Project Grant 0934055

This $289,497 National Science Foundation project grant supports the organization of a 2022 Faculty Early Career Development Program proposal writing workshop for the NSF Directorate for Engineering. The three-day virtual workshop in spring 2022 aims to prepare approximately 600 early-career faculty, with an emphasis on women and underrepresented minorities in engineering, for careers in education and research. Workshop sessions will provide tools and skills for successful proposal writing to...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award of $800,000 aims to "demystify the transition of women, Black, Indigenous, and people of color into faculty positions" in engineering. The 5-year project, awarded to the University of Akron, will provide: (i) 1-year professional training to prepare Ph.D. students and postdoctoral participants for careers as engineering professors; (ii) training and resources for other universities to...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) to host a conference on "Inclusive Collaboration Resources: Enhancing Research Support Infrastructure at Minority Serving Institutions." The goal is to develop best practices and resources to improve equitable research collaboration and retention of diverse STEM researchers. The conference will convene research enterprise...

This Project Grant award of $943,061 from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to address gender equity and diversity issues in community college computing programs. The University of Colorado Boulder, in partnership with the National Center for Women & IT and the County College of Morris, will adapt existing research-based resources, develop new resources, and facilitate professional development for faculty at nine community colleges. The goal is to...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) will provide $100,000 to Nova Southeastern University in Florida to host a series of conferences focused on supporting early-career faculty and enhancing research infrastructure at emerging research institutions and minority-serving institutions. The conferences will bring together research development professionals, university administrators, and early-career faculty to capture...

This Project Grant award of $100,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) supports a project led by Bryn Mawr College to develop recommendations for enhancing research development support at primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs). The project will convene a series of regional workshops involving approximately 16 PUI representatives per workshop to examine the unique challenges and strengths of research development functions at PUIs....

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award for $142,960.00, effective January 15, 2024 through February 28, 2025, aims to build capacity in the two-year college (2YC) geoscience community to develop, write, and submit proposals to NSF programs. The award will fund a seven-day virtual workshop to mentor 2YC faculty on the grant proposal development process, focusing on NSF programs in the Division of Undergraduate Education and Directorate for Geosciences. The workshop will...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation will provide $1,044,480 to Norwalk Community College over five years to promote student success and degree completion in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. Specifically, the grant will fund scholarships of up to three years for 21 low-income students pursuing associate's degrees in engineering science. The scholarships aim to ease financial hardship and enhance gender diversity among STEM applicants. Additionally,...

This $400,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) supports a collaborative research project between Jefferson College (MO) and Ohlone College (CA). The goal is to increase community colleges' capacity for sponsored research projects and industry partnerships within their regional innovation ecosystems. The key activities include: a) building and strengthening grants management infrastructure,...

This $120,538 National Science Foundation project grant will fund the Foundation For California Community Colleges to develop and share research on low-income community college student decision-making and pathways in STEM fields from 2023 to 2027. Under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the grantee will conduct research on the decision processes of low-income students regarding staying in and succeeding in STEM programs. It will create a network of community college STEM faculty...