The University of Washington was awarded a $318,932 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support the collaborative research project "Creating a Mechanism for Youth to Document Out-of-School-Time STEM Learning as a Means for Expanding Educational Pathways." The two-year grant, awarded September 15, 2021, will fund the development of tools and methods for youth to document their out-of-school STEM learning experiences in order to...
The University of Illinois was awarded a $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the federal STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to conduct the project "ENHANCING EQUITY AND ACCESS VIA DIGITALLY-MEDIATED COLLABORATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES" from October 15, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The STEM Education program aims to ensure the vitality of the nation's science, technology, engineering and mathematics education...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $1,349,744 Project Grant to Illinois State University under the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education (STEM Education) program (CFDA 47.076). The grant will support a project to advance STEM education and career pathways for 320 high school students from four Chicago-area schools and community organizations serving underrepresented populations. The project aims to increase student knowledge and interest in STEM and ICT careers...
This $1,999,999 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support Northern Illinois University's (NIU) efforts to increase the retention and graduation of low-income, high-achieving undergraduate students pursuing STEM degrees. Over the 5-year award period from January 2025 to December 2029, the project will provide scholarships to at least 68 full-time students in biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering,...
This $645,744 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076) will support the development of anti-racist, community-based STEM teaching among future secondary teachers. National-Louis University will provide $15,000 scholarships over four semesters to 22 STEM teacher candidates as part of coterminous BS/MAT degree programs in biology, chemistry, mathematics, or physics. Scholarship recipients will engage with...
This $399,997 federal project grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to develop and research improved teaching strategies to support student engagement in science civic participation. The project, awarded to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, will incorporate experiential learning and civic engagement activities into a large-enrollment introductory science literacy course. The research will examine the impact of these...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $121,211 Project Grant to Northeastern Illinois University under the STEM Education federal grant program (CFDA 47.076) for the period of March 1, 2021 through February 28, 2022. The grant funds the CHICAGO STEM TEACHING COLLABORATIVE: DEVELOPING A STEM MASTER TEACHERS PROGRAM, which will provide professional development and training to develop a cohort of STEM master teachers in Chicago, Illinois. The STEM Education program aims to ensure the vitality...
Northwestern University received a $440,206 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to develop an accessible digital learning environment for blind and visually impaired youth to learn computer science concepts through music programming. The three-year award beginning June 1, 2023 will support Northwestern collaborating with blind and visually impaired youth, their caregivers and educators, and software developers to iteratively...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.076 - STEM Education) provides $129,100 to support the "Critical STEM Faculty Alliance (C-STEM)" collaborative research project led by New York University, Northwestern University, and the University of Pennsylvania. The goal of the C-STEM Alliance is to develop an infrastructural technology system that provides more opportunities and lowers systemic risks for historically underrepresented groups in STEM...
This $538,026 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports a study examining how curricula and practices in a community-based youth development program in Detroit, Michigan nurture and support STEM engagement of Black and Latinx youth. The project will utilize a mixed methods approach, collecting and analyzing survey, interview, and video data to (1) examine how youth learn STEM in informal environments, (2) advance the knowledge base...