Project Grant P047M120045

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Mathematical Sciences awarded $449,626 to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee through the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) on July 1, 2025, to establish and operate the Access to Inquiry in Mathematics Undergraduate Program (AIM UP), an Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site. Over the three-year funding period through June 30, 2028, AIM UP will host 12 undergraduate scholars...

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...

UMBC Student Support Services Grant Summary The University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) received a $272,364 Project Grant award dated September 25, 2025, from the Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services Program (CFDA 84.042). The grant period extends through September 24, 2026, and supports comprehensive student support services designed to enhance postsecondary educational outcomes for disadvantaged populations at UMBC's Baltimore, Maryland campus. Under...

STEM STARS Federal Grant Award Summary The University of South Alabama received a $4,999,979 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), awarded February 1, 2026, with completion scheduled for January 31, 2032. The STEM STARS project delivers scholarships up to $15,000 annually for up to five years to 60 academically talented, low-income scholars pursuing Associate in Science degrees and Bachelor...

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...

Federal Grant Award Summary The University Corporation At Monterey Bay (CSUMB) received a $282,339 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026. This award funds the CSUMB Student Support Services STEM High School Program, which is designed to increase college retention and graduation rates among disadvantaged students...

The University of South Alabama will use a $497,956 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to advance research in the approximation of transcendental functions and provide educational opportunities for underrepresented groups. Specifically, the award will support two new areas of research to extend polynomial approximations of transcendental functions: examining limits of "matings" that combine dynamics of two...