Project Grant P031C210079

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 $500,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to increase summer undergraduate research and internship opportunities for students attending a Hispanic-Serving two-year college. The project combines research experiences, academic coaching, STEM learning communities, and professional skill development to promote student success, retention in STEM majors, degree completion, and transfer to a four-year university. Key...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education provides $699,999 to CAL State LA University Auxiliary Services Inc. doing business as UAS from October 2021 through September 2024. The grant supports the "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: HSI IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION PROJECT: COMMITMENT TO LEARNING INSTILLED BY MASTERY-BASED UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM" under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The STEM Education program aims to ensure the...

This $815,523 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support increasing participation and persistence in STEM disciplines among underrepresented students through field-based learning experiences. California State University Los Angeles and Mt. San Antonio College will incorporate hands-on activities into lower-division biology, chemistry, and earth science courses to engage their commuter student populations, many of whom are Latinx. The...

This $375,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the "Circle of Champions" initiative at Gavilan Joint Community College District, a Hispanic Serving Institution in California. The project aims to close the academic completion gap for Latina/o STEM students by leveraging their social capital and community cultural wealth. Key activities include implementing the Circle of Champions framework to organize...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) award under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $150,000 to Mount San Antonio College, a Hispanic-Serving Institution, to develop and evaluate a mastery-based assessment strategy in the general chemistry curriculum. The project aims to reduce equity gaps and improve retention of historically underrepresented students in this critical gateway course sequence. Key components include faculty training, phased implementation of the mastery...

This $723,005 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to enhance student engagement in office hours within STEM courses, particularly biology courses, at multiple Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) and emerging HSIs in Southern California. The key activities include: 1) characterizing student and faculty perceptions of office hours, 2) investigating the impact of different office hours practices on student engagement, 3)...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support the "HSI IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION PROJECT: BROADENING STEM PARTICIPATION THROUGH AUTHENTIC LEARNING EXPERIENCE" at California State University Northridge (CSUN). The $799,997 award aims to improve the diversity and availability of the STEM educational pipeline by studying how a sense of belonging in STEM and motivation to solve real-world, culturally-connected...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $649,927 to the Sbcc Foundation, a non-profit organization and Hispanic Serving Institution, to expand its partnership with the University of California, Santa Barbara to provide community college students with increased access and training in cleanroom facilities. This three-year project, running from August 2024 to July 2027, aims to: (1) enhance industry relationships and...

This $600,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) will support the "ADVANCED VIRTUAL REALITY -ASSISTED LEARNING FOR STEM EDUCATION: ENHANCING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HISPANIC STUDENTS WITH ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES" initiative at the Dominguez Hills Foundation of California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), a Hispanic-Serving Institution. The funding will be used to develop and implement advanced virtual...