Announcing: Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) (sponsor deadline: January 12, 2021)

The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently announced the Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) solicitation for funding. This is a flexible, popular opportunity that garners a lot of interest at ASU.

Synopsis

The Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program seeks to advance new approaches to and evidence-based understanding of the design and development of STEM learning opportunities for the public in informal environments; provide multiple pathways for broadening access to and engagement in STEM learning experiences; advance innovative research on and assessment of STEM learning in informal environments; and engage the public of all ages in learning STEM in informal environments.

The AISL program supports six types of projects: (1) Pilots and Feasibility Studies, (2) Research in Service to Practice, (3) Innovations in Development, (4) Broad Implementation, (5) Literature Reviews, Syntheses, or Meta-Analyses, and (6) Conferences.

Access the solicitation here: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20607/nsf20607.htm

Deadline to sponsor is January 12, 2021