The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded Mississippi State University a $822,558 project grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2025. The grant will support collaborative research investigating STEM teacher preparation and rural teacher persistence and retention. The STEM Education program aims to ensure the vitality of the nation's STEM education enterprise by supporting programs that develop STEM education. This...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant under the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $651,683 to Texas A&M International University from March 1, 2023 through February 29, 2028. The grant aims to increase the number of outstanding STEM majors prepared as high-quality secondary mathematics teachers for South Texas school districts, which face challenges attracting and retaining such teachers. Specifically, the grant...
Stephen F Austin State University was awarded a $141,577 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to conduct research from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2025. The grant will support COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: INVESTIGATING STEM TEACHER PREPARATION AND RURAL TEACHER PERSISTENCE AND RETENTION. Specifically, the University will investigate factors that influence rural STEM teacher preparation, hiring, and...
This National Science Foundation project grant of $299,980 will fund the integration of inquiry-based and project-based learning into the pre-service STEM teacher curriculum at Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. Under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the project aims to train pre-service STEM teachers to effectively utilize hands-on teaching methods through applied research experiences, professional development in...
This Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $1,307,273 to the University of North Texas to prepare high-quality STEM teachers for high-need secondary schools. The project aims to recruit and support two cohorts of STEM Teaching Fellows, targeting diverse candidates, who will complete a Master's in Education, lead a STEM summer camp for secondary students, and teach for four years in high-need schools. The project will also...
This $149,521.00 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to Sul Ross State University aims to build capacity for effective STEM teaching in rural, high-need schools along the Texas-Mexico border. The project seeks to identify and provide professional development for an initial group of 15 STEM teachers, who will then assist in delivering STEM outreach activities through week-long summer camps. The goal is to develop a self-sustaining...
The National Science Foundation awarded the University of Houston a $500,000 Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to provide research experiences for pre-service secondary STEM teachers. Through summer 2023-2025, the project will engage 30 prospective teachers in interdisciplinary research focused on industries of the future such as artificial intelligence, quantum information science, and biotechnology. Participants will conduct research at partnering Houston-area school...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $349,962 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), a Hispanic-Serving Institution, to build the principal investigator's expertise in STEM education research study design, research methods, and data analysis techniques. The project aims to support a pilot STEM education research project to investigate remedial math training for civil engineering undergraduate students, with...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program, formerly known as Education and Human Resources, provides $487,772 to Texas State University to prepare engaged STEM teachers through multi-level peer mentoring and early teaching experiences from June 2023 through May 2028. The university will recruit and provide scholarships to 20-30 STEM majors, primarily in physics, chemistry, and mathematics, seeking teacher certification. Scholars will participate in...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to prepare prospective STEM teachers to effectively teach engineering concepts and design in middle and high schools. Awarded to the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (Tees) for $478,034, the 5-year project will provide scholarships for 20 prospective STEM teachers pursuing bachelor's degrees in engineering, engineering technology, science, or mathematics with secondary...