Project Grant 2517120
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $915,455 Project Grant under the STEM Education federal grant program (CFDA 47.076) to the University of Michigan on September 15, 2021 for work completing August 31, 2023. The grant funds a collaborative research effort between the University of Michigan and its partners to create a mechanism for youth to document out-of-school-time STEM learning. This will provide a means to expand educational pathways by recognizing skills gained through informal STEM...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $329,768.00 to the Regents of the University of Michigan to conduct research on the long-term impact of a secondary mathematics summer program. The study will examine how the program influenced the mathematics identity, STEM career participation, and economic outcomes of former participants over 25 years old. The research aims to provide insights into strengthening STEM trajectories...
- The University of Michigan will receive $465,425 over two years from the National Science Foundation under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to build a learning model of youths' community-based critical data practices. The project aims to develop an understanding of how young people engage with and critically analyze data in community settings. It will examine youth participation in data-focused community programs and organizations in Washtenaw County, Michigan. Insights from the research...
- This federal Project Grant award of $1,971,515.00, provided by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), will fund the development and research of making activities for youth (ages 12-18) in care facilities. The project aims to explore how out-of-school STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) learning settings, such as hospitals, can foster a prepared future workforce by offering real-world applications of STEM concepts and skills. The grantee,...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $1,389,237 to The Regents of the University of Colorado to investigate how informal STEM educators in settings like museums, libraries, and community organizations negotiate, redesign, and repair organizational and community infrastructures to support innovations in learning with computing. The research focuses on understanding the supports that informal STEM and computing...
- This $1,100,000 Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to the National Academy of Sciences. The award will fund a new consensus study titled "Enhancing the Reach and Contributions of Informal STEM Learning" to be completed by February 29, 2028. The study aims to update a previous 2009 report and codify current knowledge on supporting learning across informal STEM environments. The goal is to inform effective decision-making...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $273,510 to the Regents of the University of Michigan to investigate how educational knowledge, resources, and practices spread within and across online and in-person communities to improve teaching and learning in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields. The project focuses on understanding the role of "brokers" - organizations and individuals that...
- 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 $149,540 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to address the assessment needs of maker (or tinkering) spaces and programs within science and children's museums across the country. The award, granted to Trustees of Indiana University/Indiana University, will establish a collaborative network among museum staff, educational researchers, and community advisors to identify key assessment constructs and approaches that can help...
- This $3 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program will fund research and development to improve STEM education effectiveness for all students. Over five years, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will study the impact of social-impact driven makerspace opportunities on marginalized students' engineering identity, sense of belonging, views on failure, and self-efficacy. A subaward of $2.99 million to the University of Michigan will support similar...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will develop and research a network centered around a science center to foster intergenerational STEM learning through making activities. The $499,586 award to the Regents of the University of Michigan will establish a network of STEM learning hubs, such as a Boys and Girls Club and school-based programs, to promote innovation and STEM learning. The network will engage community members in hands-on making activities, such as designing solar-powered lights to address local power outages. The project aims to explore how this approach can foster intergenerational STEM learning and engagement. The resulting products and lessons learned will be shared widely with science centers and museums to build national capacity for using STEM-rich making for innovation within informal learning institutions and their associated networks.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $499.6k | 9/11/25 |