Central Connecticut State University received a $288,100 three-year Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop the Scaffolded Projects for the Social Good (SPSG) framework. The SPSG framework aims to help computing programs incorporate externally-sourced service learning projects supporting nonprofit organizations into existing software engineering and similar courses. It will provide a customizable set of curricular materials to...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $2,499,411 Project Grant to the San Jose State University Research Foundation (SJSURF) through the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The project, titled "Empowering Students to Succeed in Engineering and Computer Science," aims to increase the attraction, retention, and graduation of low-income, academically talented, undergraduate students in software engineering, computer engineering, and computer science at San Jose State...
This $400,000 Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program, supports Elizabeth City State University (ECSU), a Historically Black College and University (HBCU), in integrating Python-based computing skills into its undergraduate social science curricula. The key goals of the 3-year project are to: 1) improve students' critical thinking and scientific reasoning skills, 2) increase recruitment and retention in social science...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) project grant award to Louisiana State University (LSU) in the amount of $138,601 aims to increase the use of project-based learning in undergraduate software engineering courses. The project will design, develop, and evaluate a reference software engineering course with a repository of 12 ready-to-use projects and associated active learning activities. These resources are intended to enable instructors to more easily...
This $250,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to develop a framework for assessing individual student contributions to team software projects in undergraduate computing education. The project, awarded to Oregon State University (OSU), will create a teaching and assessment approach where students document and reflect on their project tasks and learning outcomes, which are then evaluated by instructors and peers....
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $396,897 project grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to Clark Atlanta University to integrate data science into the undergraduate social work curriculum. The project aims to develop curricular modules for three core social work courses and redesign three electives to build data analysis skills among approximately 60 junior and senior social work students. The modules will equip students to leverage data science to address complex...
This $200,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to prepare undergraduate students at Georgia Gwinnett College, a Hispanic-Serving Institution, for careers in the software engineering industry. The key products and services to be delivered through this 3-year project include: Offering paid, project-based internships that provide software development students with hands-on training, mentorship, and opportunities to work on...
This $299,953 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program, formerly known as Education and Human Resources (CFDA 47.076), will fund the Computing Fellows Program: Increasing Meaningful Computing Engagement Across Disciplines. The project aims to serve the national interest by providing computing fellowships to increase opportunities for meaningful computing engagement across all disciplines from Feb 1, 2022 to Jan 31, 2025. Fellows will work with students and...
This Project Grant award of $245,975.00 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to develop a framework for assessing individual student contributions to team software projects in undergraduate computing education. The project, awarded to the University of Montana, will create a novel teaching and assessment approach where students compile individual portfolios documenting their project tasks and reflect on their contributions. Instructors and peers...
This $2,500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund the "Creating Pathways to Computing Careers through Experiential and Engaged Learning" project at California State University - San Bernardino. Over 5 years, the project will provide 150 scholarships to support 30 high-achieving, low-income students annually pursuing computing degrees. The project aims to increase retention and graduation of these students,...