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The US Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is currently accepting applications for its Museums for America and National Leadership Grants for Museums programs. The Museums for America (MFA) program supports projects that strengthen the ability of an individual museum to serve its public. National Leadership Grants for Museums support projects that address critical needs ... 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

The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently released a Dear Colleague Letter calling for proposals aimed at “Capacity-building, Community-building, and Direction-setting for Public Participation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Research (PPSR).” Specifically, NSF encourages proposals for Research Coordination Networks (RCNs), conferences, and PPSR-focused supplements for existing awards. Proposals are due on April 11, 2017. Informational ... Read more

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) released a call for proposals to the Competitive Program for Science Museums, Planetariums, and NASA Visitor Centers Plus Other Opportunities (CP4SMPVC+). From NASA: The NASA Office of Education invites proposals from museums, science centers, planetariums, NASA Visitor Centers, youth-serving organizations, and other formal and informal education institutions via ... Read more

The National Science Foundation is accepting proposals to conduct education-related research and development to prepare a diverse microelectronics workforce beginning with the early preparation of K-12 students in and outside of school settings and extending through undergraduate, graduate and other levels of adult learning. This DCL encourages proposals that will inspire, study and support learners’ ... Read more

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 youth in the Gulf of Mexico region. This funding opportunity will support the next generation of STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine) leaders in the field of environmental justice (EJ) ... Read more

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. This funding opportunity will support the next generation of informed citizens, scientists, engineers, and decision-makers in understanding the socio-environmental challenges of their ... Read more

NASA is seeking proposals for the 2023 NASA TEAM II Community Anchor Awards and Full Awards. Through TEAM II – a competitive, high-quality, national program that supports NASA-themed STEM education – NASA seeks to enhance the ability of informal education institutions and partners to deliver and participate in NASA-based activities, and to increase the capacity of institutions ... Read more

Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (NSF INCLUDES) is a comprehensive national initiative designed to enhance U.S. leadership in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) discoveries and innovations focused on NSF’s commitment to diversity, inclusion, and broadening participation in these fields. NSF INCLUDES supports efforts to ... Read more

Introduction to FUSE The FUSE program engages young people ages 11-18 in science, technology, engineering, arts/design, and math (STEAM) through interest-driven activities in a youth-centric, free-choice environment. FUSE is designed specifically to engage young people who have not yet identified strong interests in STEAM topics. The project leverages young people’s existing interests in music, design, ... Read more

Using the profound disruptions of the past several years, museums can create a better, more equitable, and resilient future. In this two-day Summit, attendees will explore how. Hosted by the American Alliance of Museums, connect with museum people around the world from wherever you are this fall to get actionable insights on: The Future Workplace ... Read more

The virtual 2024 Future of Museums Summit will take a deep dive into the latest issue of TrendsWatch, the Alliance’s annual forecasting report.  In this second iteration of the Summit, AAM is hosting an open call for proposals for sessions examining culture wars, decarbonizing the future, advances in artificial intelligence, and combating loneliness. Sessions may address ... Read more

This Knowledge Base article was written collaboratively with contributions from Jennifer Borland and CAISE Admin. This article was migrated from a previous version of the Knowledge Base. The date stamp does not reflect the original publication date. Overview  Over the past few decades, digital games on computers and mobile devices have grown in popularity as a teaching and ... Read more

This article was migrated from a previous version of the Knowledge Base. The date stamp does not reflect the original publication date. Overview  The inclusion of the arts and humanities in STEM based-research and publications has slowly transformed how informal science education has discussed and implemented the “arts” in education. Science leaders and practitioners have ... Read more

This Knowledge Base article was written collaboratively with contributions from Karen Knutson and CAISE Admin. This article was migrated from a previous version of the Knowledge Base. The date stamp does not reflect the original publication date. Overview  Recent years have seen a growing interest in youth gardening, with school based gardening programs taking the lead besides neighborhood ... Read more

On February 27th, CAISE hosted a webinar by the Exploratorium on the results of the GENIAL (Generating Engagement and New Initiatives for All Latinos) Summit in 2017. This is the first of two webinars, with the second airing on April 25th at 2pm ET. Learn more about the project here.          

This ISE-University Partnership Spotlight was co-authored by Rachel O’Neill, Professor and Head of Genetics and Genomics at the University of Connecticut, and Hank Gruner, Vice President or Programs at Connecticut Science Center. Challenges in Genomic Literacy Advances in genomics are rapidly increasing our understanding of not only the human body, disease, and health-related issues, but ... Read more

While EBSCO offers access to journal articles and reference materials, there are some articles that still require subscription access. You can locate these resources in a library near you using WorldCat.org, a tool that cross-searches the catalogs of more than 10,000 libraries worldwide. WorldCat uses your location to display the nearest libraries that have the ... Read more

The 2018 NSF STEM for All Video Showcase: Transforming the Educational Landscape, will be held online May 14 – 21, 2018. This event is created and facilitated by TERC and is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF Award #1642187). This work is done in collaboration with six NSF-funded resource centers: MSPnet, CADRE, CIRCL, CAISE, STELAR, and CS for All ... Read more

All of the organizations in Educating All Learners Alliance are invested in supporting students with disabilities, but how do you continue to move the needle forward if your org’s expertise is not in the field of Special Education? Understanding accessibility and inclusion is a great place to start for orgs without specific Special Education expertise.  When ... Read more

The Girls STEAM Ahead with NASA program, part of NASA’s Universe of Learning, provides resources and experiences that enable youth, families, and lifelong learners to explore fundamental questions in astrophysics, experience how science is done, and discover the universe for themselves. Join NGCP for this exciting webinar to hear directly from this year’s 2023 GSAWN stipend ... Read more

The Global Access Fund (GAF) was established to enable communities worldwide to make their research outputs discoverable. It will provide financial support for both outreach activities and infrastructure development to enable organizations in regions and communities currently underrepresented in the global open science infrastructure landscape to benefit from DataCite infrastructure services. The GAF is part ... Read more

Are you looking for ways to engage your community in solar eclipses coming to North America in 2023 or 2024? NASA Earth Science Education Collaborative (NASEC) is seeking library partners to involve their patrons in a NASA citizen science project that will contribute to understanding of what happens on Earth when the Sun’s light is ... Read more

The University of California, Irvine is hosting GLS (Games + Learning + Society) Conference 2022 in-person from June 15-17. More information is here. How are games scholars, practitioners, educators, and developers responding to current news and global trends? What roles do games play in these conversations, and how are thoughtful designers responding? What are educators ... Read more

Human subjects regulations are designed to protect participants in very particular settings: those in which research is taking place and in which participants may be “at risk.” Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) decide on the procedures researchers need to follow based on a set of definitions and regulations. The first of these is the definition of ... Read more