Grand Valley State University was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) federal grant program. The three-year STEM Education and Applied Research project will support institutional reforms and innovative strategies to improve postsecondary instruction quality and expand postsecondary opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)...
Western Washington University was awarded a $1.876 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. The grant funds the "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: BUILDING EDUCATIONAL THEORY THROUGH ENACTING REFORMS IN STEM" project. As part of its mission to ensure the vitality of the nation's STEM education enterprise, the NSF STEM Education program supports the development of innovative STEM...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) Project Grant award of $152,427 to Western Michigan University will support the development and implementation of cross-disciplinary STEM courses that help undergraduate students apply mathematical knowledge to other disciplines. The project, titled "A Model for Institutional Transformation through Interdisciplinary STEM Partnerships to Support Student Transfer of Mathematical Knowledge," aims to expand the...
This $6,211,812 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program supports the "EVALUATE: The Evaluation Hub for Advanced Technological Education" project at Western Michigan University. The project aims to enhance the evaluation capacity of the NSF's Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program and its community of principal investigators, evaluators, and other stakeholders. Key activities include administering annual surveys,...
Western Michigan University received a $149,864 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation on May 1, 2021 to complete a research project titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH - CHARACTERIZING THE ROLE OF SPATIAL THINKING IN LEARNING HYDROGEOLOGY: A CLASSROOM, FIELD, AND EXPERT-NOVICE STUDY" by April 30, 2024. The grant funding will support research to characterize the role of spatial thinking in learning hydrogeology through a classroom, field, and expert-novice study. This...
Lycoming College received a $160,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) federal grant program. The three-year award, which runs from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2025, will support Lycoming College's STEM Education and Workforce Development Initiative. This initiative appears aimed at improving postsecondary instruction and expanding opportunities in science,...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Worcester State University a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The grant will support the Early College Central Massachusetts project from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025. Through this funding, Worcester State University will implement reforms and strategies to improve postsecondary instruction and expand opportunities in central Massachusetts. As the...
The College of William & Mary received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The three-year award, issued on June 1, 2023, will support the implementation of pilot phase activities at the College's new William and Mary Data Science Innovation Hub through May 31, 2026. As one of its core missions, FIPSE provides assistance to support innovative...
Western University of Health Sciences received a $100,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The grant period runs from June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2026. The FIPSE program aims to support institutional reforms and innovative strategies to improve postsecondary instruction quality and expand opportunities. Under this award, Western University will deliver a...
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) was awarded a $350,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) federal grant program. The three-year grant will support UWM's research-based project to enhance understanding of racial and economic inequity in Milwaukee through innovative strategies and institutional reforms. As the official awardee, UWM will leverage the FIPSE funding...