NIST Research Experience for Teachers (NIST RET) Program | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The NIST Research Experience for Teachers (NIST RET) Program is a discretionary federal funding opportunity from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that supports middle school science teachers in gaining hands-on research experience alongside NIST scientists and engineers. The program is designed specifically for teachers in grades 6 through 8 who have already completed the NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers. In other words, participation in the Summer Institute is a prerequisite, and only teachers who have successfully finished that prior NIST training can be nominated for the RET experience. The research component takes place in person at the NIST campus in Gaithersburg, Maryland, giving selected teachers direct exposure to real-world scientific and engineering work in a national laboratory environment.

Applications are not submitted by individual teachers. Instead, eligible applicants are the organizations that employ or oversee the teachers: public school districts and accredited private educational institutions located in the United States or its territories. Those entities apply on behalf of (and nominate) eligible teachers. The opportunity is meant for schools that actually provide science instruction at the middle school level, including broadly defined science fields such as earth science, physical science, chemistry, physics, and biology. Public school teachers and individual public middle schools cannot apply directly; the district must be the applicant. Similarly, teachers at private schools cannot apply directly; their accredited private educational institution must submit the application and nomination.

The funding instrument for this opportunity is a cooperative agreement, which typically means NIST anticipates active involvement in the project beyond simply issuing funds, such as collaboration, coordination, or technical engagement consistent with the program goals. The activity category is listed as Science and Technology and other Research and Development, with the associated CFDA number 11.620 (Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach). NIST expected to make two awards under this competition, and there is no cost sharing or matching requirement, which can make participation more feasible for districts or institutions that have limited discretionary funds.

Key dates for the competition show it was posted on December 22, 2014, with an application deadline of March 18, 2015. Electronic applications had to be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date, while paper applications had to be received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time the same day. The opportunity was later archived on April 17, 2015. For applicants needing the complete requirements, the official details were provided in the Full Announcement (FFO) associated with Funding Opportunity Number 2015 NIST RET 01, and the listed technical grants contact was Christopher Hunton (301-975-5718) for assistance accessing the announcement.

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