The National Science Foundation funded the LEAD Guitars in STEM project who is hosting STEM Guitar Institutes that provide an innovative professional development to high school and community college faculty. Faculty will take part in an intense five day guitar design/build project. Each faculty member will build his/her own custom electric guitar and will engage in student centered learning activities that relate the guitar design to spe-cific math, science and engineering topics.Participants will leave this weeklong experience with their custom-made guitars, curriculum modules with short term assessments that can be immediately integrated into the faculty developed school curriculum, and much more. Apply to participate in a 5-day electric guitar curriculum & build, learning new hands-on applications for STEM education. Complete application for consideration to receive fellowship (valued over $1500) to attend the STEM Guitar Building Institute in your region. Who should apply? (Apply online @ guitarbuilding.org) The institute application process is open to all STEM educators primarily focused in the 9-12 High school grade lev-el, community college and freshman / sophomore university instruction. Application dates Priority application date for consideration is March 1, 2014. Award letters will go out March 31, 2014. Contact after April 10, 2014 for waitlist application submission.