The Nevada State College received a $1 million project grant from the National Science Foundation under the federal STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to implement the Pursuing Equity to Enhance Retention project from August 15, 2022 to July 31, 2025. The project aims to address inequitable teaching and service workloads that disproportionately impact women and underrepresented minority faculty in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields through the development of transparent...
The Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education, doing business as the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, received a $1,398,417 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The grant will fund the Southern Nevada Northern Arizona Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, which aims to increase the number of underrepresented minority students earning STEM baccalaureate degrees at alliance institutions within five...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education program (CFDA 84.116) to the Nevada System of Higher Education's Desert Research Institute division. The grant, with a period of performance from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026, will support STEM and educator student partnership activities in Reno, NV. The Desert Research Institute has extensive experience delivering scientific and...
This five-year, $765,988 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the "Building STEM Educators for Excellence in Nevada (B-SEEN at UNLV)" initiative. The project aims to prepare and retain culturally competent, high-quality science and mathematics teachers to address underrepresentation in STEM fields, particularly for students of color. Key activities include recruiting STEM students, developing cultural competence,...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $560,706 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to the Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education, doing business as the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The grant will fund a research project to investigate the influence of interpersonal dynamics and sociocultural fit on the outcomes of undergraduate STEM research apprenticeships. The goal is to provide novel insights on how students and mentors impact...
This is a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) grant award (CFDA 47.076 STEM Education) to the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) in the amount of $521,520.00, with an award date of August 15, 2024 and an estimated completion date of July 31, 2029. The grant supports outstanding graduate students pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and STEM education at UNR. It provides three...
The University of Nevada, Reno will receive $298,620 in funding from the National Science Foundation under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) for a two-year project grant titled "A NOVEL AI-HUMAN TEAMING APPROACH TO TRUST AND COOPERATION IN AI-CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION" from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023. The STEM Education program aims to ensure the vitality of the nation's science, technology, engineering and mathematics education. Under this award, the University of Nevada,...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $983,486 project grant to the University of Wisconsin-Madison through its STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support collaborative research towards expanding the technology workforce by increasing female participation in STEM entrepreneurship. The three-year award beginning August 1, 2021 will fund the development of evidence-based approaches to encourage more women to pursue entrepreneurial careers in science, technology, engineering and...
This federal Project Grant award of $2,800,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215) supports the development and improvement of K-12 STEM skills for students in Nevada to prepare them for careers in critical materials and other...
This $235,368 federal Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination (CFDA 84.305) program, will support research on the impact and implementation of Nevada's corequisite mandate for postsecondary education. The award will be administered by the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE), with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) serving as the prime...