Project Grant D4033371

The National Science Foundation awarded a $498,949 project grant under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program to The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, a non-profit institution, to develop and evaluate an online near-peer mentoring program. The goal is to increase persistence, completion, and graduate study enrollment among underrepresented, non-traditional-aged online psychology students. The project aims to provide academic and social support through...

This award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support a project led by Winston-Salem State University, a historically Black college or university, to investigate effective recruitment, retention, and graduation practices for Black and Latinx students in non-clinical psychology Ph.D. programs. The $548,566 project will span 5 years and includes two phases: 1) data collection and analysis on existing institutional practices and their impacts on...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) Project Grant award of $371,991 to the University of Wisconsin-Madison provides funding for the Psychology Research Experience Program (PREP), a 10-week summer research program for undergraduate students from underrepresented groups in psychology and neuroscience. The program aims to increase participation and retention of these students in STEM disciplines by providing immersive mentored research...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $175,934 Project Grant to the San Diego State University Foundation on October 1, 2024. The grant is funded under the Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program (CFDA 84.325), which aims to enhance the preparation of personnel who work with infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities. The grant, titled "RENUE:...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a 3-year, $496,000 Project Grant titled "TRANSFORMING SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH AN INTEGRATED FRAMEWORK OF SUPPORTS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS" to William James College Inc. in Newton, MA. The grant is funded through the Department's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program, which supports innovative strategies to enhance postsecondary education quality and accessibility,...

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Palo Alto University Inc., doing business as Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, a $315,194 Project Grant under the Education Stabilization Fund federal grant program. The grant period runs from July 13, 2022 to July 12, 2023. Under this award, Palo Alto University will provide services and support to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic through the Education Stabilization Fund...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $605,761 Project Grant to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York under the federal STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to create a pathway to STEM careers in psychology for under-represented minorities. The grant will fund the development and delivery of programming from December 2021 through November 2024 aimed at exposing underserved students to career opportunities in psychology and building their skills in STEM fields. As the...

The Institute For The Psychological Sciences Inc. was awarded a $113,667 Project Grant from the Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education on July 13, 2022 to upgrade student services through July 12, 2023. The funding was provided through the Education Stabilization Fund (ESF) program under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Under this award, The Institute For The Psychological Sciences...

The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) was awarded a $216,839 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program (CFDA 84.325). The grant, titled "ISPARRC (INCREASING SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS IN ALASKA RURAL AND REGIONAL COMMUNITIES)", aims to enhance the preparation of personnel working with infants,...

Emory University will provide research training and career development services to undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds under a $101,370 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075). Specifically, Emory University will implement the MB3 Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site program to identify and select 10 junior or senior undergraduate students annually from institutions without graduate...