Students ages 13-to-18 from countries across the globe are invited to create original videos (up to five minutes in length) that illustrate a concept or theory in the life sciences, physics or mathematics. The submissions will be judged on the students’ ability to communicate complex scientific ideas in the most engaging, illuminating, and imaginative ways.

The deadline for submissions is October 10, 2016. Students must register to participate at www.breakthroughjuniorchallenge.org.

Applications are due 8:00 pm EST, November 17, 2016.

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is issuing a national Call to Action to improve STEM education through the use of active learning. Learn more at https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/08/17/call-action-incorporating-active-stem-learning-strategies-k-12-and-higher-education

AERA's Fall 2016 Grants Program competition is currently accepting proposals for both Dissertation and Research Grants until Thursday, September 15, 2016. The AERA Grants Program, with support from the National Science Foundation, provides small grants for conducting studies of education policy and practice using federally-funded, large-scale data sets. Proposals are encouraged from a variety of disciplines, such as but not limited to, education, sociology, economics, psychology, demography, statistics, and psychometrics.
 

NSF seeks proposals for research and development projects that facilitate access to polar research efforts in (1) undergraduate education, (2) informal science education or (3) formal PK-12 science or math education. Read the "Dear Colleague Letter" announcement.

A new report from the National Academies Press, Barriers and Opportunities for 2-Year and 4-Year STEM Degrees: Systemic Change to Support Students' Diverse Pathways, looks at the barriers and opportunities for students to major in STEM degrees. 

Our latest CADRE newsletter has hit inboxes. A special issue on the 2016 DR K-12 PI Meeting, this newsletter features session-related resources, as well as upcoming opportunities and news from DR K-12 projects & people.

Read the Summer 2016 Newsletter.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is the place where science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) discoveries and discoverers begin. Nationally and internationally, cities and communities face deeply interlocking physical, social, behavioral, economic, and infrastructural challenges. For example, we face complex challenges in providing sufficient food, clean water, and energy for all, while sustaining a healthy environment. Solutions will require ingenuity and expertise from across all domains, including the sciences.

On behalf of the National Science Foundation Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR), you are invited to attend a special webinar highlighting upcoming funding opportunities within EHR, especially  aimed at broadening participation in STEM. 

Thursday, July 28 from 12:30-2:30 pm ET

Click here to register for this event.