Grants, Investments
RFP for K - 12 Discovery and Innovation Programs Open Call
K - 12 Open Call
Science Foundation Arizona (SFAz) offers an Open Call for innovative proposals that can rapidly advance education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) through (1) Institutes that focus on building STEM skill sets essential for entering the workforce and (2) Centers that focus on recruiting, training and retaining teachers. Both Institutes and Centers are intended to focus on motivating students and teachers alike through innovative partnerships and practices. These investments must be further defined by critical economic sectors of the Arizona economy: namely, Sustainable Systems (SUS), Advanced Communications and Information Technologies (ICT), and Biosciences (BIO).
Important features of the open call opportunity include better addressing the challenges and needs of under-represented Arizona populations and meeting the need for an effective and competitive workforce for the 21st century. The open call should be viewed as a stimulus to developing the industry partnerships and matching arrangements that are a necessary part of an effective Center or Institute.
It is expected that those responding can demonstrate the benefits of an immediate response from the Foundation with innovative proposals for developing Institutes and Centers that address the critical problems of technical workforce development and training, STEM teacher recruiting, training and retention, and STEM careers and literacy. Benefits should be immediate and measurable in terms of the competitive advantage and real K12 needs of the State of Arizona.
K-12 Open Call Deadline :
Thursday, September 4, 2008 5:00 P.M. Local Time
FULL PROPOSALS by invitation only.