The National Science Foundation awarded Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University a $237,298 project grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to improve undergraduate student outcomes in online STEM courses. The university will work from June 2021 through May 2024 to enhance persistence, performance, and perspectives of students taking online STEM courses through applying principles of a Community of Inquiry framework and decreasing cognitive load. The STEM Education program aims to...
This five-year, $1.5 million Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund scholarships for 25 domestic, low-income, high-achieving undergraduate students at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to complete bachelor's and accelerated master's degrees in computer science, software engineering, or computer engineering fields. The funding will support scholarships for students to obtain undergraduate degrees and one-year accelerated master's...
The National Science Foundation awarded Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University a $291,873 Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) on June 15, 2021. The grant will support the university's HUMANISTIC STEM: BLENDING HUMANITIES AND STEM TO INCREASE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, KNOWLEDGE, AND SKILLS project through May 31, 2024. The project aims to develop new interdisciplinary courses that integrate humanities perspectives and approaches into STEM fields to increase...
This three-year, $600,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund the development and evaluation of peer-led learning activities and a training curriculum to support non-traditional students in online engineering courses at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Through the introduction of peer leaders and synchronous recitation sessions, the awardee aims to provide additional academic and social support to help improve persistence and...
The Rochester Institute of Technology was awarded a $398,271 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) federal grant program (CFDA 47.076). Over three years, the grant will support a Research Experiences for Undergraduates site that will engage ten college students per summer in mentored STEM education research projects. Participants will gain knowledge and skills in research practices,...
This $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports research at Cal Poly Corporation to characterize undergraduate STEM research experiences and student outcomes. The three-year award aims to develop and validate a multi-dimensional measure of the work design structure of academic-year undergraduate research experiences. Researchers will adapt an established work design survey from organizational psychology for the STEM research...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) project grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to provide undergraduate research experiences for students at a minority-serving two-year college in Miami, Florida. Over three years, the $497,620 award will enable 75 students in STEM fields to participate in research, with at least 50% transferring to a four-year institution within two years. The project seeks to increase graduation and transfer rates for historically underrepresented...
This National Science Foundation project grant, awarded under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), provides $299,999 to South Florida State College, a Hispanic-serving institution, to enhance STEM participation and baccalaureate transfer for rural Hispanic students. The two-year project aims to increase access to required science courses and undergraduate research experiences through the development of high-quality online instruction, virtual science labs, and expanded undergraduate...
This $750,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education will fund scholarships and academic support services for up to 43 students pursuing associate's degrees in STEM fields at Feather River Community College over six years. The official federal grant program is the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education program under the STEM Education component of NSF, which supports the development of the nation's STEM education...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) grant award of $200,000 will support Regis University in establishing a high-impact undergraduate STEM summer research experience aimed at increasing retention and success of Latinx students in life science degree programs. The project will create a paid, faculty-mentored summer research program for undergraduate students early in their collegiate experience, addressing a crucial transition period when many students decide...