Funding Opportunities
ADVANCE FUNDING FOR WOMEN FACULTY
The Earth Institute NSF ADVANCE Program provides funding for women scientists, departments and research centers. Funding is available for:
- Network-building research workshops chaired by women scientists;
- Transition support during times of family care-giving;
- Visiting fellows affiliated with the Earth Institute or School of Engineering and Applied Science;
- Departments seeking to recruit, retain, and advance women scientists.
What is ADVANCE? Funded by a five-year, $4.2 million NSF award, the ADVANCE Program at the Earth Institute seeks to increase the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women scientists and engineers at Columbia.
For more information visit www.earth.columbia.edu/advance or contact:
Jennifer Laird, ADVANCE Assistant Director
(845) 365 8620
laird@ldeo.columbia.edu
PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS FUND
The Professional Schools Fund provides funding to help recruit and retain outstanding women and minority faculty, especially Black/African-American, Latino/a, Asian/Pacific Islander, and Native American/American Indian faculty, in areas where members of these groups are under-represented, as well as those faculty with a demonstrated commitment to diversity and equal educational opportunity as evident in their research, teaching, or service and mentoring activities. Funding is available for:
- Short-Term Visiting Fellowships
- Long-Term Visiting Fellowships
- Research Fellowships
The proposal deadlines Academic Year 2007-2008 are December 1, 2007 and March 15, 2008.
For more information on the office of the Vice Provost for Diversity Initiatives, please visit http://www.columbia.edu/cu/vpdi or contact:
Andrea Thomas, Executive Assistant
(212) 854 0105
at2551@columbia.edu
