This $399,995 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) is focused on developing and expanding industry partnerships to increase innovation capacity at three primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs): Champlain College, Christopher Newport University, and Western Oregon University. The award aims to grow the number of undergraduate students engaging in hands-on learning and career preparation...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $400,000 to Western Washington University (WWU) from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027. The grant aims to enhance the ability of primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs) and emerging minority-serving institutions (EMSIs) to form and sustain long-term partnerships with industry and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The project seeks to...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $399,499 to a collaborative project across six academic institutions, including Hobart and William Smith Colleges. The goal is to address the forecast shortage of STEM talent by improving alignment between STEM curricula and industry needs. The project will facilitate stronger industry partnerships, enhance faculty skills, and create new degree...
This $400,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.084 - NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships) supports a collaborative research initiative called "EPIIC: EMPOWERED -- Building the Future Workforce Together." The project involves a partnership across six academic institutions - Hobart and William Smith College, University of Maine at Farmington, Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Montgomery College, Benjamin Franklin...
This $399,189 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) supports a collaborative research project titled "EPIIC: Strengthening Collaborative Advancements Leveraging Equitable University Partnerships." The award is a collaborative effort among four diverse institutions - Winston-Salem State University, North Arkansas College, Middle Georgia State University, and St. Vincent...
This $370,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) supports a three-year collaborative research initiative among five primarily undergraduate institutions - California State University, Chico; University of Central Oklahoma; Central Washington University; SUNY Oswego; and Weber State University. The "Cross-Continental Collaboration Coalition (C4)" project aims to strengthen industry...
This $399,998 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the "Cross-Continental Collaboration Coalition (C4)" project. The project is an interdisciplinary endeavor among five primarily undergraduate institutions to address key challenges in higher education, with a focus on strengthening industry partnerships. The award aims to help the participating institutions -...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $400,000 over 3 years to enhance the ability of primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs) and emerging minority-serving institutions (EMSIs) to form and sustain long-term partnerships with industry and non-governmental organizations. The project, a collaborative initiative involving the University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez, West Texas...
This $399,945 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) supports the EPIIC: Excellence in Partnership with Industry, Academia, and New Discoveries (EXPAND) consortium. The award provides the necessary infrastructure, skillset, and preparation for five private universities (Andrews University, Milwaukee School of Engineering, University of Detroit Mercy, University of St. Thomas, and Western New England...
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 is a $799,996 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084). The purpose of the grant is to build the capacity of three Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs) - Champlain College, Christopher Newport University, and Western Oregon University - to sustainably increase partnerships that drive workforce development and research projects between faculty, students, industry, and higher education institutions.
The grant aims to help the cohort institutions collectively identify best practices, share expertise, and create centralized organizational structures to support and maintain external partnerships. The goal is to increase the number of undergraduate students who engage in hands-on learning and career preparation opportunities in emerging technology industries like data science, AI, and biotechnology. The sub-award to Western Oregon University focuses on establishing a centralized structure to provide support and coordination for industry partnerships, creating partnership engagement strategies and templates, strengthening faculty capacity to engage in industry R&D, and increasing student experiential learning opportunities.