Project Grant 2106350

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 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $499,381 to the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) to integrate entrepreneurial education modules into an introductory engineering technology course. The project aims to provide critical entrepreneurial skills to undergraduate engineering technology students, allowing them to develop an entrepreneurial mindset and bring a translational perspective to their STEM degree programs and...

This Project Grant award of $344,033 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) was made to the University Enterprises, Inc. (doing business as Sacramento State Sponsored Research) at California State University, Sacramento. The project, titled "PROJECT-SOAR: INVESTIGATING STUDENTS' (S) ONLINE SELF-EFFICACY (O), ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE (A) AND COURSE REDESIGN (R) - BUILDING MY CAPACITY IN SCIENCE EDUCATION RESEARCH", aims to study how student...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a 3-year, $399,183 Project Grant under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Inc. to develop and administer an Undergraduate STEM Research Scholars Program in a fully online learning environment. The project aims to broaden participation in undergraduate research, improve student perspectives, and promote STEM career pathways for students completing STEM degrees exclusively online...

This Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), aims to develop and document more effective ways to disseminate research-informed STEM education programs and practices at the University of Colorado-Denver. The $500,000 award will fund two key initiatives over a 3-year period from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028: Expansion of the Learning Assistants (LA) program to additional STEM courses with high DFW (D, F, or Withdrawal) rates,...

The National Science Foundation's STEM Education program awarded a $400,000 Project Grant to the Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania, located in Bloomsburg, PA, to improve student success in first-year STEM courses. The project aims to implement two proven approaches - the co-requisite model and the Learning Assistant (LA) model - to increase college completion and retention, particularly for disadvantaged students, in STEM degree programs. Through the co-requisite model, students with...

This $100,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) is supporting a partnership between the West Aurora School District in Illinois and Northern Illinois University. The primary goals are to: (1) co-construct a research and development plan to enhance support and effectiveness in teaching scientific argumentation through technology, and (2) develop a model for building a design research partnership between a school district and a mid-size...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) award under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to prepare undergraduate STEM education students to effectively teach science in K-12 schools and support STEM learners in solving real-world problems. The $223,710 project, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: COMPARING PRESERVICE STEM TEACHER PREPARATION USING VIRTUAL REALITY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SIMULATIONS VERSUS PEER TEACHING," will be conducted by a team from Kennesaw State University...

This Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), provides $185,175.00 to the University of Puerto Rico Research and Development Center Division (Chancellor Mayaguez Campus) to expand access to hands-on learning in computer science and engineering. The project aims to integrate embedded computing devices like Raspberry Pis and Sunfounder IoT kits into core undergraduate courses, enabling students to explore computing systems through...

This Project Grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.076 STEM Education), provides $582,542.00 to Trustees of Indiana University to develop and implement a collaborative research initiative that introduces middle school students to foundational semiconductor concepts and manufacturing processes. Through hands-on experiences in community-based makerspaces, the project will directly empower approximately 110 students, 20 educators, and 16 family members across two states to...