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The National STEM Scholar Program works to inspire the creativity and passion of middle school science teachers, ten of whom will be selected for this prestigious program. The next set of Scholars will be hosted by The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science and The Center for Gifted Studies from May 30 to June 4, 2027, at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Applicants must be teachers from the United States who teach science classes for the majority of the day in grades 6, 7, and/or 8 and have at least two years of previous experience teaching science.