Project Grant NNX12AK99G

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation provided $255,935 to Smart Girls HQ LLC through the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) for the period of March 1, 2021 to February 28, 2022. The funding supports the development of a digital platform that engages elementary aged girls in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) through personalized informal learning experiences. The Engineering program seeks to improve the quality of life and economic strength...

This $300,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA #47.076) will fund the development of an informal learning program and associated research study aimed at increasing interest in STEM careers among Black girls aged 10-12. The University of Georgia Research Foundation will receive funding to design and implement a summer camp exploring engineering, math, and physical science concepts. Participants will make connections between hands-on science...

This National Science Foundation Project Grant award of $1,239,952 provides funding from May 1, 2022 through April 30, 2025 to develop and research a model for engaging African American young women in STEM and entrepreneurship through community-centered making. Funded under the federal STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the awardee Terc, Inc. will partner with The Forge Greensboro makerspace and the Greensboro Housing Authority to introduce participants to product design, computer-aided...

This federal Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program (CFDA 47.076), supports a collaborative research effort to develop learner-co-created social robots for helping girls from underrepresented backgrounds develop AI and computing skills. The $843,071 grant awarded to Carnegie Mellon University will fund three design iterations and program deployments with a total of 140 middle school girls, in partnership with two...

This $999,998 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program will fund the Artemis Scholarship Program at Hollins University, a women's college in Roanoke, Virginia. Over a 6-year period, the grant will provide scholarships of up to $8,200 to 18 high-achieving, low-income female students pursuing bachelor's degrees in biology, environmental science, chemistry, and mathematics. The program aims to improve retention and graduation of women in STEM fields through...

The National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings awarded The Ohio State University $749,855 on January 1, 2027, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The project investigates how exposure to educational videos on Netflix and YouTube contributes to the development of STEM interests among children ages two to five. Using a measurement-burst design, the research addresses whether viewing STEM videos predicts changes in children's STEM...

The University of Florida was awarded a $391,717 project grant by the National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings under the federal STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The grant will support the development of a 10-hour curriculum and browser-based music programming platform called M-Flow to engage elementary school students in computer science. Key deliverables include teacher professional development, career awareness videos featuring young...

This Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), aims to investigate how neurodivergent youth can stimulate community-centered learning of electronic circuits through playful arts-based practices in underserved public spaces. The $296,239 award will be used by Arizona State University (ASU) to train 12 neurodivergent youth community educators on electronic circuits and facilitate workshops on circuit bending at two community pop-up...

This $200,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to enhance learning and motivation in introductory programming courses at Georgia Gwinnett College, a Hispanic-serving institution. The key products and services to be delivered include: Integrating research-supported pedagogies and automated tools to accommodate diverse learning styles, including hiring and mentoring a diverse group of peer tutors and producing a video library to...

This Project Grant award of $342,906 from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program supports research at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey's Newark campus. The project aims to explore how children's early media experiences shape their expectations for learning from digital media devices, and how those expectations impact their STEM learning outcomes. Using a combination of behavioral, physiological, and computational approaches, the research will examine...