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QEM Network serves as a national resource and catalyst to unite and strengthen educational opportunities for all citizens in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields by advancing quality education, domestic talent, and leadership.

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Funded Awards - QEM workshop alumni

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Dollars funded between 2000-2025 to U.S. based colleges and universities trained at a QEM workshop.

About the QEM Network

QEM Network works with individuals, organizations, and institutions across the country to coordinate and energize efforts to improve the education of domestic talent in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. We are dedicated to advancing domestic talent participation in STEM disciplines throughout the nation through capacity building, student professional development, faculty development and research.

Current Programs

 

(HEROES) Program

The QEM Network HEROES programs strengthen the nation's STEM innovation ecosystem by connecting institutions, ...

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A Pilot on Enhancing EPSCoR State Proposal Success Rate & Mastering Negotiation Skills (TEC-HEROES)

This two-year initiative is designed to strengthen American innovation, entrepreneurship, and technological ...

EAGER: Intensive Technical Assistance in the Innovation Ecosystem and Regional Engine consortium for HBCUs

This project is designed to provide intensive technical assistance in the innovation ecosystem and Regional Engine ...
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Upcoming QEM Events

20 Oct

HEROES: Setting Up Your AI Platform Workshop

Tuesday
Please join us for this interactive workshop to start or continue your experience utilizing AI. Attendees will set up and begin using Claude AI in this 90-minute workshop. ​After setting up Claude AI accounts, attendees will be guided to draft an AI transformed syllabus using Claude AI. Attendees should bring the following to this workshop: ​ AI policies/statements/guidance from their (1) department, (2) university, and/or (3) disciplinary professional societies or accrediting organizations (see examples below) ​ A current course syllabus as well as specific assignments ready for AI enhancement ​ Determination of which real time assessment (Start First Rule or Critique AI Output) you will integrate into your course​ Presenter(s): Frances Carter-Johnson and James Smith Register
27 Oct

HEROES: Demystifying the NSF PAPPG: How to Navigate Award Management, Continued

Tuesday
Following a previous webinar on the basics of using the NSF resources for award management, this webinar delves into other post-award requirements and considerations addressed in Part II of the PAPPG including recipient standards and award disputes. This webinar is part of a series of webinars addressing how to navigate resources available from NSF from proposal preparation to awards management. Presenter (s): Sharmini Pitter Boghos and Jennifer Riehl Register
28 Oct

HEROES: Perfecting Your NSF Project Summary, Part 1

Wednesday
The Project Summary is the heart of your proposal to the National Science Foundation (NSF): a one-page summary of what you’re proposing to do and how it meets NSF’s intellectual merit and broader impacts criteria. It is often the first thing reviewers will read and can set the tone for how your proposal is reviewed. This two-part workshop will help you write a clear, persuasive Project Summary. Part 1 (1 hour): You’ll learn how to approach the Project Summary strategically. We’ll discuss how to structure your summary and ensure each part is constructed to form a compelling whole. Part 2 (2 hours): You’ll learn how to strengthen your Project Summary draft by revising it at the paragraph, sentence, and word level. Through peer feedback, you’ll get experience critiquing others’ summaries and learn to see your own draft the way a reviewer might. You may attend either session or both. But to participate in Part 2, please bring a draft of your Project Summary (it can be rough). Presenter(s) Josh Trapani Register
29 Oct

HEROES: Data to Institutional Impact: Building Data Science Capacity across Universities

Thursday
Data are transforming nearly every aspect of higher education, scientific discovery, healthcare, and workforce development. Yet many educators, researchers, and institutional leaders have had little formal preparation in applying data science to their teaching, scholarship, program evaluation, or strategic decision-making. Data to Impact is a four-part professional development series designed to build practical data science capacity among faculty, researchers, administrators, and education leaders. Rather than focusing solely on programming or advanced analytics, the series demonstrates how data science can become a powerful tool for solving real-world problems, strengthening research, improving student outcomes, informing institutional decisions, and increasing competitiveness for grants and partnerships. Through interactive webinars, participants will progress from foundational concepts to real-world applications in STEM, education, research administration, and institutional leadership. By the end of the series, participants will leave with practical tools, new perspectives and an action plan for applying data science within their own disciplines and organizations. Presenter(s): Amaka Nwankwo Register
05 Nov

HEROES: NSF’s Data Management and Sharing Plan Tool Demonstration

Thursday
NSF’s Data Management Sharing Plan Tool Demonstration: In complementation to the two-part “Developing supplementary proposal documents” workshop hosted by Drs. Carrie Hall and Christopher Atchison, this webinar focuses on the importance of a well thought out Data and Management Sharing Plan. In this session we will demonstrate how to use the new Data Management and Sharing Plan tool and participants will be given the option to follow along and build their own Data Management and Sharing Plan. Pre-session preparation instructions will be sent to all registrants approximately one week before the meeting. Presenter(s): Jennifer Riehl and Sharmini Pitter Boghos Register
19 Nov

HEROES: Funding Opportunities for Research Infrastructure Building

Thursday
Funding opportunities for Research Infrastructure Building explores funding opportunities that help institutions build the research infrastructure necessary to advance research and education goals. This webinar will include aspects of research infrastructure such as IRB review, data collection and analysis platforms that work across multiple institutions, and data storage approaches, as well as physical infrastructure, given that many funding opportunities limit or disallow equipment expenditures. Presenters will share opportunities and lessons learned to enhance research capacity through infrastructure. This webinar is part of the series: Capacity Building for Applied STEM Education and Behavioral Sciences Research. Presenter(s): Toni Dancstep, Toya Frank, Naomi Hall-Byers, and Tori Smith. Register
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QEM Network Announces TEC-HEROES Initiative

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 24, 2026 QEM Network Announces TEC-HEROES Initiative to Strengthen NSF SBIR/STTR Participation in EPSCoR States Two-year initiative will provide entrepreneurial training, proposal development support, negotiation capacity building, and...

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