| NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows
in K-12 Education (GK-12) Program |
U
of MN Announcement and submission guidelines |
Internal deadline: May 1, 2008 |
| Synopsis
The goals of this program are 1) to support highly qualified
graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology,
engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines through
fellowships to provide them with an opportunity to acquire
additional skills that would broadly prepare them for
professional and scientific careers in the 21st century;
2) to improve STEM instruction in K-12 schools; and 3)
to provide institutions of higher education with an opportunity
to make a permanent change in their graduate programs
by incorporating GK-12 like activities in the training
of their STEM graduate students.
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| Disciplines/research areas included:
NSF-supported science, technology, engineering and mathematics
disciplines.
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Eligibility
An institution may submit only one proposal as lead from
either a single-institution or from a multi-institutional
proposal. The PI must be a STEM discipline faculty member
actively conducting STEM research at the lead organization.
GK-12 Fellows must be full-time graduate students pursuing
degrees (master's or PhD) and conducting research in
STEM diciplines, and must be citizens, nationals or permanent
residents of the United States. GK-12 teachers should
have sufficient experience in pedagogy to help improve
the communication and teaching skills of the GK-12 fellows. |
U
of MN Information Grid: Additional information including
contact information, award amount and duration, etc. |
Award
Recipients from the University of Minnesota |
Agency
Solicitation with complete program details |
