The University of Hawaii at Manoa received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation on July 15, 2021 to complete work by June 30, 2024. The grant falls under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) and will support the "TSIP: OLA I KA AINA: REVIVING ECOSYSTEMS UTILIZING SCIENCE, MATH AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE" project. This project aims to revive ecosystems in Hawaii through integrating Western science, math, and Indigenous knowledge. The University...
This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $495,376 will support the University of Hawaii at Manoa in transforming its marine biology graduate program to incorporate place-based pedagogies. Funded under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), this three-year award beginning October 1, 2022 aims to establish a community-embedded science approach. Graduate students will undertake a two-week intensive immersing them in relationship building, service learning, and cultural education...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded the University of Hawaii at Manoa a $4,999,715 Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to provide scholarships to support students at Hawaiian and Pacific Island institutions of higher education in STEM degree programs. The project aims to contribute to the national need for well-educated scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and technicians by supporting the recruitment, retention, and graduation of up to 250 high-achieving,...
This $700,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support the University of Hawaii at Manoa to deliver professional development services to K-12 teachers in Kauai, Hawaii through March 2028. Over the five-year period of performance, the University of Hawaii-Kauai Community College will engage two cohorts of local teachers in mathematics coursework, coaching, culturally responsive curriculum development, and lesson study. Teachers will...
The University of Hawaii at Manoa received a $299,883 project grant award from the National Science Foundation under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to broaden engagement in mathematics participation and readiness education. The award, made on October 1, 2021, will support efforts through March 31, 2024 to develop programs that increase student involvement in mathematics and build foundations for further education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. As the...
This $1,299,941 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund the Institute for Future Intelligence (IFI) and the Pacific International Center for High Technology Research (PICHTR) to develop and test an integrated STEM curriculum focused on agricultural technology (agtech) in Hawaii. The project aims to connect traditional Hawaiian aquaculture practices with modern smart farming technologies and data science. Key products and...
The University of Hawaii at Manoa was awarded a $996,552 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings to advance research and practice in culturally-relevant computing in upper elementary education. The grant falls under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), which supports the development of STEM education to ensure the vitality of the Nation's science, technology, engineering and mathematics enterprise. Through...
The University of Hawaii at Manoa received a $124,858 project grant award from the National Science Foundation on March 15, 2021 to address the shortage of mathematics teachers in Hawaii. Funded under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), this project aims to build capacity for mathematics teacher preparation through February 28, 2022. As the sole awardee, the University of Hawaii will leverage this funding to develop programs and provide services focused on ensuring the vitality of...
This $1,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support Hawai'i Pacific University (HPU), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI), in delivering scholarships and comprehensive support services to 11 high-achieving, low-income undergraduate students pursuing STEM degrees in computer science, electrical engineering, biomedical engineering, and biotechnology...
The University of Hawaii at Manoa received a $892,290 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) to conduct research characterizing mesophoric seaweeds in Hawaii from May 15, 2023 to April 30, 2026. Key products and services include collecting, identifying, and describing previously unknown mesophoric seaweed species from Hawaii to add to biodiversity data and herbarium...