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The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program seeks to advance new approaches to and evidence-based understanding of the design and development of STEM learning opportunities for the public in informal environments; provide multiple pathways for broadening access to and engagement in STEM learning experiences; advance innovative research on and assessment of STEM learning in informal environments; and engage the public of all ages in learning STEM in informal environments. The Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) was an NSF-funded resource center supporting the AISL program. CAISE worked in partnership with NSF Program Directors to plan resources that can help teams develop their proposals. After their grant period ended in 2022, the Reimagining Equity and Values in Informal STEM Education (REVISE) center continues CAISE’s work and is now collecting and sharing new information pertaining to AISL. View previously funded projects.
Read the current NSF AISL Program Solicitation (22-626).
Check out the 2023-2024 AISL Program Webinars and Resources and learn more about applying for funding.
Full Proposal Deadline (due by 5pm local submitter’s time): January 8, 2025
Note: The AISL Program funds five types of projects: (1) Synthesis; (2) Conference; (3) Partnership Development and Planning; (4) Integrating Research and Practice; and (5) Research in Support of Wide-reaching Public Engagement with STEM.