This $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to establish a unified, campus-wide approach to promoting undergraduate research at CUNY Kingsborough Community College. The key products and services to be delivered include: Developing a discipline-neutral project management template for integrating research experiences into STEM courses and activities. Creating and implementing faculty professional development to generate...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to institutionalize undergraduate research opportunities at Lorain County Community College to advance STEM education and student outcomes. The $499,471 award from July 2025 to June 2027 will develop an institutional culture of support for undergraduate research, increase research participation, and assess the impact on two-year college student success and persistence. Key efforts include...
This National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education Project Grant award to Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) CFDA 47.076 program provides $1,039,185.00 over 5 years starting October 1, 2023. The project aims to develop and investigate a model for engaging place-bound, diverse students in undergraduate research experiences that combine course-based activities and traditional apprenticeship opportunities....
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,258,941 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) to create a culture of STEM research at a two-year college. The project aims to develop and implement an array of early undergraduate research experiences for diverse STEM students at CCBC, prior to transferring to a four-year university. Key objectives include creating STEM research courses, providing student research...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) project grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to provide undergraduate research experiences for students at a minority-serving two-year college in Miami, Florida. Over three years, the $497,620 award will enable 75 students in STEM fields to participate in research, with at least 50% transferring to a four-year institution within two years. The project seeks to increase graduation and transfer rates for historically underrepresented...
This $200,000 grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program supports Columbia Basin College's efforts to increase access to high-impact undergraduate research experiences for their students, particularly Hispanic students. The project aims to achieve this by providing faculty professional development to integrate course-based undergraduate research experiences into existing coursework. This is expected to increase the number of 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 $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports research at Cal Poly Corporation to characterize undergraduate STEM research experiences and student outcomes. The three-year award aims to develop and validate a multi-dimensional measure of the work design structure of academic-year undergraduate research experiences. Researchers will adapt an established work design survey from organizational psychology for the STEM research...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $500,000 to the University of Houston to implement an undergraduate research training program in biology and biochemistry. The project will engage cohorts of financially disadvantaged students, including those from underrepresented populations, in a two-semester capstone course to develop scientific and workforce skills, followed by research placements with mentors. The primary goals are...
This $600,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to expand undergraduate research opportunities and build research infrastructure at Anne Arundel Community College. The key project components include: Establishing a Faculty Research Fellows program to train faculty in developing and implementing undergraduate research experiences (UREs). Expanding extracurricular UREs through student and faculty research stipends....