NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers (NIST Summer Institute) Program

 

NIST is soliciting applications from eligible public school districts and accredited private educational institutions in the U.S. and its territories. These eligible institutions would nominate middle school science teachers in grades six (6), seven (7), and/or eight (8), to participate in the NIST Summer Institute Program. The NIST Summer Institute Program will provide selected teachers hands-on activities, lectures, tours, and visits with NIST scientists and engineers at the NIST Campus in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Active 2016-NIST-SUMMER-INSTITUTE-01 Agency: Department of Commerce
Office: NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY Cooperative Agreement Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach Public school districts and accredited private educational institutions in the U.S. and its territories that offer science classes at grade levels six (6), seven (7) and/or eight (8) (often termed middle school). Applicant school districts and institutions must offer instruction in general science fields, such as earth science, physical science, chemistry, physics, and/or biology. Individual public school teachers and individual public middle schools are not eligible to submit applications directly to NIST and instead must be nominated by their school district. Individual teachers at private educational institutions are not eligible to submit applications directly to NIST and instead must be nominated by their private educational institution. Individual teachers nominated to participate in the NIST Summer Institute Program must meet the eligibility requirements in Section III.1. of this FFO. Electronic applications must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, March 4, 2016. Paper applications must be received by NIST by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, March 4, 2016. Applications received after the respective deadline 03/04/2016 This program does not have cost sharing or matching requirements. Christopher Hunton
Management and Program Analyst
Phone 301-975-5718 http://www.nist.gov/iaao/teachlearn/upload/2015_12_10-Summer-Institute-Federal-Funding-Opportunity.pdf grants@nist.gov $0.00