This two-year, $599,255 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund research exploring career trajectories and outcomes of marginalized groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) doctoral programs. The principal investigators at the National Opinion Research Center will employ mixed methods to analyze survey data from current and recent doctoral students at three North Carolina institutions. The project aims to...
This $845,762 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Human Resource Development under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program supports a longitudinal study to investigate the classroom and psychosocial processes linked to mathematics engagement among racially diverse students from 6th to 8th grade. The study aims to identify patterns in student math engagement trajectories, examine how instructional and social characteristics...
This $150,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support the University of Arizona, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, and California State Polytechnic University Pomona in enhancing pathways for low-income, high-achieving students to earn PhDs in mathematical sciences fields. The three Hispanic-serving institutions will collaborate to develop deeper connections to tackle obstacles these students face in getting admitted to...
This $499,867 National Science Foundation Project Grant awarded on October 1, 2023 under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program will support the creation of sophisticated assessments and data collection efforts to enhance STEM instruction and research across K-16 education. The project, led by Iowa State University, will establish eight working groups to address critical topics for ethical, large-scale data collection and diverse research collaborations. This will enable the expansion of the...
This $600,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), will support Texas State University in developing equitable group work strategies for proof-based undergraduate mathematics courses. Over a two-year period ending December 2025, the university will design and implement instructor workshops on incorporating group-worthy tasks adapted from K-12 complex instruction principles. It will also study the...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program, formerly known as Education and Human Resources, will provide $239,343 to support the retention and graduation of approximately 115 low-income, high-achieving undergraduate students studying statistics and data science at seven universities in California. At least 65 scholars will receive continued scholarship support over two years of graduate studies. The funding will deliver academic and co-curricular...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program ($398,859) provides scholarships and academic support services to approximately 115 low-income undergraduate students studying statistics and data science at seven universities in California and Washington. At least 65 scholars will receive continued scholarship support for up to two years of graduate studies. The goal is to increase degree completion in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) awarded a $349,974 project grant to the University of Tulsa to develop the principal investigator's skills in qualitative research methods for STEM education research. The goal is to investigate differences in science identity development between STEM undergraduate students engaged in research opportunities, laboratory-based student work, and non-laboratory student work. The project will utilize qualitative analysis,...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,697,005 Project Grant to the American Educational Research Association (AERA) through the NSF's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program. The grant, which runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will support four primary objectives: Advance knowledge through dissertation grants and small research grants that support fundamental STEM education research based on secondary data analysis of large-scale datasets. Enhance diversity and equity...
This $148,732 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program aims to identify catalysts for increasing student diversity in engineering at The University of Iowa. The two-year award running from October 2021 to September 2023 will support research to develop strategies for attracting underrepresented groups to engineering studies at the predominantly white institution. Key products include de-identified data from student interviews, manuscripts presenting research...