The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $349,962 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), a Hispanic-Serving Institution, to build the principal investigator's expertise in STEM education research study design, research methods, and data analysis techniques. The project aims to support a pilot STEM education research project to investigate remedial math training for civil engineering undergraduate students, with...
This $478,034 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to prepare prospective STEM teachers to effectively teach engineering concepts and design in middle and high schools. The Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (Tees) is the primary awardee and will partner with two rural school districts in Texas to provide scholarships for 20 prospective STEM teachers over five years. The project seeks to develop these...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $499,998 project grant to The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to implement the Freshman Year Innovator Experience project from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025. The project aims to help first-year mechanical engineering students at the university develop critical self-transformation skills to face academic challenges through coordinated curricula for two first-year courses—Introduction to...
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley was awarded a $1,499,910 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop an inclusive national model supporting the success of low-income graduate students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. The award period is from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. Through this funding, the University will create programs and...
This National Science Foundation project grant of $299,980 will fund the integration of inquiry-based and project-based learning into the pre-service STEM teacher curriculum at Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. Under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the project aims to train pre-service STEM teachers to effectively utilize hands-on teaching methods through applied research experiences, professional development in...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $472,369 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to the University of New Mexico. The grant will develop and test a novel multi-course curriculum that models an industrial internship or start-up company experience for STEM graduate students. The curriculum will utilize problem-based learning combined with industry-based problem solving to provide students with hands-on, industry-relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities. The...
This $327,745 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to transform undergraduate engineering education to create more inclusive learning environments. The project, titled "FROM CORNERSTONE TO CAPSTONE AND BEYOND: TRANSFORMING ENGINEERING TEAMING TO SUPPORT A DIVERSE AND EMPOWERED ENGINEERING COMMUNITY", will develop and validate scalable inclusive teamwork models to foster a sense of belonging for...
This $1.5 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support the University of Texas at El Paso in delivering scholarships and student support services to increase degree completion among low-income, high-achieving undergraduates pursuing degrees in mechanical engineering. Over the six-year period from October 2022 through September 2028, the project will provide scholarships of up to $1,500,000 to 23 unique full-time students, engaging...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $199,998 Project Grant to The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop new teaching methods and tools to facilitate knowledge transfer within engineering curricula. Specifically, the awardee will first seek to understand barriers engineering students face in applying knowledge across courses. They will then design and test in-class activities to promote knowledge transfer, assessing student...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) federal grant award under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $349,995.00 to Terc, Inc., a non-profit organization focused on improving STEM education through innovative research, curriculum development, and professional development programs. The project, titled "Examining the Integration of Equity and Interdisciplinarity in the Policies of Innovative Graduate Training Programs," aims to explore the connection between...