Project Grant 2624726
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Undergraduate Education awarded $1.5M to the University of Colorado at Boulder on October 1, 2025, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop and modernize interactive physics simulations and accompanying instructional materials for teaching quantum science concepts. The project, which runs through September 30, 2029, will redesign at least six PhET (Physics Education Technology) interactive...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Duke University's Office of Research Administration received a $300,000 project grant award from the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2027. The award supports the EAGER (Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research) initiative titled "Partnering to Connect Classrooms with Quantum Information Science, Engineering, and Technology." The project will...
- 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...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant, awarded under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), aims to expand K-12 quantum education research into elementary classrooms. The two-year, $156,000 award to George Mason University will engage 10 elementary teachers and over 400 elementary students in quantum learning experiences. The project will study how elementary teachers and students learn quantum science concepts, identify the knowledge base required, and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Physics awarded a CAREER grant of $452,953 to University of Massachusetts Boston, effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2030, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. The project delivers quantitative computational frameworks and numerical tools for predicting the time-dependent behavior of strongly correlated Fermi systems, a capability critical for advancing quantum material...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Funding Details: Trustees of Tufts College received a $450,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Mathematical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The award was obligated on August 1, 2025, with a project completion date of July 31, 2028. Products and Services: The awardee will develop, analyze, and implement quantum and quantum-inspired numerical algorithms designed to address...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded Harvard College a $550,000 CAREER grant on June 15, 2026, to develop integrated-photonics spatial light modulators for quantum control and advanced imaging applications. The primary deliverable is an innovative photonic platform that combines a solid-state gain laser array, high-speed electro-optic modulators, a two-dimensional beam-emitter array, and flat metasurface lenses to generate and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary George Mason University was awarded $224,785 under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), administered by the National Science Foundation's Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The project, "Quantum in the Middle: Quantum Progressions from Elementary to High School," will develop a comprehensive K-12 quantum science education toolkit designed to guide educators in...
- This Project Grant award of $300,000 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program will fund research and education focused on the study of novel materials with strong interactions between particles. The research aims to develop new theoretical tools to better understand and predict the unusual behaviors of strongly interacting metals, which exhibit phenomena like high-temperature superconductivity that challenge current theories....
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Princeton University received a $490,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded August 1, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2028. The award supports experimental research investigating quantum-enhanced metrology using interacting spin models realized in molecular tweezer arrays. The research team will develop and demonstrate methods for...
The National Science Foundation's Division of Physics awarded $400,000 to Harvard College under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) effective June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2028. This EAGER (Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research) project develops and delivers a sequence of online professional development workshops with accompanying classroom-ready instructional resources designed to prepare high school physics teachers to incorporate quantum information science and quantum sensing concepts into their curricula. The award supports the creation of peer-based Quantum Curriculum Circles (QCCs) that enable teachers to adapt quantum content to local curricular constraints and transition from initial interest to active classroom implementation. The project produces openly shareable workshop materials and adaptable classroom resources while conducting an embedded, mixed-method evaluation study utilizing brief surveys, participation data, and interviews to identify which supports most effectively increase teacher readiness, instructional confidence, and reported classroom incorporation of quantum content. The initiative leverages an established teacher-driven national network—the Physics of Living Systems Teacher Network—as scalable infrastructure designed to reach geographically dispersed and professionally isolated educators, including those in rural or under-resourced settings. By strengthening early educational pathways into the quantum workforce and broadening student exposure to quantum science as part of modern physics, the project addresses a critical gap in high school physics education during a period of significant quantum technology advancement.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $400.0k | 5/29/26 |