This Project Grant award of $156,484.00 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the implementation of a course-based research experience (CRE) in molecular biology, bioinformatics, and genomics at Joliet Junior College. The project aims to increase persistence and strengthen the workforce readiness of two-year college students through participation in the well-established Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary...
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 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 National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $457,595 project grant under the CFDA 47.076 STEM Education program to Arapahoe Community College in Littleton, Colorado. The goal of this 3-year project is to integrate course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) into STEM curricula at the community college to increase student success, knowledge, persistence, and completion in STEM fields. Key objectives include: developing variable-length CUREs and training 60 faculty, 6 lab prep...
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 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 five-year, $1,053,728 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education (STEM Education) program (CFDA 47.076) will support the development and assessment of inclusive course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) using digitized natural history collection data. Faculty from George Washington University, Widener University, Texas Tech University, and Westfield State University will collaborate to measure the...
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...
The National Science Foundation awarded Northeastern State University a $287,614 Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to increase the use of course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) in introductory STEM courses. The university aims to implement a workshop and fellowship program to engage faculty in developing new CUREs for their courses. Specifically, the grant will fund a workshop on CURE pedagogy and models for integration, as well as CURE fellowships for...
This five-year, $280,952 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support the development and assessment of course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) using digitized natural history collection data across four institutions. Faculty from George Washington University, Widener University, Texas Tech University, and Westfield State University will collaborate to measure the impacts of these CUREs on student learning and science...