Grant Opportunity for Materials Science Outreach Program

MAKING STUFF, an exciting four-part PBS television series premiering in fall 2010, and its nation-wide education outreach campaign about the materials that are transforming our world, is looking for up to 15 Outreach Coalitions to join us in an entertaining and educational exploration. Using the turnkey MAKING STUFF resources, each local or regional Outreach Coalition will host events, demonstrations, workshops, and science cafes for youth, families, young adults, educators, engineers, and scientists to come together and explore materials science.
 
WGBH, Boston’s public television station and producer of NOVA and NOVA ScienceNOW, and the Materials Research Society (MRS) have teamed up to create MAKING STUFF. We are inviting lead institutions to apply on behalf of a community of partners for an Outreach Coalition grant. Grantees will receive a $6,000 stipend and the MAKING STUFF Resource Toolkit.  Please accept our invitation to seek out community partnerships and join us as we embark on this remarkable science & technology exploration.

More information can be found in the attached RFP and Application. Applications are due by April 1st.
 
If you have any questions or need help making local connections to other interested groups, contact:
 
- Richard Souza, at MRS, email: souza@mrs.org or
- Thea Sahr at WGBH, email: thea_sahr@wgbh.org   or
- Eric Marshall at MRS, email: emarshall@aol.com


We invite you to join us in a dynamic science & technology program designed to entice young people and families into the world of materials science.

 
Richard Souza and Thea Sahr

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Greta M. Zenner Petersen
Director

Interdisciplinary Education Group
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
on Nanostructured Interfaces
University of Wisconsin-Madison