The National Science Foundation awarded Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University a $237,298 project grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to improve undergraduate student outcomes in online STEM courses. The university will work from June 2021 through May 2024 to enhance persistence, performance, and perspectives of students taking online STEM courses through applying principles of a Community of Inquiry framework and decreasing cognitive load. The STEM Education program aims to...
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 five-year, $1.5 million Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund scholarships for 25 domestic, low-income, high-achieving undergraduate students at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to complete bachelor's and accelerated master's degrees in computer science, software engineering, or computer engineering fields. The funding will support scholarships for students to obtain undergraduate degrees and one-year accelerated master's...
This three-year, $600,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund the development and evaluation of peer-led learning activities and a training curriculum to support non-traditional students in online engineering courses at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Through the introduction of peer leaders and synchronous recitation sessions, the awardee aims to provide additional academic and social support to help improve persistence and...
The University of Houston Clear Lake was awarded a $450,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) on May 1, 2022 to develop StudyCrafter, an AI-supported platform for engaging learners to conduct research with human subjects through April 30, 2026. The STEM Education program aims to strengthen STEM education and ensure the vitality of the nation's STEM workforce. Through this funding, the University of...
This $750,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education will fund scholarships and academic support services for up to 43 students pursuing associate's degrees in STEM fields at Feather River Community College over six years. The official federal grant program is the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education program under the STEM Education component of NSF, which supports the development of the nation's STEM education...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $215,849 Project Grant to Norwich University under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support a 6-year initiative that will provide scholarships to 27 low-income, high-achieving undergraduate students pursuing STEM degrees. The project aims to enhance the retention and graduation of these students by offering comprehensive support services, including a summer STEM orientation, a professional development seminar, and training in data...
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...
The National Science Foundation awarded Tufts University $549,912 under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) federal grant program to support the project "IMPROVING STUDENTS? SOCIOTECHNICAL LITERACY IN ENGINEERING" from June 1, 2021 to May 31, 2024. The funding will allow Tufts University to deliver a project aimed at improving engineering students' sociotechnical literacy through curricular and cocurricular interventions. The STEM Education program supports developing the Nation's...
This $113,370 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to transform introductory engineering courses at a Hispanic-serving two-year college. The goal is to enhance student success and interest in pursuing STEM degrees through a project-based learning approach. The award will fund the development of quasi-independent, low-cost classroom materials and curricula that provide early-career engineering students with significant...
The National Science Foundation awarded Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University a $291,873 Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) on June 15, 2021. The grant will support the university's HUMANISTIC STEM: BLENDING HUMANITIES AND STEM TO INCREASE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, KNOWLEDGE, AND SKILLS project through May 31, 2024. The project aims to develop new interdisciplinary courses that integrate humanities perspectives and approaches into STEM fields to increase student engagement, knowledge and skills. The STEM Education program supports the development of a robust STEM education enterprise and this project will advance that goal by exploring innovative ways to enhance undergraduate STEM education through a humanistic lens.