NSF-Advance: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers

Sponsor Name: 
NSF
Description of the Award: 

The Partnership track will support partnerships of two or more non-profit academic institutions and/or STEM organizations to increase gender equity in STEM academics. Projects should have national or regional impact and result in systemic change within one STEM discipline, several STEM disciplines, or all STEM disciplines. Partners may include professional societies, industry, non-profit organizations, publishers, policy and research entities, state systems of higher education, higher education organizations, as well as institutions of higher education. Partnership proposals must include a final year focused on sustainability and/or scale-up, communication, and evaluation.

Notice of Intent to PSU by: 10/3/16

PSU Downselect: TBD

Sponsor LOI (Required) Deadline: 12/14/16

Sponsor Full Proposal Deadline: 1/11/17


The Institutional Transformation (IT) track supports the development of innovative organizational change strategies to produce comprehensive change within one non-profit two-year or four-year academic institution across all STEM disciplines.

Notice of Intent to PSU by: TBD

PSU Downselect: TBD

Sponsor Preliminary Proposal Deadline: 4/12/17

Sponsor Full Proposal Deadline: 1/17/2018


The Adaptation track supports the adaptation and implementation of evidence-based organizational change strategies

Notice of Intent to PSU by: TBD

PSU Downselect: TBD

Sponsor LOI (Required) Deadline: 8/9/2017

Sponsor Full Proposal Deadline: 9/13/17

 

Sponsor LOI Deadline: 
Dec 14, 2016
OSVPR Application or NOI Instructions: 

NOI instructions:
If you intend to submit a proposal for this opportunity, please email limitedsubs@psu.edu by 10/3/16 with the following information:
- Include “NSF-Advance Track ________” in the subject line
- your name, department, college
- indicate the track: Partnership, IT or Adaptation
- the proposed title of your project.

To be considered as a Penn State institutional nominee, please submit a notice of intent by the date provided directly below.
Penn State OSVPR NOI Deadline: 
Sunday, October 2, 2016 - 8:00pm