Rising Tide Professional Development Grants Program
Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571
UMaine’s Rising Tide Center, funded by a National Science Foundation ADVANCE grant, is offering grant opportunities to foster the professional development of women in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines, along with social and behavioral science (SBS) disciplines. For example, grants may fund:
• visiting scholars
• travel to plan and conduct collaborative research
• travel to UMaine from other University of Maine System institutions
• writing groups
• release time for professional development opportunities
• equipment and summer salary to develop initial date to support future research
• consultant fees for departmental climate activities
• institutional transformation studies
• administrative internships
• other efforts supporting ADVANCE goals
Funds will be available to faculty in STEM and SBS field, along with others who directly promote ADVANCE-related efforts.
The deadline is April 15. Guidelines and more information about applying for these grants is available online.