Project Grant P047M120038

This $299,038 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Upward Bound program (CFDA 84.047) will provide academic instruction, tutoring, counseling, mentoring, and other support services to help low-income and potential first-generation college students in Middletown, Connecticut develop the skills and motivation necessary to succeed in postsecondary education. The grant, awarded to Wesleyan University's Finance and Administration...

The Greater Hartford Consortium for Higher Education, Inc., doing business as Career Beginnings, received a $287,537 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Upward Bound federal grant program (CFDA 84.047). The grant period runs from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023. Under this award, Career Beginnings will deliver TRIO Upward Bound services in Hartford, Connecticut focused on generating the skills and motivation...

This $199,998 National Science Foundation award through the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) funds a pilot project at San Diego State University-Imperial Valley to build math capacity and enhance undergraduate STEM education. The project develops and analyzes a summer bridge math experience for newly admitted students requiring math/statistics courses. The four-day program includes math workshops and campus life/career orientation field trips to assist students' math preparation and...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $700,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049) to fund the "UPR-UW PREM: Center for Advancing Research and Training for STEM Success." This 6-year award, effective September 1, 2024, brings together researchers from the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) at Mayagüez, UPR Medical Sciences Campus, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Materials Research Science and Engineering Center...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation provides $324,072 to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to support an Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site program through March 2025. The program will engage eight students over nine weeks in collaborative research projects involving applied mathematics, mathematical modeling, and computational and data science. Students will gain skills in numerical methods and coding to apply theoretical models to physical and biological...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education will support Albany State University's "It Takes a Village: Communities Leveraged to Advance Scholars' Success" program. Funded at $1,499,993 under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076), the project aims to increase degree completion in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields among low-income, high-achieving undergraduate students...

This $748,450 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund the University of Dubuque to deliver scholarships and academic support services to retain and graduate 24 low-income, high-achieving undergraduate students majoring in biology, chemistry, or environmental science through 2028. The university will provide $30,000 per year in scholarships for four cohorts of six scholars each over six years, supporting students' junior and senior...

The National Science Foundation awarded Seattle University a $1,485,762 Project Grant under the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education program (formerly known as Education and Human Resources, CFDA 47.076) to enhance career outcomes for low-income students pursuing STEM degrees. Over the six-year period from January 2023 to December 2028, the university will provide scholarships of $10,000 per year for four years to 24 academically talented students majoring in biology,...

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) has received a $999,999 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). This 5-year grant will fund scholarships for 18 high-achieving, low-income undergraduate students pursuing bachelor's degrees in STEM fields at UAPB, an HBCU where 92% of students receive Pell Grants. The grant will provide four years of scholarship support, academic advising, mentoring, peer tutoring, and research...

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) was awarded a $788,625 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education on February 1, 2022 to implement and examine the impact of an enhanced Transfer Scholars Program for inclusive computing and engineering education. The grant is funded through the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), which supports the development of the nation's science, technology, engineering and mathematics education...