Project Grant N000142212523

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $300,809 to Saint Louis University to explore the integration of reconfigurable sensorimotor interfaces into educational STEM simulations for digital learning platforms. The goal is to develop low-cost, reconfigurable "teletangible" haptic devices that can be used to embody STEM concepts and support the learning of both sighted students and those with blindness or low...

This $150,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports a partnership development and planning initiative between the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC) at Georgia Tech and the Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network (GSAN). Spanning from September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026, the project conducts a comprehensive...

The University of Wisconsin System received a $120,792 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the federal STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support the development of an asset model approach for building capacity in a rural region for the recruitment, mentoring, and licensing of math and science preservice teachers. The grant period runs from July 15, 2021 to June 30, 2022. The STEM Education program aims to ensure the vitality of the nation's science, technology, engineering, and...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides funding of $1,992,484.00 to the Institute for Learning Innovation (ILI), a non-profit organization, to build the capacity of informal STEM learning providers to engage individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) developing a hybrid professional development model to train informal STEM educators on supporting individuals...

This $699,438 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to increase the supply of effective STEM teachers in high-need school districts. The 5-year project at Wittenberg University will: Recruit and graduate 50 undergraduates pursuing teaching licensure in STEM fields Retain 90% of recruited students Place 100% of graduates in high-need school districts and support them through service obligations Improve STEM teacher candidates'...

This $298,351 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), will fund the development of a data sensing learning environment called DASLET to enhance middle school students' computational thinking skills. Over the four-year period from March 1, 2023 to February 28, 2027, the Rochester Institute of Technology will create an immersive virtual reality environment allowing...

The National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) awarded a $229,075 Project Grant to the University of Vermont & State Agricultural College to develop an instructional design framework called the Learning Map (LMAP) process. The goal is to improve academic outcomes for undergraduate engineering students by aligning learning outcomes, assessments, and instructional materials across STEM course sequences. Key products of this 3-year project include: A publicly available...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $657,616 project grant under its STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program to The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) for the project "Integrating Self-Regulated Learning into STEM Courses: Maximizing Learning Outcomes with the STSRL Framework." This 3-year effort aims to improve postsecondary students' academic success and retention in STEM disciplines by embedding effective self-regulated learning...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award of $599,919 to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) will support a Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) site focused on integrating STEM education around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The RET site will provide six-week summer research experiences for four pre-service and four in-service high school STEM teachers from high-needs school districts. Participants will work with WPI...

Grant Award Summary The University of Washington received a $831,995 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), effective February 1, 2026, through September 30, 2028. The project examines job ladders within the skilled technical workforce (STW)—occupations requiring technical skills held by workers with less than a bachelor's degree—to map career pathways and identify...