfer results or problems not reported in prior years, but due to the STC
investment of prior years, may also be reported.
II. RESEARCH (click for definition)
1a. Describe the Center's overall research goals and/or objectives. If the Center’s overall
research goals/objectives changed from the previous year, how did they change and why?
[In section 2a below, please describe progress the Center has made toward reaching these
goals/objectives.]
1b. Inform us of the performance and management indicators/metrics (click for definition) the
Center has developed to assess progress in meeting its research goals/objectives, if
changed from the previous reporting period.

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1c. Discuss any problems you have encountered in making progress toward the Center’s
research goals/objectives during the reporting period as well as any problems anticipated in
the next period. Include your plans for addressing these problems.
2a. Briefly describe the research thrust areas at the Center. Please provide basic information
for each thrust area and details of significant accomplishments during the reporting period,
including any research partnerships and their contributions to the Center (do not include
publications, presentations, etc., that are reported in Section VIII, Center-wide Outputs and
Issues). Include in the narrative a discussion of the goals, activities, and outcomes and/or
impacts in the current reporting period, if changed from the previous reporting period. Be
sure to discuss how the activities in the various research thrust areas enable the Center to
meet its goals/objectives described above.

Repeat item 2a for each research thrust area.
2b. Describe how the Center is doing with respect to the indicators/metrics listed above. Include
any data that have been collected on the indicators/metrics.
2c. Describe your research plans for the next reporting period with attention to any major
upcoming changes in research direction or level of activity. Also, list plans for developing
new research partnerships, if any, for the next reporting period.

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III. EDUCATION (click for definition)
1a. Describe the Center's overall education goals and/or objectives. If the Center’s overall
education goals/objectives changed since the last reporting period, how did they change and
why? [In section 2 below, please describe progress the Center has made toward reaching
these goals and/or objectives.]
1b. Inform us of the performance and management indicators (click for definition) the Center has
developed to assess progress in meeting its education goals/objectives, if changed from the
previous reporting period.
1c. Discuss any problems you may have encountered in making progress toward the Center’s
education goals/objectives during the reporting period as well as any problems anticipated in
the next period. Include your plans for addressing these problems.
2a. Describe the Center's internal educational activities (click for definition) in the reporting
period. Include in the narrative a discussion of how the various internal education activities
enable the Center to meet its education goals/objectives described above.
Activity Name
Led by
Intended Audience
Approx Number of
Attendees (if appl.)
Narrative: For each activity above, briefly describe the activity and its goals, outputs,
outcomes or impacts (click for definition), if known, in the current reporting period. This
information should also enable NSF to understand the scope of the activity. Please also
note any educational partnerships the Center established in the current reporting period
which may have contributed to the educational activities listed.
Repeat Item 2a for each internal educational activity at the Center.
2b. Summarize the participation of Center students in professional development activities (click
for definition) in the reporting period. Include in the narrative a discussion of how the
various professional development activities enable the Center to meet its goals/objectives
and produce meaningful results.
2c. Describe the Center's external educational activities (click for definition) in the reporting
period. Include in the narrative a discussion of how the various external educational
activities enable the Center to meet its goals/objectives and produce meaningful results.
Activity Name
Led by
Intended Audience
Approx Number of
Attendees (if appl.)
Narrative: For each activity above, briefly describe the activity and its goals, outputs and
outcomes and/or impacts if known, in the current reporting period. Discuss any

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educational partnerships, domestic or international, the Center has established that may
be related to the activities listed. The information provided here should also enable NSF
to understand the scope of the activity.
Repeat Item 2c for each external educational activity at the Center.

2d. Describe and discuss the ways in which the Center integrated research and education in the
reporting period, with examples as appropriate.
2e. Describe how the Center is doing with respect to the indicators/metrics listed above. Include
any data that have been collected on the indicators/metrics.
2f. Describe your plans for internal and external educational activities for the next reporting
period with attention to any major changes in direction or level of activity. Also, list plans for
developing new educational partnerships, if any, for the next reporting period.

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IV. KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER (click for definition)
1a. Describe the Center's overall knowledge transfer goals and/or objectives. If the Center’s
overall knowledge transfer goals/objectives changed since the last reporting period, how did
they change and why? [In section 2 below, please describe progress the Center has made
toward reaching these objectives.]
1b. Inform us of the performance and management indicators (click for definition) the Center
has developed to assess progress in meeting its knowledge transfer goals/objectives.
1c. Discuss any problems you have encountered in making progress toward the Center’s
knowledge transfer goals/objectives during the reporting period as well as any problems
anticipated in the next period. Include your plans for addressing these problems.
2a. List organizations with which knowledge transfer occurs and the frequency and type of
interactions. Describe the Center's knowledge transfer activities (click for definition) in the
current reporting period and discuss how they enable the Center to meet its knowledge
transfer goals/objectives listed in 1a above.
Knowledge Transfer Activity Name
Led by
Organizations Involved (add rows as necessary)
Name
Address
1
2
3
(add rows as necessary)
Narrative: For each activity above, briefly describe the activity, its goals/objectives, outputs
(click for definition) and the outcomes or impacts (click for definition) in the current
reporting period.
Repeat item 2a for each knowledge transfer activity at the Center.
2b. Describe any other outcomes or impacts of knowledge transfer activities not listed above.
Discuss, in particular, applications of Center research in industry, Federal Laboratories or
elsewhere not discussed above.
2c. Describe how the Center is doing with respect to the indicators/metrics listed above. Include
any data that have been collected on the indicators/metrics.
2d. Describe your plans for knowledge transfer activities for the next reporting period with
attention to any major changes in direction or level of activity. Include plans for new
knowledge transfer partnerships, if any.

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V. EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS

1a. Describe the Center's overall goals and/or objectives for developing external partnerships. If
the Center’s overall partnership goals/objectives have changed since the last reporting
period, how did they change and why? [In section 2a below, please describe progress the
Center has made toward reaching these goals/objectives.]
1b. Inform us of the performance and management indicators (click for definition) the Center
has developed to assess progress in meeting its partnership goals/objectives.
1c. Discuss any problems you have encountered in making progress toward the Center’s
partnership goals/objectives during the reporting period as well as any problems anticipated
in the next period. Please include your plans for addressing these problems.
2a. Describe and discuss the activities (click for definition) that are conducted as part of
partnerships, which are not listed in another section of this report. Be sure to discuss how
the Center’s partnership activities enable the Center to meet its partnership goals/objectives
listed above.
Partnership Activity
Led by
Organizations Involved (add rows as necessary)
Name of
Shared Resources (if Use of Resources (if applicable)
Organization
any)
1
2
3
Insert rows as
necessary
Narrative: Briefly describe goals/objectives, outputs and the outcomes or impacts (click for
definition) of the activity in the current reporting period
Repeat Item 2a for each partnership activity at the Center.
2b. Describe any other outcomes or impacts of partnership activities not listed elsewhere.
2c. Describe how the Center is doing with respect to the indicators/metrics listed above. Include
any data that have been collected on the indicators/metrics.
2d. Describe your plans for partnership activities for the next reporting period with attention to
any major changes in direction or level of activity.

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VI. DIVERSITY
1a. Describe the Center's overall goals and/or objectives related to increasing diversity at the
Center If there have been any changes in the Center’s overall goals/objectives and plans
related to increasing diversity since the last reporting period, please discuss these changes
and the reasons behind them. [In section 2a below, please describe progress the Center
has made toward reaching these goals/objectives.]
1b. Inform us of the performance and management indicators (click for definition) the Center
has developed to assess progress in meeting its diversity goals/objectives.
1c. Discuss any problems you have encountered in making progress toward the Center’s
diversity goals/objectives during the reporting period as well as any problems anticipated in
the next period. Include your plans for addressing these problems.
2a. Describe and discuss Center activities which contribute to the development of United States
human resources in science and engineering at the postdoctoral, graduate, undergraduate,
and pre-college levels. Please pay particular attention to those accomplishments and
activities that aim to attract, increase, and retain the participation of US citizens, nationals,
or lawfully admitted permanent resident aliens of the United States, women,
underrepresented groups (click for definition), and persons with disabilities. Include a
discussion of any partnerships formed allow the Center to meet its diversity goals/objectives.
2b. Discuss the impact of these programs or activities on enhancing diversity at the Center.
2c. Describe how the Center is doing with respect to the indicators/metrics listed above. Include
any data that have been collected on the indicators/metrics.
2d. Describe your plans for programs, activities, or partnerships to enhance diversity for the next
reporting period with attention to any major changes in direction or level of activity. Be sure
to discuss how the planned activities will enable the Center to meet its diversity
goals/objectives.

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VII. MANAGEMENT
1a. Describe the Center’s organizational strategy and its underlying rationale, if changed since
the last reporting period. To assist in your description, attach the organization chart of the
Center during the reporting period as Appendix B (if changed from last period). If there have
been any changes in the Center’s organization or management since the last reporting
period, discuss these changes and the reasons behind them.
1b. Inform us of the performance and management indicators (click for definition) the Center
has developed to assess its progress in organizational and management goals/objectives.
1c. Describe how the Center is doing with respect to the indicators/metrics listed above. Include
any data that have been collected on the indicators/metrics.
1d. Discuss any problems (e.g., technical, personnel, communication) you may have
encountered in realizing the Center’s organizational strategy or management
goals/objectives in the reporting period as well as any problems anticipated in the next
period. Include your plans for addressing any problems.
2. Describe and discuss the management and communications systems being used to develop
a fully integrated STC as well as any problems encountered in achieving this integration, if
changed from the previous reporting period.
3. Provide a list of names and affiliations of the Center’s internal and external advisors or
advisory bodies in the reporting period. Attach summary minutes of advisory committee
meetings as Appendix C.
Name

Affiliation

1
2
3
Add rows as necessary
4. Describe and discuss any changes to the Center’s strategic plan since its last submission.

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VIII. CENTER-WIDE OUTPUTS AND ISSUES
1a. List all Center publications (click for definition) in the reporting period using a standard
citation format. Please distinguish among the following publication types:
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peer reviewed publications (click for definition)
books and book chapters
other non-peer reviewed publications

1b. List all conference presentations in the reporting period using a standard citation format.

1c. Briefly describe any other dissemination activities not included elsewhere in the report.

2. List all awards and other honors with names of those honored and source in the reporting
period. Please classify the award type (click for definition) indicating whether the award or
honor is scientific, education-related, industry-related, a fellowship, or other.
Recipient

Reason for Award

Award Name and
Sponsor

Date

Award
type

1
2
3
Add rows as necessary
3. List any undergraduate, M.S. and Ph.D. students who graduated during the reporting period.
Include their current placement. Include the number of years taken since entering graduate
school to complete the Ph.D. List postdoctoral associates who left the STC during the
reporting period, and include their current placement.
Student Name

Degree(s)

Years to
Degree

Placement

1
2
Add rows as necessary
4a. List, to the extent known, the general outputs of knowledge transfer activities since the last
reporting period. Include:
Patent Name and
Inventors/Authors

Number

Application
Date

Receipt Date (leave
empty if pending)

Number

Licensed By

Date

1
2
3
Add rows as necessary
License Name
1
2

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Add rows as necessary
Name of Start-Up Company

Main Product(s)

1
2
3
Add rows as necessary
4b. Describe any other outputs of knowledge transfer activities made during the reporting
period not listed above.

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5. List all participants (click for definition) in Center activities alphabetically classified by the categories and demographic
characteristics listed below the table. Center affiliates (click for definition) may also be included in this table, but MUST be
distinguished from participants.

Participant Name

Category

Institutional
Affiliation

Department
(if applicable)

Gender

Disability
Status

Ethnicity

Race

Citizenship

1
2
3
Add rows as
necessary
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Category: (a) undergraduate students, (b) graduate students, (c) faculty, (d) visiting faculty, (e) other research scientists, (f)
postdoctorates, (g) pre-college students, (h) teachers, (i) educators and (j) other participants (click underlined terms for
definitions).
Institutional Affiliation: the primary institution at which an individual is employed or affiliated with (e.g. for a faculty member,
this would be their home university).
Department: if participant is associated with a University, please list the academic department with which they are affiliated, if
applicable.
Gender: Female, Male.
Disability: (select one or more) Hearing Impairment, Visual Impairment, Mobility/ Orthopedic Impairment, Other, None.
Ethnicity: (choose one) Hispanic or Latino, Not Hispanic or Latino.
Race: (select one or more) American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or Other
Pacific Islander, White.
Citizenship: (choose one) U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident, Other non-U.S. Citizen.

6. Provide a summary listing of all of the Center’s research, education, knowledge transfer and
other institutional partners (the total number of academic institutions and non-academic
organizations, including industry, states, and other Federal agencies which work or share
resources with the Center).
Organization
Name

Organization
Type*

Address

Contact
Name

Type of
Partner**

160 hours
or more?
(indicate
Y/N)

1
2
3
*For organization type, please indicate whether the partner organization is a company, national
laboratory, Federal government, state/local government, NGO, or other
**For type of partner, please indicate whether the partner organization is a research, education,
knowledge transfer, diversity, or other partner. You may list more than one type, if applicable.

7. For internal NSF reporting purposes, provide a Summary Table with the following
information:
1 the number of participating institutions (all academic
institutions that participate in activities at the Center)
this value should match the number of institutions listed in
Section I, Item 1 of the report plus other additional
academic institutions that participate in Center activities as
listed in the table above.
2 the number of institutional partners (total number of nonacademic participants, including industry, states, and other
federal agencies, at the Center)
this value should match the number of partners listed in the
table in Section VIII, Item 6 (above)
3 the total leveraged support for the current year (sum of
funding for the Center from all sources other than NSFSTC) [Leveraged funding should include both cash and inkind support that are related to Center activities, but not
funds awarded to individual PIs.]
this value should match the total of funds in Section X, Item
4 of “Total” minus “NSF-STC” for cash and in-kind support
4 the number of participants (total number of people who
utilize center facilities; not just persons directly supported
by NSF) . Please EXCLUDE affiliates (click for definition)
this value should match the total number of participants
listed in Section VIII, Item 5 (above)

8. Describe any media publicity the Center received in the reporting period. Provide in
Appendix D any appropriate media materials that can be used to disseminate information on
Center accomplishments and activities to the public.

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IX. INDIRECT/OTHER IMPACTS
1. Please describe any international activities in which the Center has engaged. If they are
described elsewhere in the report, highlight them here without going into great detail.
2. Please use this space to describe other outputs, impacts, or influences related to the
Center’s progress and achievement during the current reporting period that may not have
been captured in another section of the report. (optional)

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X. BUDGET
1. Current Award Year. Provide a three-column summary budget table (provided below)
which reflects total NSF funding for the whole Center for the current award year using
NSF Form 1030. This budget should include only NSF STC core funds. Separate,
additional sheets for individual sites must also accompany the summary budget. Use
row headings from NSF Form 1030 (10/97) and the following three column headings:
(a) total award; (b) actual expenditures; and (c) estimates of projected expenditures for
the current award year.
Total Award

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR/PROJECT DIRECTOR
A. SENIOR PERSONNEL: PI/PD, Co-PIs, Faculty and Other Senior Associates
List each separately with name and title. (A.7. Show number in brackets)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
B.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

( ) OTHERS (LIST INDIVIDUALLY ON BUDGET EXPLANATION PAGE)
( ) TOTAL SENIOR PERSONNEL (1-6)
OTHER PERSONNEL (SHOW NUMBERS IN BRACKETS)
( ) POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATES
( ) OTHER PROFESSIONALS (TECHNICIAN, PROGRAMMER, ETC.)
( ) GRADUATE STUDENTS
( ) UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
( ) SECRETARIAL - CLERICAL (IF CHARGED DIRECTLY)
( ) OTHERS (LIST INDIVIDUALLY ON BUDGET EXPLANATION PAGE)
( ) TOTAL SENIOR PERSONNEL (1-6)
TOTAL SALARIES AND WAGES (A + B)
C. FRINGE BENEFITS (IF CHARGED AS DIRECT COSTS)
TOTAL SALARIES, WAGES AND FRINGE BENEFITS (A + B + C)
D. EQUIPMENT (LIST ITEM AND DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR EACH ITEM EXCEEDING $5,000.)

TOTAL EQUIPMENT
E. TRAVEL
1. DOMESTIC (INCL. CANADA, MEXICO AND U.S. POSSESSIONS)
2. FOREIGN
F. PARTICIPANT SUPPORT
1. STIPENDS
2. TRAVEL
3. SUBSISTENCE
4. OTHER
G. OTHER DIRECT COSTS
1. MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
2. PUBLICATION/DOCUMENTATION/DISSEMINATION
3. CONSULTANT SERVICES
4. COMPUTER SERVICES

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Actual
Expenditure

Estimates of
Projected
Expenditures

5. SUBAWARDS
6. OTHER
TOTAL OTHER DIRECT COSTS
H. TOTAL DIRECT COSTS (A THROUGH G)
I. INDIRECT COSTS (F&A) (SPECIFY RATE AND BASE)

TOTAL INDIRECT COSTS (F&A)
J. TOTAL DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS (H + I)
K. RESIDUAL FUNDS (IF FOR FURTHER SUPPORT OF CURRENT PROJECT SEE GPG II.D.7.j.)
L. AMOUNT OF THIS REQUEST (J) OR (J MINUS K)
M. COST SHARING: PROPOSED LEVEL $

2. Unobligated funds. Provide a statement of funds estimated to remain unobligated at the
end of the current award year, and plans for use.
3. Requested Award Year. Provide a proposed total budget, and individual budgets for
each subcontract, for the requested award year using NSF Form 1030 (10/97) provided
below. Please note that signatures are required. This will require that signed budgets be
scanned into the Word file as part of the STC Annual Report. See scanning instructions
below, under “Very Important Scanning Information.”
FOR NSF USE ONLY
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SUMMARY PROPOSAL BUDGET
ORGANIZATION

PROPOSAL NO.

DURATION (MONTHS)
Proposed

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR/PROJECT DIRECTOR

Granted

AWARD NO.

A. SENIOR PERSONNEL: PI/PD, Co-PIs, Faculty and Other Senior Associates
List each separately with name and title. (A.7. Show number in brackets)

NSF-Funded
Person-months
CAL ACAD SUMR

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6. (
) OTHERS (LIST INDIVIDUALLY ON BUDGET EXPLANATION PAGE)
7. (
) TOTAL SENIOR PERSONNEL (1-6)
B. OTHER PERSONNEL (SHOW NUMBERS IN BRACKETS)
1. (
) POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATES
2. (
) OTHER PROFESSIONALS (TECHNICIAN, PROGRAMMER, ETC.)
3. (
) GRADUATE STUDENTS
4. (
) UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
5. (
) SECRETARIAL - CLERICAL (IF CHARGED DIRECTLY)
6. (
) OTHER
TOTAL SALARIES AND WAGES (A + B)
C. FRINGE BENEFITS (IF CHARGED AS DIRECT COSTS)

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Funds

Funds

Requested By

Granted by NSF

Proposer

$

(If Different)

$

TOTAL SALARIES, WAGES AND FRINGE BENEFITS (A + B + C)
D. EQUIPMENT (LIST ITEM AND DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR EACH ITEM EXCEEDING $5,000.)

TOTAL EQUIPMENT
E. TRAVEL
1. DOMESTIC (INCL. CANADA, MEXICO AND U.S. POSSESSIONS)
2. FOREIGN
F. PARTICIPANT SUPPORT
1. STIPENDS
$
2. TRAVEL
3. SUBSISTENCE
4. OTHER
TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (
)
G. OTHER DIRECT COSTS
1. MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
2. PUBLICATION/DOCUMENTATION/DISSEMINATION
3. CONSULTANT SERVICES
4. COMPUTER SERVICES
5. SUBAWARDS

TOTAL PARTICIPANT COSTS

6. OTHER
TOTAL OTHER DIRECT COSTS
H. TOTAL DIRECT COSTS (A THROUGH G)
I. INDIRECT COSTS (F&A) (SPECIFY RATE AND BASE)

TOTAL INDIRECT COSTS (F&A)
J. TOTAL DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS (H + I)
K. RESIDUAL FUNDS (IF FOR FURTHER SUPPORT OF CURRENT PROJECT SEE GPG II.D.7.j.)
L. AMOUNT OF THIS REQUEST (J) OR (J MINUS K)

$

$

M. COST SHARING: PROPOSED LEVEL $
PI/PD TYPED NAME AND SIGNATURE*

AGREED LEVEL IF DIFFERENT: $
DATE
FOR NSF USE ONLY

ORG. REP. TYPED NAME & SIGNATURE*

DATE

NSF Form 1030 (10/99) Supersedes All Previous Editions

*SIGNATURES REQUIRED ONLY FOR REVISED BUDGET (GPG III.C)

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INDIRECT COST RATE VERIFICATION
Date Checked Date of Rate Sheet
Initials-ORG

4. Center Support from All Sources. Provide a table listing the annual levels of support (or
estimated dollar equivalent with brief explanation) for the Center for the current award year
and for the requested award year for the categories listed below. Examples of support might
include cash support, instrumentation donations and discounts, supplies, construction
(amortized annual cost), renovation, salaries, affiliate fees, user fees, and fellowships.
University cost sharing should be included. Only include funding that goes directly to the
Center or is managed primarily by the Center.

Award Source
NSF-STC Core
funds
Other NSF
Other Federal
Agencies
State Government
Local Government
Industry
University
International
Private Foundations
Other
TOTAL

Current Award Year
Cash ($)
In-kind

Requested Award Year
Cash ($)
In-kind

5. Breakdown of Other NSF Funding. The total amount should equal the amount listed in
Other NSF in the above table.

Funding Source
STC
underrepresented
groups
supplemental funds
STC international
supplemental funds
NSF
Directorate/Office
Specify __________
NSF
Directorate/Office
Specify __________
Add rows as
necessary
TOTAL

Current Award Year
Cash ($)
In-kind

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Requested Award Year
Cash ($)
In-kind

6. The amount of cost sharing must be documented (on an annual and cumulative basis),
reported to NSF, and certified by an authorized institutional representative. The following
format may be used to submit the cost share certification to NSF annually:
Cash ($)

In-kind

Annual
Cumulative (to date)
Signature _______________________________
Title ___________________________________

Date _____________________

7. Additional PI Support from All Sources. Provide a table listing additional annual levels of
support (or estimated dollar equivalent with brief explanation), not included in Section 4
above, awarded to Center PIs for the current award year and for the requested award year
for the categories listed below.

Award Source
NSF
Other Federal
Agencies
State Government
Local Government
Industry
University
International
Private Foundations
Other
TOTAL

Current Award Year
Cash ($)
In-kind

Requested Award Year
Cash ($)
In-kind

Attachments
Appendix A: Biographical Information of New Faculty
Appendix B: Center Organizational Chart
Appendix C: Minutes of External Advisory Committee Meetings
Appendix D: Media Publicity Materials (if any)

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This feature allows you to view basic facts about your award and to make revisions to the award
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Definitions and Examples
Research
Research refers to scholarly or scientific investigation conducted with the objective of increasing
our knowledge about a phenomenon. The term includes the theoretical, experimental or
empirical activities, and simulations, conducted by the scientists, engineers and technical
support staff of the STC.
Education 1
Education, or more specifically “science, math, engineering and technology education,” includes
those activities performed by the STC faculty, staff and students with the objective of increasing
the knowledge and understanding of science and engineering among students or other
audiences. These audiences may include undergraduate, graduate and post doctoral students,
or kindergarten, elementary, secondary students and the general public. Educational activities
can take many different forms, including but not limited to, coursework, REU, curriculum
development, internships, science fairs, collaborations with teachers in pre-college education,
museum exhibit, Web pages, development of text books, software, science kits, as well as
special programs for under represented groups or the larger community.
Knowledge Transfer
Knowledge transfer refers to the exchange of scientific information, in either direction, between
the STC and industry, Federal or state and independent agencies and laboratories, with the
objective of applying the knowledge to the operations or activities of the institution receiving the
information. The concept is similar to technology transfer, but broader in scope. Knowledge
transfer may be accomplished in various ways, including the involvement of industrial or other
non-academic specialists on the STC advisory committee, partnership with these institutions,
faculty consulting relationships with industry, visiting instructorships by industrial scientists at the
STC, etc. (Note: knowledge transfer does not include those activities included under the
education component of the STC; professional education courses are an exception and belong
under this category)
Outputs
Outputs refer to the immediate, observable products of research activities on the individual
and/or institution, such as publications or patent submissions, licenses, degrees conferred,
resulting appointments, etc.
Outcomes
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We distinguish the term education from outreach. Outreach involves the active efforts undertaken by the
staff of the STC to make other institutions and individuals aware of the activities of the STC, and to inform
them as to how they might participate in or cooperate with the STC. As such, outreach is a process or an
activity, independent of subject matter and may apply to research, education and knowledge transfer
equally. Outreach may be directed toward: scientists within or beyond the universities involved in the
STC (including international institutions); institutions and teachers who provide instruction in science or
engineering (whether conducted in elementary or secondary education systems, institutions of higher
education, museums, or other learning settings), or private firms, Federal, State or independent
laboratories.

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Outcomes refer to the results for which a program is designed to contribute, such as
strengthened collaborative research, effective transfer of scientific principles and methods,
increased participation of .
Impacts
Impacts refer to the total consequences of the program such as influence of research activities
on science and technology advancement, or creation of a stronger science and engineering
workforce. Impacts are typically longer-term and larger scale effects that relate to project
outcomes (and may have been the result of several causal factors).
Performance and Management Indicators
These are discussed in Section II.D.2 of the Center Cooperative Agreement.

Publications
Publications are journal articles, text books, monographs, chapters in books, conference
proceedings, technical reports, abstracts or other formal written documents, both print and
electronic.
Peer Reviewed Publications
Peer reviewed publications are those which prior to publication have undergone critical review
by other scientists who work in the same area of research and who are able to evaluate the
reported techniques, logic, and the relationship to other work in the field.
Center Publications
Center publications are those publications, peer reviewed or otherwise, that have at least one
Center faculty, student or staff as author or co-author, and that report on work on one of the
Center’s declared thrust areas or educational or knowledge transfer activities. In order for a
publication to be attributable to a Center, it must acknowledge Center support prominently.
Award Type
Award may be classified into general categories that provide descriptive information about the
award.
Education awards are related to teaching, educational scholarship, or mentoring/outreach.
Fellowships are grants made to fellows by universities or other organizations.
Industry awards are given by a company or professional organization for
work/accomplishments that are relevant to a particular industry.
Scientific awards include any accomplishment or honor that is research- or science-related
Other awards do not fall into the previous categories.

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Participant
A Center participant is an individual who spends 160 hours or more over a twelve month period
at the Center.
Affiliate
A Center affiliate is an individual affiliated with the Center that does not meet the 160 hour
requirement for Center participants.
External Participant
An external institutional participant refers to an outside institution or organization that is involved
with Center activities and events for more than 160 hours over a twelve month period but has no
contractual relationship.
An external individual participant refers to an outside individual (teacher or student, or
community member) who is involved with Center activities and events for more than 160 hours
over a twelve month period but has no contractual relationship.
Center Faculty or Equivalent
Center faculty are defined as faculty at the main or participating universities, colleges, or
community colleges, who devote 160 hours or more over a twelve month period of their
professional activities to one or more of the research thrust areas of the Center or to tasks
related to the Center’s education or knowledge transfer missions.
Center Graduate Student
Center graduate students are defined as students enrolled in a graduate degree program at one
of the Center’s participating universities, and colleges, who devote a 160 hours or more over a
period of 12 months of their research and educational activities to one or more of the research
thrust areas at the Center under the supervision of a Center faculty or staff member. This
category includes both students who are and those are not financially supported by the Center
so long as they meet the other criteria.

Center Undergraduate Student
Center undergraduate students are defined as students enrolled in an undergraduate degree
program at one of the Center’s participating universities, colleges, or community colleges, who
are either doing research in one or more of the research thrust areas at the Center under the
supervision of a Center faculty or staff member or doing a major or minor around one or more of
the research thrust areas at the Center under the advisorship of a Center faculty or staff
member. This category includes both students who are and those are not financially supported
by the Center so long as they meet the other criteria.

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Underrepresented Minorities
Underrepresented minorities are people whose representation in science and engineering is
less than their representation in the population: blacks, Hispanics, and Native Americans,
including American Indians, Alaskan Natives and Pacific Islanders.
Knowledge Transfer Activities
Knowledge transfer activities may be accomplished in various ways, including the involvement
of industrial or other non-academic specialists on the STC advisory committee, partnership with
institutions, faculty consulting relationships with industry, visiting instructorships by industrial
scientists at the STC, etc. The following illustrate various approaches that a Center might
undertake.
Domestic Research Collaboration, e.g., collaboration with individual companies, industrial
consortia, Federal laboratories, independent laboratories, other universities, or other
scientific organizations.
International Research Collaboration, e.g., collaboration with individual foreign companies,
international industrial consortia, foreign government laboratories, foreign independent
laboratories, foreign universities, or other international scientific organizations.
Industrial Development Activities, e.g., creation of spin-off companies, participation in state
industrial development initiatives, and various types of cooperative agreements.
Leadership Exchanges, e.g., industrial representation on the Center’s Advisory Committee,
participation of Center faculty/staff on industrial boards, advisory committees, Federal
laboratory advisory associations, and international organization advisory associations.
Personnel Exchanges, e.g., Center faculty/staff working in industrial laboratories, industrial
staff working in Center labs, Center faculty/staff working in Federal labs, or Federal
Laboratory staff working in Center labs.
Continuing Education for Technical Professionals, e.g., seminars or lecture series on current
research, short courses or workshops, and semester length courses.
Professional Activities, e.g., participation in the development of industrial or technical
standards, presentations at professional meetings, and representation at industrial
conventions or trade shows.
Professional Publications and Information Dissemination, e.g., articles in scientific journals,
Center working papers series, Center technical reports, regular Center newsletter, books
and monographs, and Internet professional activities.
Public Policy, e.g., participation in advisory committees to government.

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Outputs of Knowledge Transfer Activities
Outputs refer to application-oriented products created by the Center. Examples of outputs are
patents, (but not patent licensure), distribution of center developed software, center-developed
or produced research media (e.g., cell lines, reagents, or isotopes), or distribution of centerproduced research hardware.
Outcomes of Knowledge Transfer Activities
Outcomes refer to actual application of Center products in industry, federal laboratories, or
elsewhere. Outcomes could include licenses based on Center patents or other work. Outcomes
also include spin-off or start-up companies that emerged from Center research (please list years
started when listing names of companies).
Educational Activities
Educational activities may be directed toward various populations, and have a variety of
objectives. Among the particular groups are graduate students, undergraduate students, K-12
faculty and students, and community institutions. These populations, in turn, may be interested
in scientific career preparation, general knowledge of scientific principles, or in more general
educational objectives.
Internal educational activities are oriented toward graduate and undergraduate education and
can take many different forms. These may be summarized as follows:
Graduate Education, e.g., new required graduate courses, new elective graduate
courses, new graduate degree programs, graduate student internships in industrial labs,
student internships in Federal laboratories or other collaborating laboratories in other
universities or in foreign laboratories, and mentoring programs
Undergraduate Education, e.g., new required major undergraduate courses, new
elective major undergraduate courses, new general education courses for non-majors,
new undergraduate degree programs, NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates
program, and other mentoring programs
A Center might develop new curricula or course. 2 A Center might support an internship
program such as the Research Experiences for Undergraduates program. A Center might
develop and operate a Website, or develop software, or science kits. Some Centers develop
special programs for underrepresented groups or the larger community. Internal activities could
also be oriented toward minority programs, special workshops and symposia, general education
courses for non-majors, graduate student internships in Federal, industrial and foreign
laboratories, and undergraduate and graduate mentoring program.
A program’s goals can also be diverse, including improving: recruitment for technical careers,
recruitment to a center's specialty, retention in scientific training pathway, and providing general
support for academic achievement.

2

. A Center course is one that is created by Center faculty as part of the Center’s research or educational
thrust and is taught primarily by Center faculty.

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External educational activities are oriented toward K-12 students or teachers, professionals in
the field, and the general population.
The mechanisms can be quite diverse, and include in-service courses, workshops and
symposia for K-12 teachers, pre-service teacher training, research experiences in laboratories
and the field for teachers. A program might facilitate the use of STC equipment by K-12
teachers and students. The variety of categories include:
Collaboration with Teachers (in-service courses, workshops, and symposia for K-12
teachers, preservice teacher training, research experiences (lab) for teachers, research
experiences (field) for teachers, long-term support for professional development.
Creation of Educational Tools for Teachers and Students, e.g., new curricula, science
kits, software, videos, use of STC equipment by K-12 teachers
Development of Student Programs, e.g., interactive programs and field trips, science
fairs, research experiences for high school students, talks from prominent scientists, or
mentoring program.
Collaboration on K-12 Education Projects e.g., with statewide, regional, rural and urban
educational initiatives, local education improvement projects, other universities,
local/regional science education associations, and school districts.
Outreach to Underrepresented Groups, e.g., targeting graduate students, undergraduate
students, high school students, middle school students, elementary school students.
Work with larger Science Education Initiatives. e.g., Other examples are statewide,
urban and rural systemic initiatives, local systemic improvement projects, liaisons with
other universities, local/regional science education associations and school districts.
Community Initiatives e.g., museum exhibits or shows, planetarium exhibits or shows,
aquarium exhibits or shows, zoo exhibits or shows, public lectures, publications, online
information, and radio/TV programming.
Professional Development Activities
Examples of professional development include student participation in conferences, internships,
entrepreneurship courses or other intellectual development activities outside of the students’
main research area.
Intern
A student intern is a Center graduate or undergraduate student assigned to companies, national
laboratories or other appropriate external work-settings for an on-site work experience of at
least one month duration. A professional intern is an individual from an outside organization who
works onsite with or under the supervision of a Center faculty member for one or more visits, of
which at least 160 hours, within a given academic year.

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Outcomes and Impacts of Internal Educational Activities
For example, influence of internal activities on curricula through creating new courses,
modifying existing curricula by including STC research, creating new text books based on STC
research, new degree programs, or course modules or instructional CDs.
Outcomes and Impacts of External Educational Activities
For example, increased interest or understanding of external participants in science and
technology, improved performance in classes (teaching or learning), increased interest in
pursuing educational opportunities in science and technology, etc.

External Partnership Activities
Examples of partnerships may include participation in research networks, co-sponsoring
research, conferences, industry consortia, sabbaticals, personnel exchanges, joint publications
class work, minority-serving institution partnerships, industrial internships, etc. These do NOT
include the academic partners which form the core of the Center’s institutional participants.
Outcomes and Impacts of Partnerships Activities
Examples of outcomes for the Center may include: improvements in methods, models,
experimentation, or theory, or improvement in the timeliness of research, placement of Center
graduates etc. Positive outcomes for partner include cost-savings, improved quality or
timeliness of research or product development, development of human capital, etc.

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