2023-2024 STEM Scale-Up Program Educator Application

SCALE-UP PROGRAM TIMELINE

January 9, 2023: Educator application opens
February 28, 2023, 6:00 PM Central Standard Time: Educator application submission deadline
March – April 2023: Regional STEM Advisory Boards review applications
April 7, 2023: Awardees notified
May 2023: Program providers provided list of awardees
Summer 2023: Training, professional development in preparation for program implementation during 2023-2024 academic year
July 1, 2023 – May 31, 2024: Implementation

WHO CAN APPLY?

PreK-12 cross-curricular educators, both in and out of the classroom, are eligible to apply, so long as they have undergone a criminal background check as a requirement of employment. Eligible applicant(s) include public and private school PreK-12 teachers, youth organization leaders, informal education professionals, home school associations and others who deliver STEM education programming. Every applicant must secure the commitment and signature of the institution’s lead administrator(s).

THIS PROGRAM IS AN AWARD, NOT A GRANT.

It is a program delivered to selected applicants. The STEM Scale-Up Program funding is provided from the Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council Regional STEM Hub Institutions directly to the STEM Scale-Up Program Provider, rather than to the selected applicant. On occasion, some STEM Scale-Up Program options may require out-of-pocket funds as noted in their descriptions.

HELP US EVALUATE THE PROGRAMS.

Once the program has been implemented, all awarded educators will be required to participate in assessing the effectiveness of their awarded program with the following:

An educator survey to be completed at the end of the STEM Scale-Up Program; and
A student participant list to be completed at the end of the STEM Scale-Up Program.
[Note: Some STEM Scale-Up Program providers may request additional evaluation data.]