Project Grant 1834913

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program provides $160,551 to Gallaudet University to strengthen the pipeline for deaf scientists in signed language research. The project aims to increase the participation of deaf and hard-of-hearing students in the field of signed language research through a mentorship and access model. Key activities include: Providing a cohort of deaf college and university...

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...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program awarded a $442,707 Project Grant to the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN to support a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site focused on cellular signaling. The 3-year program, running from 2024-2026, will provide research training for up to 30 deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing students interested in molecular biology, genetics, and cell biology. Participants will gain skills in hypothesis development, data...

This Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), will support the development of a new artificial intelligence tool designed to revolutionize collaborative learning for deaf students in science education. The $395,017 award to Gallaudet University will focus on establishing common ground for scientific terminology in American Sign Language (ASL) through the use of augmented reality, signed animations, and sign recognition technology. The...

This federal Project Grant award, valued at $260,027.00 and awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program, supports the development of a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed to improve collaborative learning experiences and outcomes for deaf students in university-level science courses. The key products and services to be delivered through this project include: An AI-driven technology platform that uses...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant awarded under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program will provide $239,973 to Northeastern University over 2 years starting September 2024. The project aims to develop an artificial intelligence-powered tool to support collaborative learning and science communication for deaf students. The tool will use augmented reality, signed animations, and sign recognition to provide real-time information about American Sign...

This Project Grant award for $428,054 from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), under the Federal Grant Program "Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders" (CFDA 93.173), will fund a study on deaf preschoolers' exploratory behaviors and parental guidance during shared museum experiences. The research aims to uncover relationships between motor exploratory behaviors and learning outcomes in deaf and hearing children whose parents...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $399,205 Project Grant under its STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to Terc, Inc., a non-profit STEM education research organization. The 3-year project aims to develop a Signing Bioscience Lexicon (SBL) and supporting video tutorials to increase the fluency and accuracy of undergraduate student interpreters in conveying STEM content, particularly biology, to deaf and hard of hearing students. The project will evaluate the effectiveness of...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) under the "Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders" program (CFDA 93.173), aims to develop a training pathway to increase the representation of underrepresented minority students, particularly Black or African-American students, in careers related to otolaryngology and communication sciences. The $154,416 award, with a performance period from...

This $106,713 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) supports the Collaborative Research: Biorets project. The project engages pairs of high school teachers from schools serving marginalized STEM student populations in authentic research experiences at three Long Term Ecological Research sites spanning Arctic, temperate forest, and coastal marine ecosystems. Over an 18-month period, teacher pairs will conduct field and laboratory research...