Call For Proposals

The LEADER Consortium is pleased to announce its second annual mini-grant proposal program. This mini-grant program supports the mission of the LEADER Consortium, a regional project funded by the National Science Foundation ADVANCE program to support and advance women faculty in academic science and engineering.

The LEADER Consortium is a partnership of four diverse institutions of higher education in the Dayton region: the Air Force Institute of Technology, Central State University, University of Dayton, and Wright State University.  The mission of the LEADER Consortium is to promote the recruitment, retention, and advancement of tenure-track women STEM faculty at the consortium institutions, and to promote a workplace environment that fosters those achievements.  

Funding requests can be targeted to support any activity that addresses the above objectives. Examples include (but are not limited to): convening a workshop for regional STEM women faculty; hosting a speaker or visiting scholar; attending a conference on professional development; or supporting a research program by hiring a student research assistant or purchasing equipment or supplies.  

Proposals may come from individuals or from groups, within or across institutions, although proposals from academic departments or related units (Women’s Centers) are particularly encouraged. Each proposal should provide a three-page (maximum) narrative that a) describes the proposed activity; b) identifies how the funding will promote the LEADER Consortium and ADVANCE objectives; and c) how this activity will promote sustainable, institutional change.  Workshops and speaker events supported by the Consortium must be coordinated with other LEADER events through the LEADER Program Director.
Cost sharing is encouraged but not required and requests for travel support should be limited to one trip per application. In addition, please append a) a budget and budget justification that has been reviewed by your  institutional reseach office, b) a two-page biosketch (NIH or NSF format) for the lead applicant, and c) one letter of support, from either the lead applicant’s Department Chair, Dean or from the chair of the Faculty Development (Promotion and Tenure) Committee.

Grants should support activities that will occur between January – December, 2011, and can be for any amount up to $5,000.  All documents should be submitted by e-mail to leader@wright.edu by Friday, October 29, 2010. Address any questions to Susan McGovern, LEADER Consortium Program Director, at susan.mcgovern@wright.edu.

For LEADER Consortium Mini-Grant Application, click here.