The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. was awarded a $681,542 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076).
The three-year grant will fund research to advance the cognitive science of instruction by testing the role of pedagogical sequences, scaffolding, and prior knowledge. Specifically, the University of Georgia Research Foundation will conduct studies exploring how instructional design...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $8.8 million Project Grant under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program to Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc. The five-year grant, which began on January 1, 2025 and will conclude on December 31, 2029, supports the creation, development, implementation, replication, and scaling of innovative educational practices designed to improve student achievement and attainment for...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $1,998,207 over 5 years to Georgia Southern University Research & Service Foundation Inc. to support a holistic scholarship and student success program for underrepresented undergraduate students pursuing STEM degrees.
The project aims to increase the number of low-income students who attain STEM degrees and enter STEM fields by providing 36 students with 4-year scholarships,...
This $649,751 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to create and study the effectiveness of early research experiences for two-year college chemistry and biology students at Georgia State University, Perimeter College, a predominantly Black institution. The project will develop adaptable research opportunities using common resources, provide student stipends to incentivize participation, and support participation in undergraduate...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), in the amount of $346,897, was awarded to the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. on June 1, 2023. The project aims to provide in-service and beginning elementary school teachers in rural Georgia increased opportunities to refine their mathematics teaching practices to support underrepresented minority youth. Over the 5-year project period, the grant will establish a virtual...
This $300,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA #47.076) will fund the development of an informal learning program and associated research study aimed at increasing interest in STEM careers among Black girls aged 10-12. The University of Georgia Research Foundation will receive funding to design and implement a summer camp exploring engineering, math, and physical science concepts. Participants will make connections between hands-on science...
This $888,676 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support research examining conceptions of Blackness among undergraduate Black STEM students. The awardee, Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc., will establish a collaborative network of six institutions across multiple U.S. regions to conduct an exploratory mixed methods study. Through ethnographic research, surveys, and data analysis, the project will explore how Black...
This federal Project Grant award of $364,885.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination CFDA program. The grant is for the development and evaluation of a "Diagnostic Instrument for Teachers' Content and Pedagogical Content Knowledge of Numbers and Operations". The University of Southern California (USC) is the prime awardee, and the University of Georgia Research Foundation...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $800,000 project grant to Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc. under the federal STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support research in K-12 science education from May 1, 2023 through April 30, 2028. Dr. Natalie S. King, an associate professor at Georgia State University, will use the funding to advance her research focusing on science experiences in middle grades, promoting Black girls in STEM education, community-based informal...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $695,368 Project Grant under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076) to the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (UGA Research Foundation) to develop instructional units that integrate computer coding into mathematics and science lessons for third, fourth, and fifth grade students. The goal is to create engaging, conceptually-focused coding tasks that can be incorporated into elementary school...