Project Grant P042A200813

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $750,000 to Merced Community College District (Merced College) to promote student success and degree completion in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields through May 2028. The grant will fund scholarships, mentoring, and cohort-building activities for 32 academically talented low-income students pursuing associate's degrees in STEM disciplines at Merced College, a...

This $3.96 million Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support an integrated achievement and mentoring model to promote STEM student success and career entry at Nassau Community College and Hofstra University. Over six years, the award will fund scholarships for 90 students pursuing two-year degrees at NCC and four-year degrees at HU in fields including biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, mathematics, physics,...

The Maricopa County Community College District was awarded a $649,740 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to provide intensive student support services to increase persistence and completion of STEM associate degrees. The grant aims to support Maricopa County Community College District's delivery of targeted advising, career counseling, tutoring, and other wrap-around services for students pursuing science, technology, engineering, and...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $999,997 Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY) - Baruch College. This six-year project aims to increase STEM degree completion among low-income, high-achieving undergraduates with demonstrated financial need pursuing bachelor's degrees in mathematics at Baruch College. Over the project period, the funding will support scholarships for 12 students, as...

This $4.98 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program aims to support timely associate's and bachelor's degree completion in science and mathematics through 2026. Funded activities include scholarship support of up to $2,600 per term for scholars at five community college sub-awardees - Lehigh Carbon Community College, Luzerne County Community College, Northampton Community College, and County College of Morris. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania...

Central Connecticut State University received a $288,100 three-year Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop the Scaffolded Projects for the Social Good (SPSG) framework. The SPSG framework aims to help computing programs incorporate externally-sourced service learning projects supporting nonprofit organizations into existing software engineering and similar courses. It will provide a customizable set of curricular materials to...

This $1.5 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support Saddleback College in cultivating talent for STEM fields through scholarships and academic support services. Over the six-year period from October 2022 to September 2028, the college will provide $75 unique students pursuing associate's or transfer degrees in biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, mathematics, natural sciences, and physics with two-to-three-year...

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...

The Maricopa County Community College District was awarded a $281,983 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support micro and nano technicians through hybrid teaching methods. The grant will fund the development and delivery of vocational training programs focused on emerging technologies in micro and nano fields. Courses will utilize hybrid instructional models combining in-person and online components to reach students across the...

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...