The American Samoa Community College was awarded a $299,791 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation on July 1, 2021 to implement the STEM Guitar Curriculum to Prepare Students in American Samoa for Technician Education through June 30, 2024. Under the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), which aims to ensure the vitality of the Nation's science, technology, engineering and mathematics education enterprise, the American Samoa Community College will...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $500,000 to Aaniiih Nakoda College to support a high-impact environmental science and ecology field course for students in Namibia. The project aims to increase STEM instructional and research capacities at this tribal college, expanding opportunities for indigenous students to pursue STEM careers and engage in culturally significant research. The award enables ANC students to...
This $184,224 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to transform STEM faculty understanding of effective instructional practices at the University of South Alabama and three regional community colleges. The grant will fund a week-long summer institute and ongoing regional STEM faculty learning communities to enhance faculty engagement with STEM education research and evidence-based teaching practices. The goal is to...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded the University of Hawaii at Manoa a $4,999,715 Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to provide scholarships to support students at Hawaiian and Pacific Island institutions of higher education in STEM degree programs. The project aims to contribute to the national need for well-educated scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and technicians by supporting the recruitment, retention, and graduation of up to 250 high-achieving,...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $756,286 to Hawai'i Pacific University (HPU) to prepare culturally responsive secondary STEM teachers for high-need school districts. The 5-year project aims to train 12 HPU STEM graduates for secondary STEM teaching, with a focus on curriculum design to connect underserved students to STEM content and practice using design thinking and programmable STEM kits. The project...
This $166,946 National Science Foundation project grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support the salary and professional development of one full-time STEM faculty member at Salish Kootenai College in Pablo, Montana from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. The goal is to help maintain the college's STEM program as it recovers from enrollment declines and resulting funding losses due to the Covid-19 pandemic's disruptive impacts on higher education institutions. Specifically,...
This $166,946 National Science Foundation project grant will support the salary and professional development of one full-time STEM faculty member at Salish Kootenai College in Pablo, Montana from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2023. The award aims to maintain the college's STEM program as it recovers from impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic by mitigating loss of enrollment-tied operating funds. The grant falls under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), which sponsors development of...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $750,000 to Merced Community College District (Merced College) to promote student success and degree completion in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields through May 2028. The grant will fund scholarships, mentoring, and cohort-building activities for 32 academically talented low-income students pursuing associate's degrees in STEM disciplines at Merced College, a...
This federal Project Grant award for $493,944 from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to increase student retention and completion rates in STEM academic pathways at two-year colleges. The award to Maricopa County Community College District in Tempe, Arizona will fund a comprehensive, multi-faceted program to remove barriers to student success and promote a sense of belonging and STEM identity. Key project activities include faculty learning advocates,...
This $750,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education will fund scholarships and academic support services for up to 43 students pursuing associate's degrees in STEM fields at Feather River Community College over six years. The official federal grant program is the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education program under the STEM Education component of NSF, which supports the development of the nation's STEM education...