BSMA NEWS
This Spring, the Bradbury Science Museum Association (BSMA), Century Bank, and Los Alamos National Laboratory (TRIAD) have partnered to make 14 STEM education grants available!
Any certified K-12 teacher in the seven Northern New Mexico counties can apply for these grants to fund STEM learning activities for students that you would otherwise be unable to provide.
The application is easy to complete and provides you the opportunity to quickly acquire funding for your STEM classroom projects. Just tell us about how you want to promote STEM education in your classroom.
Want some ideas for what can you do with the money? Here are some examples of activities that were funded last spring:
| School | Project Title |
| Barranca Elementary, Los Alamos | 3D Blocks |
| Fairview Elementary, Espanola | Coding |
| Taos High School | Marshmallow Catapults, Bubbles and Hot Wheels |
| Rio Rancho Cyber Academy, Rio Rancho | Robot Soccer |
| Barranca Elementary, Los Alamos | Introduction to Hands-On Coding and Programming in 3rd Grade |
| Taos Middle School | Textbooks for Enrichment Coding |
| Eños Garcia Elementary, Taos | Ecology Field Trip |
| Nava Elementary, Santa Fe | Thundering Robotics |
- Grants must be submitted by using the linked application form and are due on March 13, 2020.
- https://www.bradburyassociation.org/STEM
Limitations:
- Grants must not be used for professional development, attending workshops or training.
- Grants are available for all schools in the following seven New Mexico counties: Los Alamos, Mora, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Miguel, Santa Fe and Taos.
- Teachers may only receive one STEM grant per semester of the current school year. Application will be reviewed by a committee of the BSMA Board of Directors, and teachers will be notified via email if selected to receive a grant in March 16, 2020.
Only 14 grants are allotted for the spring semester, but more will be available in Fall 2020.