The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $482,561 Project Grant under its STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to the University of Connecticut (UConn) to conduct a collaborative research study on the barriers and solutions that physics graduate students and faculty with disabilities experience in non-traditional post-secondary training and workplace settings. UConn is partnering with the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on this 3-year project, which aims to increase the engagement, academic career retention, and career advancement of faculty and students with disabilities in STEM fields. The research includes collecting and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data, with findings to be shared broadly with researchers, educators, and administrators. UConn has also issued a $203,880 sub-award to the University of Wisconsin System to contribute expertise and support data collection and analysis activities for the project.
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