The University of Alaska Southeast was awarded a $530,053 project grant from the National Science Foundation under the federal STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to increase academic and career success for Alaska Native and rural students in science and math. The grant will support development and delivery of programs from January 2021 through December 2025 aimed at strengthening participation and achievement in STEM fields among underrepresented groups in Alaska. As the prime awardee, the...
The University of Alaska Fairbanks received a $109,876 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The grant will fund a collaborative research project examining factors for the retention of teachers in high-need schools, with a focus on the role of compensation. The research will be conducted between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2025 in Fairbanks, Alaska. The STEM Education program supports the...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215) provides $1,000,000.00 to the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) to support STEM education initiatives through the Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program, will fund a project at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) to increase degree completion rates and build Alaska's exploration workforce. Over the six-year award period from October 2024 to September 2030, the $1,967,574 grant will provide scholarships to 40 high-achieving, low-income students pursuing bachelor's degrees in geoscience at UAF. The project aims to improve...
The University of Alaska Fairbanks was awarded a $299,320 project grant from the National Science Foundation under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to test the use of co-requisite precalculus instruction to improve undergraduate student success in Calculus 1. The three-year project beginning July 1, 2021 will evaluate delivering precalculus content simultaneously with Calculus 1 to determine if this approach helps more students successfully complete the gateway Calculus course. As the...
Northern Arizona University was awarded a $1,493,224 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076). The grant will fund the SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENT RETENTION AND DEGREE ATTAINMENT IN UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE PROGRAMS project from June 1, 2022 through May 31, 2028. The project aims to provide scholarships to support retention and...
The University of Alaska Anchorage will receive $299,917 over three years from the National Science Foundation under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to identify learning objectives and explore gaps in practice for biology laboratories in general education curricula. From July 2021 through June 2024, the University will develop a comprehensive understanding of the intended objectives for introductory biology labs and compare these objectives to how labs are conducted. By analyzing lab...
The University of Alaska Anchorage will receive $689,939 over four years through June 2025 from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education for a project grant titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EXAMINING THE ROLE OF COMPENSATION AND OTHER FACTORS FOR RETENTION OF TEACHERS IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS." The grant funds research to examine factors influencing the retention of teachers in high-need K-12 schools, with a focus on the role of compensation. This work supports...
This $1.69 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support scholarships for 105 low-income students pursuing STEM degrees over six years at four Montana institutions. The University of Montana leads this collaboration with Salish Kootenai College, Blackfeet Community College, and Montana Technological University. The project aims to increase STEM retention and graduation rates through individual mentoring, peer support networks,...
This $750,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education will fund scholarships and academic support services for up to 43 students pursuing associate's degrees in STEM fields at Feather River Community College over six years. The official federal grant program is the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education program under the STEM Education component of NSF, which supports the development of the nation's STEM education...