The National Science Foundation (NSF) provides awards for education and research in the sciences, mathematics, and engineering. This publication contains information about awards for the 1987 and 1988 fiscal years. An introductory section reviews the goals of NSF's education program and the long-range goals of the Directorate for Science and Engineering Education. Data on fiscal appropriations are provided and the directorate staff and advisory committee are identified. An index lists the awards alphabetically by state and specifies the institution, project director, and discipline addressed. Information on each award includes: (1) project director's name; (2) institution; (3) award number; (4) award amount; (5) time duration; (6) discipline area; and (7) project title and abstract. Appendices contain lists of graduate fellowship awards, minority graduate fellowship awards and postdoctoral fellowship awards from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). (MVL)