Education & Workforce
National Science Foundation
NSF: Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Directorate for STEM Education: Conference and Workshop Projects
Other
Grant Funding
The purpose of this program is to bring recent advances in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) knowledge into undergraduate education, that adapt, improve, and incorporate evidence-based practices into STEM teaching and learning, and that lay the groundwork for institutional improvement in STEM education. Funding will support projects that implement evidence-based and knowledge-generating approaches to understand and improve STEM learning and learning environments, improve the diversity of STEM students and majors, and prepare STEM majors for the workforce. Funding will also support projects to conduct workshops and conferences aimed at improving undergraduate STEM education, developing implementation practices, and/or assembling research partnerships and agendas. Conference projects that address diversity in STEM teaching and learning and/or involve collaborations of educational researchers and disciplinary scientists to ensure that STEM teaching reflects cutting-edge STEM disciplinary research are especially encouraged.
Next funding deadline
Rolling deadline
Timing Notes
Applications for conferences and workshops are accepted on a rolling basis. Deadlines for other types of proposals are as follows: Institutional and community transformation (ICT) capacity building and ICT level 1 proposals, and engaged student learning (ESL) level 1 proposals: January 21, 2026 ICT level 2 proposals and ESL levels 2 and 3 proposals: July 15, 2026
Max Award Amount
No max defined
Cost share/match Required
No
Eligibility Notes
Eligible applicants include: Institutions of higher education (IHEs) Nonprofit, non-academic organizations Tribal nations State and local governments In addition, for-profit organizations may be eligible to apply if the project is of special concern from a national point of view, special resources are available for the work, or the proposed project is especially meritorious.
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