STEM Funding

STEM Funding Resources and Information

Program Name: Setting the Stage for STEM Success in the CoViD-19 Era at an Urban Public Hispanic-Serving Institution 

Program Description: The purpose of the Hispanic-Serving Institutions - Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (HSI STEM) and Articulation Programs is to: (1) increase the number of Hispanic and other low-income students attaining degrees in the fields of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics; and (2) to develop model transfer and articulation agreements between two-year and four-year institutions in such fields.

Award: $5,000,000
Duration: 1 October 2021–30 September 2026 (5 years)

Project Staff:
Project Director- Dr. John Grew, jgrew@njcu.edu
Program Assistant/Data Analyst- Rebecca Sanders, rsanders@njcu.edu
Supplemental Instruction Coordinator- Jennifer Rak, jrak@njcu.edu
Co-Operative Education Coordinator- TBD Transfer & Articulation Specialist- TBD

Departments: Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Computer Science, Earth Science, Math, Physics, Psychology.

Project goal: 

Absolute Priority: Increase the number of Hispanic & low-income students attaining STEM degrees and develop model transfer and articulation practices between 2- & 4-year HSIs institutions in STEM Strategy: Wrap-around supports for STEM majors. Strategy: Support for effective STEM teaching. 

Competitive Priority 1: Flexible & affordable paths to obtaining knowledge & skills. Strategy: Expansion of STEM internship, Co-Operative education & course-based research opportunities.
Competitive Priority 2: Academic Achievement & Retention. Strategy: Improved transfer systems. 

Source: U.S. Education Department “Hispanic-Serving Institutions- Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (HSI STEM) and Articulation” Program (Title III, Part F). Link to funding agency-

 

Project Name: Proyecto STEM: Evidence-Based Approaches to STEM Enrollment, Retention and Graduation At an Urban Public HSI

Program Description: The purpose of the Hispanic-Serving Institutions - Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (HSI STEM) and Articulation Programs is to: (1) increase the number of Hispanic and other low-income students attaining degrees in the fields of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics; and (2) to develop model transfer and articulation agreements between two-year and four-year institutions in such fields.

Award: $5,993,582
Duration: 1 October 2016–30 September 2022 (6 years)

Project Staff: Project Director- Dr. John Grew, jgrew@njcu.edu
Independent Investigator- Dr. Sue Gerber
College Life Coach- Vivianne Jimenez, vjimenez@njcu.edu
College Life Coach- Adriana Rodriguez, arodriguez@njcu.edu

Departments: Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Computer Science, Earth Science, Math, Physics.

Project goals:

Activity 1: Promotion of retention & graduation via academic interventions. Activity 1 will overcome challenges experienced by Hispanic and high-need students and ineffective instruction through three strategies:

  1. The STEM Success Academy for rising sophomores and incoming transfer students; 
  2. The improvement of STEM course design and pedagogy; 
  3. Innovative dual-admit agreements with minority-serving community colleges.

Activity 2: Improvement of instruction and increased retention and graduation through robust learner support and faculty development. Activity 2 will improve the persistence and retention rates of undergraduate students in NJCU’s STEM programs through three strategies:

  1. A robust system of high-touch interventions, including intrusive advising, peer mentoring, career exploration and self-service technologies;
  2. Supplemental Instruction and peer tutoring in gateway courses; 
  3. Networked Improvement Communities of faculty to inform pedagogy, curricular design, and advising capabilities. 

Source: U.S. Education Department “Hispanic-Serving Institutions- Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (HSI STEM) and Articulation” Program (Title III, Part F)

 

Project Name: Title: On PACE for STEM Success: Personal, Academic & Career Enhancement at an Urban Public HSI 

Program Description: The Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (DHSI) Program provides grants to assist HSIs to expand educational opportunities for, and improve the attainment of, Hispanic students. These grants also enable HSIs to expand and enhance their academic offerings, program quality, and institutional stability. 

Award: $2,997,125
Duration: 1 October 2020–30 September 2025 (5 years)

Project Staff: Project Director- Dr. Alberto Pinkás, apinkas@njcu.edu
Program Assistant/Data Analyst- Kristina Harb, kharb@njcu.edu
Activity Director- Dr. Reed Carroll, rcarroll@njcu.edu
Internship & Postgraduate Placement Coordinator- Ms. Sarah McGough, smchgough@njcu.edu
Articulation Coordinator- Dr. Alberto Pinkás, apinkas@njcu.edu

Departments: Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Computer Science, Earth Science, Finance, Math, Physics, Psychology 

Project goal: Aligned with Transforming Lives goals: Improve the enrollment, persistence, graduation and postsecondary success of Hispanic and low-income STEM students at NJCU Activity- STEM Pathways to Collegiate & Postgraduate Success. Includes a holistic program of personal, academic and career enhancement (PACE), seamless transfer pathways and work-based learning experiences aligned with occupational needs using the following strategies: 

  1. Facuty-led Mentoring Program;
  2. Internship & Postgraduate Placement Coordinator;
  3. Supplemental Instruction;
  4. Summer Research Internship

Source: U.S. Education Department “Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions” Program (Title V, Part A) 

Program: Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarships 
Project Name: Recruiting & Preparing STEM Majors as Secondary Teachers for High-Need School Districts in Â鶹´«Ă˝
PI: Beimnet Teclezghi
Co-PIs: John Grew, Frederic Mynard, Beimnet Teclezghi, Nurdan Duzgoren-Aydin
Period of Funding: 7/1/2017 - 6/30/2021
Total Funding: $1,444,698
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF) Program: NSF Improving the Undergraduate Learning and Teaching

Project Name: Experience Through Innovative Course Clustering Improving Undergraduate STEM Education
PI: Robert Aslanian
Co-PI: Meriem Bendaoud, Allison Fitzgerald, Terry Kamps
Period of Funding: 9/1/2016 - 8/31/2020
Total Funding: $298,798
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF) Program: Hispanic-Serving Institutions—Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (HSI-STEM) and Articulation (Title III Part F)

Project Name: Implementation of Math & English Pathways 
PI: Nurdan Aydin
Co-PI: Beimnet Teclezghi
Period of Funding: 6/11/2021 - 4/30/2021
Total Funding: $25,000
Sponsor: American Association of State Colleges & Universities