Our Work and Opportunities

Opportunities by Category

The STEM Action Center advances STEM and CS educational opportunities through collaborations, providing professional development and grant opportunities, sharing resources and best practices, recognizing STEM leaders, and putting forth initiatives to fill gaps in service. To learn more about what the STEM Action Center does and our opportunities, click on the categories below.

Professional Development and Funding

We coordinate and organize professional development and grant opportunities for educators, schools, and organizations. We also develop pilot programs to meet identified needs in STEM and CS education and workforce development.

Resources

We have curated and partnered with national organizations to offer freely available resources that contain best practices in STEM and CS education. Resources include lesson plans, STEM teach materials, toolkits, and information.

Partnerships

STEM AC is dedicated to building partnerships and fostering collaboration to leverage each other’s strengths and build capacity.

Idaho STEM Ecosystem

Recognition

The STEM community has amazing educators, students, and community members. STEM AC recognizes leaders in STEM through the following opportunities:

Initiatives

We work with partners to fill identified gaps within STEM education and workforce development initiatives.

Below is a list of our opportunities that require an application and have deadlines. For questions on the program or how to apply, please email admin@stem.idaho.gov.

Your district may have funds to pay your registration fee to attend STEM AC PD opportunities. Learn more about Title 4 funding here and talk to your local administrator for guidance.

All dates and program offerings are subject to change throughout the year.

The Idaho State Constitution prevents STEM AC from funding private and parochial organizations, as well as out-of-state applicants.

The Idaho State Constitution prevents the Idaho STEM Action Center from funding private and parochial organizations, as well as out-of-state applicants.

Opportunity	Application Opens	Application Closes	Award Date
Sawtooth STEM Educator Award	05/01/2024	08/15/2024	10/11/2024
Educurious Project-Based Learning Unit Design Workshop	05/01/2024	06/26/2024	07/03/2024
Computer Science Curricular Resource Grant	09/01/2024	05/01/2025	Ongoing
i-STEM Instructors	11/01/2024	12/06/2024
STEM Externships for Businesses	01/06/2025	02/21/2025
STEM Externships for Educators	01/06/2025	02/21/2025
i-STEM Institutes	02/03/2025	03/14/2025	04/04/2025
STEM-ID Scholarships	02/10/2025	04/04/2025	05/01/2025
Travel Reimbursements	Ongoing	Ongoing	Ongoing
Educurious: Idaho STEM Leadership Academy Cohort V	TBD	TBD
Educurious for Administrators (coming soon)	TBD	TBD
Opportunity	Application Opens	Application Closes	Award Date