This $1.5 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support Southern Connecticut State University's Preparing Computational Biologists for the New England Workforce project. Over a six-year period, the university will recruit and provide four-year scholarships to two cohorts totaling 23 academically talented low-income students with demonstrated financial need and an interest in computational biology. The project aims to address...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $400,000 to Howard University to enhance computational biology training for undergraduate students. The key objectives are to develop new advanced computational biology courses, integrate big data analytics modules into existing biology courses, and establish a specialized image data analysis platform. These efforts aim to equip students with advanced skills in...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Traineeship (NRT) Program award of $3,000,000 to Texas A&M University will train 67 Master's and Ph.D. students, including 19 funded trainees, in the interdisciplinary fields of mathematical, molecular, and materials foundations of artificial intelligence (AI). The project aims to address shortcomings in current AI systems by training "adaptive changemakers" to design AI that can work collaboratively with humans and empower more...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $775,954 Project Grant to Tennessee Technological University under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program. The funding will support a 5-year Interdisciplinary Research Traineeship (NRT) program focused on the convergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Energy, and Cybersecurity. This immersive traineeship will provide comprehensive training to an estimated 150 STEM graduate students, including 24 funded trainees, through new interdisciplinary...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education Program (CFDA 47.076) Project Grant award of $2,475,715 to The Johns Hopkins University supports the development of an innovative educational program to train graduate students in artificial intelligence (AI)-driven semiconductor materials and device research. The program aims to prepare a multidisciplinary workforce fluent in both the science underlying electronic device fabrication and the incorporation of AI/machine learning into the...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Initiation Award of $300,000 to Bethune-Cookman University aims to evaluate the impact of pedagogical interventions involving active learning and computational thinking approaches on student success in undergraduate biology education. The award is funded under the NSF STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program, which supports initiatives to strengthen STEM education and workforce development. The project will develop and refine an intelligent online...
This $300,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to develop a course that teaches computer science students how to work with and comprehend large code bases. The project, awarded to the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego), is designed to address the "academia-industry gap" where new computer science graduates are often underprepared for contributing to large, existing software code bases in...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $299,927 project grant to Hudsonalpha Institute For Biotechnology under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support the effort "INCREASING UNDERGRADUATE ENGAGEMENT IN BIOINFORMATICS" from October 15, 2021 through September 30, 2024. This project aims to enhance undergraduate student engagement in bioinformatics through hands-on learning opportunities. The NSF's STEM Education program supports developing the nation's science and...
The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded a $1,384,756 project grant to the New Jersey Institute of Technology located in Newark, NJ. The grant is part of the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) and will support the "Applying Student Knowledge for Success in Cybersecurity and Data Science" project through September 30, 2026. The five-year project aims to develop student knowledge and skills in cybersecurity and data science through...
This $1.2 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support the Science and Mathematics Education Research Collaborative Postdoctoral Program at the Rochester Institute of Technology from October 2022 to September 2025. The program will train postdoctoral fellows through research opportunities, professional development activities, and participation in an interdisciplinary community of STEM education scholars. Fellows will work with...
This $2 million National Science Foundation project grant funds the "Codes for Life" research traineeship program at Rutgers University-Camden from April 2022 through March 2027. The program will train 30 master's and 25 PhD students in the fundamental biology and biophysics of DNA and proteins, artificial intelligence methods, and professional software development best practices. Trainees will gain skills in using AI and sustainably developed software to address the growing communication gap between genomics and proteomics researchers that has hindered synthesis and new principle development. The NSF STEM Education program, listed under CFDA #47.076, supports developing the STEM education enterprise's vitality. This award aims to pilot an innovative interdisciplinary graduate training model combining evidence-based methods and activities addressing workforce needs in high priority convergent fields.