This three-year, $284,543 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education will fund the development of curricular modules and faculty professional development resources to improve quantitative skills among undergraduate Earth science majors. Awarded under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the project aims to strengthen students' math proficiency and confidence through a multi-pronged approach. Specifically, the awardee Unavco, Inc. will...
This $102,362 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support Carleton College in developing curricular resources and faculty professional development to improve quantitative skills and confidence among undergraduate Earth science majors. The key products to be delivered include: Co-curricular modules to integrate quantitative skill development within existing Earth science courses and programs Faculty professional...
North Carolina State University will apply a digital tool to support self-regulated learning strategies in introductory geoscience courses under a $480,225 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education. The grant was awarded on July 1, 2021 with a completion date of June 30, 2024. The funding supports the university's work under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA #47.076), which aims to ensure the vitality of the Nation's science, technology,...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will provide $172,967 to Fullerton College, a Hispanic-Serving Institution, to acquire a range of scientific equipment and instrumentation to enrich undergraduate Earth science education. The awarded equipment includes drones, weather stations, water column systems, bioreactors, and multi-parameter probes that will allow over 1,000 students per year to engage in hands-on learning...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $491,069 Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY) - New York City College of Technology. The 3-year award, effective November 1, 2023, aims to create a year-round geoscience workforce preparation, service learning, and career mentoring program for non-geoscience STEM students from underrepresented communities. Key objectives are to broaden the geoscience...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) Project Grant totaling $332,472.00 to the University of South Carolina (USC) to conduct research aimed at increasing geoscience enrollment and engagement by transforming perceptions of geoscience among students and the general public. The project will investigate enrollment statistics and student perceptions of geoscience to identify key factors that influence interest in the field. Surveys will be disseminated...
The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded Saint Joseph's College of Maine a $258,834 Project Grant under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076) to improve students' data literacy in environmental science. The grant period runs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024 and will support the development of curriculum and training to enhance students' abilities to work with, analyze, and communicate about...
This $119,548 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development and delivery of introductory geoscience lessons at the University of South Carolina aimed at quantifying the relationship between instructional reform practices, student learning, and student attitudes. Specifically, the grantee will design lessons delivered at varying levels of reformed teaching methodology as measured by the Reformed Teaching Observation Protocol and Classroom Observation Protocol for...
This federal Project Grant award, with a total funding amount of $144,301, was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program. The project aims to conduct a comprehensive survey of undergraduate mathematical and statistical sciences programs at two-year and four-year institutions across the United States. This quinquennial (five-year) survey will enable faculty, administrators, funders, and researchers to understand the current state of...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $407,527 Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to Molloy University. The grant, titled "GP-UP: PROJECT RESTORES (RETENTION OF EARTH SCIENCE TRAINEES THROUGH OPPORTUNITIES IN RESTORATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES)", aims to increase the number of students in geosciences, retain historically underrepresented students in STEM fields, build faculty and institutional capacity, and produce highly qualified geoscience...