The National Science Foundation awarded a $299,945 project grant to Rutgers, The State University under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) for work on "ADVANCING UNDERSTANDING OF STUDENT LEARNING IN VIRTUAL UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING LABORATORIES" from February 1, 2021 through January 31, 2024. The grant funding will support Rutgers' efforts to develop a deeper understanding of student learning in virtual undergraduate engineering laboratories. As part of its mission, the NSF's...
This $399,998 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will enhance the undergraduate engineering curriculum at Southern University and A&M College, a historically black university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The funding will enable the integration of emerging technologies like the Internet of Things, renewable energy, and artificial intelligence into the electrical engineering program through strategic industry partnerships. The...
This $1,190,813 project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports Grambling State University's "Implementation Project: Leveraging Innovation and Discovery for STEM Success (LIDSS)" initiative. The project aims to enhance the university's ability to prepare highly competitive STEM graduates and address the challenges facing STEM education due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Key components include faculty research...
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette received a $295,737 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support the CHANGEMAKER K12 digital platform. The two-year award, issued on July 1, 2021 with a completion date of June 30, 2023, will fund the development of a digital platform to provide elementary preservice teachers tools and resources for teaching engineering design and human-centered...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $299,832 Project Grant under the STEM Education federal grant program (CFDA 47.076) to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette for the period of July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025. The grant funds the development of open virtual experiment simulator education tools to improve inductive reasoning skills in polymer science. The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, through its Office of Research, will deliver virtual experiment simulators to support STEM...
The University of Louisville received a $1,000,000 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to fund scholarships, community programs, and high-impact practices to improve undergraduate student success in computer science and engineering. The five-year award, issued on April 1, 2021, will support delivering scholarships and experiential learning opportunities to strengthen participation in the...
This $599,895 National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) Project Grant awarded to Lee College District aims to enhance the undergraduate STEM education experience for two-year college students. The project incorporates authentic research activities that connect STEM learning to the local community by leveraging partnerships with organizations like the Galveston Bay Foundation. Key project components include developing and implementing 8 course-based undergraduate research...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) project grant award to Louisiana State University (LSU) in the amount of $138,601 aims to increase the use of project-based learning in undergraduate software engineering courses. The project will design, develop, and evaluate a reference software engineering course with a repository of 12 ready-to-use projects and associated active learning activities. These resources are intended to enable instructors to more easily...
The National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) awarded a $229,075 Project Grant to the University of Vermont & State Agricultural College to develop an instructional design framework called the Learning Map (LMAP) process. The goal is to improve academic outcomes for undergraduate engineering students by aligning learning outcomes, assessments, and instructional materials across STEM course sequences. Key products of this 3-year project include: A publicly available...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $546,879 Project Grant under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076) to San Francisco State University - Accounting Office. This 5-year grant (7/1/2023 - 6/30/2028) aims to study how partnerships between STEM faculty and undergraduate Learning Assistants (LAs) can enable sustainable institutional and classroom transformation to create more inclusive and engaging learning environments for students. The project...