This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under its STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to address the critical shortage of qualified math and science teachers in rural and underserved K-12 school systems. With a total funding of $725,102, the University of West Alabama is leading a 5-year initiative to recruit, train, and support 29 new STEM teachers. Key components include: Providing financial aid, accelerated teacher certification pathways, and specialized STEM...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program, formerly known as Education and Human Resources, provides $249,316 to Alabama State University to build capacity for supporting STEM educators in the Alabama Black Belt region. The university will strengthen partnerships with Trenholm State Community College and the Lowndes County Public School System to establish a pathway for STEM students to enter the regional teaching workforce. Curriculum and test...
This five-year, $812,324 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the University of South Alabama's Investigating Science Teacher, Research, Education, and Methods Used to Prepare Pre-Service Science Teachers program. The program aims to address the national need for highly qualified K-12 science teachers, especially those from racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds, through recruiting and preparing 16 science majors to obtain...
This National Science Foundation grant award under CFDA Number 47.076 - STEM Education, in the amount of $324,788, is supporting the "Building Alabama STEM Teachers with MS/MED Credentials Program" at Alabama State University (ASU). The project aims to address the nationwide shortage of highly effective secondary school STEM teachers, especially in the Black Belt region of Alabama, by recruiting, training, and supporting STEM undergraduate students at ASU to earn master's degrees and...
The University of Alabama Office for Sponsored Programs Division received a three-year, $602,645 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The grant funds a Research Experience for Teachers Site hosted by the University to advance STEM education in sensing and measurement technologies for middle school science teachers from West Central Alabama. Each summer, 10 teachers will participate in eight-week research experiences...
This $943,979 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the University of South Alabama's Pathway to Mathematics II initiative. The project aims to recruit and prepare 20 highly qualified mathematics teachers over five years through a master's degree program integrating mathematics pedagogy and content coursework. It will serve teachers produced by the original Pathway to Mathematics project and focus on attracting racially and...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $1,731,126 to Auburn University and a consortium of six academic institutions in Alabama and Michigan to support STEM workforce readiness for low-income, high-achieving undergraduate and graduate students. Over five years, the project will fund scholarships for 72 full-time students pursuing associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees in sciences and engineering fields facing...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,912,687 Project Grant to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) under the STEM Education (47.076) program. The grant will fund a 5-year project to expand UAB's successful Scholarship for Service (SFS) program, which focuses on training a diverse group of master's students in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and data analytics. The program emphasizes interdisciplinary training to produce graduates with the analytical skills and...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to prepare high-quality STEM teachers for high-need schools. The $1,691,885 grant to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) will support a one-year residency program to recruit, train, and retain 24 STEM teaching fellows over two cohorts. The program will address best practices for preparing prospective STEM teachers, providing mentoring, induction support, and...
The University of South Alabama was awarded a $299,985 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education to deliver a program titled "PREPARING ELEMENTARY PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS TO INTEGRATE COMPUTING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM." The grant period runs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The project aims to develop and integrate computing concepts and skills across elementary school curricula by preparing pre-service teachers at the...