This $595,227 National Science Foundation project grant supports the University Enterprises, Inc. dba Sacramento State Sponsored Research to implement the PROJECT-ACE program. PROJECT-ACE aims to enhance engineering students' identity, self-efficacy and sense of belonging through active learning pedagogy in six core electrical, electronic and computer engineering courses along critical paths. This supports the NSF STEM Education program's goal of improving STEM education effectiveness for all...
The University of St. Thomas received a $1,499,997 project grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education on January 1, 2022 to support the "Alternate Pathways to Excellence: Engineering a Transfer-Friendly Experience" project. This project grant, awarded under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA #47.076), aims to develop transfer pathways and experiences that support the success of community college transfer students pursuing bachelor's...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $300,000 project grant to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education to build capacity to improve transfer success in undergraduate engineering. Funded through the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), this award will support efforts to develop strategies and tools to help community college students successfully transfer to four-year institutions for bachelor's degrees in engineering. The STEM Education program aims to ensure the vitality...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education provides $998,453 to the California Polytechnic State University Foundation, Inc. to deliver products and services under the STEM Education federal grant program (CFDA 47.076). Specifically, the awardee will minimize struggles and maximize performance for engineering transfer students through a transfer pathway program and faculty learning community. This will identify critical success factors...
This federal Project Grant award for $795,731 was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program. The award will fund a six-year project at the University of the Pacific, a minority-serving institution (MSI) with AANAPISI and HSI status, to support the retention and graduation of high-achieving, low-income students pursuing bachelor's degrees in civil engineering and engineering management. The project will provide four-year scholarships to 10...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation will provide $1,044,480 to Norwalk Community College over five years to promote student success and degree completion in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. Specifically, the grant will fund scholarships of up to three years for 21 low-income students pursuing associate's degrees in engineering science. The scholarships aim to ease financial hardship and enhance gender diversity among STEM applicants. Additionally,...
This $113,370 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to transform introductory engineering courses at a Hispanic-serving two-year college. The goal is to enhance student success and interest in pursuing STEM degrees through a project-based learning approach. The award will fund the development of quasi-independent, low-cost classroom materials and curricula that provide early-career engineering students with significant...
This federal Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), aims to strengthen degree attainment pathways for pre-engineering and mechanical engineering majors in the rural Southwestern United States. The $999,825 award to Northern Arizona University (NAU) will establish articulation agreements and a holistic support system to provide students in Yuma, Arizona and Imperial, California counties with a pathway to complete a mechanical...
This $327,745 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to transform undergraduate engineering education to create more inclusive learning environments. The project, titled "FROM CORNERSTONE TO CAPSTONE AND BEYOND: TRANSFORMING ENGINEERING TEAMING TO SUPPORT A DIVERSE AND EMPOWERED ENGINEERING COMMUNITY", will develop and validate scalable inclusive teamwork models to foster a sense of belonging for...
The National Science Foundation awarded Whatcom Community College $686,975 under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop and implement an integrated learning community called PEEC3. PEEC3 aims to better prepare community college students for engineering studies and careers by developing a two-quarter curriculum that combines courses in engineering, mathematics, English, history and design computing. The integrated curriculum blurs traditional disciplinary boundaries and...
This $848,224 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program supports the "Engineering Pathway for Access, Community, and Transfer (EPACT)" initiative. The goal of EPACT is to remove barriers and catalyze cultural, structural, and organizational changes within the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) to improve engineering transfer student success. The project, led by Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) in partnership with other NSHE institutions including Western Nevada College, College of Southern Nevada, Great Basin College, and the University of Nevada, Reno, will establish a faculty community of practice and provide professional development support for engineering transfer students. The research component will investigate the impact of EPACT on institutional change, faculty development, and student outcomes like self-efficacy, engineering identity, and sense of belonging. This award reflects NSF's mission to ensure the vitality of STEM education and promote a diverse STEM workforce.