This $1,074,964 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the University of Maryland, Baltimore County's (UMBC) Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) program. The BD program aims to increase the participation of underrepresented minority groups in STEM doctoral programs, addressing the national need for a more diverse STEM workforce. The award will fund research and mentor training, connections to graduate school...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,075,000 Project Grant to the University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras campus under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program. The grant will fund a Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) program that will provide 12 talented students from multiple Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) alliances the opportunity to pursue doctoral degrees in STEM fields at the University of Puerto Rico. The BD fellows will receive multidisciplinary...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $1,075,000.00 to Stony Brook University to implement the LSAMP Bridge to the Doctorate (LSAMP-BD) program. The key objectives are to: 1) recruit 12 LSAMP-BD fellows with the potential to complete STEM graduate studies, 2) design and implement an LSAMP-BD program to support fellows through the first two years of STEM graduate school, 3) ensure LSAMP-BD fellows graduate and...
This $1,000,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports Jackson State University's efforts to improve research and educational infrastructure related to 3D printable nanocomposites for biotechnology applications. Specifically, the University will provide opportunities for underrepresented minority participants to gain STEM research experience and education on materials design. Key deliverables include significantly expanding the...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,075,000 Project Grant to Prairie View A&M University to support the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Bridge to Doctorate (BD) activity. This 2-year program, which falls under NSF's STEM Education (47.076) grant program, will provide 12 talented students from multiple LSAMP alliances the opportunity to pursue doctoral degrees in Electrical Engineering or other STEM-related fields at Prairie View A&M University, a...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $954,604 project grant to Jackson State University under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support the Flexible Internships-Research-Education (FIRE) Model. The FIRE Model aims to improve access to career and educational development opportunities for talented, low-income students through collaborative research and internship programs. The grant period runs from October 15, 2021 through September 30, 2027 and will fund Jackson State University's...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) Project Grant award of $2,499,950 to Minnesota State Colleges & Universities (operating as Bemidji State University) will support a six-year program to increase STEM degree completion rates for academically talented, low-income undergraduate students with demonstrated financial need. The project aims to recruit and retain two cohorts of 55 diverse STEM scholars, graduate 80% within four years, and have at least 90% obtain...
Jackson State University was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) federal grant program (CFDA 47.076). The two-year award, made on July 1, 2021 and set to conclude on June 30, 2023, will support JSU's "CATALYST: CHEMILUMINESCENCE, QUANTUM YIELD AND HIGH-DIMENSIONAL DATA ANALYSIS IN TRAJECTORY SURFACE HOPPING SIMULATION" project. This project aims to advance STEM education through research...
This $1,000,000 federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), supports the Louis Stokes Mississippi Alliance for Minority Participation (LS-MAMP) STEM Pathway and Research Alliance. The award aims to significantly increase the number of historically underrepresented and underserved students who matriculate into and successfully complete high-quality STEM degree programs in Mississippi. The alliance, led by Jackson State...
Jackson State University received a $124,992 project grant award from the National Science Foundation on March 1, 2021 to develop planning strategies for virtual teacher preparation in science and mathematics. The grant was awarded under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support initiatives that strengthen STEM education. Through this one-year project grant concluding on February 28, 2022, Jackson State University will create and implement virtual strategies to better prepare...