This grant, offered by the NSF’s Discovery Research K-12 (DR K-12) program, is for supporting research-driven projects that significantly advance preK-12 student and teacher learning in STEM disciplines. It seeks proposals to develop, implement, and study innovative educational resources, models, or technologies. The program encourages challenging existing assumptions and envisioning future learning needs, aiming for national adoption of findings. A key focus is leveraging advanced information and communications technologies to create a new generation of tools for K-12 learners. Proposals can include exploratory, full research and development, synthesis projects, or related conferences, all contributing to transformative STEM education.
Opportunity ID: 57128
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 10-610 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Discovery Research K-12 |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 75 |
| Assistance Listings: | 47.076 — Education and Human Resources |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 07, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 06, 2011 Letter of Intent (required) (due by 5 p.m. proposer’s local time): November 05, 2010 Full Proposal: January 06, 2011 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 06, 2011 Letter of Intent (required) (due by 5 p.m. proposer’s local time): November 05, 2010 Full Proposal: January 06, 2011 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $55,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | U.S. National Science Foundation |
| Description: | The Discovery Research K-12 (DR K-12) program seeks to enable significant advances in student and teacher learning of the STEM disciplines. Projects funded under this solicitation begin with a research question or hypothesis about how to improve preK-12 STEM learning and teaching and then develop, implement, and study effects of innovative educational resources, models, or technologies. DR K-12 invites proposals that meet a variety of educational needs, from those that address immediate challenges facing preK-12 STEM education to those that anticipate the future when expectations, roles and resources are likely to be aligned in different ways. DR K-12 especially encourages proposals that challenge existing assumptions about learning and teaching within or across STEM fields, envision needs of learners in 10-15 years, and consider new and innovative ways to support learning. Project goals, designs, and working strategies should be informed by prior research and practical experience drawn from all relevant disciplines and they should focus on concepts and skills that are central to STEM disciplines. The DR K-12 program is primarily concerned with the goals and effectiveness of formal education, yet it recognizes that learning is not limited to traditional school sites and times. As appropriate, the program encourages projects to draw from knowledge and practice of learning in out-of-school and informal settings. While many projects supported under this solicitation will focus on exploratory development and testing of innovative ideas for some specific facet of STEM education, all proposals must explain how the work can lead ultimately to successful adoption of findings or products in the preK-12 enterprise on a national scale.NSF has created an agency-wide priority to fully capture the transformative potential of advanced learning technologies across the education enterprise. The intent is to catalyze new approaches to STEM learning by all and for workforce development, and to provide the pathways and resources to study the learning process itself. To address this mandate, the DR K-12 program has the more focused goal of fostering the creation of a new generation of resources, models, and tools that take full advantage of the capabilities of information and communications technologies to enhance the education of K-12 learners. The DR K-12 program accepts proposals for exploratory projects, full research and development projects, and synthesis projects, as well as for conferences and workshops related to the mission of the program. |
| Link to Additional Information: | NSF Publication 10-610 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NSF grants.gov support
grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov Email:grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | NSF grants.gov support grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov Email: grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.076 | PKG00020924 | Sep 07, 2010 | Jan 06, 2011 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
57128 RR_SF424_1_2-1.2.pdf
57128 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
57128 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_3-1.3.pdf
57128 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_1_2-1.2.pdf
57128 RR_PersonalData_1_2-1.2.pdf
57128 RR_Budget-1.1.pdf
57128 NSF_CoverPage_1_3-1.3.pdf
Optional forms
57128 RR_SubawardBudget-1.2.pdf
57128 NSF_DeviationAuthorization-1.1.pdf
57128 NSF_SuggestedReviewers-1.1.pdf
57128 NSF_Registration_1_3-1.3.pdf
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