Please note the the internal deadline has passed and the one UGA submission has been selected and notified.
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NOTE that the number of submissions to this RFA is limited to one (1) for each institution for the Institutional Transformation proposal orthe IT-Catalyst proposal. There is no limit on the number of PAID proposals that can be submitted. If you are interested in applying for this opportunity please send the following materials as a single PDF attachment to
jhawks@uga.edu
by noon Friday, April 10, 2009.
Internal Materials:
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Candidate Statement explaining why you are the best choice as the UGA submission.
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Project Synopsis: Provide a description of the proposed project. (1 page max)
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List senior project personnel with a brief description of their proposed roles. List partner institutions and organizations, if any, with a brief description of each partner's involvement in the project.
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The goal of the ADVANCE program is to develop systemic approaches to increase the representation and advancement of women in academic science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers, thereby contributing to the development of a more diverse science and engineering workforce.
Creative strategies to realize this goal are sought from women and men. Members of underrepresented minority groups and individuals with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply. Proposals that address the participation and advancement of women with disabilities and women from underrepresented minority groups are particularly encouraged.
In 2009-2010, this program will support the following types of ADVANCE Projects:
Institutional Transformation (IT)
awards are expected to include innovative systemic organizational approaches to transform institutions of higher education in ways that will increase the participation and advancement of women in STEM academic careers. These awards support comprehensive programs for institution-wide change. IT projects must include a research component designed to study the effectiveness of the proposed innovations in order to contribute to the knowledge base informing academic institutional transformation (see additional ADVANCE merit review criteria).
Institutional Transformation Catalyst (IT-Catalyst)
awards are designed to support institutional self-assessment activities, such as basic data collection and analysis and policy review, in order to identify specific issues in the recruitment, retention and promotion of women faculty in STEM academics within their institution of higher education. This type of work is fundamental for institutions that plan to undertake institutional transformation. The institution's need for external resources to undertake institutional self assessment and policy review will specifically be evaluated using an additional ADVANCE merit review criterion.
Partnerships for Adaptation, Implementation, and Dissemination (PAID) may focus on one institution or organization, or they may be a partnership between several institutions and/or organizations. PAID projects can focus on all STEM disciplines, several disciplines, or only one discipline, including the social and behavioral sciences. Projects may have an international, national, state or local scope.
NOTE: Previous or current funding from ADVANCE is not a prerequisite for submitting a PAID proposal (see additional ADVANCE merit review criteria). PAID awards support activities such as:
� Adaptation and implementation of materials, tools, research, and practices that have been demonstrated to be effective in increasing the participation and advancement of women in STEM academic careers.
� Dissemination and diffusion of materials, tools, research, and practices, to the appropriate audiences, that have been demonstrated to be effective in increasing the participation and advancement of women in STEM academic careers. Please note that simply making materials, tools, research, and practices available to others is not effective diffusion and dissemination. Rather, an effort to teach and/or train individuals and groups how to adopt or adapt the information is expected as well.
� Scientific research designed to advance understanding of gender in the STEM academic workforce (PAID-Research).
