Scholarships in STEM Network
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- 23-536
- Agency
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National Science Foundation
- Applications due
- Award size
- $3,000,000 to $15,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Science and Technology and other Research and Development
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is soliciting applications for the Scholarships in STEM Network (S-STEM-Net) initiative to establish S-STEM Research Hubs that will foster collaboration among stakeholders and develop infrastructure for generating and disseminating knowledge about successful practices supporting domestic low-income STEM students. The primary objective is to create a robust national ecosystem of multi-sector partners that investigates barriers to student success and identifies effective interventions and design principles for undergraduate and graduate STEM education. Applicants must demonstrate capacity to conduct research, disseminate findings to higher education institutions, faculty, industry partners, and government agencies, and facilitate cross-sector collaboration within the network. The initiative emphasizes access, inclusion, and adaptability to evolving learning needs, with particular focus on equipping low-income Americans to contribute to the innovation economy. The proposal deadline is August 13, 2026, providing applicants with an extended timeframe to develop comprehensive applications.
While specific award values and budget ranges are not detailed in the solicitation materials provided, the funding program operates under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), which typically issues grants ranging from approximately $150,000 to $5,000,000 with project durations of one to six years. The S-STEM Research Hubs will operate as multi-year initiatives designed to establish sustainable networks and generate long-term impact on STEM student success nationwide. Performance of work will primarily occur at academic institutions, including research universities, community colleges, and minority-serving institutions, with collaboration extending to industry, nonprofit organizations, and federal, state, and local agencies engaged in supporting low-income STEM students.
Synopsis
Through this solicitation, NSF seeks to foster a network of S-STEM stakeholders and further develop the infrastructure needed to generate and disseminate new knowledge, successful practices and effective design principles arising from NSF S-STEM projects nationwide. The ultimate vision of the legislation governing the S-STEM parent program[1] (and of the current S-STEM-Net solicitation) is that all Americans, regardless of economic status, should be able to contribute to the American innovation economy if they so desire. To support collaboration within the S-STEM network, NSF will fund several S-STEM Research Hubs (S-STEM-Hub). The S-STEM Network(S-STEM-Net) will collaborate to create synergies and sustain a robust national ecosystem consisting of multi-sector partners supporting domestic low-income STEM students in achieving their career goals, while also ensuring access, inclusion, and adaptability to changing learning needs. The Hubs will investigate evolving barriers to the success of this student population. It will also disseminate the context and circumstances by which interventions and practices that support graduation of domestic low-income students (both undergraduate and graduate) pursuing careers in STEM are successful. The target audience for this dissemination effort is the community of higher education institutions, faculty, scholars, researchers and evaluators, local and regional organizations, industry, and other nonprofit, federal, state, and local agencies concerned with the success of domestic low-income STEM students in the United States. [1] https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22527/nsf22527.htm
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