Project Grant 2518950
- This Project Grant award of $147,656 from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program supports a collaborative research project investigating factors that impact the variability in STEM workforce development programs across the nation. The key products or services to be delivered include: The project will measure institutional factors that contribute to developing career-ready STEM curricula and identify strategies to leverage best...
- This $162,534 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports a collaborative research project between The Ohio State University and Texas Tech University. The objective is to identify factors affecting participation in STEM education and the workforce, with a specific focus on examining the impacts of student debt on STEM major selection, degree completion, and post-graduation outcomes. The project will leverage unique population-level...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $350,000 to investigate how members of STEM teams build relationships through knowledge transfer from professional development activities. The project will allow the Principal Investigator (PI) to develop skills in qualitative research methods, including interviewing, and gain practical experience in STEM education research. The findings will be shared through professional development...
- This $185,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) aims to develop and implement an intervention to improve research environments in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. The mixed-methods project will involve a comprehensive, evidence-based training program that facilitates dialogue among researchers at different career stages. The program seeks to enhance understanding of responsible...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $1,087,979.00 to Oakland University to support the "Advancing STEM Workforce Readiness of Interdisciplinary Scholars for Excellence" project. The 5-year project aims to increase STEM degree completion among low-income, high-achieving undergraduate students with demonstrated financial need. Key activities include providing scholarships to 72 students pursuing STEM degrees,...
- This $350,000 federal Project Grant award was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program. The award supports an Individual Investigator Development (IID) project to advance knowledge on the impact of supportive validation on the major and career self-efficacy of first-year college students in STEM fields. The project will allow the Principal Investigator (PI) to develop foundational skills and gain practical experience in designing and...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $861,945 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago. The grant, awarded on September 1, 2025 with a completion date of August 31, 2028, will be used to map the job ladders and occupational mobility pathways in the STEM Skilled Technical Workforce (STW) - workers with technical skills but less than a bachelor's degree. The project will identify the key...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, provides $399,934 to a collaborative effort across six academic institutions. The goal is to better align STEM curricula with industry workforce needs. The project, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EPIIC: EMPOWERED -- BUILDING THE FUTURE WORKFORCE TOGETHER," will enable the participating institutions to grow industry partnerships, improve course...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) awarded a $349,974 project grant to the University of Tulsa to develop the principal investigator's skills in qualitative research methods for STEM education research. The goal is to investigate differences in science identity development between STEM undergraduate students engaged in research opportunities, laboratory-based student work, and non-laboratory student work. The project will utilize qualitative analysis,...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to increase the number of two-year college students who continue in science and enter the STEM workforce. The $471,986 project, awarded to Columbus State Community College, provides paid research opportunities, mentoring, and ongoing transfer support to strengthen students' academic and professional networks and support their transition to four-year STEM programs. Key activities include a research...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program provides $233,715 to The Ohio State University to conduct collaborative research investigating factors that impact variability in STEM workforce development programs across the United States. The 3-year project, awarded on August 15, 2025 and running through July 31, 2028, measures institutional factors that contribute to career-ready STEM curricula and how successful practices can be leveraged to improve workforce development for industry. The research collects interview, focus group, and behavioral data from stakeholders and students to identify strategies for addressing curricular challenges and strengthening the STEM workforce. The project also includes a significant training component to build research methods and STEM translational research skills for students at the lead and collaborating institutions.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $233.7k | 8/14/25 |