Project Grant 80NSSC24K0968

This $234,639 two-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate (NSF MPS) will support the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network, Inc. (LCO) to develop the USA Sky Partners program. The program aims to expand access to authentic astronomy research experiences for undergraduates at Hispanic-serving and minority-serving institutions. Specifically, LCO will partner with Occidental College and the University of Puerto Rico-Rio...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $449,190 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network, Inc. (LCO) to expand access to authentic astronomy research experiences for underrepresented undergraduate students. The "USA SKY Partners" program, managed by LCO, will provide a curriculum, training, and mentoring for faculty as well as access to LCO's global network of 0.4m robotic...

This $166,874 project grant from the National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences' Mathematical and Physical Sciences program will support a partnership between Northern Arizona University and Coconino Community College in Flagstaff, Arizona to increase participation by underrepresented minority students in astronomy and astrophysics research and education. The funding will create a pathway for CCC students to participate in NAU's astronomy research labs...

Arizona State University was awarded a $299,840 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the federal STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The grant funds the development and delivery of a fully online course-based undergraduate research experience for astronomy majors titled "Bringing Authentic Research to the Remote Classroom." The project aims to provide remote students...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site award provides $300,000 over three years to Northern Arizona University (NAU), Lowell Observatory, and the USGS Astrogeology Science Center to host an astronomy and planetary science research program. The project will pair 10 undergraduate students per year with scientists from these organizations to conduct astrophysics research across a range of topics, including planetary, solar, stellar, and galactic...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $246,857 Project Grant to the University of Arizona under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to improve and broaden participation in undergraduate STEM education through faculty professional development. Specifically, the American Association of Physics Teachers, American Astronomical Society, and American Physical Society will redesign and expand their successful physics and astronomy faculty workshops to focus on developing individualized plans...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences provides $229,131 to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) to develop a new research and education partnership in astronomy with Texas Southmost College (TSC). The partnership will engage Hispanic community college students in South Texas in multi-messenger and time domain astronomy research, including observational techniques, data analysis, and machine learning. Key activities...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences supports the Exploration of Astronomy by Kentucky Students (OAKS) program, a new research and education partnership in astronomy. The $111,074 award will be used to develop OAKS, a sustainable collaboration between rural-serving institutions and astrophysics research departments, to provide personalized mentoring, financial, and academic support to Kentucky undergraduate students. This...

This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $155,257 will support the University of Washington's efforts to improve and broaden participation in undergraduate STEM education through faculty professional development workshops focused on student-centered pedagogical practices that foster diversity, equity and inclusion in physics and astronomy. Funded under the NSF's Institutional and Community Transformation track of the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), this May 1, 2022 through April...

This Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $149,650 in funding to Colorado Mountain College to plan and establish a Rural Community College Astronomy Research Consortium. The key objectives are to increase equity and access to STEM education by engaging two-year college students and faculty in collaborative astronomy research projects across a four-state rural region. The planning phase will recruit partner...