NSF S-STEM Solicitation 2010

written by the National Science Foundation

This program makes grants to institutions of higher education to support scholarships for academically talented, financially needy students, enabling them to enter the workforce following completion of an associate; baccalaureate; or graduate-level degree in science and engineering disciplines.

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5257

The National Science Foundation’s Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program

written by Joan Prival

The National Science Foundation's Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program seeks to encourage talented science, technology, engineering, and mathematics majors and professionals to become K-12 mathematics and science teachers. Initiated in 2002, the program was reauthorized in 2007 through the America COMPETES Act. The program provides funds to institutions of higher education to support scholarships, stipends, and academic programs for undergraduate STEM majors and post-baccalaureate students holding STEM degrees who commit to teaching in high-need K-12 school districts.

http://www.aps.org/units/fed/newsletters/spring2009/prival.cfm

Contributing to Teacher Preparation through "Broader Impacts" Activities

written by Monica Plisch

The national shortage of highly qualified math and science teachers points to a need to focus more attention and resources on teacher preparation. However, physics faculty often have little time to spare for activities outside of traditional research and teaching. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has strongly supported teacher preparation efforts, primarily through the Directorate of Education and Human Resources. What may be lesser known is that the NSF "broader impacts" criterion opens the door for more conventional research proposals to include teacher preparation activities as well.

http://www.aps.org/units/fed/newsletters/summer2008/plisch.cfm

Master Teachers/ Teacher-in-Residence Funding & Recruiting Strategies

published by the Physics Teacher Education Coalition

There is no question that a university or external funding agency must make a significant financial commitment to support a Teacher-in-Residence. Nevertheless, several PhysTEC sites have made the commitment to fund TIRs out of their own budgets, in order to sustain the benefits that only a Master Teacher can bring to a department that wishes to prepare high-quality teachers. In addition, several universities have attracted external corporate funding for a Teacher-in-Residence program.

http://phystec.org/components/master-teachers/strategies.php

Raising funds for UTeach

written by Michael Marder

The article includes a brief history of the UTeach program at the University of Texas - Austin and a detailed discussion of raising funds for the program through private donations.

http://www.aps.org/units/fed/newsletters/summer2007/marder.html