The OSGC mini-grant program is designed to support innovative projects and programs from disciplines demonstrating interests in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), and is available to Ohio K-12 teachers.
Overview
- All P.I.s, faculty mentors, and students are required to be U.S. citizens.
- For mini-grants, NASA requires 100% in cost sharing (i.e., 1:1 match Matching funds can be either cash and/or “in-kind” contributions (i.e., dollar estimate of the Principal Investigator (PI) and other personnel time, contributions, transportation costs, equipment supplied by other sources, volunteer time, etc.)
- Matching funds must be equal to or greater than the OSGC funds requested.
- Funding is restricted to one year. All mini-grant awards are contingent on available funding. Total OSGC budget request limited to $1,000.
In order to receive funding, a completed OSGC application proposal must contain the following information:
- Brief description of project (including time-tables and deliverables)
- Project impact and procedure
- Planned method of evaluation
- Potential benefits to the school/institution
- Demographics of school/institution (diversity)
- Detailed budget including matching funds (outlining cost sharing)
- Curriculum Vitae of Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-Investigator(s) (if applicable)
- We favor programs that…
Promote STEM education
- Target females and underrepresented minorities
- Will have impact beyond the grant period
- Are readily replicated at other schools Involve inter-classroom, inter-disciplinary, and multi-teacher initiatives
- Result in increased parental involvement
Proposal Deadlines: Accepted At Any Time
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Application
Submission
- Send completed application and any accompanying documents as a single PDF file via email to: osgc@oai.org
- Send completed original completed application and any accompanying documents via U. S. Mail to:
Reporting Requirements
As an OSGC grant award recipient (Principal Investigator), you are required to complete the following reporting requirements as specified below. Failure to submit these grant requirements will result in the ineligibility of the grant recipient (Principal Investigator) to receive future funding.
1. Your Final Report
- Project procedure, including any revisions of original concept;
- Comments of teachers and students regarding the project (i.e., photographs, videotapes, CDs, DVDs, etc.);
- Principal Investigator’s evaluation, with suggestions for implementation of the project model;
- Final budget and expense report (including 1:1 cost share match);
- Presentation and interpretation of the results obtained;
- Critical discussion of the success of the project;
- Discussion of future work based on the project.
- Publications – Any peer-reviewed scientific research publications authored or co-authored by investigators funded are required to ensure that those publications are submitted to PubMed Central system at www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Also, please advise us if any publications are written as a result of this award.
- Future Funding – Advise us if you receive any other funding as a result of this award.
- Public Relations – OSGC publishes a quarterly newsletter. Please send us any photos, CDs, or attendee feedback commentary to feature your award.
2. OSGC Pre-college Report (to be downloaded below)
NASA Office of Education mandates that all Federal funding be reported into their OEPM (Office of Education Performance Measurement) database system which includes specific demographics and other data. The OSGC Pre-college report is due December 31. The report will reflect progress of your project and/or projected results to that date.
3. Grant Activity Photos
Any photos would be appreciated for OSGC/NASA publicity purposes! A NASA Release form is required for each participant to accomplish this.
Online Reporting Requirements Submissions
- Submit your final report (as outlined in Number 1 above.) via email to: osgc@oai.org
- Submit your completed OSGC Pre-college report (as outlined in Number 2 above.) via email to: osgc@oai.org