NIST Research Experience for Teachers (NIST RET) Program

Post Date

December 10th 2015

Application Due Date

March 4th 2016

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

Funding Opportunity Number

2016-NIST-RET-01

CFDA Number(s)

11.620

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Other

Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach

Eligibility Categories

Other

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), and whose nominated teachers have successfully completed the NIST Summer Institute Program. 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 RET Program must meet the eligibility requirements in Section III.1. of this FFO.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $None - $None

Grant Description

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 science teachers in grades six (6), seven (7), and/or eight (8), who have successfully completed the NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers (NIST Summer Institute) Program . The nominated teachers must have completed the NIST Summer Institute Program prior to applying to participate in the NIST RET Program. The NIST RET Program will allow the selected teachers to participate in scientific research with NIST scientists and engineers at the NIST Campus in Gaithersburg, Maryland during the summer of 2016 for six (6) continuous weeks (exact dates to be decided by the teachers and NIST scientists and engineers).

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Commerce

• Office:

  National Institute of Standards and Technology

• Agency Contact:

  Christopher Hunton
  Management and Program Analyst
  Phone 301-975-5718

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Agency Contact

• Agency Email Address:

  grants@nist.gov

• More Information:

  2016-NIST-RET-01 Full Announcement/FFO document