[STEM-funding] USDA WAMS; Spencer Foundation

[Christopher Andersen]

*1) USDA Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering and 
Mathematics Fields Program **(WAMS)**:* The US Department of Agriculture 
has released an RFA for its WAMS program (
http://nifa.usda.gov/funding/rfas/wams.html). From the executive summary:

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. 

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.

Approximately $350,000 will be available to fund the WAMS program for FY 
2012. Proposals are due April 12.
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2) Spencer Foundation:* The Spencer Foundation's areas of funding interest 
include "Teaching, Learning, and Instructional Resources" (
http://www.spencer.org/content.cfm/teaching-learning-and-instructional-resources). 
>From their website:

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.

Proposals for the next round of Small Grants (<$40,000) are due July 1. 
Preliminary proposals for larger grants are accepted continuously.

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Christopher Andersen
Director, STEM Initiatives
College of Arts and Sciences
The Ohio State University
186 University Hall
230 North Oval Mall
Columbus, OH 43210-1335 USA
andersen.18 at osu.edu
http://stemoutreach.osu.edu/

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