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Francis Kiweewa; Bannet Asingura; Sheila Achabo; Lydia Nakiyingi; Ezra Musingye; Juliet Kizanye; Gertrude Nassanga; Lynnette Ann Mukasa; Betty Mwesigwa; Hannah Kibuuka; Henry Tumwijukye – Journal of Research Administration, 2024
Background: Expertise in scientific and grant writing are essential in health science research and practice. Quality scientific and grant writing are uncommon in Uganda which is partly responsible for the low quality and quantity of research outputs. To address this, the Makerere University Walter Reed Project (MUWRP)implemented Strengthening…
Descriptors: Grants, Scientists, Novices, Scientific Research
Bragg, Debra D. – New America, 2020
Through the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant program, the federal government charged community colleges across the country with two things: training adults who had lost their jobs so they could regain employment and providing the education needed for those still working to be able to move up career…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Adult Education, Federal Programs, Grants
Wolanin, Natalie; Wade, Julie – Montgomery County Public Schools, 2015
The goal of the Howard Hughes Science Institute (HHMI) supported science program is to train one staff member to become a science lead within each of the elementary schools in the Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools (MCPS) district. The specific objectives of the first year of HHMI grant project were to: (1) provide approximately 20…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Grants, Program Implementation, Program Evaluation
Goodman, Ira S. – Journal of Research Administration, 2011
With some NIH pay lines running at or below the 10th percentile, and funding becoming scarce for large science grants, new approaches are necessary to secure large interdisciplinary grant awards. The UCSD Moores Cancer Center has developed a team approach, starting with the identification of a competitive opportunity and progressing to the…
Descriptors: Expertise, Research Administration, Research Proposals, Grants
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Beaudoin, Colleen R.; Johnston, Pattie C.; Jones, Leslie B.; Waggett, Rebecca J. – Education, 2013
Problems associated with recruiting, supporting and retaining quality teachers in the STEM areas have been well documented in the literature. Specifically, findings suggest STEM teachers have indicated a need for pedagogy and increased content knowledge. These needs may be attributed to the fact that more STEM teachers have been alternatively…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Faculty Development, College School Cooperation, Teacher Workshops
California Postsecondary Education Commission, 2007
This report provides an update on current grant projects funded through the Improving Teacher Quality State Grants Program. These include grants targeted to academic literacy in secondary education and to the retention of science and mathematics teachers. The Commission also received information on plans for the 2007 competition process, which…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Science Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Grants
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National Center for Education Research, 2013
Since its inception in 2002, the National Center for Education Research (NCER) in the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) has funded over 700 education research grants and over 60 education training grants. The research grants have supported exploratory research to build theory or generate hypotheses on factors that may affect educational…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Publications, Grants, Federal Aid
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Cole, Karen; Simkins, Michael; Penuel, William R. – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2002
This article describes and reports evaluation results for five key elements of the Challenge 2000 Multimedia Project's inservice professional development program. The five elements are: (a) Technology Learning Coordinators (a mentoring system), (b) Minigrants (small local grants tied to a planning process for teachers), (c) Partnerships…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Strategies
US Department of Education, 2006
To help fulfill the goal of No Child Left Behind, the bipartisan K-12 education reform signed into law by Congress in 2002, high-quality postsecondary education opportunities must be available to all students. In keeping with this goal, the Federal TRIO programs and Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) program provide outreach and…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Disadvantaged, Educational Opportunities, Student Financial Aid
Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1978
The report presents data and discussion on U.S. education across sectors, as well as the work of the Office of Education. Among topics covered are the commissioner's assessment of the condition of education in the nation; education-equalization programs, including desegregation assistance, civil rights advisory services, education of disadvantaged…
Descriptors: Equal Education, School Desegregation, Civil Rights, Disadvantaged Youth
Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1976
The report presents data and discussion on U.S. education across sectors, as well as the work of the Office of Education. Among topics covered are education-equalization programs, including desegregation assistance, civil rights advisory services, education of disadvantaged children, grants to local education agencies, migrant children, neglected…
Descriptors: Equal Education, School Desegregation, Civil Rights, Disadvantaged Youth
Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1980
The report presents data and discussion on U.S. education across sectors, as well as the work of the Office of Education. Among topics covered are education-equalization programs, including desegregation assistance, civil rights advisory services, education of disadvantaged children, grants to local education agencies, migrant children, neglected…
Descriptors: Equal Education, School Desegregation, Civil Rights, Access to Education