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GEP Grant Writing Assistance Program

Spring 2010 Registration Deadline: 2 November 2009

New - Faculty from Baruch, Medgar Evers, and New York City Tech are eligible for participation

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Description:

The GEP Grant Writing Assistance Program has as its goal the professional development of women engaged in basic science and engineering at participating CUNY schools. The NSF, GEP, CUNY Central, and Hunter College recognize that women scientists typically have fewer resources and opportunities than do men. The GEP Grant Writing Assistance Program is innovative, with direct action to benefit women's professional development and scientific work by providing support and resources that will enhance women's ability to successfully obtain federal funding for their research.

We encourage all eligible women faculty who desire federal funding to apply. Drs. Valian, Rabinowitz, and Nicols-Grinenko will run the Grant Writing Assistance Program, related activities, and evaluations of the effectiveness of the program. Depending on the availability of funds and the number and quality of applications to the program, the GEP anticipates that 6 women scientists or engineers per semester will be able to participate in the program during the course of the NSF ADVANCE PAID award (i.e., 1 June 2007 to 31 May 2010).

The program - supported by NSF funding to Hunter College and CUNY Central Office - is for women faculty who hope to submit a grant application to a federal funding agency by July 2010. The program provides:

• A course release to allow sufficient proposal preparation time
• An initial 4-hour grant writing seminar at Hunter College ( December 2009–Date to be Determined )
• Feedback on grant proposal drafts from experts
• Regular advice and encouragement from the GEP

The program is limited to six participants.

To be eligible for this program, you must be:

• a tenure-track or tenured woman in the  Natural or Social Sciences ,  Mathematics and Statistics , or  Engineering at one of the following campuses: Baruch, Brooklyn, City, Graduate Center , Hunter , John Jay , Lehman , Medgar Evers, New York City Tech, Queens, College of Staten Island, and York.
  
  
• applying for federal funding for the first time OR applying for federal funding in a new area OR applying for federal funding at a significantly higher level than before

Selection will be based on an application that includes:

• a list of teaching and service commitments for Spring 2010
  
• a list of all funding applied for and received
• a one-page description of the funding program to which the applicant wishes to apply
• a short summary of the leading ideas of the proposal
• a list of potential reviewers
• a letter of support from department chair
• a brief timeline of writing and submission process
• a phone interview with a short list of applicants
  
  

Fall 2009 APPLICATION DEADLINE: 2 November 2009

Download the Guidelines and Application Procedures for Spring 2010

© 2009 Gender Equity Project This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0123609 [ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Award] and by Hunter College of the City University of New York. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.