February 20, 2024

NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) Presubmission Webinar

We’re pleased to announce a presubmission webinar for the NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) program (PAR-23-137). The next application due date is June 7, 2024.

SEPA supports educational activities for pre-kindergarten to grade 12 to ensure that students and teachers from all communities and regions of the country have the opportunity to pursue studies in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). SEPA also supports informal STEM education activities outside the classroom. 

STEM educators interested in applying for SEPA funding are strongly encouraged to attend the webinar to learn about the program and receive guidance on preparing an application. There will be a Q&A session following the formal presentation. You can send questions before the webinar or post them in the chat box during the event:

Thursday, April 4, 3:00-4:30 p.m. ET
Zoom link
Join by phone: 1-646-828-7666 (New York), 1-669-254-5252 (San Jose)
Meeting ID: 160 623 4523
Passcode: NIGMS

Participants requiring sign language interpretation and/or other reasonable accommodations should submit a request using our contact form at least 5 days prior to the event.

We’ll post the webinar video and slides on the SEPA webpage following the event.


About the Authors

Tony Beck.

Tony Beck

Tony was a program director in the Division for Research Capacity Building, where he oversaw the Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) program, which supports educational activities which complement or enhance workforce training to meet the nation’s biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs. He also managed the SBIR/STTR STEM Interactive Digital Media program.
Krishan Arora.

Krishan Arora

Prior to his retirement in December 2024, Krishan managed multicomponent grants supported through the Institutional Development Award (IDeA) program and was involved in promoting and fostering SBIR/STTR applicants and biomedical entrepreneurship in IDeA states.