Project Grant P031S140180

The National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings awarded the University of Miami $144,815 on January 15, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to design and research spatial computational thinking skills development for upper-elementary Latinx students through an immersive virtual learning environment. The project will design culturally relevant and active learning experiences using Minecraft: Education Edition, creating a unique set...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $344,869 to Tufts University to develop and implement professional development for Learning Assistants (LAs) to improve their facilitation of student learning in active learning STEM courses. The key objectives are to design and implement a new LA pedagogy course sequence based on recent research (Goal 1) and investigate how this pedagogy sequence impacts LA facilitation...

The National Science Foundation awarded Learning Partnership LLC $832,549 on September 15, 2025, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to co-develop, implement, and study four geographic information systems (GIS) technology-enhanced curricular units per year across career and technical education business, science, social studies, and health classes in high schools in Puerto Rico's Mayaguez region. The project, titled "Geospatial Explorers: Integrating Spatial Reasoning Across the...

The National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings awarded the University of Texas at Austin $401,510 on September 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to investigate how youth participatory mapping and community design research can strengthen mathematics interventions for elementary students. The project examines how learning environments across classrooms, intervention programs, homes, and community spaces shape access to...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program ($299,499) supports the development of scalable, experiential learning models and tools for undergraduate STEM education from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2026. The University of California Santa Cruz will establish a new pedagogical approach organizing project-based courses around "micro-roles" that scaffold apprenticeship-style learning pathways. This design-based research aims to develop organizational...

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 $266,986 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program will support the development of educational modules and a content hub for hands-on, exploration-based learning in data systems. The University of Chicago will create a collection of "courselets" - scaffolded educational modules executable on open cloud testbeds - covering topics such as data acquisition, networking, storage, machine learning, analytics, and...

This $168,682 project grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) will support Asociacion Educacional Para El Desarrollo Integral De LOS Movimientos Comunitarios (Entre Mundos) in delivering community-based tourism and organizational development training and services. Under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750), which aims to strengthen partnerships and support self-help efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean, Entre Mundos will work with community organizations in...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the University of Puerto Rico in Ponce $371,368 on September 1, 2026, through the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) to develop a bilingual and culturally responsive information literacy curriculum framework for public high schools in Puerto Rico. The Adelina Coppin Alvarado Library at the university will lead planning and design activities in collaboration with the Puerto Rico Department of Education and six to ten public high...

The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded the University of Puerto Rico–Mayagüez $500,000 on July 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to redesign three multi-section required courses serving all undergraduate engineering students in the Department of Engineering Sciences and Materials. The project will integrate active learning, writing-intensive, and problem/project-based learning strategies into target courses, establish peer-led study...