The Socrates Fellowships Program—funded by the National Science Foundation as a GK-12 grant to UCSD—awards 12-month fellowships to eligible UCSD PhD students and stipends for eligible San Diego-area teachers to work together to enhance the science classroom. These partners develop and implement compelling, inquiry-based science lessons. Socrates Graduate and Teacher Fellows participate in a five-week summer institute followed by a productive collaboration during the academic year.