Project Grant P031C160231

The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) program awarded a $199,998 project grant to Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) to enhance the learning and experiences of STEM undergraduates. The 3-year project, starting April 1, 2024, aims to recruit, prepare, and retain 30 first-time freshman and transfer students at TAMIU, which serves a student population that is over 89% Hispanic. The project will provide...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the UNIDOS HSI PROGRAM NETWORK RESOURCE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY COORDINATION. The $2,320,756 award to Florida International University will establish a center to coordinate and amplify the work of Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) in promoting STEM participation and success among underserved students. Key objectives include building connections between HSI community members,...

This $100,000 one-year Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to support Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) through two key activities. First, it will provide competitive on-campus STEM employment and mentorship opportunities for undergraduate students at five HSIs. This will enhance students' academic and social engagement, as well as provide culturally-relevant mentorship to develop their STEM skills and knowledge. Second, the...

This four-year, $2.27 million project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to transform STEM education for Latinx students at two-year Hispanic Serving Institutions. Led by Arizona State University, the grant will establish STEM planning teams as communities of practice at 16 institutions to conduct college-wide STEM assessments, develop multi-year STEM plans, and implement evidence-based solutions to close achievement gaps. Project...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to enhance undergraduate STEM education and build capacity at Hispanic-Serving Institutions. The $1,255,369 project, titled "HSI INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION PROJECT: STEM-CLEAR: CREATING CONTEXTUALIZED LEARNING PATHWAYS ACROSS ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL BOUNDARIES," will be implemented by Texas State University from Jun 1, 2024 to May 31, 2029. The project takes a comprehensive...

This $3,000,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the "Hispanic Serving Institutions STEM Hub for Innovation in Numeracy Education (HSI-SHINE)" project. The goal of this 5-year initiative is to improve numeracy skills and quantitative reasoning abilities among students at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs). Key activities include training faculty to teach quantitative skills more effectively, developing an...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education Program (CFDA 47.076) award of $272,954 to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY) aims to research the language skills, sense of belonging, and identity of Spanish-English bilingual STEM students at two Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs). The project utilizes a mixed methods approach, combining student surveys, language proficiency tests, focus groups, and interviews with students, instructors, and...

This Project Grant award, valued at $299,659 and funded by the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070), aims to transform how emerging Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) serve Latino students in STEM and computing fields. The project, led by Florida State University (FSU) as the prime awardee, will integrate evidence-based "servingness" criteria, effective transition strategies, tools, and methods to help the...

This $198,956 National Science Foundation project grant supports San Diego Mesa College in developing and testing collaborative learning opportunities to strengthen STEM identity and increase degree and career pathway selection among students. Through the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions program, the college will revise curricula and compare three models for providing classroom- and field-based research experiences across biology, physical geology, and...

This $800,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the "HSI IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION PROJECT: SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES ACHIEVED THROUGH RESEARCH IN STEM (SOAR IN STEM)" at the Inter American University of Puerto Rico (IAUPR). The project aims to strengthen STEM learning and improve retention and graduation rates for disadvantaged students, including low-income, first-generation, and female students, at IAUPR's...