Project Grant 2604661
- The National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings awarded Iowa State University of Science and Technology $599,497 on August 15, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop and deploy immersive virtual reality (IVR) learning environments for middle school engineering instruction in rural school districts. The project investigates how decision-based virtual environments influence middle school students' conceptual understanding,...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings awarded Northeastern University $900,000 on August 15, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop an educator-controlled artificial intelligence system for virtual patient simulations in clinical communication skills training. The project creates a virtual reality authoring environment that enables healthcare instructors without technical expertise in AI or VR to design...
- This collaborative research project, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), delivers comparative instructional development and evaluation services designed to improve preservice STEM teacher preparation. The award of $575,142, initiated October 1, 2025, and concluding September 30, 2029, supports the development and assessment of two instructional modalities: Virtual Reality Artificial Intelligence (VR...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded Trustees of Indiana University $426,831 on October 15, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) for formative qualitative research to develop and validate a comprehensive assessment instrument measuring student and professional understanding of geoscience conceptions. The project will conduct qualitative research to characterize how geoscience students and professionals understand the principles, practices,...
- This $400,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports Purdue University in developing an interactive virtual environment for artificial intelligence education. Funded under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the two-year project aims to create a real-time visualization tool to promote conceptual and procedural understanding of AI among 250 learners. Either immersive using VR headsets or on conventional displays, the tool will focus on foundational AI topics. Iterative...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings awarded $740,586 to the University of Virginia on September 15, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop AI-GENIE-EDU, an open-source artificial intelligence system for generating and validating K–12 STEM disposition survey items. The project will extend existing AI-GENIE methods to K–12 STEM education contexts, focusing on STEM self-efficacy, STEM self-concept, growth mindset,...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) provides $870,751 to Vanderbilt University to develop an AI-embedded virtual reality program that will support cross-neurotype collaboration, problem-solving, and teamwork between autistic and neurotypical individuals. The project aims to enhance communication and working relationships between these groups, with a focus on improving...
- Indiana University was awarded a $724,956 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The grant will support Indiana University's project titled "Supporting Early Learning of Computational Thinking Using Mixed Reality Technology." As part of its mission to ensure the vitality of the nation's STEM education enterprise, the NSF STEM Education program provides funding for the...
- 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 Computing and Communication Foundations awarded Northeastern University $845,345 on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program to develop an AI-driven platform for training social skills through interaction with adaptive virtual agents. Work will continue through September 30, 2029, and will be performed in Boston, Massachusetts. The platform enables learners to participate in open-ended scenarios with...
The National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings awarded Trustees of Indiana University $827,880 on August 15, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop and validate an immersive virtual reality assessment platform that measures empathy in K–12 students through behavioral data collected during interactive role-playing scenarios rather than traditional self-report questionnaires and teacher observations. The platform will combine virtual reality technology with artificial intelligence to provide educators and school counselors with an objective, scalable, and evidence-based method for assessing students' social-emotional competencies, identifying strengths and support needs, and supporting early intervention. The project will design the assessment framework grounded in established theories of cognitive and affective empathy, collect multimodal behavioral data, and generate methods, datasets, and educational resources for researchers, educators, and technology developers. Performance occurs in Indianapolis, Indiana, with a completion date of July 31, 2029.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $827.9k | 8/14/26 |