This grant, offered by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), is for public or private educational institutions to support middle school science teachers (Grades 6-8) attending the NIST Summer Institute. Held at the NIST Gaithersburg campus, the institute aims to enhance teachers’ understanding of STEM subjects, provide practical classroom resources, and foster enthusiasm for science through hands-on workshops emphasizing measurement science. Teachers will translate NIST’s cutting-edge research into learning modules, gaining instructional materials and tools. This initiative provides a unique professional development opportunity, encouraging teachers to inspire students toward future STEM careers, with supported attendance via a small stipend.
Opportunity ID: 53235
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 2010-SI-01 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 11.609 — Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 26, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – Applications, paper and electronic, must be received no later than 26 April 2010, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. This deadline applies to any mode of proposal submission, including courier, delivery service, express mailing, and electronic. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | – Applications, paper and electronic, must be received no later than 26 April 2010, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. This deadline applies to any mode of proposal submission, including courier, delivery service, express mailing, and electronic. |
| Archive Date: | May 27, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | The NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers grant program is open to public school districts and private educational institutions teaching at the middle school level. Such schools may offer instruction in, but not limited to, earth science, physical science, chemistry, physics, and/or biology. Participating teachers from the applicant school districts or private educational institutes must be U.S. citizens or permanent U.S. residents. Teachers proposed within the application for participation in the NIST SI must be employed for the 2010-2011 school year to teach middle school science or math (grades 6, 7, and/or 8) in a public or private school. The topics taught may include earth science, physical science, chemistry, physics, and/or biology. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| Description: | The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is soliciting applications from qualified public school districts or accredited private educational institutions that are teaching students in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) at the middle school level (Grades 6-8). Such schools may offer instruction in general science fields including earth science, physical science, chemistry, physics, and/or biology. NIST will award funding that will support the attendance of middle school teachers in the NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers (NIST SI), to be held July 6-19, 2010 to be held at the NIST Gaithersburg, Maryland, campus. The aim of the NIST SI is to increase teachersÂ’ understanding of the subjects they teach, provide materials and resources to implement what they have learned at NIST in the classroom, enhance their enthusiasm for science, and provide them the opportunity to develop an on-going network with the scientists and engineers at NIST, who would be available for consultation even after the NIST SI has ended. The NIST Summer Institute is a hands-on workshop where middle school science teachers are able to take advantage of resources from the nationÂ’s standards and measurement laboratory, the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The workshop will provide teachers with instructional materials and ideas to use in their teaching, and will emphasize the measurement science done at NIST. The aim is to take a selection of the cutting-edge research at NIST and help the teachers translate this through hands-on activities into classroom-based learning modules. In addition to ideas and activities to incorporate into lesson plans, teaching tools are directly provided to allow the teachers to demonstrate to their students the activities that they select from this workshop. The program will provide a world-class opportunity for those teaching our nation’s next generation of scientists to learn more about the subjects they teach and the research in those subjects at NIST, and offer a platform from which teachers can inspire their students to pursue STEM careers. Teachers representing successful applicants will be supported via a small stipend, awarded through their respective school district or private educational institution. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Full Announcement |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Christopher Hunton
Grants Technical Assistant Phone 301-975-5718 Email:christopher.hunton@nist.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 53235 Full Announcement-1 -> 2010 ffosummerinstitutefinal-chver.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Christopher Hunton Grants Technical Assistant Phone 301-975-5718 Email: christopher.hunton@nist.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.609 | 2010-SI-01 | NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers | PKG00017573 | Mar 26, 2010 | Apr 26, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
53235 SF424-2.0.pdf
53235 CD511-1.1.pdf
53235 SF424B-1.1.pdf
53235 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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