This Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under its STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program, supports a 5-year, $1,731,126 initiative to advance STEM workforce readiness and retention of high-achieving, low-income students pursuing associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees at a consortium of six academic institutions in Alabama and Michigan. The project will fund scholarships for 72 students in critical STEM fields, while also providing mentoring, research...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $324,788 to Alabama State University (ASU) to develop and implement the "Building Alabama STEM Teachers with MS/MED Credentials" program. The program aims to address the shortage of highly effective secondary STEM teachers in Alabama by recruiting undergraduate STEM students, providing them with pedagogical training and credentials, and supporting their placement in...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under its STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $1,227,108 to the University of Houston System to develop an Authentic Community-Engaged Scholarship in STEM Education Postdoc Training Program. The goal is to train three independent STEM education researchers with competencies in building community-engaged research-practice partnerships. The project aims to enhance postdoctoral researchers' capabilities across six core...
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 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $1,550,000 to Northern Arizona University to cultivate new approaches, systems, and training programs for quantum information science. The central research goals aim to prepare, control, and measure quantum states involving electronic, mechanical, microwave, and optical degrees of freedom, enabling the development of "spin-optomechanical" systems. Key milestones include...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, provides $399,934 to a collaborative effort across six academic institutions. The goal is to better align STEM curricula with industry workforce needs. The project, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EPIIC: EMPOWERED -- BUILDING THE FUTURE WORKFORCE TOGETHER," will enable the participating institutions to grow industry partnerships, improve course...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $775,954 Project Grant to Tennessee Technological University under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program. The funding will support a 5-year Interdisciplinary Research Traineeship (NRT) program focused on the convergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Energy, and Cybersecurity. This immersive traineeship will provide comprehensive training to an estimated 150 STEM graduate students, including 24 funded trainees, through new interdisciplinary...
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...
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) received a $866,277 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop and implement a teacher preparation initiative focused on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. Through this award, UAB aims to nurture 46 undergraduate and graduate students over five years, providing them skills and support mechanisms to be effective, enthusiastic, and confident STEM teachers in...
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...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $2,997,970 Project Grant under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076) to the University of Alabama to develop an innovative graduate education model for Precision Timing (PT) workforce development. The "Alabama Collaborative for Contemporary Education in Precision Timing (ACCEPT)" program will provide comprehensive training and educational opportunities for 160 MS and PhD students, including 24 funded trainees from physics, mathematics, and electrical/computer engineering. The program will integrate an interdisciplinary curriculum, holistic workforce development, and sustained professional immersion experiences to prepare versatile STEM professionals equipped to take on leadership roles in the highly interdisciplinary field of precision timing, which is critical to national security and over one-third of the U.S. economy. The award period runs from July 15, 2023 to June 30, 2028.