NCRR American Society of Plant Biologists NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA)

NCRR

American Society of Plant Biologists

NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA)

NCRR

K-12 Pipeline - Innovative Tools for Teachers and Students

NCRR

Increase the participation of a diverse population of young people in clinical and basic research careers

Established 1991

NCRR

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NIH27 Institutes& Centers

NCRR

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FY 2005 NIH K-12 STEM,

$32M

NIH Support for K-12 STEM

FY 2005 NIH

TOTAL BUDGET, $29B

SEPA

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SEPA - Building a Diverse Pipeline

Encourages and supports partnerships between scientists and clinicians with educators, community organizations and science centers to:

• FORMAL: Increase the participation of a diverse population young people in clinical and basic research careers

• INFORMAL: Improve K-12 and public understanding of, and support for, NIH funded medical research

• FORMAL/INFORMAL PARTNERSHIPS:

• Science Museum & K-12 STEM

• K-12 STEM & Science Museum

Established 1991

NCRR

SEPA Target Audiences

Informal Science Education (ISE)• 27 project sites • Science Centers and Museums • Huge numbers, moderate contact mode • Public outreach & health education

Formal (K-12 STEM#)• 50 project sites• K-12 students, teachers, parents• Small numbers, high contact mode• Teacher Professional Development• Community outreach

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SEPA project diversity

Basic & ClinicalResearch Methods (32)

Infectious Disease, Immunology & Epidemiology (22)

Stem Cells & RegenerativeMedicine (10)

Systems: Aging, Hearing, Brain, Lung, Bone (8)

Microbiology, Virology& Disease Vectors (9)

Nutrition, Obesity, Diabetes & Cardiovascular (10)

ClinicalTrialsProcess(11)

Human Genetics & Genomics(13)

Public Health, Lifestyle & Health(15)

Mentoring, Workforce Development & Teacher Professional Development (19)

Evolution(4)

Nanotech& Microscopy(8)

Plant Genetics(1)

MolecularBiology (6)

Established 1991

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NCRR

SEPA Resources

K-12 STEM curricula Must target standards Rigorously evaluated Broadly disseminated Free

Teacher Professional Development Student and Teacher Internships Health- and science-related museum exhibits

Established 1991

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Science Education Partnership Award

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Funding Opportunities

PAR-10-206• R25 mechanism • 5 year, $1.3M• All areas of NIH research• Rigorous evaluation• June 2012 receipt date• Dr. L. Tony Beck ([email protected])