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PhysTEC staff are dedicated to promoting physics teacher education, and we want to help you access funding and support to recruit and prepare more high school physics teachers in your area. We welcome all questions and consultation requests. Please contact the PhysTEC team for more information.
Current PhysTEC Awardees
PhysTEC has offered various grants to enable member institutions to establish and grow physics teacher education (PTE) programs and communities of physics teacher educators. We have also developed a new professional development initiative focused on invested faculty who are not quite ready to seek direct funding for their PTE programs.
Each of these opportunities has provided prestige, professional development, and tools and resources for institutions to develop thriving programs. They have also included travel support to participate in the annual PhysTEC Conference.
PhysTEC Networks
PhysTEC Networks are collaborations of 3 or more colleges, universities, two-year colleges, and/or K-12 schools and districts that are working together to advance physics teacher education programs that address the needs of their local communities.
Budget: Approximately $100,000 per Network over 2 years
Capacity Building Grants
Capacity Building Grants were piloted as an invite-only program for HBCUs and MSIs to expand their physics teacher education efforts. Each institution developed and implemented a small scale individual project to address their specific needs.
Budget: $15,000 over 2 years
Past PhysTEC Awardees
PhysTEC has offered various grants to enable member institutions to establish and grow physics teacher education (PTE) programs and communities of physics teacher educators. We have also developed a new professional development initiative focused on invested faculty who are not quite ready to seek direct funding for their PTE programs.
Each of these opportunities has provided prestige, professional development, and tools and resources for institutions to develop thriving programs. They have also included travel support to participate in the annual PhysTEC Conference.
External Funding Opportunities
The National Science Foundation has several programs that can support preservice teachers or the programs that prepare them, including: