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Chancellor's Faculty Award for Excellence in STEM Education

 

Integrating STEM Education is now accepting proposals for grants to support faculty engagement in STEM education research and reform projects. Funding will support course release, summer salary, or research costs associated with such projects. Applicants may request support for STEM education projects in the early stages, for the coordination of existing projects, and to seed efforts that can continue beyond the funding period. Grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded for a period of up to one year.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, July 1st, 2011

    HOW TO APPLY:
  1. Fill out a Proposal Cover Sheet
  2. Submit a one to five page proposal that includes:
    • A description of the problem you will be addressing (citing relevant background research/theoretical framework)
    • Your methodology, including a description of how you will evaluate your success.
    • A budget and timeframe for the project.
    • A statement about how the proposed project will further your development, support STEM education within the home department, and benefit the CU community as a whole.
  3. Attach a current CV
  4. Attach a list of current and pending funding

Submit application electronically to iSTEM@colorado.edu

RECIPIENTS WILL BE EXPECTED TO:

  • Participate (present a poster) in the annual Symposium on STEM Education
  • Actively engage in the CU STEM education community (You will be strongly encouraged to attend the weekly DBER Seminar Series. If you absolutely cannot, please consult with us about getting involved in other ways.)
  • Present your work to the STEM education community (by giving at least one DBER seminar or talk that the CU STEM education community is invited to attend)
  • Submit a one to three-page report detailing the outcomes of the project at the end of the funding period.

 

Questions may be directed to Kate Kidder.

To see a list of past and current fellows and view their proposals, visIt the Chancellor's Fellows page.

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