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Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science

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U.S. National Science Foundation

Deadline: Oct 14, 2026federal

Updated: Oct 30, 2025

Summary

The Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science program aims to provide K-14 educators with authentic summer research experiences to enhance their knowledge in engineering and computer science, fostering collaborations with universities and industry partners. Eligible applicants include institutions of higher education, particularly minority-serving institutions and community colleges, as well as active ENG or CISE awardees for supplemental funding. Proposals must be submitted by faculty members with a full-time, tenured or tenure-track position in relevant engineering or computer science departments.

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Description

The Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science program supports authentic summer research experiences for K-14 educators to foster long-term collaborations between universities, community colleges, school districts, and industry partners. With this solicitation, the Directorates for Engineering (ENG) and Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) focus on a reciprocal exchange of expertise between K-14 educators and research faculty and (when applicable) industry mentors. K-14 educators will enhance their scientific disciplinary knowledge in engineering...

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

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Additional information

*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: - RET Sites
  • Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) - Two- and four-year IHEs (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Special Instructions for International Branch Campuses of US IHEs: If the proposal includes funding to be provided to an international branch campus of a US institution of higher education (including through use of subawards and consultant arrangements), the proposer must explain the benefit(s) to the project of performance at the international branch campus and justify why the project activities cannot be performed at the US campus.Minority-Serving Institutions, community colleges, and institutions with strong programs serving persons with disabilities, are encouraged to apply.
RET Supplements
  • RET Supplement to an existing award: Active ENG or CISE awardees.

  • RET Supplemental funding request submitted as part of a proposal to ENG or CISE for a new or renewal grant or cooperative agreement: Eligibility requirements of the specific funding opportunity apply.
*Who May Serve as PI: The principal investigator of a RET in Engineering and Computer Science Site proposal must have a full-time, tenured or tenure-track faculty appointment within a College/Department of Engineering or Engineering Technology or a College/Department of Computer and/or Information Science broadly defined [including e.g., Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Software Engineering, Networking Science, Informatics] within the submitting US IHE. The PI must be a full-time Engineering and/or Computer Science faculty member whose primary job responsibilities are research and teaching and not a faculty member who is involved in an administrative capacity such as a dean or outreach coordinator.

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