Our vision for Illinois as a land-grant institution is to foster accessible, effective STEM teaching and learning—from preschool through graduate education—at local, state, and national levels, thereby preparing a highly able citizenry and diverse STEM workforce to tackle pressing global challenges.

Resources for:

P–20 Students

P–16 Teachers

Undergrads/Grads

STEM Policy

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I-STEM Annual Reports

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I-STEM Magazine
2019: The Year in STEM Education

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Join I-STEM's Listserv

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STEM Education Opportunity

The Nobel Project

Free Computer Science Program, Grades: 6-12

• Starts: October 2020
• Meetings: Two hours a week for a year
• Compensation: Up to $400 for attending weekly meetings online & creating a digital book
• No computer experience required
• To Apply: https://surveys.illinois.edu/sec/1286772601
• Contact: Molly Galloway: mgallow2@illinois.edu or (872) 356-2049
• For more info: Nobel Flyer

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Funding Deadlines

November

NSF: SBIR

Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase I

Full Proposal Windows:

• 9/4/20–12/3/20

Small businesses can submit a Project Pitch at any time. Those invited to submit a full proposal can submit one any time during one of the above submission windows.

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NSF: ECCS

Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS)

• Full Prop: Anytime
• REU/RET Supplements: 10/1/20–4/1/21

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NSF: STTR

Small Business Technology Transfer Program Phase I

Full Proposal Deadline:

• 9/4/20–12/3/20

Small businesses can submit Project Pitch any time. Those invited to submit full proposal can do so any time during the submission window.

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NSF: ADVANCE

Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science & Engineering Careers

Adaptation and Partnership

• Letter of Intent: 11/03/20
• Full Prop: 02/04/21

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NSF: IGE

Innovations in Graduate Education Program (IGE)

• IGE Project Proposals and IGE Innovation Acceleration Hub full Proposals: 11/4/20

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NSF: HBCU-UP

Historically Black Colleges & Universities–Undergraduate Program

• Letter of Intent: 09/14/21
• Full Proposal: 11/03/20

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NSF: DISES

Dynamics of Integrated Socio-Environmental Systems

• Full Proposal: 11/16/20

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NSF: PHY

Division of Physics: Investigator-Initiated Research Projects (PHY)

• Plasma Physics: 11/16/20

• Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics: 11/25/20

• Nuclear Physics: 12/01/20

• Elementary Particle Physics: 12/08/20

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NSF: LSAMP

Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation

• Full Prop: 11/20/20

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NSF: CRCNS

Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience (CRCNS) Innovative Approaches to Science and Engineering Research on Brain Function

• Deadline for FY 2021 competition: 12/20/20

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NSF: NRT

National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) Program

• LOI: November 25 - December 6, 2020
• Proposal Deadline: February 6, 2021

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