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Preparing Tomorrow’s Scientists and Engineers for theChallenges of the 21st CenturyPreparing Tomorrow’s Scientists and Engineers for theChallenges of the 21st CenturyGK-12GK-12
NSF Division of Graduate Education Graduate STEM Fellows in K-12 Education
NSF Division of Graduate Education Graduate STEM Fellows in K-12 Education
Program GoalsProgram Goals
Graduate STEM Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12)
Graduate StudentsCommunication, Leadership, Team Building
K-12 EducationEnhanced Teaching and Learning
Higher EducationTransform Graduate Programs
Annual Budget $55+ Million
GK-12 has made 299 awards at 182 institutions
Funded 7,440 Graduate Fellows
Provided resources for 10,717 K-12 Teachers, working in 5,503 different schools
550,024 K-12 Students have been impacted by GK-12 Fellows
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)
>= 70%
Participant Support(including travel)
>= 70%
Participant Support(including travel) K-12 Teachers
$5,000 StipendGraduate Students
$30,000 Stipend $10,500 Cost of
education
External Project Evaluator Up to 2.5% of total direct costs
Indirect Costs 8% of total direct costs
$600,000 (Per Year, for 5 Years)
Budget BreakdownBudget Breakdown
*Additional contributions from EPSCoR,
OISE, OCI
*Additional contributions from EPSCoR,
OISE, OCI
FY10 Anticipated Contributions (in Millions)
DGE - 49.0 M (90%)
ENG - 3.37 M (6.2%)
BIO – 0.9 M (1.6%)GEO – 0.4 M (0.7%)
MPS - 0.33M (0.6%)CISE - 0.24 M (0.4%)
SBE - 0.10 M (0.1%)
Total GK-12 Budget 54.5 M
EligibilityEligibilityLead 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 CycleApplication 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 Supplement 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