<b>1) USDA Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Fields Program </b><b>(WAMS)</b><b>:</b> The US Department of Agriculture has released an RFA for its WAMS program (<a href="http://nifa.usda.gov/funding/rfas/wams.html" target="_blank">http://nifa.usda.gov/funding/rfas/wams.html</a>). From the executive summary:<br>
<br><div style="margin-left:40px">NIFA requests applications for the Fiscal Year 2012 Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Fields Program (WAMS) to support research and extension activities that increase the number of women and underrepresented minorities from rural areas who will pursue and complete a postsecondary degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) disciplines. <br>
<br>Specifically, the purpose of the WAMS grant program is to support research and extension projects that provide STEM knowledge, skills and competencies to women and underrepresented minorities from rural areas with successful placement: (a) in the workforce in STEM fields, or (b) as innovators and entrepreneurs adding value to the STEM fields in areas that have relevancy 3 to the USDA Secretary’s priorities of Sustainable Energy; Climate Change; Food Safety; Nutrition and Childhood Obesity; and Global Food Security.<br>
</div><br>Approximately $350,000 will be available to fund the WAMS program for FY 2012. Proposals are due April 12.<br><b><br>2) Spencer Foundation:</b> The Spencer Foundation's areas of funding interest include "Teaching, Learning, and Instructional Resources" (<a href="http://www.spencer.org/content.cfm/teaching-learning-and-instructional-resources" target="_blank">http://www.spencer.org/content.cfm/teaching-learning-and-instructional-resources</a>). From their website:<br>
<br><div style="margin-left:40px">Concerned with advancing the learning and development of children and adults, Spencer is interested in studies that lead to better understanding and improvements in the intellectual, material, and organizational resources that contribute to successful teaching and learning. A key aim of research in this initiative is to support investigations of questions that are grounded directly in teaching practice as well as in research about important aspects of teaching and learning processes that hold promise for enriching opportunities to learn and for guiding informed policymaking.<br>
</div><br>Proposals for the next round of Small Grants (<$40,000) are due July 1. Preliminary proposals for larger grants are accepted continuously.<br clear="all"><br>-- <br><p>Christopher <span><span>Andersen</span></span><br>
Director, <span><span>STEM</span></span> Initiatives<br>
College of Arts and Sciences<br>The Ohio State University<br>186 University Hall<br>230 North <span><span><span>Oval</span></span></span> <span><span><span>Mall</span></span></span><br>Columbus, OH 43210-1335 USA<br><a href="mailto:andersen.18@osu.edu" target="_blank">andersen.18@osu.edu</a><br>
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