Riverside Community College District, doing business as Moreno Valley College, was awarded a $1,500,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education to improve degree completion and transfer rates in computer science. Funded under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the project aims to provide direct student supports and scholarships to enhance degree attainment in computer science. The STEM Education program supports the development of a...
This $500,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to increase summer undergraduate research and internship opportunities for students attending a Hispanic-Serving two-year college. The project combines research experiences, academic coaching, STEM learning communities, and professional skill development to promote student success, retention in STEM majors, degree completion, and transfer to a four-year university. Key...
This four-year, $2.27 million project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to transform STEM education for Latinx students at two-year Hispanic Serving Institutions. Led by Arizona State University, the grant will establish STEM planning teams as communities of practice at 16 institutions to conduct college-wide STEM assessments, develop multi-year STEM plans, and implement evidence-based solutions to close achievement gaps. Project...
This $815,523 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support increasing participation and persistence in STEM disciplines among underrepresented students through field-based learning experiences. California State University Los Angeles and Mt. San Antonio College will incorporate hands-on activities into lower-division biology, chemistry, and earth science courses to engage their commuter student populations, many of whom are Latinx. The...
This $1.5 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support Saddleback College in cultivating talent for STEM fields through scholarships and academic support services. Over the six-year period from October 2022 to September 2028, the college will provide $75 unique students pursuing associate's or transfer degrees in biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, mathematics, natural sciences, and physics with two-to-three-year...
Valencia College was awarded a $1,226,725 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support the project "SUCCESSFUL ENGAGEMENT OF FACULTY: PROMOTING WIDESPREAD USE OF ACTIVE LEARNING IN MATHEMATICS" from October 15, 2021 through September 30, 2026. The project aims to provide leadership and ensure the vitality of the Nation's science, technology, engineering and mathematics education by...
This $375,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the "Circle of Champions" initiative at Gavilan Joint Community College District, a Hispanic Serving Institution in California. The project aims to close the academic completion gap for Latina/o STEM students by leveraging their social capital and community cultural wealth. Key activities include implementing the Circle of Champions framework to organize...
The Santa Clarita Community College District, doing business as College Of The Canyons, was awarded a $1,493,379 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The grant will fund efforts to improve educational outcomes at College Of The Canyons through mentorship, support services, and equitable classroom practices. Specifically, the college will implement mentoring programs and support services to help...
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) a $750,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The grant funds the "STEMM Academy for Girls, Women, and Underrepresented Populations" program, which aims to improve STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine) education and expand access to these fields for female and...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $750,000 to Merced Community College District (Merced College) to promote student success and degree completion in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields through May 2028. The grant will fund scholarships, mentoring, and cohort-building activities for 32 academically talented low-income students pursuing associate's degrees in STEM disciplines at Merced College, a...