This NSF STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) Project Grant award of $2,230,149 to Mississippi State University will support a collaborative research hub focused on increasing the retention, graduation, and STEM career participation of rural, low-income college students. The award will fund the development of a strategic alliance among five rural-serving institutions (RSIs) to conduct research on factors influencing the belonging, persistence, and academic/career outcomes of this student population. Key...
This $188,901 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will establish a Research Hub to investigate factors that influence the recruitment, retention, and graduation of rural, low-income students in STEM fields. The five-year project brings together a strategic alliance of rural-serving institutions, including Mississippi State University, North Dakota State University, Indiana Wesleyan University, University of North...
This $192,796 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will establish a research hub to investigate factors that influence the retention and graduation of high-achieving, low-income rural students in STEM fields. The grant will fund a strategic alliance among Mississippi State University, North Dakota State University, Indiana Wesleyan University, University of North Alabama, and Texas Tech University to gather and analyze data on...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education Program (CFDA 47.076) award of $192,194 provides funding to Texas Tech University System to build and manage a research network focused on investigating factors that influence the retention and graduation of high-achieving, low-income students in STEM fields. The key products and services delivered through this 5-year project include: Conducting research through a network of rural-serving institutions to gather and analyze data on the...
This $1,993,085 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund a five-year effort by St. John Fisher College to support the retention and graduation of high-achieving, low-income students pursuing bachelor's degrees in STEM fields. The project aims to increase STEM degree completion by 20 full-time students through a combination of scholarships, mentoring, undergraduate research experiences, tutoring, mindfulness training, and...
This $1,731,126 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.076 - STEM Education) will fund scholarships and support activities for 72 low-income, high-achieving undergraduate and graduate students pursuing STEM degrees at a consortium of six academic institutions in Alabama and Michigan. The 5-year project aims to increase STEM degree completion and workforce readiness by providing scholarships, mentoring, research experiences, graduate school preparation, and hands-on...
This $120,538 National Science Foundation project grant will fund the Foundation For California Community Colleges to develop and share research on low-income community college student decision-making and pathways in STEM fields from 2023 to 2027. Under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the grantee will conduct research on the decision processes of low-income students regarding staying in and succeeding in STEM programs. It will create a network of community college STEM faculty...
This $150,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support the University of Arizona, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, and California State Polytechnic University Pomona in enhancing pathways for low-income, high-achieving students to earn PhDs in mathematical sciences fields. The three Hispanic-serving institutions will collaborate to develop deeper connections to tackle obstacles these students face in getting admitted to...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $999,764 to Monmouth College, a private liberal arts college in western Illinois, to support the recruitment, retention, and graduation of 15 high-achieving, low-income students pursuing bachelor's degrees in STEM fields. Over the 6-year project period from April 2025 to March 2031, the award will fund scholarships, mentoring programs, outreach to local high schools, and research...
This $299,304 National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program Project Grant, awarded to Rowan University on February 1, 2025, will investigate the experiences of low-income engineering students and the impact of their traditional and chosen families on their sense of belonging in engineering programs. The project will collect and analyze narratives from 12 low-income engineering students and up to 10 of their family members to understand the strains experienced by the...
This $193,940 project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to research factors that influence the retention and graduation of high-achieving, low-income students in STEM fields. The project will develop a strategic alliance among rural-serving institutions (RSIs) to collaborate on research about belonging and support for rural, low-income STEM students. Key activities include building and managing rural serving institution network groups to gather and analyze data, providing capacity-building and technical support for STEM faculty at RSIs to conduct education research, and disseminating research findings on interventions to support rural, low-income student success in STEM. The project seeks to address gaps in rural STEM higher education research and contribute to developing the STEM workforce in rural communities.