OpportunityTitle: Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: *Organization Limit: Proposals may only be submitted by the following:   - Eligible organizations include academic institutions of higher learning, located and accredited in the U.S., that award degrees in geoscience or environmental science, and U.S. oceanographic research institutions, professional societies, non-profit or not-for-profit consortia, informal science centers, museums, aquaria, and state and local education agencies. Collaboration among three or more different types of organizations listed above isrequired.   Each COSEE Center must represent a minimum of three partners including at least one organization from each of the following sectors: [1] ocean science research institutions; [2] formal education institutions; and [3]informal education institutions.
Description: The Division of Ocean Sciences seeks to establish new and/or renewed COSEE Centers in a network of coordinated centers that faciliate collaborations and communications between ocean science researchers and educators. These Centers foster the integration of ocean research into high-quality educational materials, enable ocean researchers to gain a better understanding of educational organizations and pedagogy, provide educators with an enhanced capacity to understand and deliver high-quality educational programs in the ocean sciences, and provide material to the public that promotes a deeper understanding of the ocean and its influence on each person&apos;s quality of life and our national prosperity.
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CloseDateExplanation: Full Proposal Deadline(s): April 15, 2010 Proposals for COSEE Centers