Project Grant 2600310
- Federal Grant Award Summary Washington State University received a $397,611 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. The award supports the development and evaluation of artificial intelligence-driven Virtual Teaching Assistants (VTAs) designed to enhance STEM education through personalized, on-demand learning support. The project delivers...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings awarded Northwestern University $899,999 on September 1, 2026, to co-design human-AI collaborative tools for teaching agent-based modeling to high school students under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The project develops and evaluates a structured human-AI method that connects model goals, measurements, rules, code, and simulated worlds, enabling learners to work step-by-step from ideas to...
- This $400,000 Project Grant, awarded October 1, 2025, by the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), supports Oregon State University in developing and implementing artificial intelligence (AI) educational modules for first-year undergraduate engineering and public policy students. The primary deliverable consists of curriculum materials that integrate policy narratives with computational exercises, designed to equip...
- The National Science Foundation awarded Hensun Innovation LLC a $1.25 million Cooperative Agreement on August 1, 2026, under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop and validate specialized artificial intelligence models that support K-12 STEM instruction through the Colleague AI platform. The project builds domain-specific AI agents designed to scaffold whole-class discussion, deliver individualized tutoring, support formative assessment and feedback,...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings awarded the National Academy of Sciences $199,999 on August 15, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to convene a workshop on research and practice in the use of artificial intelligence in K–12 science, engineering, and mathematics education. The workshop will bring together researchers, educators, school leaders, technology developers, policymakers, and other stakeholders to document...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $199,994 Project Grant through the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to The Leland Stanford Junior University to explore how high school youth, particularly those from historically marginalized communities, interact with and learn about generative AI and machine learning tools. Over a one-year period, the researchers will pilot classroom and extracurricular activities, collect quantitative and qualitative data, and analyze findings to develop...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Graduate Education awarded the University of Washington $290,921 on September 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop CyberBridge, an AI-scaffolded web-based training system that pairs digital forensic examiners and criminal justice students in realistic cyber incident scenarios to build shared vocabulary, procedures, and evidentiary understanding for effective collaboration in cyberattack investigations and prosecutions....
- The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded $199,999 to the National Academy of Sciences on October 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to conduct a public workshop exploring the current and potential future roles of artificial intelligence in undergraduate natural sciences education. The workshop will address how AI is reshaping scientific research and professional practice, the implications for undergraduate education, the knowledge and...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings awarded Worcester Polytechnic Institute $265,797 on August 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop simulated student agents powered by large language models. The project creates AI-based systems designed to model how students think, learn, and respond during educational activities, focusing on middle-school mathematics. The research team will develop fully interactive...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded Purdue University $399,985 on October 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop design principles and instructional materials for incorporating generative AI to improve problem-solving skills in large-enrollment undergraduate STEM courses. The project will design and test an empirically grounded approach to using generative AI for problem-posing as a strategy for improving transfer of learning in...
The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded Washington State University $1.322 million on September 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to design and study generative artificial intelligence agents as peer collaborators in undergraduate biology collaborative argumentation learning. The three-year project, running through August 31, 2029, will develop and iteratively refine two genAI-supported collaborative argumentation modules and examine how three group configurations—individual-AI, group-AI, and human-only groups—shape student interactions, intellectual autonomy, trust, and learning outcomes. The research addresses gaps in existing AI-in-education literature by focusing on how learners and AI agents co-construct knowledge through collaborative dialogue rather than casting AI as tutor, recommender, or evaluator. The team will employ design-based research to answer three core questions: how group configuration informs design principles, what interaction patterns and learning mechanisms emerge in genAI-supported versus human-only collaboration, and how these configurations influence science learning, intellectual autonomy, and student trust. The project aims to produce generalizable design principles for scalable and responsible AI-augmented learning systems in higher education. Performance occurs at Washington State University's Pullman, Washington campus.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $1.3m | 8/12/26 |