Scholarships in STEM Network (S-STEM-Net): S-STEM Research Hubs

The NSF S-STEM-Net program seeks to foster a network of S-STEM stakeholders and develop infrastructure to generate and disseminate new knowledge, successful practices and effective design principles from S-STEM projects nationwide. NSF will fund several S-STEM Research Hubs to support collaboration within the S-STEM network. The S-STEM Network will create synergies and sustain a robust national ecosystem of multi-sector partners supporting domestic low-income STEM students in achieving their career goals, while ensuring access, inclusion, and adaptability to changing learning needs. The Hubs will investigate evolving barriers to the success of this student population and disseminate contexts and circumstances by which interventions and practices that support graduation of domestic low-income students pursuing STEM careers are successful. Research Hubs coordinate groups of researchers engaged with S-STEM projects to explore methodologies, data streams, and opportunities for new research directions, with focus areas that might include specific interventions, desirable outcomes, particular disciplines, academic contexts, geographic regions, or institutional types.