Appointments are for one year and may be extended in one-year increments for a total of three years. Participants receive a salary, plus annual and sick leave and insurance benefits. This is an eight-week summer program restricted to Arkansas junior high and high school science and math teachers. Participants have respective research projects mentored by senior scientific staff in conjunction with ongoing NCTR experiments. The projects culminate in oral presentations at the end of the eight-week period.
Participants receive stipends for the eight-week appointments.
This program provides 10-week NCTR appointments to undergraduates and graduate students majoring in science or mathematics. The students are mentored by senior scientific staff and have research projects that culminate in oral presentations. A committee evaluates the applications with scores weighted by the number of science or mathematics courses and GPAs. Stipends are based on education level and are considered fellowship grants. Students must have demonstrated a high degree of interest in science or mathematics.