This $908,881 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support research examining conceptions of Blackness among undergraduate Black STEM students. A collaborative network of six institutions across five states will conduct an exploratory mixed methods study integrating ethnography and survey design. The project aims to understand how Black students' notions of racial identity vary across dimensions like ethnicity, region, and generation, and...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under CFDA 47.076 STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) provides $204,718 to Tennessee State University (TSU) to implement the "HBCU UJIMA Collective: Building Research Capacity at HBCUs Through a Grow Your Own Research Corps Model." The project aims to develop an adaptable model for training and building a corps of research administrators and scientists to enhance research capacity across historically black...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $2,459,693 to Tennessee Technological University over a 6-year period starting January 1, 2024. The project aims to support the retention and graduation of 45 high-achieving, low-income undergraduate students pursuing STEM degrees at the university. Key activities include providing scholarships, early academic support through redesigned first-year math courses, multi-layered mentoring,...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) Project Grant award of $2,179,940 to Tuskegee University will provide scholarships and support services to increase the retention and graduation of 72 low-income, high-achieving undergraduate and graduate students pursuing STEM degrees at a consortium of six academic institutions in Alabama and Michigan. Over the 5-year award period, the project aims to enhance students' academic skills, professional development, and sense of...
This $1,087,979 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support a 5-year collaborative project to increase retention and graduation of low-income, high-achieving undergraduate and graduate students pursuing STEM degrees across six academic institutions in Alabama and Michigan. The project aims to promote these students' sense of belonging, professional identity, and workforce readiness through scholarships, mentoring,...
This $888,676 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support research examining conceptions of Blackness among undergraduate Black STEM students. The awardee, Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc., will establish a collaborative network of six institutions across multiple U.S. regions to conduct an exploratory mixed methods study. Through ethnographic research, surveys, and data analysis, the project will explore how Black...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $442,951 to Texas Southern University (TSU), a Historically Black College and University (HBCU), to conduct research on the structure-reactivity relationship of ruthenium complexes featuring asymmetric chiral ligands. The project aims to advance the fields of inorganic and biological inorganic chemistry while providing significant educational opportunities for students, particularly...
This $1.5 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund Bridgewater State University's efforts to improve STEM undergraduate student outcomes through partnerships, mentoring, and high-impact practices. Over six years, the university will provide scholarships and additional supports to three cohorts of 35 low-income, high-achieving undergraduates pursuing STEM degrees. Students will receive mentoring from faculty, diverse STEM...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $767,625 Project Grant to the University of Texas at Austin through the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to examine conceptions of Blackness among undergraduate Black STEM students. The research team will conduct an exploratory mixed methods study integrating ethnography and surveys across six institutions in five states. They aim to understand how Black students' notions of identity along dimensions like ethnicity, place, and generation relate to...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program will provide $1,731,126 to support a 5-year collaborative project focused on advancing STEM workforce readiness for low-income, high-achieving undergraduate and graduate students at a consortium of six academic institutions in Alabama and Michigan. The project aims to increase STEM degree completion and foster a sense of belonging and professional identity among the participants...