Project Grant 2110071

This $111,682 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program was provided to the University of Central Florida to develop and evaluate the use of adaptive learning platforms (ALPs) to enhance student motivation, cognitive engagement, and achievement in STEM undergraduate courses. The project aims to compare student outcomes between blended active learning classrooms using pre-class ALP lessons versus traditional one-size-fits-all pre-class...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,075,000 Project Grant to Prairie View A&M University to support the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Bridge to Doctorate (BD) activity. This 2-year program, which falls under NSF's STEM Education (47.076) grant program, will provide 12 talented students from multiple LSAMP alliances the opportunity to pursue doctoral degrees in Electrical Engineering or other STEM-related fields at Prairie View A&M University, a...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program, formerly known as Education and Human Resources, provides $249,316 to Alabama State University to build capacity for supporting STEM educators in the Alabama Black Belt region. The university will strengthen partnerships with Trenholm State Community College and the Lowndes County Public School System to establish a pathway for STEM students to enter the regional teaching workforce. Curriculum and test...

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...

Chicago State University will receive $518,894 from the National Science Foundation under the STEM Education federal grant program (CFDA 47.076) to organize the 2023 Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation Principal Investigators/Project Directors Meeting. The University will convene the three-and-a-half day conference in Washington, D.C. in June 2023 for LSAMP grantees and selected Bridge to the Doctorate participants. The meeting will provide a forum for updates on NSF funding...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) EAGER: Empowering African American STEM Talent award, provided under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), is establishing an academic training model that combines practical, hands-on research experiences and structured mentoring for junior-level undergraduate students at Florida A&M University (FAMU). The $299,924 project, running from August 2024 to July 2026, engages students majoring in electrical engineering or electrical engineering technology...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $100,000 to the University of Texas at El Paso to organize an Inclusion Alliance Community Workshop. The workshop aims to bring together representatives from the first three cohorts of NSF Inclusion Alliances to leverage collective knowledge on broadening participation in STEM. Over two days, virtually, the workshop will facilitate discussion of lessons learned and specific activities to...

This Project Grant award of $462,927.00 from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to establish guided pathways for students pursuing certificates and/or degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) at Marion Technical College in Marion, Ohio. The project seeks to expand and enhance academic and career pathways in STEM by carrying out an environmental scan, expanding dual enrollment opportunities, establishing a STEM club, providing...

The National Science Foundation awarded Saint Augustine's University $350,000 under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) for a project grant running from August 2022 through July 2025. The university will develop and study the impact of a career readiness framework for historically black college and university (HBCU) STEM students. Specifically, the university aims to enhance STEM students' career perspectives and occupational attainment through workforce preparation activities. A...

The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees received a $300,000 two-year Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to conduct an intersectional self-assessment as a catalyst for STEM faculty equity. The self-assessment aims to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion among the institution's STEM faculty through an analysis of existing policies and practices. The STEM Education program supports the development of a diverse...