Northeastern Illinois University received a $157,403 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems on September 1, 2021 to support the Metropolitan Chicago Data Science Corps (MCDC) project through August 31, 2024. The grant is funded through the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA #47.070), which aims to advance computing and data science research and education. Under this award, Northeastern Illinois...
This $1.5 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support Northeastern Illinois University's efforts to increase degree completion in computer science among low-income transfer students. Over the six-year period from January 2022 to December 2027, the university will provide scholarships of $2,000 each year to 45 community college transfer students pursuing bachelor's degrees in computer science. The project aims to incorporate...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Award (CFDA 47.070) provides $267,997 to Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) to establish a robust artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and enhance AI-focused educational curriculum and training. The project, in partnership with Northwestern University, aims to modernize computer science education programs and diversify the AI workforce by integrating technical skills with...
This Project Grant award for $299,659 from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) will support a collaboration led by Florida State University, an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution (EHSI), along with several other EHSI and established Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs). The project aims to develop strategies, tools, and methods to help 401 emerging HSIs in the U.S. authentically engage and serve their growing Latino...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems provides $594,390 to Northeastern Illinois University to develop an AI-driven counseling system for underrepresented transfer students in computing majors. The funding supports the Computer and Information Science and Engineering federal grant program, which aims to advance computing and information sciences through investigator-initiated research and education. Specifically, the award...
Northeastern University received a $168,471 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems. The award was made under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to support the "CRII: III: INFORMATIVE BAYESIAN LEARNING AND DATA GATHERING THROUGH EXPERT-ACQUIRED DATA" project from October 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. The project aims to advance the development and use of research cyberinfrastructure...
This two-year, $299,984 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program aims to strengthen data science education and workforce development opportunities in Chicago. Loyola University of Chicago's Institute for Racial Justice will partner with Arrupe College and the Chicago Youth Learning Organization to design a data science pathway for underrepresented scholars. Undergraduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty will...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $325,185 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program to the University of Houston System (UHS), a Hispanic Serving Institution, on September 15, 2023. The grant will fund a collaborative research project titled "CyberTraining: Implementation: Small: Train the Trainers as Next Generation Leaders in Data Science for Cybersecurity for Underrepresented Communities." The project aims to enhance the...
Northwestern University received a three-year, $1 million project grant from the National Science Foundation under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.070) to conduct the "Strengthening Resilience of Ojibwe Nations Across Generations" project. The goal is to advance innovations in resilience research through a tribally-driven effort converging social science, data science, environmental science, and computer engineering. Key activities...
The National Science Foundation awarded Northern Illinois University a $146,385 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.070) for the period of April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2023. The grant funds the "EAGER: Requirements Domain Specifications for Machine-Learned Software Components" project. This project supports investigator-initiated research to develop requirements domain specifications that can be used to validate...