NSF Division of Graduate Education Graduate STEM Fellows in K-12 Education

Preparing Tomorrow’s Scientists and Engineers For the Challenges of the 21st CenturyPreparing Tomorrow’s Scientists and Engineers For the Challenges of the 21st Century

Program Goals Program Goals • Graduate Students

Communication, Leadership, Team building

• K-12 EducationEnhanced Teaching and Learning

• Higher EducationTransform Graduate Programs

Graduate Stem Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12)

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)

Ten Year NumbersTen Year Numbers

Graduate Stem Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12)

GK-12 Projects: National Distribution

GK-12 Projects: National Distribution

Funding AmountFunding Amount

Graduate Stem Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12)

$600,000 (Per Year, for 5 Years)

Graduate Students $30,000 Stipend $10,500 Cost of

Education

External Project Evaluator Up to 2.5% of total Direct Costs

K-12 Teachers

Indirect Costs 8% of total direct costs

$5,000 stipend>=70%

Participant Support(including travel)

Budget BreakdownBudget Breakdown

Graduate Stem Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12)

FY10 Anticipated Contributions (in Millions)

DGE - 49.5 M (86%)

ENG - 3.37 M (6%)

MPS - 3.0 M (5%)BIO - 1.0 M (2%)GEO - 0.4 M (0.6%)

CISE - 0.24 M (0.3%)

SBE - 0.10 M (0.1%)

Total GK-12 Budget 57.66 M

*Additional contributions from EPSCoR, OISE, OCI

Types of Institutions

Types of InstitutionsInstitutions Receiving Awards

Location of K-12 Schools

K-12 grade levels

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NSF Supported STEM Disciplines

NSF Supported STEM Disciplines

Graduate Stem Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12)

Number of Fellows in Specific Disciplines (2008) n = 865

Eligibility

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)

Application Cycle

Application Cycle

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

Graduate Stem Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12)

International SupplementInternational 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

Fellows PerspectiveFellows Perspective

Graduate Stem Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12)

GK-12 WebsiteGK-12 Website