UMaine awarded $1.95M STEM Education Grant
The University of Maine has been awarded a STEM Education Grant from the National Science Foundation to support science, technology, engineering and mathematics education in rural Maine.
The $1,950,034 grant will support 22 fellowships and recent STEM graduates or current STEM professionals to further their knowledge and become certified STEM teachers in rural, high-need schools in Maine.
The project, “A Model NSF Teaching Fellowship Program to Improve STEM Teacher Recruitment, Preparation, Professional Development, and Retention in Rural High-Need Schools,” hopes to address personnel and budgetary cuts to both mathematics and science programs in rural communities across Maine.
“In today’s rapidly changing world, STEM education has never been more important,” said Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King in a joint statement. “This grant will help empower our next generation of STEM educators as they work to equip rural Maine students with the skills they need to succeed in the 21st century.”
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