Participants in the Opening Workshop for STEM Educators are invited to submit a proposal for a summer grant. These grants are intended to support the efforts of UWS faculty to incorporate gender-friendly student-active pedagogies into one of their courses.

Application Cover Sheet

Grant Award Objective

• Priority will be granted to course redesign projects that meet the mission of the UWS Women and Science Program.

Eligibility

• Attended the Opening Workshop for new faculty in STEM. Priority will be given to educators new to the UW System.
• Will be able to complete the curriculum project by the end of the following Summer.
• Will be able to share the results of your project work with the Women and Science Program and other appropriate forums.

Guidelines/Notes

• Application Cover Sheet is attached, and must be completed, including a one-page narrative.
• Deadline is early December following the workshop.
• Maximum grant request is $1000.
• Two awards will be made, based on a review from the Women and Science Advisory Board committee. This Board has representatives from all UWS Institutions.
• Grant is awarded as salary disbursed in fall payroll.

Selection Criteria

• Significance of the proposed course reform.
• Dedication demonstrated to the reform project.
• Plan for assessment of success of the reforms.
• Dissemination plan to report results and outcomes to the Women and Science Program and other appropriate forums.
• Campus location. Attempts will be made to support educators on different campuses.

 2011 Summer Grant Recipients:

• Dr. Amanda Hakemian, UW-Marshfield/Wood County Department of Chemistry, "CHE125 Introduction to Chemistry".
• Dr. Matthew Kuchta, UW-Stout Department of Physics, "Phys258 Introduction to Geology".

2010 Summer Grant Recipients:

• Dr. Arlene Haffa, UW Oshkosh Department of Chemistry, "CHEM 304: Biochemistry Clinical Emphasis-Laboratory".
• Dr. Tera Montgomery, UW Platteville School of Agriculture, "AGSCI 2020: Introduction to Dairy Science".

2009 Summer Grant Recipients:

• Dr. Jodi Olmsted, UW Stevens Point Department of Health Sciences, "HS 105: Survey of Common Diseases".
• Dr. Tsunghhsueh Wu, UW Platteville Department of Chemistry & Engineering Physics, "CHEM 2150: Quantitative Analysis".