Education Enhancement Awards
Education Enhancement Grants are awarded competitively within the state through internal review of proposals. Emphasis is on "product" or "value added"; we will not fund "improvements" which require continuing Consortium funding to maintain their existence. Awards are for one year, but may be renewed if further development and goals are proposed.
2017:
2016:
- From Space to Species: Wildlife and Fisheries Indigenous STEM Enhancement (Space-WISE)
- Wings Over Water: Using Ospreys to Develop a Multidisciplinary STEM Curriculum for Middle Schools Across Montana.
2015:
- Mathematical Explorations
- Undergraduate Research as Pedagogy (U-RAP): Modeling Carbon Cycle Dynamics with Marine Microcosms
- Program for the Next Generation of Montanans
2014:
2013:
- Chemistry Upper-Division Curricular Restructuring
- Einstein's Symphony: A Gravitational Wave Voyage Through Space and Time
2012:
- Vertically Integrating a Robotics Thread Through the Undergraduate ECE Curriculum at MSU-Bozeman
- Development of a Manufacturing of Composite Materials Course at MSU Bozeman
- Inquiry Learning: Developing An Undergraduate Astronomy Experience Using Laboratory And Research Experiences
2011:
- Creating a GIS Certificate Program & Expanding the Geospatial Curriculum at the Salish Kootenai College
- Development of a balloon-borne orientation system for astronomical observations for the High Altitude Student Platform – An undergraduate research education experience
- Design and Implementation of a Laboratory-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation System and a Smart Microgrid for Electrical Engineering Education Enhancement at MSU
- Celebrating Einstein
2010:
- Learning Chemistry through Inquiry, Action, and Reflection
- Expansion of Technology into Hydrology Curriculum at SKC
- Following the Packet - An Educational Enhancement Proposal for Embedded Networking
- Montana Aurora Detector Network for Education Enhancement
2009:
- Developing an Undergraduate Planetary Geoscience Course at Montana State University - Bozeman
- Digital Imaging and High Resolution Spectroscopy: An Advanced undergraduate Laboratory Course in Astrophysics
- An Interdisciplinary Senior Capstone Experience: Designing a Robotic Lunar Regolith Excavator
- Learning through Inquiry,Action, and Reflection Part 2
- Weather and Climate Change
2008:
- Development of a Course Entitled: Introduction to Aerospace Engineering
- Communicating Science to the Public: A pilot for STEM students
- Learning through Inquiry, Action, and Reflection
- Remotely Operated Optical Aurora Detectors
- Inspiring Future NASA Engineers in Solar Cells and Photovoltaic Systems
2007:
- Enhancing Education with Optical Aurora Detectors
- Expansion of Geospatial Science Curriculum at the Salish Kootenai College
- Development of an Experiental Introductory Astronomy Course at the University of Montana-Western
- ECE Robots: Moving to the Upper Division
2005:
- Salish Kootenai College Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (SMET) Enhancement Program for Recruiting and Retaining Minority Students
- Sky Knowledge: Teaching Astronomy at Fort Belknap College
2004:
2003:
2002:
- Teachers Integrating Mathematics and Environmental Science (TIMES): A Pilot Project of the Big Sky Institute
- Aerospace Education Enhancement Proposal: A Planetarium Program on Space Colonization with a Link to Lewis & Clark
2001:
- A Graduate Program in Science and Natural History Filmmaking
- A Cosmic Ray Spark Chamber for Astronomy Education and Public Display
2000:
- The Potential for Wind Energy Generation on Mars
- Building a Bridge to NASA for Tribal College Students
- Aeronautical Education Curriculum for a Collegiate Transport Aircraft Transition Program
- Development of a Primer of Aviation
- Online Educational Resources in Astronomy for Montana's 5 - 14 Educators
1999:
- SAS Project - Space After School Project
- Satellite Science Centers [1999-2000]
- ARES Program - Awards for Research in Engineering and Science [1999-2006]
- Undergraduate Research Program, University of Montana [1999-2005]
- A Short Course on Turbulence
1998:
- Undergraduate Research Program, Montana Tech [1998-2006]
- Incorporating Student-Based Research in the Secondary-Level Curriculum
- A Course in Landscape Analysis Using GIS/GPS Technologies
1997:
- Upward Bound Aerospace Education Program
- A Remotely Piloted Aircraft for Remote Sensing
- AIRONET Visiting Scientists Program for Montana Reservation Schools and the Montana Apprenticeship Program (MAP)[1997-1998, 2000-2003]
1996:
1995:
- Undergraduate Research Program, Montana State University [1995-2006]
- Perceptions
- Space Exhibit Development for the Museum of the Rockies