This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, funded under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program, will provide scholarships and academic support to 19 high-achieving, low-income undergraduate students pursuing bachelor's degrees in computer science at the University of Denver. Over the six-year project period, the award of $996,598 will offer these students four years of financial assistance, as well as academic programming such as cohort-based courses, professional development,...
This $748,450 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund the University of Dubuque to deliver scholarships and academic support services to retain and graduate 24 low-income, high-achieving undergraduate students majoring in biology, chemistry, or environmental science through 2028. The university will provide $30,000 per year in scholarships for four cohorts of six scholars each over six years, supporting students' junior and senior...
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 $747,247 National Science Foundation project grant will support Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana in delivering scholarships, cohort-building activities, mentoring, and early career experiences to retain and graduate 15 low-income students pursuing STEM degrees over six years. Funded by the NSF's Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics program (CFDA 47.076), the project aims to increase the number of low-income academically talented students earning STEM degrees...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,989,686 STEM Education Program (CFDA 47.076) project grant to Virginia Wesleyan University to support the retention and graduation of 30 high-achieving, low-income undergraduate students pursuing degrees in STEM fields over a 5-year period. The project will provide comprehensive support through scholarships, faculty and peer mentoring, research and internship experiences, career planning services, and networking opportunities. Additional...
This $1,999,999 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support Northern Illinois University's (NIU) efforts to increase the retention and graduation of low-income, high-achieving undergraduate students pursuing STEM degrees. Over the 5-year award period from January 2025 to December 2029, the project will provide scholarships to at least 68 full-time students in biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering,...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award for $2,000,000 under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to increase retention and graduation of academically talented, low-income students pursuing bachelor's degrees in STEM fields at Furman University. Over 5 years, the project will provide scholarships to 27 students and implement evidence-based interventions, including a summer bridge program, cohort-based advising, career readiness activities, and undergraduate research...
This $1,393,594 National Science Foundation Project Grant will support the University of Texas at San Antonio in promoting psychological well-being and resilience to increase retention of high-achieving STEM students from underrepresented groups. Over six years, the project will provide scholarships of up to four years each to 27 students pursuing bachelor's degrees in biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and physics/astronomy. Scholarship recipients will participate in a...
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 $1.5 million National Science Foundation project grant will support Louisiana Tech University in delivering academic and career support services to 40 low-income undergraduate engineering students over five years. Funded under the NSF's Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics program (CFDA 47.076), the project aims to increase retention and graduation rates in STEM fields by pairing scholarships with discipline-specific faculty mentoring, professional development...
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 supporting activities, including holistic mentoring, undergraduate research experiences, service learning, outreach projects, and community volunteering opportunities. The goal is to boost STEM degree completion, as well as enhance the scholars' STEM identity, sense of belonging, and social capital. The project builds upon research demonstrating the influence of these psychosocial factors on STEM persistence and retention, especially for low-income students. The award begins on October 1, 2024 and runs through September 30, 2029.