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Development, Leadership, Visibility Initiative
Celebrating
Women in Science & Engineering Grant Program
This grant program
is the result of a collaboration between WISELI and the following
Schools/Colleges: CALS, L&S, Pharmacy, Medical, Veterinary
Medicine, and Engineering.
This program provides funds to
departments, centers, or student groups wishing to enhance
their own seminar schedules or especially to create new workshops,
symposia, lecture series, or similar events in line with the
goals of WISELI: to promote the participation and advancement
of women in science and engineering. The maximum award is
$3,000, and the maximum time frame for the award is one academic
year. WISELI encourages applicants to seek matching/additional funds from relevant departments, the University Lectures committee, or other campus offices.
List of 2007-08 Awardees
List of 2006-07 Awardees
List
of 2005-06 Awardees
List of 2004-05 Awardees
List
of 2003-04 Awardees
List of 2002-03 Awardees
Who can apply?
Recipient departments or centers must be in the biological
or physical sciences, or engineering; or must propose a program/event that directly addresses the status, advancement, and/or promotion of women in science and engineering.
Applicants might be department chairs, faculty who organize
departmental lecture series or colloquia, graduate students
who wish to invite particular scientists/scholars to their department
or organization, or any other such group. We are especially interested in considering applications from departments/organizations that have not previously received funds from this program.
What kinds of
programs would be appropriate?
Examples of the kinds of programs we have funded in the past include:
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Invite a prominent woman
in science or engineering to present her work at a departmental
seminar and to address issues confronting women in science and engineering
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Invite
a scholar who studies women in science and engineering
to give a talk
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Invite
an officer from a major funding agency to discuss the
importance of diversity issues to the agency
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Create
a special one-day symposium that would educate a department/center
on the issues of women in science and engineering
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Offer a workshop designed to advance women in science and engineering
Applications can
be for one or more speakers, and may include funds for travel,
receptions, advertising, honorarium, per diems, or other related
expenses. The format of the grants is flexible.
How
to apply?
Fill out the application form (link below),
and attach a description of your proposed program. The proposal
should be short (1-3 pages), and
should address the following points:
- How
will these funds be used to promote participation and
advancement of women in science and engineering, either in the recipient department/center or overall?
- Who
will be invited to speak? (Provide a short bio of proposed
speaker(s), or attach a c.v. to the application.)
- Identify
the typical audience for the talk (or talks).
- How
will interactions with the scientific community be facilitated?
Be specific about how the invited speaker will interact
with two or, preferably, more of the following
groups:
- Undergraduates
(e.g., teach a lecture, plan an event with an undergraduate
club or group such as SWE, the Microbiology Club,
or the WISE dorm)
- Graduate
students (e.g., dinner with the graduate students,
individual appointments)
- Post-docs
- Academic
staff
- Faculty
- Would
any of the invited scientists/engineers be appropriate
for a campus-wide audience?
- What,
if anything, can WISELI do to facilitate this visit (e.g.,
advertise, suggest speakers)?
A
one-page budget description should accompany the proposal
(see budgetary guidelines). Applications
may be submitted either in hardcopy, or via email. Hardcopies
of the completed application form, proposal, and budget should
be sent to: WISELI, 2640 Engineering Hall, 1415 Engineering
Drive, Madison, WI 53706. Electronic copies should be sent
to: efine@wisc.edu.
When
to apply?
Applications
for the 2007/08 academic year are due June 15, 2007. Applications
may be submitted throughout the year, but applications submitted after the deadline will only be considered if funds are still available.
Anything
else?
Departments
awarded the Celebrating Women in Science and Engineering grants
must acknowledge WISELI as a co-sponsor in any advertisements or announcements
of the event/s. In addition, the grantee will need to provide
a tentative schedule of activities to WISELI as WISELI would like to post the events on website and to our listserve if appropriate. Awarded funds must be used before the end of the 2007/08 academic
year. Finally, WISELI will provide award recipients with an
evaluation form that must be completed and returned within
4 weeks of the program's end.
Application -  (Rich Text Format: opens with your word processing program)
Application - 
Required Evaluation Form -
Program Evaluation:
Winchell, J. (October 2004). "Celebrating Women in Science & Engineering Grant Program,
2002-2004." Madison, WI: WISELI Evaluation Report.
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