The Graduate School of Education and Human Development received more than $1 million to start a program to train students to become science, technology, engineering and math teachers.

The National Math and Science Initiative gave GW $1.45 million to implement the program, which three of GW’s top academic leaders will launch at an event Tuesday. The program, called GWTeach, is based on the institute’s UTeach program, which offers students majoring in STEM fields the chance to also receive a certification in teaching.

Provost Steven Lerman, Ben Vinson, dean of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, and Michael Feuer, dean of the Graduate School of Education and Human Development, will attend the kick-off event Tuesday.

Recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that D.C. offers over 45,000 listings for STEM jobs, more than any other major U.S. city.