Science Education Partnership Award
Encouraging exploration in the fields of math, science and health sciences for students in grades pre-k to 12.
The Science Education Partnership Award, often referred to as SEPA, is a program that promotes and funds innovative science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and educational projects.
Objectives
- Stimulate student interest in science to increase the number of college science majors.
- Develop higher science/technology competency in the workforce.
- Improve society’s science and health research literacy.
Activities
- Conduct summer workshops for K-12 teachers.
- Develop hands-on science curriculum.
- Implement professional development and mentorship for K-12 teachers.
- Establish science camps for middle school students.
- Participate in classroom activities and school/family nights.
Partnerships and Funding Support
SEPA projects create partnerships among biomedical and clinical scientists, as well as researchers, science educators, schools, museums, science centers, media experts, community leaders and other educational organizations that improve K-12 student and public understanding of the health sciences.
- SEPA resources target state and national K–12 standards for STEM teaching and learning and are rigorously evaluated for effectiveness.
- SEPA is sponsored by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, a component of the National Institutes of Health. This website and its content are solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
Grant # R25 GM142096
Our grant award is a partnership between the Munroe-Meyer Institute, the Great Plains Area Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board and K-12 schools in Nebraska and South Dakota.
Advisory Board
Our SEPA Advisory Board meets three times a year and is composed of representatives from our partner schools and other interested parties.