Project Grant P031C210141

This two-year, $375,540 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports Sonoma State University in developing a collaboration with Mendocino College and Santa Rosa Junior College. The collaboration aims to engage 20 community college students per year in a five-week residential undergraduate research experience at SSU prior to transfer. Participants will conduct research and take part in professional and social activities to build cohort...

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...

Cerritos Community College District will use a $349,641 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program to establish the Cerritos College Biotechnology Initiative. The initiative aims to provide an accessible academic pathway to high-wage, high-growth jobs in biotechnology through new certificate and degree programs, enrichment activities to increase career awareness, and strengthened partnerships with regional employers in Southern California's leading...

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...

Palo Alto College, under the Alamo Community College District, was awarded a two-year, $200,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA #47.076) beginning October 1, 2021. The grant funds the "HSI PILOT PROJECT: PROMOTING VIRTUAL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING TO SUPPORT PART-TIME AND NONTRADITIONAL STUDENTS" initiative. Through this funding, Palo Alto College will develop and implement virtual experiential learning opportunities to support part-time...

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...

The Los Angeles Community College District, doing business as La Valley College, was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to create pathways to increase retention and transfer rates of STEM majors at two Los Angeles-based Hispanic Serving Institutions. The three-year award, issued on September 1, 2021 with a completion date of August 31, 2024, will support the development and implementation of programs, services, and...

The National Science Foundation awarded Sonoma State University a $155,788 project grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support active learning in introductory STEM courses with extended reality. The three-year award running from October 2021 through September 2024 will support the development and integration of extended reality learning modules into the university's introductory science, technology, engineering and mathematics courses. By incorporating augmented and virtual...

The Santa Clarita Community College District, doing business as College Of The Canyons, was awarded a $1,493,379 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The grant will fund efforts to improve educational outcomes at College Of The Canyons through mentorship, support services, and equitable classroom practices. Specifically, the college will implement mentoring programs and support services to help...

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...