be designed for elementary or junior high school students or teachers and may operate in schools or in out-of-school settings;
 

reflect an understanding of national research on the causes of differential performance in mathematics and science of school-aged children;
 

be based on programs that have been successful elsewhere;
 

include a financial plan for continuation if the program is expected to continue beyond the end of the proposed grant; and
 

include a plan for evaluation of the program and its effect on participating girls and minority students.