This $1,730,730 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program will fund the "Cultivating Culturally Responsive STEM Pathways Using a Near-Peer Role Model Intervention" project at Arizona State University. The project aims to revise the existing "Science is Fun" after-school program to engage 4th grade Hispanic students in hands-on science activities focused on light and energy, facilitated by Hispanic near-peer mentors. Through a co-design process with teachers, advisors, and students, the project will incorporate language and cultural themes to evaluate the program's impacts on participants' cultural awareness, STEM interest, self-efficacy, and perceptions of STEM careers. The 4-year project will collect data through focus groups, surveys, and observations to contribute research on culturally responsive STEM programming for historically marginalized audiences.
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