SEPA Application

NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) 2026-2027 Teacher Cohort Application

Name(Required)

First Last

Personal Email(Required)

Phone Number(Required)

Home Address

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Current District(Required)

San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD)

Center for Applied Special Technology (all CAST campuses)*

Judson Independent School District (JISD)

Incarnate Word High School

Southwest ISD (SWISD)

*if teaching at a CAST campus, select this instead of a district PLEASE NOTE: We can only accept applicants from the districts listed above.

Current School(Required)

Certifications (list all active certifications)(Required)

Years Teaching Experience (Indicate Years at specific Grade Levels; Respond to all that apply):(Required)

6th

7th

8th

9th

10th

11th

12th

Courses Currently Taught (2025-2026)(Required)

Current grade level(s) taught(Required)

I can commit to a 4-week summer program at Texas Biomed, June 8 – July 10, 2026. I also understand the cohort will not meet the week of June 30 – July 3(Required)

Yes

No

Maybe

Help us get to know you better. Please respond to the following prompts (unless otherwise specified, prompts have a 50-word limit):

Describe your experience with group collaborations. Include challenges you encountered and how you addressed these challenges.(Required)

Describe your curriculum development experience.(Required)

How do you prefer to receive feedback?(Required)

Considering your current professional development experience, in what areas would you like more support?(Required)

Considering your current teaching practices, how are current research and/or science careers integrated into your existing curriculum?(Required)

What other positions or extracurricular activities are you involved with? (club sponsor, coach, etc.)?(Required)

How often do you engage with peer reviewed research?(Required)

What prompted you to apply for this program? Include any expectations and/or goals. (250-word limit)(Required)