Project Grant 2526896
- This $350,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support research into student motivation and engagement in introductory general education science courses, with a focus on written communication and critical thinking skills. The principal investigator (PI) will develop foundational skills and gain practical experience in designing and implementing mixed-methods STEM education research, including the use of...
- This $350,000 federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the CFDA 47.076 STEM Education program, will support an Individual Investigator Development in STEM Education Research project at the University of Rhode Island. The project aims to advance knowledge on the impact of supportive validation on the major and career self-efficacy of first-year college students in STEM fields. It will also help the Principal Investigator (PI) develop foundational skills...
- This Project Grant award, valued at $348,587.00 and issued by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program, supports the development of advanced statistical modeling skills by the Principal Investigator (PI) to better understand factors influencing undergraduate student persistence in STEM fields. The PI will complete statistical coursework and work with a mentor team to build complex statistical models using data from the Higher Education Research...
- 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 federal Project Grant award of $335,077 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program will support a longitudinal research project at Auburn University to investigate the development of problem-solving skills among physics students and instructors. The project aims to address critical gaps in understanding how to effectively teach physics students to solve real-world problems, which is vital for preparing the next generation of physicists. Over a 3-year...
- This $344,283 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support research to investigate factors impacting student learning in asynchronous online physics courses. The principal investigator, an associate teaching professor of physics at Penn State University, will conduct a pilot research project to examine how various course design elements and student characteristics influence learning outcomes in these online courses, with a...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to improve research experiences for college students pursuing degrees in STEM fields and math/science teacher preparation programs. The $399,465 award to the University of California, Berkeley will fund the development of curricula for university research methods courses to strengthen student learning and research outcomes. It will also provide mentor workshops and...
- This $150,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support the University of Arizona, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, and California State Polytechnic University Pomona in enhancing pathways for low-income, high-achieving students to earn PhDs in mathematical sciences fields. The three Hispanic-serving institutions will collaborate to develop deeper connections to tackle obstacles these students face in getting admitted to...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $349,962 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), a Hispanic-Serving Institution, to build the principal investigator's expertise in STEM education research study design, research methods, and data analysis techniques. The project aims to support a pilot STEM education research project to investigate remedial math training for civil engineering undergraduate students, with...
- This federal Project Grant award of $991,707, funded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), supports basic research into understanding how children learn physics concepts. The overarching goal is to synthesize and reconcile contradictory findings from different research disciplines on the nature of people's intuitive understandings of mechanical physics. The project will utilize new and emerging methods for robust and reproducible research, such as automated...
This $349,980 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports an individual investigator, the Principal Investigator (PI), to develop expertise in new areas that will contribute to advancing STEM education knowledge. Specifically, the project will allow the PI to supplement their current methodological expertise with new qualitative research skills through professional development courses and mentoring with experts in the field. The goal is to generate new knowledge and contribute to a discipline-based theory of graduate school application using a student-centered approach, with a focus on physics and astronomy. This award reflects NSF's mission to build the U.S. STEM education research workforce and is being performed at the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization specializing in executing federal research projects.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $350.0k | 9/7/25 |