Alabama A & M University was awarded a $199,990 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Human Resource Development. The grant falls under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), which supports the development of STEM education programs. The grant funds the Catalyst Project, which involves the development and implementation of an intelligent adaptive cyberlearning system for minority freshmen students. The system aims to provide personalized learning support to help...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education aims to develop and evaluate an empirically-defensible model for increasing STEM persistence and graduation rates among underrepresented students at Hispanic-Serving Institutions. Funded under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the $500,000 award made to Our Lady of the Lake University on January 1, 2023 will support redesigning the institution's College Algebra course into three...
This $399,699 National Science Foundation project grant supports Tougaloo College's Targeted Infusion Project to promote student engagement and success in STEM. Funded under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the project aims to improve persistence, retention, and research opportunities for freshman students pursuing STEM majors. Key services include developing and implementing evidence-based, innovative models combining adaptive learning and Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning...
The Virginia State University was awarded a $175,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Human Resource Development. The grant aims to broaden participation in research for college algebra teachers through the Catalyst Project. Funded under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the two-year project will provide leadership and support the development of the nation's STEM education enterprise. Starting on September 1, 2021 and concluding on August 31, 2023, the...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $398,167 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to Talladega College, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) located in Talladega, Alabama. The grant will support the "Talladega Early Research for Undergraduates (ERU) in STEM Program", which aims to increase graduation and retention rates at Talladega College by providing incoming students with early exposure to undergraduate research, strategic...
This $139,666 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education will fund the development of artificial intelligence-enhanced personalized adaptive learning tools to improve programming skills among engineering students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Under the grant program's Engaged Student Learning track, the awardee, Alabama A&M University, will create online learning modules, recommend personalized adaptive learning paths using...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Morehouse College Inc., a private historically Black college in Atlanta, Georgia, a $399,605 Project Grant under its STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076). The funding will support the development, implementation, and study of innovative approaches to improving the preparation and success of historically Black college and university (HBCU) undergraduate students in STEM disciplines, with a focus on deep...
Morehouse College Inc. was awarded a $299,818 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings under the STEM Education program (CFDA #47.076). The grant will fund a research project from August 2021 through July 2023 to investigate barriers and strategies to increase participation of Historically Black Colleges and Universities in STEM education research. As part of its mission to ensure the vitality of the nation's STEM...
This $500,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports a multi-year initiative by Lawson State Community College, a Historically Black Community College (HBCC) in Alabama, to increase engagement, persistence, and completion of STEM degrees. The project aims to serve the national interest by implementing evidence-based practices such as service-learning, learning communities, undergraduate research, internships, and a...
This $120,590 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports a collaborative research effort across five Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to develop and pilot innovative tools and approaches for enhancing the research capacity of HBCUs. The key goals of this project are to: 1) Create a "playbook" to help HBCU leaders assess their research strengths and weaknesses and integrate research capacity building...