NSF STEM K-12 (STEM K-12)

Supports research and development to advance STEM teaching and learning in K-12 formal and informal settings, leveraging AI and emerging technologies to build knowledge, create tools and strengthen the U.S. STEM education and workforce. Synopsis The NSF STEM K-12 program in the Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL) in the … Read more

NSF Translation to Practice (NSF TTP)

Supports use-inspired research, translational activities and partnerships that turn scientific discoveries into real-world solutions. Researchers can gain market insights, launch commercial applications and/or facilitate industry adoption. Synopsis The U.S. NSF Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (NSF TIP) partners across sectors to advance three primary focus areas – accelerating technology translation and development, fostering regional … Read more

NSF Webinar: DRL FY26 Funding Opportunities

This 90-minute webinar will provide an overview of FY2026 funding opportunities available through the Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (EDU/DRL)

Funding Opportunity: Environmental Literacy for Community Resilience

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Gulf Research Program (GRP), along with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s Environmental Literacy Program, aims to enhance community resilience and increase the environmental literacy of community members across the U.S. Gulf Coast states (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida) through place-based education. This funding opportunity … Read more

Funding Opportunity: Empowering K-8 Youth Through Place-Based Education

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Gulf Research Program (GRP) aims to increase the scientific and environmental literacy and problem-solving skills of children and youth in the Gulf of Mexico region. The GRP is seeking proposals that engage children and youth in place-based educational activities that will foster the development of the scientific … Read more

National Science Foundation’s Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) Proposals

The Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) Program is committed to funding research and practice, with continued focus on investigating a range of informal STEM learning (ISL) experiences and environments that make lifelong learning a reality. This program seeks proposals that center engagement, broadening participation, and belonging, and further the well-being of individuals and communities who … Read more

Future Engineers Free STEM Battelle Climate Challenge

The Battelle Climate Challenge is officially open and accepting entries until February 7, 2025! This challenge offers students a chance to win a $5,000 STEM grant for a public school, library, or non-profit of their choice by learning about the impacts of climate-related hazards within their community and developing a proposed action to help build … Read more