This Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program, aims to enhance the workforce preparedness of two-year college students through a course-based research experience focused on molecular biology, bioinformatics, and genomics. The $200,000 grant awarded to Front Range Community College (FRCC) will enable the integration of the Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science (SEA-PHAGES)...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $198,998 to San Joseevergreen Community College District to incorporate the Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science (SEA-PHAGES) curriculum into the biology major at San Jose City College. The two-year project aims to increase student success and facilitate academic pathways into the biological science workforce in Silicon Valley...
This Project Grant award of $196,541.00 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) in implementing a course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) in introductory biology. The project aims to increase research opportunities for two-year college students and strengthen their interest, engagement, and persistence in STEM fields. Over a two-year period, the project will embed the Science Education...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) project grant award of $1,126,524 to the University of Colorado Colorado Springs aims to implement and sustain course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) in gene editing technology at two-year colleges nationwide. The key products and services provided under this five-year grant include: 1) Summer workshops to train two-year college faculty in a modular CRISPR gene editing protocol using fission yeast, 2)...
This Project Grant award of $199,912.00 from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports a multi-faceted project aimed at improving learning outcomes and increasing passing rates in introductory biology courses at the recipient institution. The key activities include: Developing interactive 3D-printed learning materials to enhance conceptual understanding in introductory biology courses. Integrating project-based research experiences into newly created open...
This National Science Foundation project grant of $555,911 will support Johnson County Community College in developing and sustaining Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) across multiple science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines through September 2026. The funding advances the goals of the federal STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) by promoting innovative and evidence-based practices in undergraduate STEM education at two-year colleges. Specifically, the...
The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory was awarded a $359,148 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education (47.076) federal grant program. The award will support the development of course-based undergraduate research experiences integrating advanced DNA sequencing technologies at minority-serving institutions from June 2022 to May 2024. Specifically, the Laboratory will partner with New York City College of Technology, Spelman...
This $499,157 project grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to develop, implement, and assess undergraduate research experiences for STEM students at Hudson Valley Community College, a two-year college in New York. The project will create two approaches to engage students in authentic research: 1) mentored research experiences at partner four-year universities, and 2) course-based undergraduate research experiences embedded in second-year...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $500,000 to the University of Houston to implement an undergraduate research training program in biology and biochemistry. The project will engage cohorts of financially disadvantaged students, including those from underrepresented populations, in a two-semester capstone course to develop scientific and workforce skills, followed by research placements with mentors. The primary goals are...
This $398,638 project grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program, aims to advance undergraduate STEM education through faculty training, resources, and support for adopting evidence-based instructional strategies. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: A structured professional development program, including two Mobile Summer Institutes (MOSI) in partnership with the National Institute on Scientific...