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

Post Date

February 22nd 2011

Application Due Date

November 30th -0001

Applications must be received no later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Thursday, March 24, 2011.

Funding Opportunity Number

2011-NIST-SUMMER-INSTITUTE-01

CFDA Number(s)

11.609

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Number of Awards

22

Eligibility Categories

Other

U.S. public school districts and U.S. accredited private educational institutions that are teaching students in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) at the middle school level (Grades 6-8) are eligible to apply for awards under this Program. Each applicant U.S. public school district or U.S. accredited private educational institution is limited to nominating no more than one (1) teacher per school for participation in the NIST Summer Institute. The individual teachers that are nominated for participation in the NIST Summer Institute must meet the eligibility requirements set forth in Section III.1. of the FFO/Full Announcement.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $83600

• Award Range:

  $None - $None

Grant Description

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is soliciting applications from eligible U.S. public school districts or U.S. accredited private educational institutions nominating middle school science teachers to participate in the NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers (NIST Summer Institute or Program), which provides hands-on activities, lectures, tours, and visits with scientists and engineers in NIST laboratories. The NIST Summer Institute will be held at the NIST Campus in Gaithersburg, Maryland on July 18-29, 2011.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Commerce

• Office:

  National Institute of Standards and Technology

• Agency Contact:

  Christopher Hunton
  Grants Technical Assistant
  Phone 301-975-5718

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Agency Contact

• Agency Email Address:

  christopher.hunton@nist.gov

• More Information:

  2011-NIST-SUMMER-INSTITUTE-01 FFO/Full Announcement