This five-year, $1,053,728 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education (STEM Education) program (CFDA 47.076) will support the development and assessment of inclusive course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) using digitized natural history collection data. Faculty from George Washington University, Widener University, Texas Tech University, and Westfield State University will collaborate to measure the...
This five-year project grant award of $136,767 from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education will support Ursinus College in developing and implementing sustainable course-based research experiences across diverse institution types through flexible design and instructor supports. The award is funded by NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), which aims to strengthen STEM education from kindergarten through graduate school. Specifically, Ursinus College will...
This $349,789 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to investigate how faculty professional identities are influenced through participating in course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) community networks. The project will recruit and interview faculty from CURE community networks to examine how their professional identities as both researchers and instructors are impacted by engaging in these collaborative...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovations of Graduate Education (IGE) Program award to Boise State University, under CFDA Program 47.076 STEM Education, will study the effectiveness of place-based experiential learning as a way to prepare graduate students for environmental management careers. The $496,914 grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will develop, implement, and disseminate insights into a place-based curriculum for the university's Master of Environmental Management degree...
This five-year, $280,952 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support the development and assessment of course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) using digitized natural history collection data across four institutions. Faculty from George Washington University, Widener University, Texas Tech University, and Westfield State University will collaborate to measure the impacts of these CUREs on student learning and science...
This six-year, $1.5 million Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education will support Idaho State University's efforts to increase degree completion among low-income, high-achieving transfer students pursuing bachelor's degrees in biology, microbiology, biochemistry or chemistry. Funded through NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), which aims to strengthen STEM education and workforce development, the grant will provide scholarships of up to $25k...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program grant in the amount of $637,354 to the University of Texas at Austin. The grant, which will run from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2029, is funded through NSF's Education Core Research (ECR) program and aims to understand and reduce inequality in the returns to K-12 STEM education for college and early career outcomes. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: 1) analyzing...
This $143,609 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education, under the STEM Education (47.076) federal grant program, will support the development and assessment of course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) using digitized natural history collection data. Four institutions—George Washington University, Widener University, Texas Tech University, and Westfield State University—will collaborate to measure the impacts of CUREs on student...
The National Science Foundation awarded Northeastern State University a $287,614 Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to increase the use of course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) in introductory STEM courses. The university aims to implement a workshop and fellowship program to engage faculty in developing new CUREs for their courses. Specifically, the grant will fund a workshop on CURE pedagogy and models for integration, as well as CURE fellowships for...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) awarded a $349,974 project grant to the University of Tulsa to develop the principal investigator's skills in qualitative research methods for STEM education research. The goal is to investigate differences in science identity development between STEM undergraduate students engaged in research opportunities, laboratory-based student work, and non-laboratory student work. The project will utilize qualitative analysis,...