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Education

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Minigrants

Minigrants can range from $500 to $3,000. Education and Outreach Minigrants may be available to:

• MRSEC graduate students (administered through a standard Penn State purchasing card) to pursue specific educational or outreach projects of their own design. Sample projects might include mentoring minority undergraduates or developing a module for the Teacher Workshop.
  
  K-12 teachers (to enhance the Summer Teacher Fellowships)
  

• Students and faculty from outside of the MRSEC for projects that relate materials research to wider societal goals.

Submitting a proposal for a Minigrant is simple and easy. Just prepare a brief 1-page description of your idea, format it as a pdf file, and visit the online proposal submission page.

Example minigrant proposal from a MRSEC graduate student
Example minigrant proposal from a high school teacher
Example minigrant proposal from a faculty outside of MRSEC

Proposals are reviewed on an ongoing basis and typically we can provide a decision within a few days or weeks.