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From Small-Town Roots to National Honor: SC Native Receives State's Highest Award

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Moore is also the assistant director of the Directorate for STEM Education at the National Science Foundation. billion and nearly 200 employees, he helps to leads the largest federal entity dedicated to funding educational research. With a budget of approximately $1.8

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10 U.S. Universities Selected to Advance Systemic Change in Doctoral STEM Education

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million implementation grants from Sloan, which include scholarship funds for students in participating departments. I have no doubt that these 10 institutions are well on their way to becoming national leaders in reshaping STEM doctoral programs in ways that allow every student not only to succeed but to thrive.”

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Ten U.S. Universities Selected to Advance Systemic Change in Doctoral STEM Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

million implementation grants from Sloan, which include scholarship funds for students in participating departments. I have no doubt that these 10 institutions are well on their way to becoming national leaders in reshaping STEM doctoral programs in ways that allow every student not only to succeed but to thrive.”

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Lenoir-Rhyne Receives $1.2M Grant to Promote STEM Pathways

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million grant through the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Hank Weddington, dean of the College of Education and Human Services. Lenoir-Rhyne University has been awarded a $1.2

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VUU Webinar Discusses NSF Funding and STEM Research at HBCUs

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Moore III, assistant director of the NSF’s Directorate for STEM Education (EDU), explained the various efforts that NSF has taken to support STEM research in higher ed, including for HBCUs. Moore listed numerous NSF scholarships and programs beneficial to HBCU research in fields including STEM, data science, and computing.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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Outreach efforts include education on financial aid options, including grants, scholarships and aid for undocumented students. Over the past few years, UTRGV has increased financial support through scholarships, implemented enhanced advising services and developed initiatives like tailored mentoring programs and community partnerships.

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Pride in the Halls

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A 2022 report from the UCLA School of Law Williams Institute and the Point Foundation, an LGBTQ scholarship fund, noted that 32.6% Prior to that, GALA raised over $250,000 to endow UND LGBTQ student scholarships; two are given every year. He is the director of the PRISM (Power, Resistance & Identity in STEM Education) research lab.