U.S. National Science Foundation program directors will provide information on the NSF Faculty Early Career Development (NSF CAREER) program solicitation (NSF 22-586) during webinars in April and May 2026.

U.S. National Science Foundation program directors will provide information on the NSF Faculty Early Career Development (NSF CAREER) program solicitation (NSF 22-586) during webinars in April and May 2026.

This 90-minute webinar will provide an overview of the new NSF STEM K12 (STEM K-12) program with an emphasis on media and wide-reaching research concepts focused on public engagement. Following a brief formal presentation, you will have the opportunity to raise questions and share perspectives on how your work connects with the STEM K-12 program.

Join U.S. National Science Foundation staff for a webinar on the new funding opportunities available for advancing K-12 artificial intelligence education. NSF has long supported fundamental research and education in AI. In response to the April 23 executive order on "Advancing AI Education for American Youth," NSF created new supplemental funding opportunities for existing awardees.

This 90-minute webinar will provide an overview of FY2026 funding opportunities available through the Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (EDU/DRL) and introduce the new NSF STEM K-12 Program. Following a formal presentation, DRL program officers will field pre submitted and live questions from the audience.

ECR’s Building Capacity in STEM Education Research (ECR: BCSER) supports projects that build investigators’ capacity to carry out high-quality STEM education research that will enhance the nation’s STEM education enterprise. I

Supports collaboration, knowledge translation and capacity-building in applied STEM education research by connecting diverse stakeholders, providing technical support, disseminating resources and promoting the impacts of DRK-12 program-funded projects.

Supports the creation of a National Resource Coordination Center to enhance communication, engagement and support for the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) community, fostering collaboration and inclusion among diverse educators and researchers.

NSF is hosting three office hours to support people who are submitting EDU Racial Equity in STEM Education proposals.

Join NSF for the second of two informational webinars about the EDU Racial Equity program.