Discovery Research PreK-12
Posted
- Opportunity number
- 20-572
- Agency
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National Science Foundation
- Applications due
- Not on record
- Award size
- $450,000 to $5,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Science and Technology and other Research and Development
- Eligible applicants
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- Unrestricted
- Points of contact
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Discovery Research PreK-12 (DRK-12) program, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), seeks to enhance the learning and teaching of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and computer science (STEM) for pre-K through 12th grade students and teachers. The program supports six types of projects: Exploratory, Design and Development, Impact, Implementation and Improvement, Syntheses, and Conferences. These projects must focus on one of the three major research and development strands: Assessment, Learning, or Teaching. Proposals should identify a clear focus consistent with the main objectives and research questions. The program recognizes the synergy and interdependence among the three strands. Important dates include the posted date of June 6, 2025, but no specific deadline is provided.
The DRK-12 program does not specify award values or budget ranges. However, the STEM Education program, under which this opportunity falls, demonstrates significant diversity in scope and funding, with recent awards ranging from $149,999 to $2,000,000 and project periods spanning 2-6 years. The performance locations are expected to be primarily at academic institutions, research centers, and educational organizations nationwide, with some opportunities encouraging international collaborations and partnerships across public and private sectors.
Synopsis
The Discovery Research PreK-12 program (DRK-12) seeks to significantly enhance the learning and teaching of science, technology, engineering, mathematics and computer science (STEM) by preK-12 students and teachers, through research and development of STEM education innovations and approaches. Projects in the DRK-12 program build on fundamental research in STEM education and prior research and development efforts that provide theoretical and empirical justification for proposed projects. Projects should result in research-informed and field-tested outcomes and products that inform teaching and learning. Teachers and students who participate in DRK-12 studies are expected to enhance their understanding and use of STEM content, practices and skills. The DRK-12 program invites proposals that address immediate challenges that are facing preK-12 STEM education as well as those that anticipate radically different structures and functions of preK-12 teaching and learning. The DRK-12 program has three major research and development strands: (1) Assessment; (2) Learning; and (3) Teaching. The program recognizes the synergy among the three strands and that there is some overlap and interdependence among them. However, proposals should identify a clear focus of the proposed research efforts (i.e., assessment, learning, or teaching) consistent with the proposal's main objectives and research questions. The program supportssix types of projects: (1) Exploratory, (2) Design and Development, (3) Impact, (4) Implementation and Improvement, (5) Syntheses, and (6) Conferences. Allsix types of projects apply to each of the three DRK-12 program strands.
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