Partners in Science 2.0

Providing secondary science teachers with opportunities to work on innovative science, and thus to revitalize their teaching and help them to appreciate the use of inquiry-based methods in the teaching of science, is a primary goal of the Partners in Science awards.

The program enables teachers (Partners) and academic scientists (Mentors) to collaborate in the advancement of science, with the goal that both will grow professionally in the process. The Partners begin to see themselves as scientists as well as being an integral part of the scientific community. They will be a part of a cohort of teachers that will form a professional learning community and will present their research at a science conference in January after each summer of research. Faculty Mentors benefit not only from research assistance, but from contact with those shaping their future students. All partners develop a broader understanding of the linkages between high school and college science education.

After the two summers of research are completed, secondary goals of the Partners in Science Program are:

• Invigorate teachers in their teaching careers
• Develop new teaching strategies that help their students also see themselves as scientists
• Foster long-term scholarly collaborations which lead to teachers who are active in science and committed to their classrooms

Eligibility Requirements

Partners in Science awards are made to colleges and universities and to other qualified research institutions within the Trust’s funding region to enable secondary science teachers to participate in full-time research for eight weeks during the summer for two consecutive summers.

Principal Investigators (Mentors): Mentors must have an active research program as evidenced by grants and/or publications and hold an appointment in a natural science department.

Secondary Science Teachers (Partners): Partners should possess academic qualifications in appropriate disciplines, in most cases a baccalaureate degree or the equivalent in chemistry, physics, biology, or earth science. Applicants must be full-time science teachers.

Application Instructions

Please submit:

1. A one‐page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach.
2. If the final application requires a diversity statement or statement of broader impacts, please summarize your plans to address the specific requirements on an additional page.
3. CV (not biosketch) of the PI.

to limitedsubs@uw.edu by 5:00 PM Wednesday, November 8, 2023. Proposals are due to the sponsor 12/1/2023, so you will need to have your materials in to the Office of Sponsored Programs by 11/20/2023 if given the go‐ahead by the Limited Submissions review committee.