Project Grant 2616756
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computing and Communication Foundations awarded Carnegie Mellon University $800,000 on October 1, 2026, to develop teaching materials and assessment methods that help programmers and trainees judge when to rely on artificial intelligence tools versus performing work independently. The project conducts empirical research on how working programmers and early-career developers allocate tasks between themselves and AI systems, identifying patterns of...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $149,888 Project Grant to the CAL Poly Corporation located in San Luis Obispo, California. The grant period runs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022 under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070). The grant funds a project titled "Assessing the Profession of Ethical Technology for the Future of Tech Work." The project aims to support investigator-initiated research and education in computing,...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computing and Communication Foundations awarded $462,092 to the University of Maryland Baltimore County on June 1, 2026, for collaborative research under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070). The project develops curricula and industry-academic partnerships to align undergraduate computer science education with evolving workforce demands in software engineering, particularly as AI-based tools reshape programming...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings awarded $231,152 to the Institute For Advancing Computing Education on October 1, 2025, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop curricular materials supporting artificial intelligence pair programming (AIPP) in high school computer science courses. The project creates curriculum-agnostic instructional materials that overlay existing high school CS curricula to guide students in...
- Federal Grant Award Summary San Jose State University Research Foundation received a $174,979 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Computing and Communication Foundations under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070), awarded August 15, 2025, with completion targeted for July 31, 2027. This Computer and Information Research Infrastructure (CRII) award supports the development of pedagogical frameworks and teaching...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant (CFDA 47.070) award of $175,331 will support the development and evaluation of novel AI-based methods for student modeling to trace students' competencies in computer science education. The project aims to tailor large language models (LLMs) to account for students' knowledge state, learning practices, and interactions with intelligent learning systems in order to generate more...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computing and Communication Foundations awarded $172,809 to the Regents of the University of Michigan on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop and evaluate tutoring-based models for teaching generative AI coding skills to non-computing majors across three institutions of higher education. The project implements three distinct approaches for providing campus-wide support to help...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computing and Communication Foundations awarded Sacramento State Sponsored Research (University Enterprises, Inc.) $899,983 on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to assess relationships between high school teacher professional development and student outcomes in computer science and artificial intelligence. The project uses design-based research methods to investigate how training...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computing and Communication Foundations awarded the University of Southern California $361,264 on June 15, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to conduct empirical and design research on human-AI interaction that preserves human critical thinking and creative agency. The project investigates how users engage in critical and creative thinking while collaborating with AI assistants on writing and...
- This $149,971 project grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), will support the development and evaluation of a Comprehensive Personalized Programming Practice Environment (C-3PE) that utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance computer science education. The primary awardee, the University of Massachusetts (UMass), will collaborate with Carnegie-Mellon University, University of Massachusetts, and North Carolina State...
The National Science Foundation Division of Computing and Communication Foundations awarded CAL Poly Corporation $170,791 on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program to develop instructional materials and software tools that teach novice programmers how to use artificial intelligence systems effectively for learning. The project addresses how beginning computer science students often misuse AI tools like ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot by requesting complete solutions or copying code without understanding it. The research team will develop classroom curriculum teaching metacognition—awareness of one's problem-solving process—to help students construct more pedagogically sound AI help requests appropriate to their current problem-solving stage. The team will also prototype a web extension that tracks AI usage and provides real-time feedback to discourage unproductive help-seeking and encourage metacognitive awareness. These outputs equip computer science teachers and students with resources to foster AI use that supports rather than impairs learning, addressing workforce readiness for problem-solving in AI-augmented environments. Work is performed in San Luis Obispo, California, with a period of performance from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2029. CAL Poly Corporation, a non-profit auxiliary organization supporting California Polytechnic State University, receives the award as the parent recipient.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $170.8k | 8/7/26 |