Project Grant 201438503221701

This $199,998 National Science Foundation award through the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) funds a pilot project at San Diego State University-Imperial Valley to build math capacity and enhance undergraduate STEM education. The project develops and analyzes a summer bridge math experience for newly admitted students requiring math/statistics courses. The four-day program includes math workshops and campus life/career orientation field trips to assist students' math preparation and...

This National Science Foundation project grant of $103,357 will support a collaborative research effort by Arizona State University to engage STEM leaders in improving diversity among faculty. Led by ASU in partnership with the University of New Mexico and University of Oregon, this NSF Advancing Excellence in Graduate Education program Catalyst Alliance project will pilot an institutional change strategy of broad significance. Over the two-year period from March 2022 to February 2024, the...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program will fund the ADVANCEGEO Partnership for Transforming Workplace Climate. The $333,561 award will support the development of a workplace climate intervention program and train-the-trainers certification program for academic departments and future faculty. It will also create online public resources for broader engagement in workplace climate interventions and a plan for sustained national impact across STEM fields...

This $800,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Engineering Education and Centers (CFDA 47.041 - Engineering) aims to increase diversity of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) faculty by supporting women and underrepresented minorities throughout their career exploration and early academic appointment. The "Extending the Impact: Redefining Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty through Inclusive Mentoring Hubs (iREDEFINE I2MHUBS)"...

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...

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 $595,227 National Science Foundation project grant supports the University Enterprises, Inc. dba Sacramento State Sponsored Research to implement the PROJECT-ACE program. PROJECT-ACE aims to enhance engineering students' identity, self-efficacy and sense of belonging through active learning pedagogy in six core electrical, electronic and computer engineering courses along critical paths. This supports the NSF STEM Education program's goal of improving STEM education effectiveness for all...

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...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $100,000 to the University of Texas at El Paso to organize an Inclusion Alliance Community Workshop. The workshop aims to bring together representatives from the first three cohorts of NSF Inclusion Alliances to leverage collective knowledge on broadening participation in STEM. Over two days, virtually, the workshop will facilitate discussion of lessons learned and specific activities to...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,075,000 Project Grant to Prairie View A&M University to support the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Bridge to Doctorate (BD) activity. This 2-year program, which falls under NSF's STEM Education (47.076) grant program, will provide 12 talented students from multiple LSAMP alliances the opportunity to pursue doctoral degrees in Electrical Engineering or other STEM-related fields at Prairie View A&M University, a...