Project Grant SIT70024GR0095

This Project Grant award of $943,061 from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to address gender equity and diversity issues in community college computing programs. The University of Colorado Boulder, in partnership with the National Center for Women & IT and the County College of Morris, will adapt existing research-based resources, develop new resources, and facilitate professional development for faculty at nine community colleges. The goal is to...

This federal Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program (CFDA 47.076), supports a collaborative research effort to develop learner-co-created social robots for helping girls from underrepresented backgrounds develop AI and computing skills. The $843,071 grant awarded to Carnegie Mellon University will fund three design iterations and program deployments with a total of 140 middle school girls, in partnership with two...

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 Project Grant award of $139,038 from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program supports research and outreach activities aimed at broadening participation in the Tulsa Regional Science Fair among underrepresented students in Northeast Oklahoma. The primary goals are to (1) investigate barriers to science fair participation and (2) design and study the impact of outreach interventions, primarily in informal STEM learning contexts, to address these barriers for...

This Project Grant award of $538,026 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program, CFDA 47.076, supports a participatory study examining how curricula and practices in a community-based youth development program at the Downtown Boxing Gym in Detroit, Michigan nurture and support STEM engagement among Black and Latinx youth. The project aims to (1) explore how out-of-school learning spaces can broaden participation of underrepresented youth in STEM,...

The Santa Clarita Community College District, doing business as College Of The Canyons, was awarded a $1,493,379 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The grant will fund efforts to improve educational outcomes at College Of The Canyons through mentorship, support services, and equitable classroom practices. Specifically, the college will implement mentoring programs and support services to help...

This National Science Foundation Project Grant award of $1,239,952 provides funding from May 1, 2022 through April 30, 2025 to develop and research a model for engaging African American young women in STEM and entrepreneurship through community-centered making. Funded under the federal STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the awardee Terc, Inc. will partner with The Forge Greensboro makerspace and the Greensboro Housing Authority to introduce participants to product design, computer-aided...

This Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), aims to investigate how neurodivergent youth can stimulate community-centered learning of electronic circuits through playful arts-based practices in underserved public spaces. The $296,239 award will be used by Arizona State University (ASU) to train 12 neurodivergent youth community educators on electronic circuits and facilitate workshops on circuit bending at two community pop-up...

This National Science Foundation project grant of $103,357 will support a collaborative research effort by Arizona State University to engage STEM leaders in improving diversity among faculty. Led by ASU in partnership with the University of New Mexico and University of Oregon, this NSF Advancing Excellence in Graduate Education program Catalyst Alliance project will pilot an institutional change strategy of broad significance. Over the two-year period from March 2022 to February 2024, the...

This two-year, $599,255 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund research exploring career trajectories and outcomes of marginalized groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) doctoral programs. The principal investigators at the National Opinion Research Center will employ mixed methods to analyze survey data from current and recent doctoral students at three North Carolina institutions. The project aims to...