The National Science Foundation awarded Arapahoe Community College a $299,998 project grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to provide training for mechatronics engineering technicians in Colorado. The funding will support Arapahoe Community College's delivery of training programs from July 2021 through June 2024 to develop skills in mechatronics integration, programming, troubleshooting and maintenance. The STEM Education program aims to ensure the vitality of the nation's...
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 $6.5 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support the University of Wisconsin-Madison in delivering products and services through the Advanced Technological Education Central project to foster collaboration, amplify impact, and sustain access to resources for the advanced technology education community. Key deliverables include convergence labs, workshops on emerging technologies, informatics tools to analyze trends in the...
This $1,999,471 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund a 6-year project at Naugatuck Valley Community College, a Hispanic-Serving Institution in Waterbury, Connecticut. The project aims to increase STEM degree completion for low-income, high-achieving undergraduate students with demonstrated financial need. Key products and services to be delivered include: Providing at least 60 full-time students pursuing STEM...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $601,075 Project Grant on March 1, 2024 to Hillsborough Community College, a federally designated Hispanic Serving Institution, for the NAVIGATE project. This project aims to significantly expand the outreach and visibility of the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program by disseminating the ATE Impacts book and other relevant materials to showcase the cumulative impact of ATE projects and centers. The goal is to help establish a long-standing...
The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) received a $210,626 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to conduct the ADVANCE PARTNERSHIP: FACULTY ONLINE LEARNING COMMUNITIES FOR GENDER EQUITY, TARGETING DEPARTMENT LEVEL CHANGE IN STEM project. The grant aims to provide online learning communities for faculty to promote gender equity in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) departments. The...
This $395,968 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program aims to enhance STEM education and workforce development across a diverse cohort of academic institutions. The "EPIIC: EMPOWERED -- Building the Future STEM Workforce Together" project brings together Hobart and William Smith College, University of Maine at Farmington, Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Montgomery College,...
This $649,987 National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) grant award supports the Southwestern Community College District in developing a Micro-Nano-Technology Technical Education Certificate Program. The primary goal is to provide structured educational opportunities for traditional and non-traditional two-year college students to acquire the knowledge, skills, and abilities to competitively prepare for entry-level technical careers in micro- and nano-technology (MNT)...
This $1,163,854 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to conduct a longitudinal mixed-methods investigation of factors shaping postsecondary STEM trajectories and outcomes for students beginning at community colleges. The project, titled "Beyond STEM Transfer", intends to explore how community college students experience undergraduate STEM teaching, learning environments, and contextual factors to identify the...
This $750,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education will fund scholarships and academic support services for up to 43 students pursuing associate's degrees in STEM fields at Feather River Community College over six years. The official federal grant program is the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education program under the STEM Education component of NSF, which supports the development of the nation's STEM education...