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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

Types of InstitutionsTypes of Institutions

NSF SupportedSTEM DisciplinesNSF Supported

STEM Disciplines

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

Fellows PerspectiveFellows Perspective

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

GK-12 WebsiteGK-12 Website

www.gk12.org