Project Grant SZA60023GR0064

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation provided $255,935 to Smart Girls HQ LLC through the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) for the period of March 1, 2021 to February 28, 2022. The funding supports the development of a digital platform that engages elementary aged girls in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) through personalized informal learning experiences. The Engineering program seeks to improve the quality of life and economic strength...

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 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 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 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 federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the National Science Foundation under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program, supports a $942,765 project titled "EXPLORATIONS: ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND MICROELECTRONICS TO EMPOWER YOUTH AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE". The effort, led by the Florida Institute of Technology (Florida TECH), a private university and non-profit organization, aims to provide foster youth aging out of the system with technical skills and career guidance in...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076) provides $156,000 to Northwestern University to rapidly develop and research a set of "unplugged" hands-on learning activities for teaching middle-school students about artificial intelligence (AI). The project aims to create an open-source repository of up to 15 hands-on, low-cost AI literacy activities that can be led by educators...

This $999,998 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program will fund the Artemis Scholarship Program at Hollins University, a women's college in Roanoke, Virginia. Over a 6-year period, the grant will provide scholarships of up to $8,200 to 18 high-achieving, low-income female students pursuing bachelor's degrees in biology, environmental science, chemistry, and mathematics. The program aims to improve retention and graduation of women in STEM fields through...

This $667,156 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings will fund the development of a Data Sensing Learning Environment (DASLET) to advance middle school students' computational thinking skills and engagement with STEM careers in the construction industry. Under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA #47.076), which supports the development of the Nation's STEM education enterprise, Texas A&M University will...

The Santa Clara County Office of Education was awarded a $924,479 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings. The grant will support the "Culturally-Responsive Teaching for Supporting Positive Computer Science Identities among Latinx Girls" project from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2024. Under this award, the Santa Clara County Office of Education will implement culturally responsive teaching methods to support...