STEER STEM Ed Travel Grants
The goal of the STEER STEM Ed Travel Grant is to support STEM faculty attendance of
education conferences to help them adopt and/or share evidence-based teaching practices.
This travel program is made possible by funds from NSF awarded to assist USF in creating
a student-focused culture using robust evidence-based teaching (EBT) strategies to
strengthen the education and retention of STEM majors.
See a list of previous grantees, below.
Applications for the 2021/22 academic year are accepted continuously through June15,
2022. There is $10,000 available for this competition. Travel is limited to venues
in the contiguous United States. Travel must be completed and award funds must be
spent no later than August 15, 2022.
Budgets. Must be reasonable and allocable. Requested funds may not exceed $1,000 and must
include a department match of at least 25 percent.
Eligibility. Limited to faculty with teaching responsibilities in the School of Natural Sciences
and Mathematics and the College of Engineering (visiting and adjunct faculty are not
eligible to apply). Preference will be given to faculty who have not previously received
an award.
Application Submission. To apply, download this proposal package to your computer, complete it, then email it to Kelley Schuler at kschuler@usf.edu.
Timeline. Applications are accepted continuously until June 15, 2022.
Peer Review. The STEER leadership team will provide peer review for the applications in this
program. Applications will be ranked based on the quality of the proposals submitted.
A key consideration of the review process will be the likelihood of the adoption
of EBTs in applicant’s teaching practices.
Reporting. The STEER STEM Ed Travel Grant requires all faculty awardees to submit a final report.
The report should speak to the return on investment, specifically how has the travel
influenced your teaching. Describe how and when you will enhance your STEM curriculum
based on what you learned. Here is a sample report for reference. Additionally, awardees may be asked to share what they learned as
part of a workshop or panel.
If you experience any technical difficulties or need assistance with completing the
application, please contact Kelley Schuler at 813-974-7183 or kschuler@usf.edu.
STEER STEM Ed Travel Grant Recipients
| Faculty Name |
Dept. |
Conference Attended |
| 2019 - Olukemi Akintewe |
Medical Engineering |
Teaching Prof Conference |
2019 - Kimberly Fields
|
Chemistry |
Gordon Research Conf. on Chemistry Education |
| 2019 - Jonathan Gaines |
Mechanical Engineering |
ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition |
| 2019 - Rasim Guldiken |
Mechanical Engineering |
ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition |
| 2019 - John Kuhn |
Chemical & Biomedical Eng. |
ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition |
| 2019 - Sandra Pettit |
Chemical & Biomedical Eng |
Am. Inst. of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) |
| 2019 - Zhimin Shi |
Physics |
ACM SIG on Computer Science Education |
| 2018 - Laura Anderson |
Chemistry |
Biennial Conference on Chemical Education |
| 2018 - Amber Bieske |
Mathematics & Statistics |
Gardner Institute Gateway Course Experience |
| 2018 - Jennifer Collins |
School of Geoscience |
Conf. on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology |
| 2018 - Daniel Cruz-Ramirez de Arellano |
Chemistry |
Biennial Conference on Chemical Education |
| 2018 - Ushiri Kulatunga |
Chemistry |
Biennial Conference on Chemical Education |
| 2018 - Elizabeth Walton |
School of Geoscience |
Esri Southeast User Conf. |
| 2018 - Solomon Weldegirma |
Chemistry |
Conf. in Green Chemistry |
| 2017 - John Bacheller |
HCC |
SABER National Conference |
| 2017 - Jonathan Gaines |
Mechanical Engineering |
American Society for Eng Educational Conference |
| 2017 - William Hendrix |
Computer Science & Eng. |
ACM SIG on Computer Science Education |
| 2017 - Margaret Hopson-Fernandes |
HCC |
SABER National Conference |
| 2017 - Beth Jones-Mason |
CMMB |
National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science Summer Workshop |
| 2017 - Mohanraja Kumar |
Chemistry |
Am. Society of Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) |
| 2017 - Sandra Pettit |
Chemical & Biomedical Eng |
ASEE Summer School for Chemical Ed. Faculty |
| 2017 - Rong Zhang |
Chemistry |
Peer-Led Team Learning International Society Conf |
| 2016 - Laura Anderson |
Chemistry |
Biennial Conference on Chemical Education |
| 2016 - Thomas Bieske |
Mathematics & Statistics |
Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education - MAA Mathfest |
| 2016 - Daniel Cruz-Ramirez de Arellano |
Chemistry |
Biennial Conference on Chemical Education |
| 2016 - Alessio Gaspar |
Computer Science & Engineering |
ACM Technical symposium on ComputerSc Education |
| 2016 - Ushiri Kulatunga |
Chemistry |
Biennial Conference on Chemical Education |
| 2016 - Ajit Mujumdar |
Mechanical Engineering |
Solidworks World 2016 |
| 2016 - Elizabeth Walton |
School of Geoscience |
Esri Southeast User Conf. |
| 2016 - Solomon Weldegirma |
Chemistry |
Green Chemistry in Education Workshop |
| 2016 - Kaiqi Xiong |
Mathematics & Statistics |
Envisioning the Future of Undergraduate STEM Education: Research and Practice |
