Project Grant 2325444
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, funded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), provides $4,985,809 to develop a comprehensive entrepreneurship training program. The goal is to equip academic researchers with the knowledge and skills needed to successfully launch startups to commercialize their university-developed technologies, particularly in regions lacking these resources. The program will build on the NSF I-Corps customer...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program for $349,999 provides funding to the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) to investigate how engineering students' demographic, socioeconomic, and academic backgrounds influence their participation in entrepreneurship education programs. The project aims to leverage machine learning and regression techniques to build data-driven models that advance the understanding of student...
- The National Science Foundation awarded $304,558 under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships federal grant program to the National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance, Inc. to design and implement an eight-week entrepreneurial training program. The program will provide approximately 100 educational and learning technology research teams with resources and tools to advance their innovations from the lab to the market. Specifically, the grantee will offer curriculum based on...
- This $400,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports a multi-institution collaborative effort to develop a research and innovation ecosystem that leverages external partnerships to shape the STEM talent pipeline and workforce development. The "LIGHT UP" collaborative, comprised of six higher education institutions in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions, aims to establish a...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to the University of Maine at Farmington (UMF), in collaboration with five other academic institutions. The "EPIIC: EMPOWERED" project aims to address the growing disconnect between STEM curricula and industry needs. The cohort of institutions will work to enhance industry partnerships, align program curricula with workforce demands, and...
- This $349,957 federal Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University aims to advance understanding of technology-based social entrepreneurship education for engineering students. The research will investigate how engineers who have founded technology social ventures identify business opportunities to solve societal problems, and the necessary competencies for successful technology-based social...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to the University of Massachusetts Amherst. This 3-year grant, effective October 1, 2024, will test a program to provide STEM graduate students nationwide with inclusive leadership training. The program aims to equip STEM graduate students with the knowledge and skills to become effective leaders in fostering institutional change and inclusivity within academic settings. In...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, provides $399,934 to a collaborative effort across six academic institutions. The goal is to better align STEM curricula with industry workforce needs. The project, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EPIIC: EMPOWERED -- BUILDING THE FUTURE WORKFORCE TOGETHER," will enable the participating institutions to grow industry partnerships, improve course...
- This National Science Foundation award of $298,779 from the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program supports efforts by California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) to examine student attitudes, identities, and motivations toward engineering, and develop contextualized entrepreneurial design learning modules to foster these qualities. The project, conducted by CSUF's Auxiliary Services Corporation Division of Sponsored Programs, aims to create learning experiences that value the diverse...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program provides $100,000 in funding to the National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance, Inc. (doing business as Venturewell) to host a conference focused on reimagining science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) innovation and entrepreneurship through the lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion. The conference will bring together a...
CREATING BOLD STEM LEADERS THROUGH GRADUATE ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING -THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING RECOMMENDS INSTILLING INNOVATIVE AND ENTREPRENEURIAL QUALITIES IN STUDENTS AS A PART OF THEIR FORMAL EDUCATION TO ADDRESS PRESSING PROBLEMS AND MAINTAIN GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM). DEVELOPING ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS AND AN ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET REINFORCES AND COMPLEMENTS THE TECHNICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND COMPETENCIES TRADITIONALLY ACQUIRED IN STEM DISCIPLINES. AN INTERDISCIPLINARY WORKFORCE TRAINED IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS WILL BE WELL POSITIONED FOR THE RAPIDLY CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF CAREERS IN STEM. THIS NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INNOVATIONS IN GRADUATE EDUCATION (IGE) AWARD TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT WILL IMPLEMENT THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM WITH THE GOAL TO PROGRESSIVELY TRAIN STEM GRADUATE STUDENTS IN ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND COMPETENCIES THROUGH A UNIQUE FRAMEWORK OF EDUCATIONAL AND EXPERIENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES. THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS AND DIVERSE MINDSETS GAINED THROUGH THE PROGRAM WILL HELP SERVE THE FELLOWS AND BROADER SOCIETY AS THE FELLOWS: LEAD SCIENTIFICALLY INNOVATIVE STARTUPS; HOLD RESEARCH AND INNOVATION ROLES AT ESTABLISHED COMPANIES, GOVERNMENT, AND ACADEMIA; OR ENTER MORE TRADITIONAL ROLES IN THE ENGINEERING WORKFORCE. THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM CONSISTS OF A FRAMEWORK OF CAREFULLY DESIGNATED COURSES, PROGRAMS, AND ACTIVITIES TO GUIDE STUDENTS IN THEIR ENTREPRENEURSHIP FELLOWSHIP JOURNEY AS THEY LEARN, PRACTICE, AND REFINE ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS. OVER THE COURSE OF THE ONE-YEAR FELLOWSHIP, STUDENTS ARE INTRODUCED TO MULTIFACETED AND DIVERSE ENTREPRENEURSHIP CONCEPTS THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATIONAL MODULES AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO DEVELOP ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS AND MINDSETS ALONG WITH BURGEONING ENTREPRENEURIAL NETWORKS. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT ARE TO BUILD, PILOT, TEST, ASSESS, REFINE, AND VALIDATE THE PROPOSED FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. MULTI-LEVEL AND MULTI-DIMENSIONAL ASSESSMENT TOOLS WILL BE USED TO EVALUATE THE PROGRAM WITH FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE DATA AND TO TEST, REFINE, AND AMPLIFY ITS EDUCATIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL VALUES, AND DISSEMINATE THE DETAILS, OUTCOMES, AND IMPACTS OF THE PILOT MODEL TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION. KNOWLEDGE GENERATED FROM THIS PROJECT COULD ILLUMINATE FUTURE APPROACHES TO INTEGRATE INTERDISCIPLINARY FRAMEWORKS, PEDAGOGY, AND LEADERSHIP PRACTICES, AND ALLOW FOR WIDE IMPLEMENTATION AND TEST INTERVENTIONS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY NARROW THE GAPS IN STEM ENTREPRENEURSHIP PATHWAYS AND BETTER PREPARE COMMUNITIES FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE WORK OPPORTUNITIES. THE INNOVATIONS IN GRADUATE EDUCATION (IGE) PROGRAM IS FOCUSED ON RESEARCH IN GRADUATE EDUCATION. THE GOALS OF IGE ARE TO PILOT, TEST AND VALIDATE INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO GRADUATE EDUCATION AND TO GENERATE THE KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED TO MOVE THESE APPROACHES INTO THE BROADER COMMUNITY. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 8/15/25 | ||
| Not listed | $496.2k | 9/11/23 |