Cooperative Agreement FH400G12030

This $184,742 National Science Foundation project grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports research at Texas A&M University to study the role of co-curricular physics outreach activities on undergraduate student persistence and success. The project aims to survey undergraduate physics majors nationwide regarding their participation in informal physics outreach programs for K-12 students and analyze the relationship to student success factors. A subaward of $30,000 to...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the Science Museum of Minnesota (SMM) a $843,830 Project Grant under the Geosciences (CFDA 47.050) program. The goal of this 2-year award is to develop strategies for creating more inclusive pathways into geoscience careers, particularly targeting underserved youth. The "Connecting Opportunities for Research Experiences (CORE) in the Geosciences" project will leverage SMM's expertise in STEM education and community engagement through...

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This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $806,460 to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) to enhance outdoor informal STEM learning for early adolescent youth. The key objectives are to: Develop shared outcome measures for overnight outdoor education programs through a participatory approach with 20-30 program providers. Set up an evidence-based learning network to...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings provides $250,134 to support a collaborative research project investigating culturally responsive informal pedagogical practices for STEM afterschool programs engaging marginalized youth. The research aims to identify the most impactful practices and document challenges in implementing them to develop training resources for afterschool staff. A mixed-methods study...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $1,548,342 to the University of California, Irvine for a collaborative research project investigating culturally responsive informal pedagogical practices for STEM afterschool programs engaging Latinx youth. Over four years, the University will conduct a mixed-methods study involving surveys and interviews with 840 adolescent participants, 210 undergraduate mentors, 87 parents, and 87...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) IUSE: EHR (CFDA #47.076) Project Grant award of $164,956 to Chico State Enterprises aims to quantify the relationship between teaching methods, student learning, and student attitudes in introductory geoscience courses. The project will design a series of lessons classified as teacher-centered, transitional, and student-centered based on classroom observation protocols. These lessons will be implemented at four institutions over multiple semesters, with...

This $787,042 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program supports a collaborative research project to engage Latinx families as design partners in developing equitable informal engineering learning opportunities for young children. The project, led by the Chicago Children's Museum, Palenque LSNA, and Loyola University Chicago, will involve 90 Latinx caregivers and their 5- to 8-year-old children as co-designers to create hands-on...

The University of Connecticut will provide mentoring, geospatial technology training, and digital media storytelling services to underrepresented youth under a $2.7 million Project Grant from the National Science Foundation. Funded through NSF's Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers program, the four-year award will engage up to 270 teens, 60 undergraduates, and 54 educators. Undergraduate students will be trained to serve as near-peer mentors for high school pods,...

This $400,000 Project Grant award, funded by the Office of Naval Research under the Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Education, Outreach and Workforce Program (CFDA 12.330), supports diverse educational and research initiatives led by the University of California San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography (Scripps). The award, with a period of performance from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2029, enables Scripps to implement a robust summer program and curriculum...