The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $396,492 Project Grant under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076) to Oakwood University, Inc., a historically Black Seventh-day Adventist private university, to support the development, implementation, and study of innovative approaches for improving the preparation and success of HBCU undergraduate students in STEM fields. The grant will fund the enhancement of two undergraduate biology laboratory...
The National Science Foundation (NSF), through its STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program, awarded a $400,000 Project Grant to Saint Augustine's University, a private historically Black university in Raleigh, North Carolina. The grant supports the development, implementation, and study of evidence-based innovative models and approaches for improving the preparation and success of undergraduate students at historically Black colleges and universities in STEM graduate programs and careers....
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Initiation Award of $300,000 to Bethune-Cookman University aims to evaluate the impact of pedagogical interventions involving active learning and computational thinking approaches on student success in undergraduate biology education. The award is funded under the NSF STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program, which supports initiatives to strengthen STEM education and workforce development. The project will develop and refine an intelligent online...
This $200,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports planning activities for Saint Augustine's University (SAU) to strengthen STEM undergraduate education and research with a focus on biomanufacturing. The key products and services to be delivered include: Integrating biotechnology and bioinformatics training into SAU's genetics and molecular cell biology laboratory courses to prepare STEM students for the biomanufacturing...
This Project Grant award of $2,245,846 from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports an implementation project at Tougaloo College to strengthen the STEM education pathway through a holistic, multi-layered approach. The key products and services to be delivered include: Streamlining the bridge between high school and college academic expectations through teacher-faculty collaboration in a summer science and engineering program. Enhancing an...
This $150,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support Delaware State University's inclusive Research Experiences for Undergraduates site award from 2024 through 2027. The award will provide high-impact interdisciplinary summer research experiences in cellular and molecular biology to 30 undergraduate students, primarily from historically black colleges and universities and other institutions with limited research opportunities....
This $399,225 National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) Project Grant, awarded to Lane College on August 15, 2024, will support the development, implementation, and study of innovative models to improve the preparation and success of undergraduate students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in pursuing STEM graduate programs and careers. The primary objectives of this project are to: 1) Create bioinformatics and biotechnology certification programs...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $299,927 project grant to Hudsonalpha Institute For Biotechnology under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support the effort "INCREASING UNDERGRADUATE ENGAGEMENT IN BIOINFORMATICS" from October 15, 2021 through September 30, 2024. This project aims to enhance undergraduate student engagement in bioinformatics through hands-on learning opportunities. The NSF's STEM Education program supports developing the nation's science and...
This $399,699 National Science Foundation project grant supports Tougaloo College's Targeted Infusion Project to promote student engagement and success in STEM. Funded under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the project aims to improve persistence, retention, and research opportunities for freshman students pursuing STEM majors. Key services include developing and implementing evidence-based, innovative models combining adaptive learning and Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $126,685 STEM Education Program (CFDA 47.076) project grant to Tuskegee University. The project aims to integrate essential cross-disciplinary skills and dispositions, such as teamwork and adaptability, into Tuskegee's computer science degree program. Key activities include developing assessment approaches for these skills, incorporating them across the curriculum, and enhancing the university's continuous improvement model. The project will...