Cooperative Agreement 80NSSC22M0123

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences, under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075), provides $268,338 in funding to the University of California, Merced to investigate the role of connectivity and inclusiveness in scientific innovation and economic growth. The research aims to evaluate the impact of ARPANET, the precursor to the modern internet, on reducing categorical disparities in...

The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded $100,000 to the National Academy of Sciences under the Integrative Activities federal grant program (CFDA 47.083) to conduct a one-day workshop titled "MONITORING, MITIGATING, AND LEVERAGING THE LONG-TERM IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE FUTURE CAREERS OF WOMEN IN STEM." The workshop will take place in Washington, D.C. between October 1, 2021 and September 30, 2022. As part of the Integrative Activities program's goal of...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to Indiana University under the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education (STEM Education) program (CFDA 47.076) to support the project "Transforming STEM Career Pathways: Examining a Multigenerational Mentorship Environment to Support Persistence of Women of Color Pursuing STEM Education at Community Colleges" from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023. The grant aims to examine a multigenerational...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Women's Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC) under the Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach program (CFDA 11.620). The purpose of this 2-year project is to develop an initiative that empowers underserved and underrepresented populations, including women and minorities, to explore careers in the cybersecurity industry. The key activities include coordinating with community...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $127,124 Project Grant under its Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) to host a peer-mentorship workshop series called "Journeys in World Politics" from October 2024 to April 2025. The project aims to address the underrepresentation of women in international relations academia by providing intensive mentorship, networking, and career development support to...

This $140,101 National Science Foundation project grant supports research examining women's access to powerful cabinet-level positions focused on security policymaking. Specifically, the award to Washington University will fund a collaborative research project analyzing causes and consequences of women's exclusion from or appointment to the defense, interior/home affairs, and foreign affairs cabinets. The research aims to test hypotheses about how women gain access to traditionally masculine...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (WAMS) Fields program to the Explora Science Center & Children's Museum of Albuquerque. Through this two-year extension project titled "Roots & Routes: Rural Women, STEM, and Sustainability", Explora will partner with various local organizations to provide experiential learning...

This $613,946 project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program supports research on factors influencing the retention of women and racially/ethnically marginalized engineers in graduate school and the workforce. The project follows over 2,100 engineering graduate students, professors, and industry professionals to understand how climate, social networks, and cultural models impact persistence in the field. The research uses multiple...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), provides $181,785 to the University of South Florida to investigate the impact of mentorship structures on the persistence of first-time-in-college (FTIC) undergraduate women in engineering. The research project aims to establish a non-dyad mentoring network that pairs FTIC women with near-peer mentors, academic advisors, faculty, and industry mentors. The study will examine the...

This $114,410 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program will fund research by Colorado State University to explore potential barriers to women speaking up in work teams. The project aims to understand why and when women are less likely than men to express ideas, emerge as leaders, and participate in work team discussions, which can impact their career advancement and workforce contributions....