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Professional Opportunities for Women in Research and Education
Overview
The National Science Foundation's mandate to ensure the vitality of the nation's scientific and engineering
enterprise requires a focus on the quality, distribution, and effectiveness of the human-resource base in science
and engineering, including full utilization of all potentially interested and qualified citizens. Because women are
underrepresented in the science and engineering workforce, the Foundation supports efforts to facilitate their
full participation in the science and engineering mainstream. Of special interest in this program is the prominent
representation of women in the research and education community.
The Professional Opportunities for Women in Research and Education (POWRE) program supports activities
that promote the development of scholarly and institutional leaders in research and education. POWRE is a
Foundation-wide program designed to increase the prominence of women in science and engineering and to
enhance their professional advancement by providing them with funding opportunities that are not ordinarily
available through regular research and education grant programs. POWRE awards are not intended to
substitute for support of regular research and education projects.
POWRE awards are designed to provide a one-time input of funds at a critical stage in the Principal Investigator’s career, a means by which she can take advantage of an opportunity that will contribute to a significant, identifiable advance in her career path. They are not intended to provide support for long-term research projects.
The additional criteria which POWRE proposals must fulfill, as outlined in the POWRE program announcement, play a significant role in the review of POWRE proposals within EHR. Within the 15-page project description in the proposal the applicant must provide a “POWRE Relevance Statement” that describes her career goals and plans, explains how the POWRE award will be important for the advancement of her career at this time, and explains why the request is being submitted as a POWRE proposal and not as a regular research or education proposal. The standard NSF programs are expected to remain the primary source of research and education support for women scientists and engineers.
Deadlines
Proposals must be postmarked by December 09.
Program Solicitation
[nsf99164] Program Announcement
Related Documents
Contact Information
Contact Information:
General questions about the POWRE program can be directed to the EHR POWRE Coordinator:
Dr. Margrete S. Klein, POWRE Program Director, via e-mail at: mklein@nsf.gov
or by telephone at 703-306-1637.
More specific questions should be addressed to the appropriate EHR POWRE contact person
at the division level. They are:
Division of Elementary, Secondary and Informal Education |
Diane M. Spresser |
dspresse@nsf.gov |
Division of Undergraduate Education |
Susan H. Hixson |
shixson@nsf.gov |
Division of Human Resource Development |
Margrete S. Klein |
mklein@nsf.gov |
Division of Research, Evaluation and Communication |
Elizabeth Van der Putten |
evanderp@nsf.gov |
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