Science Learning+ Partnership Grants

The summary for the Science Learning+ Partnership Grants grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the National Science Foundation, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Science Learning+ Partnership Grants: <p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="margin: auto auto 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Within the National Science Foundation (NSF)context,<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> Science Learning+ is a strand within project type 3, Research in Service to Practice, of the <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program (NSF 15-593). </span>

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="margin: auto auto 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Science Learning+ is an open call for proposals for Partnership Grants through an international partnership between theNSF and the Wellcome Trust with the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).<br /></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><br />The aims of Science Learning+ are to strengthen the research and knowledge base; bridge the practice and research gap; and/or share knowledge and experience in informal science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) experiences. Furthermore, the initiative seeks to support practice-based research which falls within or across the following priority areas: </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;">understanding learning; engagement in STEM; skills development; equity; diversity; access to informal learning settings; and measurement of outcomes.<br /></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;"><br />Proposals must </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">address at least one priority area and include: </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;">collaborations between at least one organization in the US and one in the UK/Republic of Ireland.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>In addition, the proposal should include asubstantive research program, not solely a public engagement activity; genuine partnerships between researchers and practitioners of STEM engagement; experts from more than one STEM area; and more than one informal STEM learning location, platform, or environment. Proposers should submit a single, comprehensive proposal with two budget components, one for US activities and one for UK/Republic of Irelandactivities, to NSF.</span>