The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,000,000 project grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to the Louis Stokes Mississippi Alliance for Minority Participation (LS-MAMP) STEM Pathway and Research Alliance. Led by Jackson State University, this alliance of 10 Mississippi institutions aims to significantly increase the number of historically underrepresented and underserved students successfully completing high-quality STEM degree programs. The project will provide...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $954,604 project grant to Jackson State University under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support the Flexible Internships-Research-Education (FIRE) Model. The FIRE Model aims to improve access to career and educational development opportunities for talented, low-income students through collaborative research and internship programs. The grant period runs from October 15, 2021 through September 30, 2027 and will fund Jackson State University's...
This $300,000 Research Initiation Award was granted by the National Science Foundation's Division of Human Resource Development under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076). The grant supports research activities at Jackson State University, a Historically Black College and University, to enhance STEM research and undergraduate education. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: using machine learning to discern which...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $490,000 Project Grant to Jackson State University (JSU) for the "JSU-UCSB Partnership for Research and Education in Materials Science" program. This 6-year collaborative research and education program, with a start date of September 1, 2024, will support the development of new quantum and biomimetic hierarchical nanomaterials with applications in areas such as optoelectronics, sensing, communication, aerospace, and environmental...
Jackson State University was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) federal grant program (CFDA 47.076). The two-year award, made on July 1, 2021 and set to conclude on June 30, 2023, will support JSU's "CATALYST: CHEMILUMINESCENCE, QUANTUM YIELD AND HIGH-DIMENSIONAL DATA ANALYSIS IN TRAJECTORY SURFACE HOPPING SIMULATION" project. This project aims to advance STEM education through research...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program provides $960,830 to Jackson State University (JSU) from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2028. The grant establishes the Mississippi Nano-Bio and Immunoengineering Consortium (NIEC), a collaborative research network among seven institutions in Mississippi focused on developing novel biomaterials, evaluating their interactions with biological systems, and assessing their effectiveness in...
Jackson State University received a $124,992 project grant award from the National Science Foundation on March 1, 2021 to develop planning strategies for virtual teacher preparation in science and mathematics. The grant was awarded under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support initiatives that strengthen STEM education. Through this one-year project grant concluding on February 28, 2022, Jackson State University will create and implement virtual strategies to better prepare...
This $320,000 three-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the development and delivery of ten data science courses to over 200 undergraduates from a consortium of eleven diverse universities. Led by Florida A&M University, the consortium will leverage distributed learning technologies to provide data science instruction and research experiences traditionally unavailable at smaller or minority-serving institutions. Through an...
This $1 million National Science Foundation project grant supports Florida A&M University's HBCU-RISE program to enhance research and education infrastructure in multifunctional materials. Funded under the NSF's Division of Human Resource Development and STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the project aims to integrate research and education in chemistry and engineering of multifunctional materials. Key deliverables include developing a new Materials Science and Engineering Ph.D....
The National Science Foundation awarded a $1,075,000 Project Grant to Jackson State University under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program. The grant will support Cohort 16 of the university's Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) program, which aims to significantly increase the number of students from underrepresented minority groups who successfully complete high-quality STEM degree programs and pursue graduate education or STEM careers. The two-year program will provide a cohort of 12 BD fellows...