Project Grant SVM30024GR0123

Northern Virginia Community College will use a $1.3 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program to develop a Product Design Incubator. The incubator aims to foster entrepreneurial and collaboration skills for 60 information and engineering technology students annually through experiential product design training. Key components include entrepreneurship workshops, a summer internship prototyping student product ideas, an industry pitch event, and academic...

This $349,957 federal Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University aims to advance understanding of technology-based social entrepreneurship education for engineering students. The research will investigate how engineers who have founded technology social ventures identify business opportunities to solve societal problems, and the necessary competencies for successful technology-based social...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) project grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $185,496 to the University of North Texas to engage approximately 500 high school students and 25 teachers from under-resourced communities in the design and application of AI-enabled microelectronics technologies. The goal is to develop a high school curriculum that integrates computer science and engineering using microelectronics and AI as the context, in order to prepare students...

This $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports Hawai'i Pacific University (HPU), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI), in providing scholarships and comprehensive support services to 11 high-achieving, low-income STEM students over 5 years. The project aims to increase STEM degree completion and career opportunities for economically disadvantaged undergraduates in computer...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded the University of Connecticut a $496,183 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program. The grant will implement the Entrepreneurship Fellowship Program to train graduate students in STEM fields with entrepreneurial skills, knowledge, and competencies. Over the 3-year project period from October 2023 to September 2026, the program will provide a framework of educational and experiential opportunities, including courses, programs, and...

The National Science Foundation awarded Western Carolina University a $1,495,415 project grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support the FOSTERING TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP THROUGH A PROJECT?BASED LEARNING COMMUNITY project. The project aims to develop a project-based learning community in Cullowhee, North Carolina from February 2022 through January 2028. As the primary awardee, Western Carolina University will leverage project-based learning approaches to foster technology...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.076 - STEM Education) provides $756,286 to Hawai`i Pacific University (HPU) to serve the national need of preparing culturally responsive secondary STEM teachers to teach in high-need school districts. The project aims to: Train 12 HPU STEM graduates for secondary STEM teaching over five years; Provide training in STEM curriculum design to connect underserved students to STEM content and practice using design thinking and...

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) was awarded a $300,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) federal grant program (CFDA 47.076). The two-year project aims to address cognitive and instructional challenges in introductory proofs courses, with the goal of improving access and success in advanced STEM studies. Through curriculum development and...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $199,999 to the University of Puerto Rico at Ponce (UPRP) to implement coding bootcamps as co-curricular supports for undergraduate students in introductory computer science courses. The goal is to improve programming skills, academic performance, motivation, confidence, engagement, sense of belonging, and career exploration among STEM students at UPRP, a Hispanic Serving Institution....

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $653,653 to Southern University and A&M College, a historically black college and university (HBCU) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to diversify STEM teacher education. The project aims to recruit, prepare, and retain high-quality secondary STEM teachers from diverse backgrounds to serve high-need schools in underserved communities. Key activities include engaging 15 interns in...