OpportunityTitle: NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers (NIST Summer Institute) Program
CategoryExplanation: Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Public school districts and accredited private educational institutions in the U.S. and its territories that offer science classes at grade levels six (6), seven (7) and/or eight (8) (often termed middle school).  Applicant school districts and institutions must offer instruction in general science fields, such as earth science, physical science, chemistry, physics, and/or biology.  Individual public school teachers and individual public middle schools are not eligible to submit applications directly to NIST and instead must be nominated by their school district.  Individual teachers at private educational institutions are not eligible to submit applications directly to NIST and instead must be nominated by their private educational institution.  Individual teachers nominated to participate in the NIST Summer Institute Program must meet the eligibility requirements in Section III.1. of this FFO.
Description: NIST is soliciting applications from eligible public school districts and accredited private educational institutions in the U.S. and its territories. These eligible institutions would nominate middle school science teachers in grades six (6), seven (7), and/or eight (8), to participate in the NIST Summer Institute Program. The NIST Summer Institute Program will provide selected teachers hands-on activities, lectures, tours, and visits with NIST scientists and engineers at the NIST Campus in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Agency Contact
GrantorContactText: Christopher Hunton &lt;br/&gt;Management and Program Analyst &lt;br/&gt;Phone 301-975-5718
CloseDateExplanation: Electronic applications must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, March 4, 2016.  Paper applications must be received by NIST by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, March 4, 2016.  Applications received after the respective deadline will not be reviewed or considered.  Electronic applicants should be aware, and factor in their application submission planning, that the Grants.gov system will be closed for routine maintenance at these times: from 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time, Saturday, January 16, 2016 until Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at 6:00 a.m. Eastern Time; and also from 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time, Saturday, February 20, 2016 until Monday, February 22, 2016 at 6:00 a.m. Eastern Time; and that applications cannot be submitted during those time spans.