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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

10 Nov

HEROES: Interactive AI Workshop: Refining Syllabi and Grading Strategies

Tuesday
Please join us for this interactive workshop to start or continue your experience utilizing AI. Attendees will be guided to designing a homework grading component to the interactive syllabus created at the October workshop. The workshop will also include time for attendees to provide and discuss different perspectives on using AI in teaching at the university level. Presenter(s) James Smith and Frances Carter-Johnson 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
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
24 Nov

HEROES: Beyond the Silos: Using Multidisciplinary Approaches to Enhance STEM Learning and Efficacy

Tuesday
Moving beyond disciplinary silos provides opportunities for students to recognize connections among ideas, apply knowledge in meaningful contexts, and develop the collaborative problem-solving skills necessary to address increasingly complex real-world challenges. This webinar explores how multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary approaches can enhance STEM teaching and learning while strengthening student engagement, confidence, and STEM efficacy. Participants will examine the distinctions among these approaches and consider strategies for designing learning experiences in which disciplines function not as isolated subjects, but as complementary lenses and tools for investigating authentic problems. Through examples of project-, problem-, place- and inquiry-based learning, the session will highlight opportunities for educators to foster deeper conceptual understanding, collaboration, creativity, and transfer of knowledge across disciplinary boundaries. Presenter(s) Joseph Isaac Register
10 Dec

HEROES: Series Recap and Discussion: Writing a Compelling Research Proposal for Funding

Thursday
Series Recap and Discussion: Writing a Compelling Research Proposal for Funding Join us for the culminating session of the Capacity Building for Applied STEM Education & Behavioral Sciences Research series. This interactive session will provide a brief recap of the initial guiding webinar from the series—Writing a Compelling Research Proposal for Funding—followed by facilitated breakout rooms to answer your most urgent questions and delve into discussion to learn together. Breakout groups will respond to participants' interests, focusing on topics for improving researching capacity and proposals by: Leveraging collaborations; Harnessing literature; Aligning research questions and methods; Establishing outcomes and evaluation; and/or Finding funding opportunities. Presenter(s): Toni Dancstep, Toya Frank, Naomi Hall-Byers, and Tori Smith Register
17 Dec

HEROES: STEM-Focused Student Opportunities

Thursday
Participants will learn about federal and non-federal opportunities for students who are enrolled in College and University STEM programs. Specific opportunities will include scholarships, grants, internships, research experiences and fellowships for technicians, undergraduates and graduate students. Presenter(s) Yulia Goreva, Ken Wright, Aprille Ericsson 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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