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.
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.
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.
STEM AC is dedicated to building partnerships and fostering collaboration to leverage each other’s strengths and build capacity.
The STEM community has amazing educators, students, and community members. STEM AC recognizes leaders in STEM through the following opportunities:
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 | 10/01/2024 |
| 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 Strand Provider | 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 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 |