Riverside Community College District, doing business as Moreno Valley College, was awarded a $1,500,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education to improve degree completion and transfer rates in computer science. Funded under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the project aims to provide direct student supports and scholarships to enhance degree attainment in computer science. The STEM Education program supports the development of a...
This $1.5 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support Saddleback College in cultivating talent for STEM fields through scholarships and academic support services. Over the six-year period from October 2022 to September 2028, the college will provide $75 unique students pursuing associate's or transfer degrees in biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, mathematics, natural sciences, and physics with two-to-three-year...
This $200,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program will fund the acquisition of a Digistar 7 dual-projection planetarium system and associated equipment at Riverside City College (RCC). The new planetarium system will be used to strengthen undergraduate learning in astronomy, geology, oceanography, anatomy, chemistry, and physics for an estimated 1,000 RCC students and 1,000 K-12 students visiting on field trips annually. The project...
This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $749,983 will support the Citrus Community College District in Glendora, California to deliver student support services through its Student Supports Organized to Achieve Results program from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2028. The grant funds will provide scholarships and comprehensive co-curricular support services to 60 full- and part-time low-income students pursuing associate's degrees in computer science, engineering, physics, and...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) award under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $150,000 to Mount San Antonio College, a Hispanic-Serving Institution, to develop and evaluate a mastery-based assessment strategy in the general chemistry curriculum. The project aims to reduce equity gaps and improve retention of historically underrepresented students in this critical gateway course sequence. Key components include faculty training, phased implementation of the mastery...
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 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund the "Computing Scholars Experience Lab Program" at the University of California, Riverside (UC Riverside). Over a six-year period, the $2,000,000 award will support the retention and graduation of 55 high-achieving, low-income students pursuing computing degrees at UC Riverside. Key components of the program include: Providing four-year scholarships plus an...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $199,978 Project Grant to Norco College under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support the development and delivery of culturally relevant math instruction from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. The grant funds the Integration of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in Math Instruction at the Hispanic-Serving Norco College to Increase Student Engagement and Success project. This project aims to develop and provide math courses that incorporate...
This Project Grant award for $767,399.00 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports a collaborative research project titled "HSI Implementation & Evaluation Project: Structuralizing a Growth Mindset Assessment Strategy in an Undergraduate General Chemistry Curriculum." The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: 1) Training workshops for faculty instructors; 2) Implementation of a mastery outcomes...
The Coast Community College District was awarded a $1,485,711 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The grant will support Coast Community College District's efforts to develop associate degree programs that prepare students for transfer to baccalaureate science and mathematics degree programs from January 15, 2022 through December 31, 2027. The STEM Education program aims to ensure the vitality of...