This $1,204,058 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under its STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program will support research at New York University (NYU) to investigate how parental language contributes to the development of gender stereotypes in early childhood. The project will use an experimental intervention approach involving approximately 450 families of children aged 3-4 to study how different types of parent-child conversations about gender influence the...
This $400,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program will support the development of informal learning resources and activities for Black families to engage children ages 6-10 in engineering practices across multiple disciplines. The New York University (NYU) research team will co-create identity-affirming engineering resources with Black families, including video workshops for caregivers and a suite of hands-on engineering...
This $334,155 federal Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), aims to explore how family involvement in everyday activities like cooking can spark children's interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), with a focus on Latino families. The project will evaluate the effects of culturally affirming, at-home, co-cooking activities on children's STEM identity, career aspirations, and diet quality over a 5-week period....
Yale University was awarded a $740,385 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) on June 15, 2023 to study over-engaged parenting and its impact on early childhood science achievement. The grant will fund a multi-year research project through May 31, 2028 examining the causes and consequences of over-engaged parenting and how caregivers can best support young children's science motivation and learning as they enter formal schooling. Specifically,...
This $300,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA #47.076) will fund the development of an informal learning program and associated research study aimed at increasing interest in STEM careers among Black girls aged 10-12. The University of Georgia Research Foundation will receive funding to design and implement a summer camp exploring engineering, math, and physical science concepts. Participants will make connections between hands-on science...
This $4,304,961 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the 2027 National Survey of Science, Mathematics, Computer Science, and Engineering Education (NSSME+). The study, conducted by Horizon Research, Inc. with assistance from Westat, will examine policies and practices related to STEM education, including the extent to which instruction models effective, evidence-based teaching practices and factors that influence...
This $139,038 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program supports research and outreach activities to investigate and address barriers to participation in the Tulsa Regional Science Fair among underrepresented students in Northeast Oklahoma. The primary goals are to (1) investigate motivational and structural barriers to science fair participation, and (2) design and study the impact of outreach interventions in informal STEM...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program, formerly known as Education and Human Resources, will fund research examining family engagement in early math education and developing interventions to promote such engagement, especially for children from disadvantaged backgrounds. With $300,000 in funding provided over two years from October 2022 to September 2024, the Trustees of Boston College will conduct focus groups and naturalistic observations of family...
This two-year, $299,722 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program will fund the New York Hall of Science to deliver exploratory research and co-design efforts with caregivers in Corona, Queens. Working with the New York City Department of Education, the awardee will conduct interviews and intersectional research to understand caregiver engagement in STEM learning from multiple cultural perspectives. They will then engage in collaborative...
This $503,794 federal Project Grant award under the National Science Foundation's (NSF) "STEM Education" program (CFDA 47.076) supports the development of informal learning resources focused on engaging Black families in engineering practices and exposing children ages 6-10 to diverse engineering disciplines. The project, conducted by North Carolina State University, will co-develop identity-affirming learning activities with Black families to foster children's engineering identities...