This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) Project Grant award of $465,000 to the University of California, Merced will support a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site program from 2024 to 2027. The program will provide research training to 30 undergraduate students, primarily from underrepresented groups or schools with limited research opportunities. Students will conduct interdisciplinary projects in biophysics, biochemistry, biology, and...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program provides $516,575 to Vanderbilt University to operate a Research Experiences for Undergraduates site focused on nanoscale science and engineering from April 2023 through March 2026. The grant funds an interdisciplinary research experience for undergraduate students working closely with faculty on cutting-edge nanomaterials projects involving growth, fabrication and characterization. Students gain...
This three-year, $300,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports the Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site at the University of Colorado/JILA. The site provides research experiences for eight undergraduate students per summer for ten weeks in fields of physics including atomic, molecular, optical physics and others. Students are paired with faculty to conduct cutting-edge research and master parts of larger tasks. The program includes ethics, electronics and machining classes,...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award of $100,000 provides funding to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) to host a new 3-year Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site focused on materials science and engineering. The REU site will support 10 undergraduate students per year for 10 weeks of hands-on research and learning experiences related to the structure, processing, properties, and performance of materials and...
This three-year $414,484 Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides research opportunities in multifunctional materials for nine undergraduate students per year, with a focus on students from predominantly undergraduate institutions and minority-serving institutions. The project, hosted by the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (Tees), aims to inspire early-stage undergraduates to...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $375,969 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the University of Nebraska Lincoln. This 3-year award, effective June 1, 2025, supports a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site program that trains 10 students annually over 10 weeks during the summers of 2025-2027. The program offers undergraduate participants the opportunity to conduct original research projects in biochemistry, organic...
This $150,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support Delaware State University's inclusive Research Experiences for Undergraduates site award from 2024 through 2027. The award will provide high-impact interdisciplinary summer research experiences in cellular and molecular biology to 30 undergraduate students, primarily from historically black colleges and universities and other institutions with limited research opportunities....
The National Science Foundation awarded a $392,226 Project Grant to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska through the STEM Education federal grant program (CFDA 47.076) to support an Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site project from May 2023 to April 2026. The University will engage eight students per summer for three years in engineering education research and professional development activities. Students will investigate questions in the area of engineering education...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $456,034 Project Grant to the University of Colorado Boulder under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to operate a Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site from September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2026. The REU Site will host ten undergraduate students per summer for hands-on research internships in highly innovative materials science and engineering projects, as well as science policy projects focusing on technology transitions. Students will...
Rice University received a three-year, $599,985 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering Education and Centers program (CFDA 47.041) to support the RET Site: A Year-Long Nanoengineering Exploration from the Lab to the Classroom program. Through this award, Rice University will work with high-needs school districts in the greater Houston area to provide professional development and research experiences for 12 science teachers per year focused on sustainable energy...