Directorate for STEM Education

The U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for STEM Education (NSF EDU) strengthens the nation by ensuring a strong foundation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) knowledge and understanding, fostering a scientifically informed citizenry, and developing the highly skilled and capable workforce of scientists, technicians, engineers, mathematicians, and educators essential to America's innovation, competitiveness, and security. NSF EDU supports STEM education innovation and talent development at all levels and in a variety of settings - from learners of all ages to the skilled technical workforce to innovators and beyond. The directorate: - Invests in talented individuals and innovative projects across all STEM disciplines through scholarships, fellowships, partnerships, centers, and more. - Builds institutional capacity, improves STEM infrastructure, and develops the nation's STEM workforce. - Supports the translation of research across scientific disciplines into practice, resources, tools, and opportunities aimed at making STEM education and career opportunities available to all Americans. - Strengthens informal STEM learning outside of the classroom at science centers and museums through innovative challenges and initiatives, films, educational programming, and more.