Research Experience for Teachers (RET)

The MRL provides opportunities for teachers to participate in laboratory research and develop leading-edge curriculum projects. 

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In this six week summer program, local science teachers participate in laboratory research under the mentorship of MRL graduate, post-doctoral and faculty researchers. During a flexible four week second summer program, Teachers also work collaboratively to translate their research experiences into the development of inquiry-based lab projects for science classrooms. The total teacher stipend over the course of the two summer program is $10,000. Limited summer housing is also available (details TBD).

The MRL also hosts an annual workshop for intermediate, middle and high school science teachers.

Applications are accepted year round. PLEASE CLICK THE "APPLY" LINK BELOW! (Brief applications are fine, we will contact you with follow up questions).

For more information on the RET program please see the "2026 RET Info" link below or contact frank_kinnaman@ucsb.edu with any questions. 

For the first summer of the MRL RET program (RET1), teachers are placed as interns in UCSB research groups for 6 weeks, usually mid-June through July. 

For the second summer of participation (RET2), teachers work for 4 weeks, developing a science curriculum for presentation to their colleagues at our annual workshop. Participants are encouraged to develop units in which students will collect hands-on scientific data, make responsible conclusions about the meaning of the data and communicating their findings to other teachers.

NOTE: We are migrating to a new website.  The old website is at http://mrlweb.mrl.ucsb.edu/education/teachers

• 2026 RET Info
• Apply