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Article: DoD announces plans to stimulate undergraduate research.(Brief Article)
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- Program Manager
- Article date:
- March 1, 2003
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WASHINGTON (March 14, 2003)--The Department of Defense (DoD) today announced plans to award 19 grants, totaling $4.7 million, that will support approximately 650 undergraduate students, in its first annual Awards to Stimulate and Support Undergraduate Research Experiences (ASSURE) program. The ASSURE program will be executed collaboratively with the National Science Foundation (NSF) through its Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Sites Program. All awards are subject to the successful completion of negotiations between DoD, NSF, and the grantee institutions.
Undergraduate programs are critical to DoD's overall education investment strategy The ASSURE ...