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 $1,496,642 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the University of Cincinnati in scaling up a transdisciplinary STEM education model across Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. The project will expand the university's Innovation Hub to 10 high schools and 4 university internship sites, providing students with opportunities to study animal behavior and apply it to the design of autonomous robots. Student interns will also engage in...
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...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education, under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) federal grant program (CFDA 47.076), provides $369,600 to develop and evaluate new engineering design courses focused on contextual perspectives for second and third year students. The University of Illinois, as awardee, will work with the University of Texas-San Antonio to create an instructional framework and materials for the new...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $199,998 Project Grant to The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop new teaching methods and tools to facilitate knowledge transfer within engineering curricula. Specifically, the awardee will first seek to understand barriers engineering students face in applying knowledge across courses. They will then design and test in-class activities to promote knowledge transfer, assessing student...
The University of Cincinnati will receive $499,999 from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop and evaluate an innovative graduate curriculum focused on public engagement with science. Over three years, the university will design and implement a three-part "Engaging Science Curriculum" involving hands-on training, a semester-long course, and community internships for 90 graduate students total. The curriculum aims to equip students with skills...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $1,371,417 to the University of Colorado Boulder (CU) to expand the reach and impact of the TeachEngineering digital library of K-12 engineering curricula and resources. The three-year initiative aims to: 1) expand the curricular reach of TeachEngineering, 2) dramatically increase teacher preparedness through professional development, and 3) enhance the library's content by...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) for $587,947 will fund a 3-year collaborative research project between Ohio State University and Arizona State University (ASU) to develop robust, universally accessible robotics curricula and lessons for pre-college engineering education. The project aims to bridge the gap in pre-college engineering education by creating robotics lessons and teacher guides that can be used standalone or as...
This federal Project Grant award, totaling $644,957, was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program. The grant aims to develop and implement a novel STEM education curriculum focused on promoting secondary students' abilities to reason through ambiguous and ethical challenges through design projects, with a focus on students of color. The curriculum will be designed and implemented in partnership with 50 secondary school educators, reaching...
The National Science Foundation awarded Miami University $1,499,238 under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support its project "Supporting Student Success and Higher Degree Attainment in Engineering: A Scholarship-Based, Comprehensive Strategy for Talented Low-Income Students" from December 1, 2021 through November 30, 2027. The University will provide scholarships and comprehensive student support services to talented low-income students pursuing engineering degrees....