A panel of distinguished science educators (with expertise in science and science education) will select Toyota TAPESTRY grant awardees . The decisions of the judges are final. Non-awardees will receive a letter indicating general reasons why their proposal was not selected: however, due to limited resources, NSTA cannot provide additional feedback on unsuccessful proposals. Please do not call NSTA for further information if your proposal was not selected. All proposals received in accordance with the rules will be judged for overall creativity and innovation in teaching science.