Project Grant 2556091
- The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. $480,454 on October 1, 2026, for a collaborative research project examining help-seeking behaviors and mental health care pathways among engineering graduate students. The five-year award runs through September 30, 2031, with performance at Athens, Georgia. The project is funded under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), which supports development of the Nation's...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) project grant, awarded under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), provides $107,022 to the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. to conduct a qualitative research study exploring how multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary undergraduate engineering education impacts students' career choice processes and decision-making. The research team will interview engineering students in both multi-disciplinary and single-disciplinary programs at a large...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Engineering Education and Centers awarded Northeastern University $200,000 on September 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to investigate how recognition from K-12 students strengthens engineering identity formation in first-year undergraduate engineering students. The research will examine an established Northeastern service-learning program in which first-year undergraduates lead hands-on engineering, science, and building...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $188,901 to the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. to examine how electrical and computer engineering (ECE) students view their family backgrounds and life experiences as contributing to their success in engineering. The research team will conduct 25-30 interviews with ECE students, faculty, staff, and administrators to compare their perspectives on the value of...
- The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. was awarded a $681,542 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The three-year grant will fund research to advance the cognitive science of instruction by testing the role of pedagogical sequences, scaffolding, and prior knowledge. Specifically, the University of Georgia Research Foundation will conduct studies exploring how instructional design...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Engineering Education and Centers awarded the University of Houston System $398,129 on August 15, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to conduct a longitudinal research study examining how engineering identity develops during undergraduate students' first two years and how that identity development influences persistence to degree completion. The research employs photovoice methodology to visualize and explore factors that influence...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Undergraduate Education awarded $349,980 under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. to support individual investigator development in discipline-based STEM education research from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The primary deliverable is the development of a discipline-based theory of graduate school application using a student-centered...
- The University of Nebraska received a $333,551 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), awarded July 15, 2025, and scheduled for completion by June 30, 2028. This collaborative research initiative investigates innovative teamwork facilitation practices in engineering education to enhance student persistence and success in engineering programs. The project implements and assesses a teamwork...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $392,226 Project Grant to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska through the STEM Education federal grant program (CFDA 47.076) to support an Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site project from May 2023 to April 2026. The University will engage eight students per summer for three years in engineering education research and professional development activities. Students will investigate questions in the area of engineering education...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska $399,517 on July 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to conduct a research project on pedagogies of mathematics in and for engineering. The project explores how mathematics and engineering instructors perceive and leverage opportunities to connect mathematical reasoning with engineering concepts in undergraduate coursework. The research will...
The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. $647,441 on September 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to investigate how messages encountered in undergraduate engineering programs shape student engineering identity development and persistence decisions. The project examines messages from courses, advising, peers, professional experiences, media, and broader beliefs about engineering to identify which remain salient for students and influence their decisions to enter, persist in, and pursue engineering careers. Research activities include longitudinal interviews, artifact gathering, focus groups, and co-design activities with undergraduates and institutional stakeholders. The project will develop a theory-informed, phenomenologically grounded model of messaging in undergraduate engineering and generate a methodological process for reauthoring messages that support greater participation in the field. The findings will help engineering programs understand student experiences and develop strategies to attract, retain, and support persistence in the engineering workforce. Performance occurs in Athens, Georgia, with a period of performance from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2030.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $647.4k | 8/10/26 |