Directorate for Education & Human Resources
Discovery Research PreK-12 (DRK-12)
CONTACTS
| Name | Phone | Room | |
| Inquiries can be made to | DRLDRK12@nsf.gov | (703) 292-8620 | |
| David B. Campbell | dcampbel@nsf.gov | (703) 292-5093 | |
| Julia V. Clark | jclark@nsf.gov | (703) 292-5119 | |
| Catherine . Eberbach | ceberbac@nsf.gov | (703) 292-4960 | |
| Michael Ford | miford@nsf.gov | (703) 292-5153 | |
| David L. Haury | dhaury@nsf.gov | (703) 292-8614 | |
| Margret . Hjalmarson | mhjalmar@nsf.gov | (703) 292-4313 | |
| Karen . King | kking@nsf.gov | (703) 292-5124 | |
| Rebecca Kruse | rkruse@nsf.gov | (703) 292-4211 | |
| Julio E. Lopez-Ferrao | jlopezfe@nsf.gov | (703) 292-5183 | |
| Robert Ochsendorf | rochsend@nsf.gov | (703) 292-2760 | |
| Joseph Reed | jreed@nsf.gov | (703) 292-5187 | |
| Ferdinand D. Rivera | frivera@nsf.gov | (703) 292-8620 | |
| Robert Ronau | rronau@nsf.gov | (703) 292-5089 | |
| Monya A. Ruffin | mruffin@nsf.gov | (703) 292-4635 | |
| Robert Russell | rlrussel@nsf.gov | (703) 292-2995 | |
| Joan M. Walker | jowalker@nsf.gov | (703) 292-7016 |
PROGRAM GUIDELINES
Solicitation
17-584
Important Information for Proposers
A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 17-1), is effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after January 30, 2017. Please be advised that, depending on the specified due date, the guidelines contained in NSF 17-1 may apply to proposals submitted in response to this funding opportunity.
DUE DATES
Full Proposal Deadline Date
November 14, 2017
SYNOPSIS
The Discovery Research PreK-12 program (DRK-12) seeks to significantly enhance the learning and teaching of science, technology, engineering, mathematics and computer science (STEM) by preK-12 students and teachers, through research and development of STEM education innovations and approaches. Projects in the DRK-12 program build on fundamental research in STEM education and prior research and development efforts that provide theoretical and empirical justification for proposed projects. Projects should result in research-informed and field-tested outcomes and products that inform teaching and learning. Teachers and students who participate in DRK-12 studies are expected to enhance their understanding and use of STEM content, practices and skills.
The DRK-12 program invites proposals that address immediate challenges that are facing preK-12 STEM education as well as those that anticipate radically different structures and functions of preK-12 teaching and learning. The DRK-12 program has three major research and development strands: (1) Assessment; (2) Learning; and (3) Teaching. The program recognizes the synergy among the three strands and that there is some overlap and interdependence among them. However, proposals should identify a clear focus of the proposed research efforts (i.e., assessment, learning, or teaching) consistent with the proposal’s main objectives and research questions. The program supports five types of projects: (1) Exploratory, (2) Design and Development, (3) Impact, (4) Implementation and Improvement, and (5) Conferences and Syntheses. All five types of projects apply to each of the three DRK-12 program strands.
What Has Been Funded (Recent Awards Made Through This Program, with Abstracts)
