The National Science Foundation’s Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program aims to enhance STEM learning in informal settings by promoting new design approaches, broadening access, encouraging innovative research and assessment, and fostering deeper learning experiences. The program includes support for Pathways, Research in Service to Practice, Innovations in Development, Broad Implementation, and Conferences, Symposia, and Workshops. This grant opportunity is designed to advance STEM education through various project types, benefiting learners in informal environments and contributing to the overall understanding of effective STEM learning strategies.
Opportunity ID: 244793
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | 13-608 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Advancing Informal STEM Learning |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 46 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 47.076 — Education and Human Resources |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date:: | Oct 21, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date:: | Apr 15, 2014 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Jan 14, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | |
| Archive Date:: | Apr 15, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 27,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $3,000,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $300,000 |
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:: | National Science Foundation |
| Description:: | The Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program seeks to advance new approaches to and evidence-based understanding of the design and development of STEM learning in informal environments; provide multiple pathways for broadening access to and engagement in STEM learning experiences; advance innovative research on and assessment of STEM learning in informal environments; and develop understandings of deeper learning by participants.The AISL program supports five types of projects: (1) Pathways, (2) Research in Service to Practice, (3) Innovations in Development, (4) Broad Implementation, and (5) Conferences, Symposia, and Workshops. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 3 | Archived. Replaced by NSF 14-555. | Apr 15, 2014 |
| Synopsis 2 | Updated the close date | |
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Package No: 1