Project Grant 2040841

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 $115,189 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program aims to support junior women scholars in international relations through a peer-mentorship workshop program. The project, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: JOURNEYS IN WORLD POLITICS A MENTORING WORKSHOP FOR JUNIOR WOMEN IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS," will host annual three-day workshops to provide research presentations, feedback, career...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $254,278 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to support the "CONFERENCE: NORTH AMERICAN GENDER SUMMIT 24 AND THE ROADMAP FOR ACTION 2.0". This grant will fund the development of an updated North American Roadmap to advance excellence in research and innovation, with a focus on incorporating social and cultural contextual factors into STEM research and innovation agendas. The grant includes two sub-awards to...

This $207,685 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program supports the "Journeys in World Politics" mentoring workshop for junior women in international relations. The project aims to mitigate the underrepresentation of women in academia by providing intensive peer mentorship, networking, and professional development opportunities to 18-20 junior women scholars each year through annual...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $199,995 Project Grant under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program to the University of Notre Dame to examine the effects of gender composition on disruptive scientific teams. The 8-month project, commencing on September 1, 2024, aims to investigate how different gender compositions impact a team's ability to make disruptive discoveries and create new inventions. The research encompasses three main components: 1)...

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 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program provides $118,007 to William Marsh Rice University to create a new initiative focused on engaging, supporting, and promoting the study of legislative politics across gender and sub-disciplinary divides. The initiative will host virtual events, seminars, and an annual in-person conference, as well as maintain a website and listserv with over 550 members. The...

This is a $799,996 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084). The purpose of the grant is to build the capacity of three Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs) - Champlain College, Christopher Newport University, and Western Oregon University - to sustainably increase partnerships that drive workforce development and research projects between faculty, students, industry, and higher education...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program totaling $277,876 will support the Future Faculty Workshop program from 2022 through 2026. The workshop aims to enhance preparation and increase confidence of women and underrepresented groups for academic careers in science and engineering fields. Key services include a multi-day workshop held annually with panels on pursuing independent academic careers, identifying and applying to faculty...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program provides $100,000 in funding to the National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance, Inc. (doing business as Venturewell) to host a conference focused on reimagining science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) innovation and entrepreneurship through the lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion. The conference will bring together a...