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The Hub Resource library is comprised of tools, products, and media developed by the ECR Hub or curated from other NSF-funded resource hubs, BCSER Methods Institutes, and the STEM education research field at large.

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Comparing NSF STEM K-12 Versus ECR:Core

Last updated: 8/27/25

On August 22, 2025, NSF announced the new NSF STEM K-12 solicitation, which restructures funding opportunities for research in formal preK-12 education and informal settings.

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AERA 2025 ECR Hub Booklet

The ECR Hub AERA booklet highlights 20+ sessions about fundamental STEM education research projects funded by NSF’s ECR program presented at AERA 2025. The first page has AERA networking tips that have broad relevance across career stages (e.g., graduate students to faculty).

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Webinar Recording: BCSER:IMP Proposal Development Office Hour

On December 13, the ECR Hub and NSF program officers hosted an informal office hour to support the development of Building Capacity in STEM Education Research Institutes for Methods and Practices (BCSER:IMP) proposals. 

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Webinar Recording: BCSER:IMP Proposal Development Workshop

In this one-hour webinar, held November 8, 2024, program officers with the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and current BCSER:IMP PIs provide information about the BCSER:IMP solicitation.

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Webinar Recording: ECR:Core proposals: Last-minute tips and Q&A

The deadline to submit a U.S. National Science Foundation EDU Core Research (ECR:Core) proposal is October 3, 2024. Join NSF program officers in this informational webinar for tips on how to prepare competitive ECR proposals and to receive answers to your last-minute questions.

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Webinar Recording: Oh no, I was declined! What do I do now? Responding to declination

In this one-hour webinar, held August 13, 2024, program officers with the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) share tips and techniques for improving and resubmitting a previously declined ECR proposal.

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Workshop Slides: Turning Proposal Ideas into Full-Fledged Winning ECR Proposals

This workshop, which took place at the 2024 ECR PI Meeting, targeted attendees without prior funding as an ECR PI and assumed participants had already developed a one-pager for their ECR proposal idea (for BCSER IID or ECR:Core). Experienced BCSER IID and ECR:Core PIs discussed their pearls of wisdom on turning a one-page proposal idea into a full-fledged competitive proposal and shared their own successful experiences, including lessons the PIs wished they had learned earlier. The workshop presentation slides are available.

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Webinar Recording: Strategies for Crafting a Compelling ECR BCSER:IID Proposal

On October 25, 2023, the National Science Foundation EDU Core Research (ECR) Hub facilitated a virtual workshop for prospective grantees to provide strategies for crafting a compelling BCSER:IID proposal. 

The workshop objectives were: 

(1) Tailoring your project idea to develop capacity for STEM education research 

(2) Crafting a one-page project description that articulates the various aspects of the ECR:BCSER IID solicitation 

(3) Sharing your project idea to solicit useful and implementable feedback to revise your project idea

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ECR: Past, Present, and Future

On March 7, 2023, NSF's Directorate for STEM Education (EDU) celebrated the ECR program's 10th anniversary by welcoming former Assistant Directors Dr. Joan Ferrini-Mundy and Dr. Karen Marrongelle to join the current Assistant Director, Dr. James L. Moore III in sharing their perspectives on the origins, growth, and future of this important program. 

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STEM Education Reform in Urban High Schools: It's Complicated; It's Consequential

On June 7, 2023, NSF's Directorate for STEM Education (EDU) welcomed NSF-funded researchers Margaret Eisenhart (University of Colorado Boulder) and Lois Weis (SUNY Buffalo) to give a nuanced view of the obstacles marginalized students face in STEM education and explain how schools can better support STEM learners.