This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) project grant award of $152,427 aims to assist institutions in adapting the SUMMIT-P model for developing and implementing cross-disciplinary STEM courses that better prepare undergraduate students to apply mathematical knowledge in other disciplines. Led by West Virginia University, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Western Michigan University, the project will engage approximately 40 new institutions to form local...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education grant award (CFDA 47.076) for $160,976 to Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) aims to develop a model for interdisciplinary STEM partnerships that enable undergraduate students to better apply mathematical knowledge across disciplines. The project, titled "A Model for Institutional Transformation through Interdisciplinary STEM Partnerships to Support Student Transfer of Mathematical Knowledge," will assist approximately 40 new...
This $1.4 million Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support Fort Valley State University's "Driving Math Competency through STEM Modeling" initiative from October 2022 through September 2028. The project aims to increase degree completion among low-income, high-achieving undergraduates pursuing bachelor's degrees in mathematics. Specifically, it will provide scholarships for 30 unique students over six years, with 12...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $1,339,859 to Concord University to implement a multi-year initiative focused on preparing and retaining STEM teachers in rural high-need schools in West Virginia. The project aims to recruit and support 16 STEM professionals as "Teaching Fellows" who will earn a Master of Arts in Teaching degree and teach in rural P-12 schools. Key components include delivering an online MAT...
West Virginia University Research Corporation received a $599,999 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education to develop and test interventions promoting problem-solving skills and self-regulated learning among first-year engineering students. Funded under the federal STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the three-year award beginning June 15, 2023 aims to build and refine a two-part course-based self-regulated learning intervention scaffolding...
This $1,998,114 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support Eastern Mennonite University's "Interdisciplinary Pathways to STEM Success and Sustainability" initiative over a 6-year period from March 2025 to February 2031. The project aims to increase the retention, graduation, and career placement of low-income, academically talented undergraduate students pursuing STEM degrees in fields such as biochemistry, biology,...
West Virginia University Research Corporation was awarded a $349,287 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Human Resource Development under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) federal grant program (CFDA 47.076). The grant will fund the UNDERGRADUATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MATHEMATICS GRADUATE SCHOOL APPLICATION PROCESS (KNOWLEDGE-GAP) project from June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2024. The project aims to provide undergraduate students with knowledge of the...
This NSF STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) Project Grant award of $1,999,917 to Appalachian State University will support scholarships and activities to increase STEM degree completion among high-achieving, low-income undergraduates from the Appalachian region over a six-year period starting February 1, 2025. The project will provide scholarships to at least 51 full-time students pursuing bachelor's and graduate degrees in chemistry, computer science, geology, mathematics, or physics. Key...
The National Science Foundation awarded West Virginia University Research Corporation a $650,000 project grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) for the period of March 15, 2021 through February 28, 2026. The grant will support West Virginia University in establishing the SUPPORTING UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLAR COHORTS TO PREPARE CAREER-READY ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE GRADUATES program. This program aims to develop cohort-based undergraduate research experiences for students pursuing careers...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,179,361 Project Grant under its STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to support The Louis Stokes New STEM Pathways and Research Alliance: Virginia-North Carolina (2023-2028). This 5-year alliance of 11 institutions, led by the University of Virginia, aims to increase enrollment, retention, and graduation rates for underrepresented minority students in STEM disciplines. Key objectives include increasing STEM enrollment by 50%, STEM degree...