NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers (NIST Summer Institute) 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-SUMMER-INSTITUTE-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). 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.

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 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.

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-SUMMER-INSTITUTE-01 Full Announcement/FFO document