The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $221,344 Project Grant to Dillard University, a private historically Black university in New Orleans, Louisiana, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The grant will fund an 8-week pre-freshman Earth science summer program that aims to expose, motivate, and encourage students from structurally excluded groups to pursue degrees and careers in the geosciences.
The program will engage students in four courses with hands-on activities, including an introduction to drone technology and its applications in the geosciences. The goal is to build students' interest and capacity for geoscience-focused STEM career pathways, motivate increased participation from underrepresented groups in Earth science/geoscience majors, and empower students with scientific knowledge and skills in the geosciences. This award is co-funded by NSF's Geoscience Opportunities for Leadership in Diversity (GOLD-EN) and Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) initiatives.
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