Transcript NSF Division of Graduate Education Graduate STEM Fellows

NSF Division of Graduate Education
Graduate STEM Fellows in K-12 Education
GK-12
Preparing Tomorrow’s Scientists and Engineers for the
Challenges of the 21stst 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 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)
GK-12 Projects:
National Distribution
Graduate STEM Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12)
Funding Amount
Graduate Students
$30,000 Stipend
$10,500 Cost of education
Participant Support
(including travel)
K-12 Teachers
$5,000 Stipend
>= 70%
$600,000
(Per Year, for 5 Years)
Indirect Costs
8% of total direct costs
External Project Evaluator
Up to 2.5% 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 (0.4%)
MPS - 0.33M (0.6%)
GEO – 0.4 M (0.7%)
BIO – 0.9 M (1.6%)
ENG - 3.37 M (6.2%)
DGE - 49.0 M (90%)
Total GK-12 Budget
54.5 M
*Additional contributions from
EPSCoR, OISE, OCI
FY10 Anticipated Contributions
(in Millions)
Types of Institutions
NSF Supported
STEM Disciplines
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
New Solicitation Released
February / March
New Awards Made
December / January
Panel Review
Mid August
Letters of Intent Due
Late May
Full Proposal Due
Later June
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)
GK-12 Website
www.gk12.org