This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $1,500,000 to Oglala Lakota College (OLC) to develop a Master of Science (MS) degree program in Environmental Sciences. The project aims to increase STEM instructional and research capacities at OLC, a Tribal College serving primarily Native American students on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The MS program builds on OLC's existing Bachelor's degree in Environmental Sciences and...
This five-year, $1.5 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support Northwest Indian College's efforts to transform STEM education and support Indigenous scientists. Over the grant period, Northwest Indian College will provide scholarships to 43 unique full-time students pursuing bachelor's degrees in Native Environmental Science. Key services include removing financial barriers for academically talented Indigenous science students,...
This $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports Bay Mills Community College, a tribal college and 1994 Land Grant Institution in Michigan, in developing and enhancing its science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) program offerings and capacity. The funding will enable Bay Mills Community College to develop four new science courses (Biology I, Biology II, Chemistry I, and Chemistry II) and explore the...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) Project Grant award of $2,499,950 to Minnesota State Colleges & Universities (operating as Bemidji State University) will support a six-year program to increase STEM degree completion rates for academically talented, low-income undergraduate students with demonstrated financial need. The project aims to recruit and retain two cohorts of 55 diverse STEM scholars, graduate 80% within four years, and have at least 90% obtain...
This $1,000,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support Aaniiih Nakoda College in launching a new Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems. The project aims to increase STEM instructional and research capabilities at this tribal college, expanding educational and career opportunities for Indigenous students in computer science and information technology fields. The funding will enable the college to...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $127,005 Project Grant to Little Priest Tribal College under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support one full-time STEM faculty position and related resources from March 1, 2022 to February 28, 2023. The award aims to maintain the college's STEM instructional capacity as it recovers from enrollment declines and funding losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As the sole core operating funds for Tribal Colleges and Universities are directly...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a 5-year, $1,208,219 project grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to Turtle Mountain College, a tribal college in Belcourt, North Dakota. The grant, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: CHIPS: TCUP CYBER CONSORTIUM ADVANCING COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION (TCACSE)," aims to expand computer science and cybersecurity education offerings for indigenous students at Turtle Mountain College and its consortium partners - United Tribes...
This $200,000 National Science Foundation project grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College in maintaining its STEM instructional capacity as it recovers from impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The award will fund one full-time STEM faculty position and other resources to sustain the college's STEM program through February 2023. As a Tribal College and University serving indigenous students, Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College's core...
This $1.62 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support scholarships for 105 low-income Native American and rural students pursuing two- and four-year STEM degrees at four Montana institutions over six years. Salish Kootenai College, Inc. will lead the collaboration with the University of Montana, Montana Technological University, and Blackfeet Community College to provide scholarships and coordinated student supports....
The National Science Foundation awarded a $1,447,429 Project Grant to North Dakota State College of Science under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support scholarships for low-income students pursuing associate's degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. Over the six-year period from October 2022 to September 2028, the college will provide scholarships to at least 70 students, with approximately 85% pursuing career and technical education degrees. In addition...