This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) Project Grant award of $2,499,950 to Minnesota State Colleges & Universities (operating as Bemidji State University) will support a six-year program to increase STEM degree completion rates for academically talented, low-income undergraduate students with demonstrated financial need. The project aims to recruit and retain two cohorts of 55 diverse STEM scholars, graduate 80% within four years, and have at least 90% obtain...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) grant award of $200,000 will support Regis University in establishing a high-impact undergraduate STEM summer research experience aimed at increasing retention and success of Latinx students in life science degree programs. The project will create a paid, faculty-mentored summer research program for undergraduate students early in their collegiate experience, addressing a crucial transition period when many students decide...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $350,000 to Child Trends, Inc. to engage Black youth voices in order to advance the understanding and conceptualization of Black youth's STEM identity development. The project aims to promote greater equity in K-12 STEM education by elevating the perspectives of Black students, who are often underrepresented in STEM fields. Through comprehensive professional development activities...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $275,745 project grant under its STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to Arizona State University (ASU) on September 1, 2024. The goal of this collaborative research project is to identify and understand pedagogical strategies that promote equity in team experiences for Black and Latinx students in engineering and computer science classrooms. The research team will use an asset-based approach drawing upon students' cultural, behavioral, and...
This $1.5 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund Bridgewater State University's efforts to improve STEM undergraduate student outcomes through partnerships, mentoring, and high-impact practices. Over six years, the university will provide scholarships and additional supports to three cohorts of 35 low-income, high-achieving undergraduates pursuing STEM degrees. Students will receive mentoring from faculty, diverse STEM...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program will provide $1,731,126 over 5 years to a consortium of 6 academic institutions in Alabama and Michigan, including a Historically Black College/University, to fund scholarships and support activities for 72 low-income, high-achieving STEM students. The project aims to increase STEM degree completion, academic and professional skills, and a sense of belonging and professional identity among...
This $301,653 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports a 5-year project at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) to increase the persistence and retention of high-achieving, low-income students pursuing Bachelor's degrees in STEM fields. The project will provide $1.2M in scholarships to support 26 unique full-time STEM students at UNO. In addition to the scholarships, the project will implement a comprehensive set of...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $679,917 project grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) to develop a culturally responsive community of practice to build equitable pathways to graduate STEM education. The project aims to address disparities in STEM higher education by training STEM faculty on culturally relevant pedagogy and implementing a 10-week summer research program for undergraduate students from historically...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $1,087,979.00 to Oakland University to support the "Advancing STEM Workforce Readiness of Interdisciplinary Scholars for Excellence" project. The 5-year project aims to increase STEM degree completion among low-income, high-achieving undergraduate students with demonstrated financial need. Key activities include providing scholarships to 72 students pursuing STEM degrees,...
This $188,167 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program supports research to address racial inequities in STEM teacher preparation programs. The project is a collaborative effort led by Washington State University, which will: Identify community assets and systemic barriers to recruiting and supporting STEM teacher candidates from underrepresented populations; Develop strategies for preparing STEM teacher candidates to employ...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) project grant, awarded to Marquette University, aims to improve the retention of Black, Indigenous, and Latine (BIL) students in STEM majors during the critical transition from beginning to advanced coursework. The $397,750 project, with an award date of October 1, 2024 and a completion date of September 30, 2027, will employ interventions such as courses, peer mentoring, and professional development to help students explore their positionality and connect their race/ethnicity, culture, and background to STEM disciplines. This will help increase STEM identity, belongingness, and retention among the target student population. The project will engage two cohorts of 20 BIL STEM majors at Marquette University, a predominantly white institution. A longitudinal mixed-methods research study will investigate the mechanisms connecting positionality to BIL students' identity, belonging, and retention in STEM. The findings are expected to contribute to the evidence base for culturally responsive interventions to support STEM retention among underrepresented student groups.