Project Grant 2136193

The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded a $399,584 Project Grant to the University of Washington to enhance the diversity and retention of underrepresented groups in the academic geoscience field and the broader geoscience workforce. The three-year grant, which began on October 1, 2023, will pilot and test the effectiveness of an active learning program where graduate students in the geosciences receive training in evidence-based mentoring practices and are...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $206,815 Project Grant to the University of California, Berkeley under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to support the collaborative research project "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: GEOPATHS IN: DIG CAMP - DATA IN GEOSCIENCES: COLLABORATION AND MENTORING PROGRAM?TEAMING LATINX HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS FOR DATA USE IN GEOSCIENC." The three-year award beginning October 1, 2021 will provide funding for the University of California,...

This $563,190 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will support the development of a community-driven roadmap to advance broadening participation goals in the geoscience community over the next 50 years. The University of Texas at Austin will convene a conference for stakeholders from academia, industry, professional organizations, and government agencies to reflect on past efforts and cultivate new partnerships to support diversity, equity and...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) provides $252,218 to Chico State Enterprises, a Hispanic Serving Institution, to develop marketing materials that can attract more diverse student populations to the geosciences field. The key products and services to be delivered include: Conducting surveys and focus groups with students in introductory STEM courses at California State University, Chico, as well as high school and community...

This three-year, $291,598 National Science Foundation project grant funds the Dynamic Earth in the 21st Century undergraduate research program at Brown University. The program aims to provide historically marginalized undergraduate students research experiences in geosciences, spanning topics like measuring mantle properties with earthquakes, assessing drivers of air and water quality, and modeling climate-vegetation feedbacks. Eight students per summer for three summers will conduct nine-week...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $133,138 Project Grant to the University of California, Berkeley under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The grant funded the "VOICES OF INTEGRATING CULTURE IN THE EARTH SCIENCES" project from March 1, 2021 through February 28, 2023. The project aimed to assess measures of identity, belonging, place, and security for workshop participants through surveys and interviews. San Francisco State University served as a sub-awardee to design the...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $266,162 Project Grant to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research's National Center for Atmospheric Research to support the "EAGER: Elevating and Empowering Hispanic/Latinx Voices through Video: Reducing Barriers in Academia and Building an Ecosystem for Success in the Earth System Sciences" program. The funding will support the Geosciences program, which aims to strengthen the national scientific enterprise through increased...

The University of California Santa Cruz will provide collaborative research and mentoring programs focused on geosciences data use under a $194,760 National Science Foundation project grant. The funding supports "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: GEOPATHS IN: DIG CAMP - DATA IN GEOSCIENCES: COLLABORATION AND MENTORING PROGRAM?TEAMING LATINX HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS FOR DATA USE IN GEOSCIENC." Through September 2024, UC Santa Cruz will partner Latinx high school and college students to...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Geosciences (CFDA 47.050) program provides $351,684 to the University of Texas at Austin to implement the "Utilizing Professional Societies to Achieve a Reinforcing Transformative Culture (UPSTART Culture)" initiative. This multi-year program aims to deploy a structured professional development approach to create an iterative learning ecosystem that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion within the geosciences...

This National Science Foundation Project Grant award of $299,958 provides funding for the Strengthening Traineeships and Research Opportunities for Next Generation Geoscientists at MSIs (STRONG at MSIs) project. The project will train ten Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and allied early career geoscience faculty, called Geoscience Faculty of the Future (GEOFFs), to effectively mentor and train STEM students from Minority Serving Institutions to thrive in geoscience graduate...