NSF ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers IT Track Preproposal (ADVANCE) (NSF 16-594)

Sponsor Name: 
NSF
Amount: 
22,200,000
Description of the Award: 
  • Award details: NSF expects to make: approximately five Institutional transformation five-year awards up to $3,000,000 for five years

Despite significant increases in the proportion of women pursuing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) doctoral degrees, women are significantly underrepresented as faculty, particularly in upper ranks, and in academic administrative positions, in almost all STEM fields. The ADVANCE program is designed to foster gender equity through a focus on the identification and elimination of organizational barriers that impede the full participation and advancement of all women faculty in academic institutions.

The goals of the ADVANCE program are (1) to develop systemic approaches to increase the representation and advancement of women in academic STEM careers; (2) to develop innovative and sustainable ways to promote gender equity that involve both men and women in the STEM academic workforce; and (3) to contribute to the research knowledge base on gender equity and the intersection of gender and other identities in STEM academic careers. There are three program tracks:

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.

Eligibility & Requirements:

IT-Preliminary: Non-profit academic institutions are allowed to submit one preliminary proposal in the competition.

Institutional Transformation Preliminary Proposal Due Date(s) (required) (due by 5 p.m.): April 12, 2017

Required for the Penn State Downselect (Due February 17, 2017):

Abstract (one page, double-spaced)

CV of PI, including current external research support and publications

List senior project personnel with a brief description of their proposed roles

IF AN INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION (IT) TRACK PROPOSAL WINS THE PENN STATE DOWNSELECT BUT IS NOT INVITED BY NSF TO SUBMIT THE FULL PROPOSAL, WE WILL HAVE A DOWNSELECT FOR THE ADAPTATION TRACK LATER IN 2017.

Sponsor Final Deadline: 
Apr 12, 2017
To be considered as a Penn State institutional nominee, please submit a notice of intent by the date provided directly below.
This limited submission is in downselect: 
Penn State may only submit a specific number of proposals to this funding opportunity. The number of NOIs received require that an internal competition take place, thus, a downselect process has commenced. No Penn State researchers may apply to this opportunity outside of this downselect process. To apply for this limited submission, please use this link:
OSVPR Downselect Deadline: 
Friday, February 17, 2017 - 5:00pm
InfoReady Application Link: 
https://psu.infoready4.com/#competitionDetail/1757446