The University of Alaska Southeast was awarded a $530,053 project grant from the National Science Foundation under the federal STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to increase academic and career success for Alaska Native and rural students in science and math. The grant will support development and delivery of programs from January 2021 through December 2025 aimed at strengthening participation and achievement in STEM fields among underrepresented groups in Alaska. As the prime awardee, the...
The University of Alaska Anchorage will receive $118,999 through a project grant award from the National Science Foundation under the federal STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to increase academic and career success of Alaska Native and rural students in science and math. The grant period runs from January 15, 2021 through December 31, 2025. As part of the NSF's mission to ensure vitality of the nation's STEM education enterprise, this project aims to develop and deliver science and math...
The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) was awarded a $773,607 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031). The grant, titled "EXPANDING OPPORTUNITY," will fund initiatives to strengthen academic programs for minority and Alaska Native students. The grant aims to enhance educational opportunities and community resilience in rural Alaskan contexts through curriculum development,...
This Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health (CFDA 93.310 - Trans-NIH Research Support) provides $510,470 to the University of Montana to empower rural students in Montana, Idaho, and Alaska to address public and climate health issues through research opportunities. The key objectives of this 1-year project are to: 1) Facilitate remote learning and STEM research opportunities for 1,200 middle and high school students per year, 2) Support student learning and career preparation...
This $1,967,574.00 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to increase degree completion rates and build Alaska's geosciences exploration workforce. The University of Alaska Fairbanks will use the funding over a six-year period from October 2024 to September 2030 to provide scholarships to 40 low-income, high-achieving undergraduate students pursuing geoscience bachelor's degrees. The project will embed these scholarship...
The University of Alaska Fairbanks received a $109,876 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The grant will fund a collaborative research project examining factors for the retention of teachers in high-need schools, with a focus on the role of compensation. The research will be conducted between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2025 in Fairbanks, Alaska. The STEM Education program supports the...
This federal Project Grant award 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) provides $1,000,000.00 to the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) to support STEM education initiatives through the Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Grants program (CFDA 10.228) provides $470,000 to the University of Alaska Southeast to establish a cross-disciplinary educational pathway in geocultural science. The key objectives are to: 1) develop mapping and visualization technology as an equity-based tool for local, culturally relevant applications; 2) strategically refine curriculum across...
This Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (CFDA #47.076 STEM Education) provides USD 1,371,265 to the University of Alaska Fairbanks to study family learning at a traveling environmental biology exhibit developed in partnership with Alaska libraries and communities. The project aims to explore the relationships between exhibit design, nature connectedness, and emotional responses like awe. Researchers will use qualitative methods to assess visitor experiences, including...
This $500,000 federal Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.228 - Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Grants program), supports the "Bering Strait Summer Science & Art" initiative led by the University of Alaska Fairbanks' (UAF) Northwest Campus. The project aims to institutionalize indigenous pedagogy, address educational inequities for Alaska Native students, and...
The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) was awarded a $270,320 Project Grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of the Director under the Trans-NIH Research Support program (CFDA 93.310). The OH STEM! project aims to increase the representation of rural and indigenous Alaskan students in biomedical and STEM fields by creating a culturally-centered ecosystem of One Health learning and research opportunities. Key activities include implementing culturally-centered One Health/STEM curricula, establishing advancement pathways for indigenous and rural student scientists, and building a sustainable regional network of tribal governments, cultural institutions, and university partners. The project will deliver dual enrollment courses, mentorship programs, and community-based research experiences to middle and high school students in remote Alaskan communities, with the goal of cultivating their scientific interests and identities. This award runs from August 1, 2024 through May 31, 2029.