North Carolina State University, National Science Foundation (NSF) Proposals
UA 011.010
Special Collections Research Center
1.5 Linear feet
1965-1974
This collection includes the proposals for the original Science Development Plan grant, as well as the 1970 supplementary grant. The collection also includes progress reports submitted approximately every six months between May 1966 and June 1971, then annually from 1972 to 1974.
In 1965, North Carolina State University at Raleigh applied to the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund a Science Development Plan under the Science Development Program for Colleges and Universities. The goal of the plan, as stated in the proposal, was to obtain
support to strengthen faculties in the biosciences; materials, mechanics and electrotechnics in engineering; and the social sciences. The National Science Foundation (NSF) funded the university’s original proposal and a 1970 supplementary proposal under the grant GU 1590. Work under GU 1590 continued from 1966 to 1974. The grant funded engineering projects, as well as the development of activities related to biomathematics on the N.C. State campus.
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2007
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2007
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Historical Note
In 1965, North Carolina State University at Raleigh applied to the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund a Science Development Plan under the Science Development Program for Colleges and Universities. The goal of the plan, as stated in the proposal, was to obtain
support to strengthen faculties in the biosciences; materials, mechanics and electrotechnics in engineering; and the social sciences. The grant application also requested funds
for purchase of limited amounts of necessary research equipment. The university submitted this grant application at a time when its faculty faced increasing demand for classes, and the teaching load and other duties of academic life cut into research time. Companies such as Corning Glass, Monsanto Chemical, and IBM were moving into the region, and the university sought increased collaboration with these industries.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) funded the university’s original proposal and a 1970 supplementary proposal under the grant GU 1590. Work under GU 1590 continued from 1966 to 1974. The grant was originally scheduled to end on June 30, 1973, but it was extended one more year without funding. The grant funded engineering projects, as well as the development of activities related to biomathematics on the N.C. State campus.
Scope and Content Note
This collection includes the proposals for the original Science Development Plan grant, as well as the 1970 supplementary grant. The collection also includes progress reports submitted approximately every six months between May 1966 and June 1971, then annually from 1972 to 1974.
Organization of the Collection
The folders for the grant proposals appear first in this collection and are arranged chronologically from 1965 to 1970. The progress reports begin at the end of the grant proposals and are also arranged chronologically from 1966 to 1974.
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Proposal to National Science Foundation for a Science Development Plan, Part I
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August 10, 1965
Proposal to National Science Foundation for a Science Development Plan, Part II
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August 10, 1965
Supplement to National Science Foundation for a Science Development Plan, NSF No. U6 0004 X
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December 30, 1965
Proposal to National Science Foundation for a Science Development Supplementary Grant, Grant No. GU 1590
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March 25, 1970
Proposal to National Science Foundation For a University Science Development Supplementary Grant, Grant No. GU 1590, Part IV Appendices-Engineering
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March 25, 1970
Report of Progress for First Six Months, NSF Science Development Grant--GU 1590
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November 19, 1966
Report to the National Science Foundation, Six Months Progress Report of a Science Development Plan, N.C. State University School of Engineering
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Report of Progress, First Year, NSF Science Development Grant--GU 1590
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May 19, 1967
Report of Progress, Six-Month Report, May 19, 1967-November 19, 1967, NSF Science Development Grant--GU 1590
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November 19, 1967
Report of Progress, Second Year Report, May 19, 1967-May 19, 1968, NSF Science Development Grant--GU 1590
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May 19, 1968
Report of Progress, Six-Month Report, May 19, 1968-November 19, 1968, NSF Science Development Grant--GU 1590
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November 19, 1968
Report of Progress, Third Year Report, May 19, 1968-May 19, 1969, NSF Science Development Grant--GU 1590
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May 19, 1969
Report of Progress, Six-Month Report, May 19, 1969-November 19, 1969, NSF Science Development Grant--GU 1590
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November 19, 1969
Report of Progress for the Period November 19, 1969-June 30, 1971, NSF Science Development Grant--GU 1590
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June 30, 1971
Report of Progress for the Period July 1, 1971-June 30, 1972, NSF Science Development Grant--GU 1590
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June 30, 1972
Report of Progress for the Period July 1, 1972-June 30, 1973, National Science Foundation Science Development Grant--GU 1590
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July 31, 1973
Report of Progress for the Period July 1, 1973-June 30, 1974, National Science Foundation Science Development Grant--GU 1590
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July 31, 1974