The University of Missouri System was awarded a $344,278 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education to support the REU SITE: Summer Research Projects in Neuroscience program. The grant period runs from January 15, 2021 through December 31, 2023. The funding supports undergraduate summer research projects in neuroscience through the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). The program aims to promote progress in the biological sciences and...
The University of Missouri System was awarded a $369,513 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation to support an Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site focused on Creative Approaches to Materials Design and Processing. The grant is part of the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which supports research and education projects to advance scientific knowledge and understanding in core areas of mathematics and physical sciences. Under this award, the...
The National Science Foundation Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences awarded a $254,085 project grant to the University of Missouri System for collaborative research titled "Trust Across Diverse Contexts in Early Childhood." The three-year award runs from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024 under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075). The University of Missouri System will conduct research on developing trust in early childhood across...
This $347,895 National Science Foundation project grant funds the Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site program at Baruch College from June 2022 through May 2025. The program aims to provide advanced research training in psychological science to undergraduate students, with a focus on increasing participation from minority, low-income, first-generation, and disabled students. Students conduct independent research under faculty supervision in clinical, developmental,...
This Project Grant award of $275,638 was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) program (CFDA 47.075) to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) on July 15, 2024. The award supports an 8-week REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) program that provides 24 undergraduate students over 3 years with research training in multidisciplinary and community-engaged approaches to understanding youth development and community...
Emory University will provide research training and career development services to undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds under a $101,370 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075). Specifically, Emory University will implement the MB3 Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site program to identify and select 10 junior or senior undergraduate students annually from institutions without graduate...
The University of Mississippi received a $413,813 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) to operate an interdisciplinary Research Experiences for Undergraduates site from May 1, 2023 through April 30, 2026. Through this award, the University will immerse undergraduate students in a 10-week summer research experience using interdisciplinary methods to study the politics of place in the American South. Students...
Rutgers University, Newark was awarded a $418,386 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program to establish a Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site. Through this award, Rutgers will create an undergraduate research fellowship program from 2024 to 2026 focused on studying the social and environmental influences on brain and behavior. The fellowship program will provide hands-on research training, professional development, and...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $366,046 project grant to Texas A&M University under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075). The grant funds an eight-week summer research experience program for undergraduates from underrepresented groups in STEM. Eight students per year will conduct mentored research with Texas A&M faculty on topics related to social inequality and social problems. Students will participate in research seminars, complete...
The University of Missouri System was awarded a $791,850 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings under the STEM Education (47.076) federal grant program. The grant will fund a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the effectiveness of family engagement interventions on student outcomes in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The university will analyze research published since 2001...