Webinar on the Taking Action: COVID-19 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Challenge
Entries accepted through January 30th
December 6, 2021 2:00 PM
to
January 15, 2022 12:00 AM
Challenge.gov
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The National Science Foundation is announcing the TAKING ACTION: COVID-19 DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION Challenge to public or private, non-profit, two- and four-year Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) its territories and possessions.
****Register for the December 6th 2pm webinar on preparing entries HERE.****
IHEs are asked to submit entries that describe the systemic strategies that the institution has implemented, and/or will implement, to address the long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM undergraduate and graduate education programs, postdoctoral training, and STEM academic careers. Entries will be judged by NSF and three cash winners in each of four categories will be made (see table below).
Entries will be accepted via Challenge.gov until January 30, 2022 (extended deadline).
Please review the instructions and eligibility information provided on the challenge information website: www.nsf.gov/takingaction.
PRIZE INFORMATION
$200,000 in total cash prizes will be awarded to winning IHEs. Each of the four categories will have a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place cash-prize winner and up to 10 honorable mention designees (see table).
Prize Breakdown by category:
Winners |
STEM Undergraduate - Two-Year IHEs |
STEM Undergraduate - Four-Year IHEs |
STEM Graduate and Postdoctoral |
STEM Faculty |
|
First Place |
$25,000 |
$25,000 |
$25,000 |
$25,000 |
|
Second Place |
$15,000 |
$15,000 |
$15,000 |
$15,000 |
|
Third Place |
$10,000 |
$10,000 |
$10,000 |
$10,000 |
|
Honorable mention |
Up to 10 (no cash award) |
Up to 10 (no cash award) |
Up to 10 (no cash award) |
Up to 10 (no cash award) |
*IHEs do not need to have a grant from NSF to submit to this challenge.
Meeting Type
Other
Contacts
COVID Challenge Team, email: covidchallengeteam@nsf.gov
Related Agencies
Challenge.gov
NSF Related Organizations
NSF-Wide
Division of Human Resource Development
Related Programs
Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP)
Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate
Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Program
Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP)
ADVANCE: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions
Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science
Related Websites
Submit entries via Challenge.gov: https://www.challenge.gov/challenge/taking-action-covid-19-diversity-equity-inclusion-challenge/