The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to Chicago State University on July 15, 2024 under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076). The LSAMP NATIONAL COORDINATION HUB: CULTIVATING HOLISTIC AND INCLUSIVE DIMENSIONS TO BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN STEM project aims to serve as a national backbone organization to enhance knowledge dissemination, build capacity, and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,075,000 Project Grant to Prairie View A&M University to support the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Bridge to Doctorate (BD) activity. This 2-year program, which falls under NSF's STEM Education (47.076) grant program, will provide 12 talented students from multiple LSAMP alliances the opportunity to pursue doctoral degrees in Electrical Engineering or other STEM-related fields at Prairie View A&M University, a...
The University of South Florida (USF) received a $1,075,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to implement the "LSAMP Bridge to the Doctorate: University of South Florida, Florida-Georgia LSAMP" initiative. This 2-year project aims to increase the number of underrepresented minority students, particularly Black, Hispanic, American Indian, and Pacific Islander students, who matriculate into and successfully complete...
This $1,000,000 federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), supports the Louis Stokes Mississippi Alliance for Minority Participation (LS-MAMP) STEM Pathway and Research Alliance. The award aims to significantly increase the number of historically underrepresented and underserved students who matriculate into and successfully complete high-quality STEM degree programs in Mississippi. The alliance, led by Jackson State...
This $1,000,000 project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.076 - STEM Education) to Oregon State University will establish the Pacific Northwest LSAMP STEM Pathways & Research Alliance. The alliance aims to increase the number of underrepresented minority students graduating with STEM degrees and prepare them for STEM career pathways in industry or graduate school. Key activities include implementing evidence-based recruitment and retention strategies, providing...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $700,000 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to the Louis Stokes New STEM Pathways Implementation-Only Alliance: Lower Hudson Valley Catholic Colleges and Universities Consortium (LHVCCUC LSAMP) led by Molloy University. This 5-year project aims to increase enrollment of underrepresented minority (URM) students in STEM majors, improve first-to-second-year retention, cultivate STEM identities through enrichment activities,...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $700,000 Project Grant under its STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to the University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. The grant, effective from September 1, 2024 to May 2, 2025, supports the development of the "ALIGNING STEM TRAINEES FOR ENTERPRISING RESEARCH (ASTER) LOUIS STOKES ALLIANCE FOR MINORITY PARTICIPATION (LSAMP)" in eastern Kansas and Nebraska. The ASTER LSAMP aims to increase the proportion of underrepresented minority...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Texas Southern University, a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) located in Houston, TX, a $200,000 Project Grant under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076). The grant aims to: 1) Reform the General Chemistry laboratory course using project-based learning methods for first-year undergraduate students, and 2) Immerse undergraduate students from underrepresented groups annually in a 6-week...
This $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the University of California Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (CAMP) program. The goal is to significantly increase the number of underrepresented minority undergraduates who graduate with STEM degrees from UC campuses and provide them with training for 21st century STEM careers or graduate study. Key activities include faculty-mentored research...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,215,079 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to Millersville University of Pennsylvania, as the lead institution of the Keystone Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation STEM Pathways Implementation Project. The goal of this 5-year grant is to increase recruitment and retention of students from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups in STEM fields, and ultimately boost STEM bachelor's degree attainment and...