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NSF-08-556 NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows IN K-12 Education (GK-12)
Revision of NSF-07-555
Internal Deadline: April 23, 2007
NSF deadlines:
Letter of Intent Due Date(s) (required): May 16, 2008
Full Proposal Deadline(s): July 23, 2008
Cost sharing: Not required.
NSF-08-556 Announcement available from site: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08556/nsf08556.htm
Organization Limit:
Only academic institutions in the United States and its territories that grant masters or doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) disciplines supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) may submit Proposals.
PI Eligibility Limit:
The PI must be a faculty member at the lead institution in a science, technology, engineering, mathematics discipline.
Limit on Number of Proposals:
One proposal per institution. New proposals only. Institutions having an active or past GK12 project are eligible to submit a new proposal, but they must coordinate evaluation efforts of any projects located on the same campus or working with the same school districts. Proposals to continue previously funded GK-12 projects (i.e., Track 1, Track 2, and Continuing) are no longer being accepted.
The Principal Investigator (PI) must be a STEM discipline faculty member actively conducting STEM research at the lead institution.
The GK-12 program will offer only new awards of 5 years duration with a maximum of $600,000 per year.
Synopsis of Program:
This program provides funding for graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines to acquire additional skills that will broadly prepare them for professional and scientific careers in the 21st century. Through interactions with teachers and students in K-12 schools and with other graduate fellows and faculty from STEM disciplines, graduate students can improve communication, teaching, collaboration, and team building skills while enriching STEM learning and instruction in K-12 schools. Through this experience, graduate students can gain a deeper understanding of their own STEM research. In addition, the GK-12 program provides institutions of higher education with an opportunity to make a permanent change in their graduate programs by incorporating GK-12 like activities in the training of their STEM graduate students.
Expected outcomes include improved communication, teaching, collaboration, and team building skills for the fellows; professional development opportunities for K-12 teachers; enriched learning for K-12 students; and strengthened and sustained partnerships in STEM between institutions of higher education and local school districts.
UM INTERNAL Abstract Deadline: April 23, 2008 (Wednesday, 5:00 p.m.)
If you are interested in claiming the one (1) Proposal slot, please provide the following:
- A estimated cumulative budget
- No more than a Five (5) page summary covering the following:
- Explain how the proposed project will address the program objectives
- Address Expected Project Outcomes
- Any peer review comments received on this application from any other submission
Submit to the following email address:
fastlane-admin@umich.edu
and copied to:
Marvin Parnes, mgparnes@umich.edu
and Dave Plawchan, davedrda@umich.edu
and the appropriate Research Dean.
The Office of the Vice President for Research, in consultation with others, will decide which proposals should be developed for submission to NSF.
The finalist for this competition will be notified no later than May 7, 2008.
If you have any questions about project eligibility, please direct them to Dave Plawchan,fastlane-admin@umich.edu, in DRDA.
Current limited submissions opportunities