Through this solicitation, NSF seeks to foster a
community for S-STEM stakeholders and further develop the infrastructure needed
to generate and disseminate new knowledge, successful practices and effective
design principles arising from NSF S-STEM projects nationwide. To support
collaboration within the S-STEM network, NSF will fund several S-STEM Research
Hubs (S-STEM-Hub).

The S-STEM Network (S-STEM-Net) will collaborate to
create synergies and sustain a robust national ecosystem consisting of
multi-sector partners supporting domestic low-income STEM students in achieving
their career goals, while also ensuring access, inclusion, and adaptability to
changing learning needs. The Hubs will investigate evolving barriers to the
success of this student population. It will also disseminate the context and
circumstances by which interventions and practices that support graduation of
domestic low-income students pursuing careers in STEM are successful.