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.

Disciplines/research areas included:
NSF-supported science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines.

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