Project Grant P047M230662

The University of Texas at Dallas was awarded a $1.5 million Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to improve transfer academic, career, and community engagement outcomes for engineering and computer science students. Over a six-year period through September 2028, the University will provide scholarships of up to $3 years for 30 unique transfer students pursuing degrees in biomedical engineering, computer engineering, computer science,...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to Texas Southern University to establish the Houston LSAMP STEM Pathways & Research Alliance (H-LSAMP). The project aims to significantly increase the number of underrepresented minority students who successfully complete high-quality STEM degree programs and enter the STEM workforce. Through this 5-year project, H-LSAMP will provide students with research experiences,...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $147,310 Project Grant to CAL State La University Auxiliary Services Inc. (UAS) for the "ADVANCING STUDENTS THROUGH RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN LOS ANGELES (ASTRO-LA)" project under the NASA Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001) program. The grant, with a performance period from August 19, 2024 to August 18, 2026, will support research and education initiatives aimed at expanding participation of underrepresented...

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte will receive a $1,499,608 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support the Engineering Academic Pathways program from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2028. The program will provide scholarships of up to $25,000 each to support the retention and graduation of 25 low-income, academically talented students pursuing bachelor's degrees in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, systems...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $963,000 Project Grant under the Mission Support program (CFDA 43.009) to Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) in Laredo, Texas. The grant, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2026, supports TAMIU's STEM Connector initiative, which aims to advance STEM education and promote equity in scientific and technological fields, particularly for underrepresented student populations. As a Hispanic-Serving...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $221,344 Project Grant to Dillard University, a private historically Black university in New Orleans, Louisiana, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The grant will fund an 8-week pre-freshman Earth science summer program that aims to expose, motivate, and encourage students from structurally excluded groups to pursue degrees and careers in the geosciences. The program will engage students in four courses with hands-on activities, including...

This five-year, $1.48 million Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund scholarships and engagement activities to support the retention and graduation of 24 diverse, low-income students pursuing STEM degrees at the University of Houston. The University of Houston will provide scholarships from years one through graduation for students majoring in Earth and atmospheric sciences, mathematics, and physics. Scholars will participate in...

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 National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) Ascending Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (CFDA 47.049) award of $200,000 provides funding to Dr. Edna Jones at Tulane University to conduct a program of research, education, and activities related to broadening participation by underrepresented groups in STEM fields. The project activities will focus on analytical number theory, including proving results on representing integers as bends of n-spheres, computing...

This $645,744 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076) will support the development of anti-racist, community-based STEM teaching among future secondary teachers. National-Louis University will provide $15,000 scholarships over four semesters to 22 STEM teacher candidates as part of coterminous BS/MAT degree programs in biology, chemistry, mathematics, or physics. Scholarship recipients will engage with...