$3 Million STEM Education Grants Offered for Innovation

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is offering STEM education (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) grants to colleges, universities and other institutions of higher education for programs offering innovating curriculum designed to engage and educate students.

The Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education and Human Resources (IUSE: EHR) grants are available for programs that:

• Seek to improve student learning in STEM through development of new curricular materials and methods of instruction
• Develop new assessment tools to measure student learning
• Replicate research to produce deeper knowledge about the effectiveness and transferability of findings
• Improves diversity of students and instructors participating in STEM education
• Promote institutional partnerships for collaborative research and development

Preference is given to programs that reach the stated objectives through evidence-based and evidence-generating methods and ultimately prepare STEM majors for the workforce.

The IUSE: EHR grant is divided into two type of projects: Engaged Student Learning or Institutional Community Learning. Within those two tracks, there are two different distinctions: Exploration and Design, or Development and Implementation. Grant amounts differ based on the scope and goal of the project.

Grant applications for programs that focus on Exploration and Design for either project have no deadline, and will be accepted year round.

Applications for programs that focus on Development and Implementation for either project are due by December 12, 2017.

Apply for IUSE: EHR grants on the Grants.gov website.