Congratulations to the 2021 Grants Program Recipients!

Southern Connecticut State University
Contact: Katie De Oliveira

Grant: This research project will aim to understand the multifaceted issues of access to higher education in our community. With this funding, they will conduct research using surveys, focus groups and archival data to see what factors and barriers impact our community’s ability to enter higher education through the realm of standardized testing. During this time, it is also their goal to make connections with the community and those that work closely with the community to create more access to resources and opportunities for their future.

Davidson-Davie Community College
Contact: Alex Peoples

Grant: Learning Commons Testing Staff Training and Development Day
The purpose of this training and development day is to ensure testing staff and testing center policies, mission, vision, and values align closely with those of the NCTA and testing vendors. The goal is to ensure 100% compliance with policies and best practices as well as cohesion of mission, vision, and values with the NCTA and testing vendors. This training and development day is designed to foster and encourage synthesis in Learning Commons Testing Center operations and student support with testing partners.

Southeast Missouri State University
Contact: Sally Carter
Grant: Detection of Fake Identifications: A Comparison of Live Proctors vs. Remote Proctors. The purpose of this project is to determine if live proctors and remote proctors equally detect invalid identifications.        

Interested in applying for a NCTA grant? Stay tuned for grant application details coming soon.