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The Optical Society sponsors a grant program directed toward the needs of precolledge science education. These grants are directed toward the expansion of optics education at the primary or secondard school level. The winning grant projects of OSA education grants for 1986-91 are described in the November issues of Optics and Photonics News for each respective year. Grant applications should be limited to a maximun of $1000. Funds are available in July.
The education council welcomes the opportunity to evaluate all innovative ideas. Following are example of suitable projects to develop.
After school optics programs for students, Lectures and demonstrations for school science clubs, Lesson plans on optics, local speaker bureaus, local education resource centers, Optics kits and laboratory experiments, regional science fairs, workshops for teachers and or students.
Int he evaluation process, projects with a potential impact beyond the local level will be give special attention as well as those for which suppplementary sources of funding are available. In addition, ongoing efforts, rather an one time events are encouraged. However, if the project is one a one time event, it is expected that a report on the planning and execution of the program ill be prepared in sufficient detail so that others may benefit from the experience.
To Apple: Please comlte an application. The deadline for submission of proposals is June, 1 1993. Questions and applications may be directed to the Optical  Society of America Technical Activities Office at
(202) 416-1960.
Project that are selected will be announced at the OSA Annual Meeting.


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