Project Grant 1801062

This Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to provide community college engineering students with experiential learning opportunities to enhance their awareness and preparation for engineering careers. The $185,752 award to the Cal Poly Corporation will fund an Engineering Student Ambassador Program with three primary goals: (1) create an engaging and supportive community for engineering students, (2) increase...

The National Science Foundation awarded a 5-year, $481,175 CAREER grant under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program to the Board of Trustees of Illinois State University to improve the accessibility of technology-mediated high school science education for blind and low-vision students. The project aims to: (1) investigate teachers' knowledge about creating "born accessible" technology-mediated science classes, and (2) develop opportunities for pre- and...

This $667,156 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings will fund the development of a Data Sensing Learning Environment (DASLET) to advance middle school students' computational thinking skills and engagement with STEM careers in the construction industry. Under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA #47.076), which supports the development of the Nation's STEM education enterprise, Texas A&M University will...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program grant, titled "CAREER: Integrating Robotics and Socio-Emotional Learning for Incarcerated Middle School Students", aims to develop and investigate a semester-long robotics learning program for middle school students in the juvenile justice system. The $223,973 award, starting March 1, 2024, will fund the following key activities: Develop and deliver a robotics program built on socio-emotional learning principles to middle...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the National Science Foundation under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program, supports a $942,765 project titled "EXPLORATIONS: ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND MICROELECTRONICS TO EMPOWER YOUTH AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE". The effort, led by the Florida Institute of Technology (Florida TECH), a private university and non-profit organization, aims to provide foster youth aging out of the system with technical skills and career guidance in...

This $298,351 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), will fund the development of a data sensing learning environment called DASLET to enhance middle school students' computational thinking skills. Over the four-year period from March 1, 2023 to February 28, 2027, the Rochester Institute of Technology will create an immersive virtual reality environment allowing...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program grant of $542,881 awarded to Minnesota State Colleges & Universities, operating as Northland Community & Technical College, will develop an enterprise-level platform that integrates learning management systems with immersive augmented and virtual reality (XR) technologies. The goal is to improve technician education by accelerating the integration of XR into technician training classrooms. The key products and...

This National Science Foundation award of $298,779 from the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program supports efforts by California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) to examine student attitudes, identities, and motivations toward engineering, and develop contextualized entrepreneurial design learning modules to foster these qualities. The project, conducted by CSUF's Auxiliary Services Corporation Division of Sponsored Programs, aims to create learning experiences that value the diverse...

This $1.09 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program, formerly known as Education and Human Resources (CFDA 47.076), will support the Community College of Philadelphia in expanding pathways and support for transportation technology education and careers. Specifically, the college will redesign outreach and recruitment strategies to attract, recruit, and enroll more female students in its transportation technologies programs, creating a "learn and...

This $300,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA #47.076) will fund the development of an informal learning program and associated research study aimed at increasing interest in STEM careers among Black girls aged 10-12. The University of Georgia Research Foundation will receive funding to design and implement a summer camp exploring engineering, math, and physical science concepts. Participants will make connections between hands-on science...