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NSF Division of Graduate Education Graduate STEM Fellows in K-12 Education. Preparing Tomorrow’s Scientists and Engineers For the Challenges of the 21 st Century. Program Goals. Graduate Students Communication, Leadership, Team building K-12 Education Enhanced Teaching and Learning
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NSF Division of Graduate Education Graduate STEM Fellows in K-12 Education Preparing Tomorrow’s Scientists and Engineers For the Challenges of the 21st Century
Program Goals • Graduate Students • Communication, Leadership, Team building • K-12 Education • Enhanced Teaching and Learning • Higher Education • Transform Graduate Programs Graduate Stem Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12)
Ten Year Numbers • Annual Budget $55+ Million • GK-12 has made 276 awards at 144 institutions. • Funded 5,623 Graduate Fellows. • Provided resources for 9,473 K-12 Teachers, working in 4,732 different schools. • 687,594 K-12 Students have been impacted by GK-12. Graduate Stem Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12)
GK-12 Projects: National Distribution Graduate Stem Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12)
Participant Support (including travel) >=70% Funding Amount K-12 Teachers Graduate Students • $5,000 stipend • $30,000 Stipend • $10,500 Cost of Education $600,000 (Per Year, for 5 Years) Indirect Costs External Project Evaluator • Up to 2.5% of total Direct Costs • 8% of total direct costs Graduate Stem Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12)
Budget Breakdown SBE - 0.10 M (0.1%) CISE - 0.24 M (0.3%) GEO - 0.4 M (0.6%) BIO - 1.0 M (2%) MPS - 3.0 M (5%) ENG - 3.37 M (6%) DGE - 49.5 M (86%) Total GK-12 Budget 57.66 M *Additional contributions from EPSCoR, OISE, OCI FY10 Anticipated Contributions (in Millions) Graduate Stem Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12)
Types of Institutions Location of K-12 Schools Institutions Receiving Awards Percent Number K-12 grade levels Percent Graduate Stem Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12)
NSF Supported STEM Disciplines Number of Fellows in Specific Disciplines (2008) n = 865 Graduate Stem Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12)
Eligibility • Lead academic institution must be in the United States or its territories and grant masters or doctoral degrees in STEM disciplines supported by the NSF • Principal Investigator(PI) must be a STEM discipline faculty member actively conducting STEM research at lead institution • One proposal may be submitted per institution • Institutions having an active or past GK-12 project are eligible, but must coordinate evaluation efforts; • Must be a new proposal, clarify what are the differences between the new and existing or past ones Graduate Stem Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12)
New Solicitation Released February/March Letters of Intent Due Late May Full Proposal Due Later June Panel Review Mid August New Awards made December/January Application Cycle Graduate Stem Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12)
International Supplement • Supplements to current project • Support to Graduate Students and/or teachers (only U.S. participants) • May request up to $100,000 for international component Graduate Stem Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12)
Fellows Perspective Graduate Stem Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12)