This federal Project Grant award of $521,520 was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program. The award supports NSF Graduate Fellows pursuing graduate education at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). The STEM Education program funds projects that enhance STEM education, broaden participation, develop workforce skills, and support innovative research. This award reflects NSF's mission to ensure the vitality and diversity of the scientific...
This Project Grant award of $636,000.00 was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech). The funding will support six EPSCOR Graduate Fellows over a three-year period from July 2025 to June 2028, which will build capacity in research and graduate education at New Mexico Tech. The fellows' research will focus on different aspects of the energy transition and associated...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $349,710 Project Grant to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas under the Geosciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.050) to support the collaborative proposal "GEOPATHS:IN Recruiting Through Location-Based Curriculum and Field and Laboratory Research Experience for High School Students, Teachers and Undergraduates." The two-year grant project, running from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024, will provide location-based geosciences...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) award, with CFDA number 47.076 STEM Education, provides $616,950.00 in funding to the University of New Mexico to support outstanding graduate students pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and STEM education. The award, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2029, is intended to help ensure the vitality and diversity of the...
This five-year, $765,988 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the "Building STEM Educators for Excellence in Nevada (B-SEEN at UNLV)" initiative. The project aims to prepare and retain culturally competent, high-quality science and mathematics teachers to address underrepresentation in STEM fields, particularly for students of color. Key activities include recruiting STEM students, developing cultural competence, and...
This $100,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program supports planning activities at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) to establish a Center of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) focused on sustainable and eco-friendly electrochemical science and technology. The planning activities include strategic planning meetings, progress review meetings, collaborative research, faculty/student training...
This Project Grant award of $1,590,000.00 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides support for thirteen graduate fellows at West Virginia University (WVU) over a three-year period from July 2025 to June 2028. The goal of the EPSCOR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP) is to train the next generation of scientific and workforce leaders to enhance interdisciplinary research in areas such as the bioeconomy, ecosystem resilience,...
This $2,998,272 National Science Foundation project grant will support the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in delivering scholarships and academic support services to strengthen retention and graduation of low-income students pursuing bachelor's degrees in biological sciences. Over the six-year grant period ending September 2030, the project will provide up to four years of scholarship funding for 15 first-year students and up to 2.5 years of support for 28 upperclassmen. In addition to direct...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) (CFDA 47.076 - STEM Education) provides $1,287,999.00 to support outstanding graduate students pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and STEM education at the University of Delaware. The award, effective August 15, 2024, through July 31, 2029, helps ensure the vitality and diversity of the scientific and...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $477,000.00 in funding to the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) to support 15 EPSCoR Graduate Fellows over a 3-year period from July 2025 to June 2028. The grant aims to increase the number of STEM Ph.D. graduates at UAH across six signature research areas: astronomy & astrophysics, heliophysics & low-temperature plasmas,...