Cooperative Agreement 70NANB13H110

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement under its Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach program (CFDA 11.620) to the Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines. The purpose of this 3-year award is to integrate standards and standardization content into the curriculum of the university's new major in Ceramic Engineering. The awardee will develop and integrate three modules covering introductory standards for sophomores,...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) awarded $351,262 to the University of Colorado Colorado Springs as the lead institution of a multi-university consortium to support the ITREKS (Improving Teacher Retention and Effectiveness Through Knowledge Sharing) project. This Noyce Track 4 collaborative research initiative, which commenced October 1, 2025, and runs through September 30, 2028, delivers comprehensive research and...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program Track 3 award to Boise State University, funded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), provides $1,049,604 in project grant funding over five years (October 1, 2025–September 30, 2030). The award supports the Master Teaching Fellowship project, which delivers leadership development, mentoring, and professional development services to 15 practicing Science, Technology, Engineering, and...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award of $599,919 to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) will support a Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) site focused on integrating STEM education around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The RET site will provide six-week summer research experiences for four pre-service and four in-service high school STEM teachers from high-needs school districts. Participants will work with WPI...

This five-year, $999,370 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund research on the career trajectories, effectiveness, and retention of STEM teachers in Oregon who participated in Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship programs. Pacific University will survey 100 former Noyce scholars about their careers and interview 40 in depth. Researchers will identify teachers demonstrating cultural effectiveness and retention in high-need schools....

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $199,528 to fund a collaborative research project titled "RET Site: Research Experiences for Teachers Across the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure." The project is hosted by the Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Minnesota, and University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and aims to engage 12 in-service high school and community college faculty each year in...

Federal Grant Award Summary Delaware State University received $749,968 in funding through the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) under the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program Track 1, awarded on August 15, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2030. This project grant supports the preparation and recruitment of highly qualified Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) teachers to address the national need for qualified educators in...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program provides $299,906 to Florida International University to develop and implement the Deep Teaching Residency, a year-long faculty development program. The program aims to build a community of scholar-educators committed to developing and evaluating inclusive teaching practices in undergraduate STEM courses. Over two years, two cohorts of 24 STEM instructors each will participate in a preparatory summer workshop and...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education awarded Quinnipiac University $751,755 under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to address the national shortage of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teachers. The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030, supports the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program Track 1, which provides comprehensive services to prepare highly qualified STEM professionals...

This $745,708 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to the College of William & Mary aims to recruit, prepare, and support 25 science and mathematics majors to become effective teachers in high-need school districts. The project will partner with Virginia Peninsula Community College and local school districts like Newport News Public Schools and Hampton City Schools to provide undergraduate STEM students with teaching...