The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $775,954 Project Grant to Tennessee Technological University under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program. The funding will support a 5-year Interdisciplinary Research Traineeship (NRT) program focused on the convergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Energy, and Cybersecurity. This immersive traineeship will provide comprehensive training to an estimated 150 STEM graduate students, including 24 funded trainees, through new interdisciplinary...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Traineeship (NRT) Program award of $3,000,000 to Texas A&M University will train 67 Master's and Ph.D. students, including 19 funded trainees, in the interdisciplinary fields of mathematical, molecular, and materials foundations of artificial intelligence (AI). The project aims to address shortcomings in current AI systems by training "adaptive changemakers" to design AI that can work collaboratively with humans and empower more...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $2,990,135 Project Grant through the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to The Washington University Office of Sponsored Research Services Division to establish the AI Advancements and Convergence in Computational, Environmental, and Social Sciences (AI-ACCESS) National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) program. The AI-ACCESS program will prepare 49 doctoral students, including 24 funded trainees, with skills to leverage the convergence...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Traineeship (NRT) Program award to Cornell University will develop an interdisciplinary graduate training and research program on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Sustainability Sciences and Engineering (AISSE). The $3,000,000 grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, aims to cultivate a skilled workforce proficient in both AI and sustainability to address critical challenges such as climate change and decarbonization of energy and agri-food systems....
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Traineeship (NRT) Program award, under the CFDA 47.076 STEM Education program, provides $2,991,573 to the University of New Mexico to train 70-80 master's and doctoral students in advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomy research. The project aims to develop student proficiency in interdisciplinary technical foundations like machine learning, control theory, robotics, and optimization, while also fostering awareness of the human context...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Traineeship (NRT) Program award to the University of Minnesota, under CFDA 47.076 STEM Education, will provide $3,000,000 to train 150 M.S. and Ph.D. students, including 25 funded trainees, in data-driven discovery and engineering across disciplines such as chemical engineering, biological engineering, chemistry, and materials science. The program will integrate traditional domain science with data-driven methods, providing trainees with skills...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Traineeship (NRT) award under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $2,999,566 in funding to North Carolina State University (NC State), in partnership with Fayetteville State University, to train 21 doctoral students, including 10 NSF-funded trainees, at the convergence of plant science and artificial intelligence (AI). The goal is to accelerate the translation of fundamental plant science discoveries from the lab to real-world,...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $3 million Project Grant to the University of Texas at Austin under the STEM Education federal grant program (CFDA 47.076) to support the NRT-AI: Convergent, Responsible, and Ethical Artificial Intelligence Training Experience for Roboticists project from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2026. The grant funds the development of an interdisciplinary training program that brings together graduate students studying robotics, computer science, and...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education Program (CFDA 47.076) Project Grant award of $2,475,715 to The Johns Hopkins University supports the development of an innovative educational program to train graduate students in artificial intelligence (AI)-driven semiconductor materials and device research. The program aims to prepare a multidisciplinary workforce fluent in both the science underlying electronic device fabrication and the incorporation of AI/machine learning into the...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.070 - Computer and Information Science and Engineering) provides $499,637 to the University of Southern California to fund a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site focused on artificial intelligence. The REU site will engage 10 undergraduate students per summer at USC's Institute for Creative Technologies, a multidisciplinary research center. Students will participate in collaborative research projects related to...