Project Grant P042A201501

The National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program has awarded a $499,989 Project Grant to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) to implement the "HSI IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION PROJECT: INTEGRATED NETWORKING, SCHOLARSHIP, AND PEER MENTORING OF FRESHMEN ENGINEERS FOR INCREASED ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND GRADUATION RATES." This 5-year project aims to provide academic and social support to UCSB engineering and computer science freshmen with "effectors...

The University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL) was awarded a $355,252 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) to implement the "FIRST TO FLY: SUCCESS STRATEGIES FOR FIRST TIME IN COLLEGE STUDENTS" project. The goal of this one-year grant, running from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, is to strengthen UHCL's capacity to support first-time, underrepresented college students through activities such as curriculum...

This Project Grant award for $299,659 from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) will support a collaboration led by Florida State University, an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution (EHSI), along with several other EHSI and established Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs). The project aims to develop strategies, tools, and methods to help 401 emerging HSIs in the U.S. authentically engage and serve their growing Latino...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program award in the amount of $499,969 supports the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in implementing and evaluating a comprehensive program called "Enhancing and Expanding Second-Year Experience (EESYE)" for engineering and computer science students. The project aims to reduce attrition and improve retention and graduation rates, particularly among Hispanic and...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Program Project Grant award of $151,547 to Florida International University (FIU) aims to develop culturally relevant materials and resources to enhance the career preparation of Hispanic or Latin@/x/a/o undergraduate students at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) in the Southeastern U.S. The key objectives of this 2-year project are to: 1) Construct culturally relevant materials that can be...

This $1,000,000 project grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund scholarships and support services for 11 high-achieving, low-income undergraduate students pursuing STEM degrees at Hawai'i Pacific University (HPU), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI). Over 5 years, the project will provide up to 4 years of scholarship support, as well as interventions to foster STEM identity,...

The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) to the Houston Community College System District. The award, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025, will fund the establishment of a centralized student advocacy center to expand educational opportunities and improve academic performance, degree attainment, and advocacy support services for Latinx students. As a...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $199,948 Project Grant to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY), operating as RFCUNY - Hunter College, under the NSF's STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076). This 3-year award aims to pilot a program to address persistence and retention challenges among Hispanic, Black, and female students in Computer Science (CS) majors at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs). The project will...

This $281,186 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to increase enrollment in and completion of engineering degrees for community college students, particularly Hispanic and other underrepresented minority students. The funding supports a partnership between Houston Community College (HCC) and the University of Texas at Tyler (UTTyler) called the Houston Engineering Center (HEC). Key components of the project include an...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education provides $745,379 to support the Aligning Career and Campus Experiences for Student Success (ACCESS) project at Pennsylvania Western University from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2028. The funding is provided through the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to recruit, enroll, retain and graduate 12 low-income, academically talented students in computer engineering technology, electrical...