Geoscience Education and Workforce Development Incubator

• Building a robust and capable geoscience workforce.
• Supporting undergraduate students, graduate students, post-docs and early career scholars by providing research and professional development opportunities.
• Developing the geoscience workforce by fostering connections to industry and entrepreneurs.
• Engaging and supporting discipline-based education researchers, geoscience-engaged educators and other STEM professionals.

GEO invests and participates in the following agency-wide opportunities aimed at broadening participation in STEM: 

• Research Experiences for Teachers (RET): Enhances the professional development of science educators through participation in new or ongoing NSF-funded research projects. GEO encourages current grantees to identify talented teachers for participation in this opportunity.
• Faculty Early Development Program (CAREER): Supports early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization.
• Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU): Supports intensive research by undergraduate students in any NSF-funded area of research. REU Sites engage a cohort of students in research projects related to a theme. REU Supplements engages students in research related to a new or ongoing NSF research award.
• Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI): Supports research by faculty members at predominantly undergraduate institutions.
• Non-Academic Research Internships for Graduate Students (INTERN): Provides graduate students with experiential learning opportunities through research internships in non-academic settings.