Project Grant 2603731
- The National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings awarded Louisiana State University $364,998 on August 15, 2026, under the STEM Education program to develop an explainable AI-based learning environment for quantum computing instruction. The project will build an adaptive learning platform that generates tailored practice materials, provides fine-grained feedback as students study quantum concepts and write quantum programs, and renders its...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings award, funded under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076), provides $226,126.00 to Vanderbilt University to advance quantum education using virtual reality (VR) and machine learning. The project aims to identify and predict quantum information science (QIS) misconceptions through a controlled, general population study of the QubitVR VR application...
- This $299,999 National Science Foundation award under the STEM Education (47.076) program will support Arizona State University in developing quantum machine learning online materials and software modules for undergraduate education. ASU will create interactive content, modules, and software to introduce undergraduates to quantum computing and quantum machine learning. Products include visualization and analysis tools enabling students to experiment with quantum parameters and assess their...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, funded under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076), aims to integrate quantum concepts and technologies into middle school science lessons. The $299,934 award to Purdue University will develop and pilot interactive educational materials, including simulations and hands-on activities, to make abstract quantum principles accessible and engaging for approximately 1,040 students per year across...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded Northeastern University $100,000 on October 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to organize and deliver a workshop on integrating quantum computing and trustworthy artificial intelligence into undergraduate engineering education. The workshop will be co-located with the ACM Trust Conference in March 2027 at George Mason University's Arlington, Virginia campus. The event will convene engineering...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded Oregon State University $743,868 on July 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to improve undergraduate quantum mechanics education through evidence-based instructional design. The project investigates how students' sensemaking practices and self-efficacy develop across an undergraduate quantum mechanics course sequence and designs instructional materials that form a coherent, targeted sequence of...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings awarded $301,008 to The University of Kentucky Research Foundation on October 1, 2025, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to investigate the integration of computational thinking into elementary school curricula and develop professional development models for teachers. The project delivers multi-year professional development and mentorship to elementary teachers, supporting them in...
- This federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program, aims to develop open-source, hands-on training materials for quantum-based machine learning (QML) in science and engineering. The $216,151 grant, awarded to Kennesaw State University Research and Service Foundation, Inc., will enable the collaborative development of nine transferable QML training modules with hands-on labs,...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings awarded The University of Kentucky Research Foundation $421,441 on August 15, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to investigate whether generative artificial intelligence tools can measure teachers' professional noticing of children's mathematical thinking. The project examines whether AI tools conditioned on rubrics and exemplars can produce valid and reliable scores for...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $270,000 EAGER (Early-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research) grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to develop an Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Large Language Model (LLM)-powered conversational tutoring system for Quantum Information Science and Engineering (QISE). The project, titled "TRUSTWORTHY AND ETHICAL AI TUTORS WITH FIRST-PRINCIPLES/AXIOMATIC REASONING", aims to create an interpretable AI tutor, called...
The National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings awarded The University of Kentucky Research Foundation $535,000 on August 15, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop an explainable AI-based learning environment for quantum computing education. The project will build a personalized learning platform that generates tailored practice materials on demand, provides fine-grained guidance and feedback as students study quantum concepts and write quantum programs, and makes its pedagogical strategies transparent to instructors. The environment addresses a core challenge in quantum computing education: students must reorganize their established knowledge of classical computing, mathematics, and physics, which often conflicts with quantum system behavior. The platform will be piloted in quantum computing courses serving approximately 120 students, providing insights into the most effective strategies for supporting this conceptual reorganization. Upon completion, the comprehensive environment will be released openly to enable adoption by institutions with limited quantum expertise. The project runs through July 31, 2029, with place of performance in Lexington, Kentucky. Work will investigate how students reorganize classical knowledge into quantum reasoning and apply that understanding to build the AI environment, structured around three components including a conceptual component supporting understanding of quantum principles using deep reinforcement learning.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $535.0k | 8/13/26 |