Did you miss our Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) Program Solicitation Overview webinar with NSF Program Officers on 8/24? The archived video of the event is now available on our Youtube channel. In this webinar, NSF Program Officers Monya Ruffin and Catherine Eberbach discuss the current AISL solicitation and answer questions from potential applicants about the … Read more
Proposals for the NSF Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program are due on November 6, 2017 at 5 pm in the submitter’s local time. As you begin to prepare your proposals, here is a quick overview of some of the changes in the solicitation from previous years. To read the complete solicitation, visit the NSF … Read more
Proposals to the National Science Foundation’s Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program are due on November 6, 2017. This pre-recorded webcast is an in-depth review of the AISL Solicitation (NSF 17-573). It is a complement to the AISL Overview webinar (see archived materials) but provides more detail and addresses nuances not covered in the AISL … Read more
The November 6 NSF AISL deadline is quickly approaching! Over the next few weeks, CAISE and NSF are conducting a series of webinars for AISL applicants to learn more about the program and the proposal development process. Additional resources for writing AISL proposals, including previously recorded webinars, may be found on InformalScience.org’s AISL landing page. How … Read more
Dear Colleague: The new NSF Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) solicitation (NSF 17-573) was released in July. NSF Program Officers will present a webinar on the solicitation on Thursday, August 24 from 2:00-3:30 PM EDT. This is an opportunity to hear from NSF Program Officers and CAISE staff during a webinar focused on an overview of … Read more
The Discovery Research PreK-12 program (DRK-12), funded by the National Science Foundation, seeks to significantly enhance the learning and teaching of science, technology, engineering, mathematics and computer science (STEM) by preK-12 students and teachers, through research and development of STEM education innovations and approaches. Projects in the DRK-12 program build on fundamental research in STEM education … Read more
The Institute of Museum and Library Services announced the guidelines for the first round of FY 2018 National Leadership Grants for Libraries (NLG) and Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (LB21). The NLG program invests in projects that address challenges faced by the library and archive fields and generate results such as new tools, research findings, or models … Read more
The National Science Foundation has released a Dear Colleague Letter announcing opportunities for funding through the INCLUDES (Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science) initiative. Proposals will be due on November 13, 2017 and April 16, 2018. For more information, visit the NSF website.
The newest NSF Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) solicitation is now available. The 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 … Read more
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is now accepting proposals for Public Humanities Projects, Media Projects: Development Grants, and Media Projects: Production Grants. The deadline for all three programs is August 9, 2017. Public Humanities Projects grants support projects that bring the ideas and insights of the humanities to life for general audiences. Projects … Read more