Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association

ARMED FORCES COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATION TUCSON CHAPTER

AFCEA STEM Teaching Tools Award

The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) is a technical professional organization that realizes the importance of encouraging students to enter science and engineering careers. We know from our own experience how a motivated teacher related to the Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) academia can spark an interest that becomes a lifelong career. We also know that today’s school budgets often leave little room for teacher innovation. To enable teachers to offer more than the standard curriculum, the AFCEA Tucson Chapter is proud to offer the AFCEA STEM Teaching Tools Award program to schools operating in the greater Tucson area.

The Science Tool Awards program provides up to $1,000 to science teachers involved in teaching students from 5th through 12th grade. This is for the purchase of items that would augment STEM activities in classrooms such as lab supplies, hardware, software, SMART boards, projectors or other equipment. Grants can also be used to fund extra-curricular activities sponsored by STEM teachers such as robotics or math clubs. The awards are competitive and require endorsement from your respective school principal. To apply, fill out the AFCEA STEM Teaching Tool Award Application below. Include the following information:

. Course description(s) including scientific career motivation . How the requested materials will be used in the course (s). (Value added to course) . A Financial Need Statement . An estimate of cost per student (itemize) if you can and estimate the number of students in the course . Place your name and page number at the top of each page. Use a one inch left margin. . Please limit proposal to no more than 5 type written pages

(Note: Please remember to be as specific as possible. A panel of judges will review your proposal. The easier it is for the judges to understand and relate your proposal with the criteria listed above, the better the chance of your award gaining approval.)

The STEM Teaching Tool Award is presented once a year. The following are important dates to remember:

. Your application should be submitted by January 8th, 2016. . Awards will be announced approximately two weeks after the nomination period closes. Recipients will be encouraged to attend the February AFCEA luncheon for presentation of the award. Funds will be available for immediate use.

E-mail your application to Jeffrey Cooper at [email protected], or contact him at -520- 228-7680 with any questions. ARMED FORCES COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATION TUCSON CHAPTER

AFCEA Science Tools Award Application (Cover Page)

Requesting Date:

Requesting Teacher Name, Email and Phone Number:

Project/Course Name:

Name of School:

Address of School:

School Telephone:

School Principle Name, Email and Phone Number:

At the end of the academic year (June) I will submit a one-page summary report on how the award benefited the students.

Requestor Signature: ______ARMED FORCES COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATION TUCSON CHAPTER

Teacher Name (Page)

AFCEA Science Tools Award Application School Name:

1. Introduction (STEM-related educational initiatives at school, teaching background/motivations, etc)

2. Project/Course Description (program that STEM Grant will be used to support)

3. Number of students supported by Project/Course (quantity, grade/ages)

4. Requested materials (include materials, cost of materials and breakout cost per student/team)

5. How the requested materials will be used in the course(s) (value added to course)

6. Financial Need Statement

7. Additional supporting information

8. Conclusion