The Maine Department of Education (DOE) is pleased to announce that nominations are open for the 2024-2025 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science (PAEMST). Every year, this award recognizes up to 110 exemplary teachers nationwide from grades 7-12. It is considered the nation’s highest honors for elementary and secondary science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teaching.
The PAEMST program was established by Congress in 1983 and is administered by the National Science Foundation (NSF) on behalf of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Each PAEMST awardee receives a $10,000 prize, as well as a commemorative Presidential certificate.
Awardees join a group of more than 5,200 PAEMST alumni. They are also invited to an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. and participate in meetings with STEM education, research, and policy leaders.
Please consider nominating an excellent grade 7-12 educator on the PAEMST website. You may also submit an application for yourself. The deadline to nominate/apply is Thursday, February 6, 2025.
For questions about the program or the nomination process, please contact paemst@nsf.gov or Maine’s PAEMST State Coordinator Michelle Mailhot at michele.r.mailhot@maine.gov.
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