Project Grant P031C210125

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 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 National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $139,999 to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to implement and study the effectiveness of a "Circle of Champions" framework in supporting the academic success of Latina/o STEM students at Gavilan College. The project aims to leverage students' social capital and community wealth to enhance their academic outcomes, with a focus on: 1) advancing the...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to support faculty and student learning of equity-minded and student-centered pedagogy through iterative curricular co-design. The $399,896 award to the CSU Fullerton Auxiliary Services Corporation, a non-profit Hispanic-Serving Institution, will implement a professional development model that provides STEM faculty the knowledge, time, and support to design instructional innovations...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education aims to develop and evaluate an empirically-defensible model for increasing STEM persistence and graduation rates among underrepresented students at Hispanic-Serving Institutions. Funded under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the $500,000 award made to Our Lady of the Lake University on January 1, 2023 will support redesigning the institution's College Algebra course into three...

This $798,619 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to increase opportunities for success for STEM students at two Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) in central Florida. The key products and services to be delivered under this four-year project include: Developing assessments using generative AI technology to provide flexible testing options, such as increased accessibility, multiple attempts, and sharing across instructors and...

This $500,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.076 - STEM Education) aims to implement a first-year STEM advising and success program at North Park University, a Hispanic-Serving Institution in Chicago, Illinois. The program will adapt principles from the well-regarded Meyerhoff Scholars model to build an intensive, inclusive first-year initiative focused on improving outcomes for diverse, Hispanic, and low-income students interested in STEM fields. Key...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.076 - STEM Education) provides $306,146 to the University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras to conduct community-focused research examining how school curriculum and instruction may limit Afro-Puerto Rican students' engagement and participation in STEM education. The award period runs from September 1, 2024 to April 25, 2025. The project will use a mixed-methods case study approach to gather insights into how racism and colorism...

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...

This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $267,822 will fund the University of Connecticut to deliver collaborative research and professional development focused on improving STEM education for Latinx students at two-year Hispanic Serving Institutions through May 2026. Specifically, the University of Connecticut will establish Communities of Practice among STEM planning teams at 16 two-year HSIs to conduct college-wide STEM assessments, develop multi-year strategic plans using an...