Upcoming STEM Education Opportunities

The following funding, publication, conference, and career opportunities, listed by deadline and updated monthly, may be of interest to DRK-12 project members and other STEM education researchers.

Funding

May 30, 2025 – Spencer Foundation | Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program (May Deadline)
June 2, 2025 – NSF | NSF EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP)
June 13, 2025 – Spencer Foundation | Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program (June Deadline)
June 17, 2025 – Spencer Foundation | Large Research Grants on Education (Full Proposal)
July 1, 2025 – William T. Grant Foundation | William T. Grant Scholars Program
July 7, 2025 – NSF | EPSCoR Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (EPSCoR CREST Centers)
July 10, 2025 – NSF | Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU - EiR) (Letter of Intent)
July 23, 2025 – NSF | Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)
August 1, 2025 – NSF | Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology - Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering (CREST-RISE)
August 27, 2025 – NSF | Hispanic Serving Institutions: Equitable Transformation in STEM Education
September 15, 2025 – William T. Grant Foundation | Institutional Challenge Grant
October 2, 2025 – NSF | Advanced Technological Education (ATE)
October 2, 2025 – NSF | EDU Core Research (ECR:Core)
October 3, 2025 – NSF | Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology Postdoctoral Research Program (CREST-PRP)
October 21, 2025 – NSF | Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU - EiR) (Full Proposal)
November 4, 2025 – NSF | Research on Innovative Technologies for Enhanced Learning (RITEL)
November 12, 2025 – NSF | Discovery Research PreK-12 (DRK-12)
December 5, 2025 – NSF | Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST Centers) (Preliminary Proposal)
January 14, 2026 – NSF | Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL)
February 4, 2026 – NSF | Translation and Diffusion (TD)
February 11, 2026 – NSF | Computer Science for All (CSforAll: Research and RPPs)
February 27, 2026 – NSF | EHR Core Research: Building Capacity in STEM Education Research

Publication

May 15, 2025 – AERA Open | Centering Civil Rights Protections in Schools in the US (Structured Abstract Deadline)
May 15, 2025 – The Science Teacher | Assessment in the Science Classroom
May 30, 2025 – Educational Technology & Society | Multiple Intelligent Agents in Education: Theories, Design, and Applications
May 30, 2025 – Journal of Engineering Education | Surrounding Systems’ Influences on Engineering Education: Focus on Organizations, Policies, and Contexts (Letter of Intent with Abstract Deadline)
May 31, 2025 – Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence | Bridging Educational Divide with Generative AI
June 1, 2025 – Science & Children | Creating Meaningful Cross-Curricular Experiences
June 15, 2025 – Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education | Reimagining Mathematics Teacher Education and Research Through Artificial Intelligence (Proposal Deadline)
June 30, 2025 – Computers & Education | Generative Artificial Intelligence-Enhanced Adaptive/Personalized Learning
July 2025 – Connected Science Learning | Cutting Edge Science and Engineering in STEM Learning
July 1, 2025 – Educational Media International | Enhancing Educational Experiences Through Augmented Reality: A Computer Vision Approach
July 1, 2025 – The Science Teacher | Using AI in the Science Classroom
**July 15, 2025 – Frontiers in Education | Reimagining Higher Education: Responding Proactively to 21st Century Global Shifts (Manuscript Summary Deadline)
**July 30, 2025 – Frontiers in Education | Bridging Barriers: Technology Integration in Mathematics Education (Manuscript Summary Deadline)
July 31, 2025 – Technology, Pedagogy and Education | Emerging Research Special Issue
August 1, 2025 – Science & Children | Building Science Literacy for Lifelong Learning
August 1, 2025 – Science Scope | AI in the Classroom
August 4, 2025 – Frontiers in Education | Reimagining Education to Improve Metacognitive and Socioemotional Skills for the 21st Century (Manuscript Summary Deadline)
August 15, 2025 – Computer Applications in Engineering Education | Celebrating the 35th Anniversary of Scholarly Publishing and Impactful Contributions in Engineering Education
August 31, 2025 – Educational Technology & Society | Robotics-Facilitated Teaching and Learning: An Embodied Cognition and Multi-modal Perspective
September 2025 – Connected Science Learning | Data, Data Everywhere!
September 1, 2025 – Machine Learning | Towards Trustworthy Foundation Models: Interpretability, Safety, and Robustness
September 20, 2025 – Journal of Engineering Education | Surrounding Systems’ Influences on Engineering Education: Focus on Organizations, Policies, and Contexts
October 1, 2025 – Science & Children | Teaching Resources to Engage and Inspire
October 1, 2025 – Science Scope | Earth Science Experiences
October 31, 2025 – Educational Studies in Mathematics | Mathematics Education for Sustainable Futures
December 1, 2025 – Science & Children | What Is Science?
December 31, 2025 – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education | Mathematics for and in STEM Education
December 31, 2025 – Research in Science Education | Artificial Intelligence in Science Education
December 31, 2025 – Research in Science Education | STEM and Teaching Engineering Design
February 1, 2026 – Science & Children | Celebrating Collaborations
December 31, 2026 – Research in Science Education | Argumentation and the Problem of Misinformation in Science Education
December 31, 2026 – Research in Science Education | Multimodal Literacies and Representations for Learning

For other publication opportunities, including those with ongoing submissions, see CADRE's list of Publications for STEM Educators, Policymakers, and Researchers.

Conference

May 15, 2025 – 2026 AMTE Annual Conference (Call for Proposals)
May 30, 2025 – 2026 AASA National Conference on Education (Call for Proposals)
June 2, 2025 – 2026 ASTE International Conference (Call for Proposals)
June 15, 2025 – 2025 NCME-SIG Artificial Intelligence in Measurement and Education Conference (AIME-Con) (Call for Proposals)
June 23, 2025 – 2025 Connected Learning Summit (Call for Proposals)
June 30, 2025 – 2025 NABT Professional Development Conference (Call for Research Symposium Papers)

For more conference information, see CADRE's list of Conferences for STEM Educators, Policymakers, and Researchers.

Career & Professional Development

**June 2, 2025 – Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) Company: Senior Learning Scientist
**Until filled – American Academy of Arts and Sciences: Program Director for Education
Until filled – Brown University, Annenberg Institute: Senior Research Associate – The Rhode Island Education Research Collaborative
**Until filled – Envision Education: Director of STEM and Math Instruction
Until filled – Florida State University: Postdoctoral Scholar for Leon County Career and Technical Education Project
**Until filled – Georgia Southern University: Visiting Instructor of Elementary Education – Mathematics Education Specialization (Application review begins May 19, 2025)
**Until filled – Institute for Higher Education Policy: Vice President of Research
Until filled – Kennesaw State University: Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education (Application review began February 14, 2025)
Until filled – Kennesaw State University: Clinical Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction (Application review began February 14, 2025)
Until filled – Longwood University: Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education
Until filled – Louisiana Tech University: Assistant Professor, STEM Education Research
Until filled – Southern Methodist University: Postdoctoral Fellow in Technology-Enhanced Immersive Learning (Application review begins April 28, 2025)
Until filled – Stonehill College: Assistant/Associate Professor of Math and/or Science Teacher Educator (Application review began June 25, 2024)
Until filled – The College of New Jersey: Lecturer in Mathematics Education (Application review began January 6, 2025)
Until filled – Towson University: Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education
Until filled – University of Arkansas: Teaching Assistant/Associate Professor of Mathematics (Application review began December 15, 2024)
Until filled – University of Georgia: Assistant Professor of Engineering Education (Application review began November 1, 2024)