The REVISE Center
Welcome to informalscience.org, hosted by the REVISE Center. REVISE is an NSF-funded resource center. We share updates pertaining to informal STEM education (ISE) and resources focused on advancing ISE. The REVISE Center core functions are:
- Cultivate community and collaboration to enhance innovation in ISE
- Deepen links between research and practice to improve efficiency and raise the visibility of ISE
- Strengthen networks and building capacity for ISE professionals
- Curate and amplify evidence-based ISE practices and products to be accessible to all
New NSF Solicitation: National Science Foundation Fostering Interdisciplinary Networks to Develop Emergent and Responsive Solutions Foundry (NSF FINDERS FOUNDRY)
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced a new funding opportunity in the Fostering Interdisciplinary Networks to Develop Emergent and Responsive Solutions Foundry program. This program supports interdisciplinary partnerships among educators, technologists and researchers to co-design and scale evidence-based, technology-driven solutions — particularly those involving AI — that strengthen K–12 learning and help build a skilled workforce. Read the full solicitation (NSF 26-507) for program and proposal submission guidelines.
Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitting organization’s local time):
- May 27, 2026 – for Planning Proposals
- November 18, 2026 – for Development Proposals
Additional NSF Solicitation: NSF STEM K-12
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced a funding opportunity: the NSF STEM K-12 program in the Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL) in the Directorate for STEM Education (EDU). The program supports fundamental, applied, and translational research that advances STEM teaching and learning and improves understanding of education across the human lifespan and a range of formal and informal settings.
Read the full solicitation (NSF 25-545) for program and proposal submission guidelines. You may also send 1-page concept papers to stemk12@nsf.gov
NSF recently hosted a webinar focused on the new STEM K-12 solicitation. Watch the recorded webinar.
Webinar passcode: KK..xiT7
The REVISE Center hosted the 2026 NSF AISL Awardee Meeting February 24-26! Learn more!
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NSF STEM K-12 (STEM K-12)
National Science Foundation Fostering Interdisciplinary Networks to Develop Emergent and Responsive Solutions Foundry (NSF FINDERS FOUNDRY)