The new year has brought new changes to the National Science Foundation’s schedule of education funding opportunities. Traditionally, solicitations for formal and informal K-12 science education had set deadlines, often in the fall and winter. With the release of the STEM K-12 solicitation, proposals are now accepted year-round. Program officers have encouraged applicants to […]
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Funding Opportunity
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has released 13 Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs), all due March 13th. Funding varies by program and project type, with the largest grants being $750K for three years (e.g., National Leadership Grants for Museums). Cost sharing is required for some projects. While specific program goals and objectives […]
Bridges to Bioengineering: Bring a science exhibit to life for young learners
For the past two years, graduate students and faculty from Cornell University’s Meining School of Biomedical Engineering (Cornell BME) have been collaborating with two science museums, the Ithaca Sciencenter (NY) and spectrUM Discovery Area/Museum (MT), on the Bridges to Bioengineering project. This partnership has allowed graduate students, faculty, and museum staff to come together to […]
Library Makers: Growing A Community for Lifelong Learners and Leaders
Library Makers: Growing A Community for Lifelong Learners and Leaders is an initiative designed to share resources and learnings about how library makerspaces have and will continue to shift their services and programming post-pandemic. Supported by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), this project prioritizes diverse and inclusive community building, […]
National Science Foundation: Collaboratory to Advance Mathematics Education and Learning for K-12 (CAMEL)
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has issued a new solicitation called Collaboratory to Advance Mathematics Education and Learning for K-12 (CAMEL) : Read the full NSF solicitation here. The program is funding collaborations between researchers, data scientists, and education practitioners to co-design datasets for studying and improving K-12 math education. Funding for the program’s first […]