Prairie View A&M University was awarded a $399,742 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Human Resource Development under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The grant will fund the Targeted Infusion Project to infuse virtual reality and Industry 4.0 technologies into the university's design and manufacturing laboratory to create a student-centered learning experience from September 2021 through August 2024. The project aims to enhance STEM education and ensure...
The National Science Foundation awarded Prairie View A&M University a $400,000 Project Grant under the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education (STEM Education) program (CFDA 47.076) to develop and implement innovative curriculum and training approaches to infuse 5G and Internet of Things technologies into electrical and computer engineering programs. The university will systematically redesign relevant courses to incorporate emerging technologies and hands-on skills...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Prairie View A&M University a $2,560,599.00 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The grant funds a 3-year initiative to address student learning loss and improve achievement in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education. Prairie View A&M University, a historically black university and 1890 land grant institution, will use the funding to...
The National Science Foundation awarded Prairie View A&M University a $299,267 project grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to conduct research initiation on synthetic turf for advanced engineering landfill closure systems. The three-year award beginning August 1, 2021 will support the development of synthetic turf materials to improve the environmental performance of landfill closure systems used to encapsulate waste at disposal sites. As part of its mission to ensure the...
This National Science Foundation project grant of $637,498 supports Prairie View A&M University in building a community of racially and ethnically diverse secondary mathematics and science teachers. Funded under the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education program (CFDA 47.076), the five-year project beginning July 15, 2023 aims to prepare 24 underrepresented minority students as STEM teachers through a bridge-to-teaching program, learning communities using the UTeach...
The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded Alabama A & M University a $1.5 million Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) federal grant program. The grant will fund scholarships for talented yet underprivileged students pursuing science, technology, engineering and mathematics degrees from December 2021 through November 2027. As the awardee, Alabama A & M University will administer the scholarships and provide support services to help...
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley was awarded a $1,499,910 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop an inclusive national model supporting the success of low-income graduate students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. The award period is from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. Through this funding, the University will create programs and...
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 $1.4 million Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support Fort Valley State University's "Driving Math Competency through STEM Modeling" initiative from October 2022 through September 2028. The project aims to increase degree completion among low-income, high-achieving undergraduates pursuing bachelor's degrees in mathematics. Specifically, it will provide scholarships for 30 unique students over six years, with 12...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,130,584 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to the University of South Alabama. The "Determining Equity Readiness in Higher Education: Empowering Student Success in STEM Education" project aims to develop and test a comprehensive strategy to help 10 predominantly white institutions (PWIs) or new minority-serving institutions (MSIs) identify and address systemic inequities in their STEM education programs. The...