The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to Texas Southern University to establish the Houston LSAMP STEM Pathways & Research Alliance (H-LSAMP). The project aims to significantly increase the number of underrepresented minority students who successfully complete high-quality STEM degree programs and enter the STEM workforce. Through this 5-year project, H-LSAMP will provide students with research experiences,...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,000,000 project grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to the Louis Stokes Mississippi Alliance for Minority Participation (LS-MAMP) STEM Pathway and Research Alliance. Led by Jackson State University, this alliance of 10 Mississippi institutions aims to significantly increase the number of historically underrepresented and underserved students successfully completing high-quality STEM degree programs. The project will provide...
This $2,500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund the "Creating Pathways to Computing Careers through Experiential and Engaged Learning" project at California State University - San Bernardino. Over 5 years, the project will provide 150 scholarships to support 30 high-achieving, low-income students annually pursuing computing degrees. The project aims to increase retention and graduation of these students,...
This $500,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to increase summer undergraduate research and internship opportunities for students attending a Hispanic-Serving two-year college. The project combines research experiences, academic coaching, STEM learning communities, and professional skill development to promote student success, retention in STEM majors, degree completion, and transfer to a four-year university. Key...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.076 - STEM Education) provides $1,000,000 to the Pacific Northwest LSAMP STEM Pathways & Research Alliance, led by Oregon State University, to increase the number of underrepresented minority students graduating with STEM degrees and prepare them for STEM careers or graduate school. The alliance, which includes several universities and community colleges in the Pacific Northwest, will implement activities to recruit,...
This Project Grant award of $1,000,000 from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to transform the Department of Life and Environmental Sciences (LES) at the University of California, Merced, a Hispanic-Serving Institution. The project's key objectives are to: 1) understand barriers to engaging undergraduates in field research, and 2) develop sustainable solutions to remove these barriers and promote student success across the LES disciplines. The project...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund the "Computing Scholars Experience Lab Program" at the University of California, Riverside (UC Riverside). Over a six-year period, the $2,000,000 award will support the retention and graduation of 55 high-achieving, low-income students pursuing computing degrees at UC Riverside. Key components of the program include: Providing four-year scholarships plus an...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $1 million Project Grant to San Francisco State University under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The grant funds the "Strengthening Student Motivation and Resilience through Research and Advising" project. The project aims to support 12 community college students annually in a paid summer research internship program held at SFSU. The program is intended to encourage Hispanic...
This $815,523 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support increasing participation and persistence in STEM disciplines among underrepresented students through field-based learning experiences. California State University Los Angeles and Mt. San Antonio College will incorporate hands-on activities into lower-division biology, chemistry, and earth science courses to engage their commuter student populations, many of whom are Latinx. The...
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...