Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Student Retention - Grants

Recent grants in this program include:
Organization NameProject DirectorProject Title
American Society for Engineering EducationThomas W. PetersonTo develop and prepare for pilot implementation procedures for collecting and analyzing success data for undergraduate engineering students.
National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant CollegesChristine KellerTo design a research project to develop and evaluate a standardized reporting module for undergraduate completion rates and time-to-degree by discipline.
Educational Policy Institute, Inc.Watson Scott SwailTo enable the EPI to identify comprehensively and describe current and recent efforts at the national, regional, state, and institutional levels to collect individual-level data in an effort to track student progress in postsecondary education.
University of Wisconsin, MadisonAngela Byars-WinstonTo improve the retention of underrepresented minority science and engineering undergraduates by understanding what matters to the students and implementing changes to retention programs.
Washington University in St LouisRobert H. KoffTo develop a survey tool to explore why undergraduate students leave science and engineering fields.
Swarthmore CollegeLynne A. MolterTo enable Swarthmore College to understand the reasons for low retention of certain groups of students in science and engineering.
University of Alaska, AnchorageHerb SchroederTo partially support a conference on increasing recruitment and retention of Native Americans in STEM fields.
University of WashingtonSuzanne G. BrainardTo improve the retention and graduation rates for undergraduate engineering students.

Program Director: Elizabeth Boylan Bio