Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers (ADVANCE)
ADVANCE is a program that began in 2001. The program alternates the competition for ADVANCE Institutional and Leadership awards with the Fellows awards. The first ADVANCE Fellows competition took place in 2002, and the second competition is currently underway for awards to be granted in FY 2004.
PROGRAM GOAL STATEMENT
The
goal of the ADVANCE program is to increase the participation of women
in the scientific and engineering workforce through the increased representation
and advancement of women in academic science and engineering careers.
To meet this goal, the ADVANCE program provides award opportunities for
both individuals and organizations: Fellows Awards, Institutional Transformation
Awards, and Leadership Awards. With each of the three types of ADVANCE
awards, NSF seeks to support new approaches to improving the climate for
women in U.S. academic institutions and to facilitate women's advancement
to the highest ranks of academic leadership. Creative approaches to realize
the goal of this program are sought from men and women. Members of underrepresented
minority groups and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS
PROGRAM RELEVANT LINKS
RELEVANCE TO NATIONAL AND AGENCY MISSION
The ADVANCE program
is directly relevant to NSF's investment in the strategic goal of promoting
a strong, diverse and competitive S&E workforce (People) by helping
to increase the participation of women in the science and engineering
enterprise. For GEO, the representation of women as PIs is approximately
17%, with OCE claiming the largest numbers and ATM the lowest.
IS THIS AN NSF-WIDE ACTIVITY?
Yes.
IS IT A CROSS-CUTTING ACTIVITY?
Yes.
MERIT REVIEW STATISTICS
Data
exists separately only for ATM and EAR awards - OCE combines all Education
and Diversity activities under one code, therefore aggregating all data.
- Panel Reviews: 0
- Mail Reviews Returned: 18
- Mail Reviews Requested: 25
- Mail Reviews Conflict: 1
- Mail Reviews Declined: 6
- Mail Reviews Late: 0
- Panel Reviews: 0
- Mail Reviews Returned: 42
- Mail Reviews Requested: 71
- Mail Reviews Conflict: 0
- Mail Reviews Declined: 29
- Mail Reviews Late: 0
ATM (n=4):
EAR (n=9):
REVIEW RATINGS | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Poor |
Fair |
Good |
Very Good |
Excellent |
Awards |
0 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
12 |
Declines |
16 |
13 |
27 |
19 |
30 |
Other |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
MERIT REVIEW DIVERSITY | |
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Male: | White: |
Female: | Unknown: |
American Indian or Alaskan: | Handicapped: |
Black or African American: | |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: | New Reviewers: |
OUTPUTS AND OUTCOMES EXAMPLES
Grant
Number:
Nugget: Yes/No | High Risk: Yes/ No | Multi-disciplinary: Yes/No | Innovative: Yes/No
None submitted by program
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS AND ADVANCES
Grant
Number:
Nugget: Yes/No | High Risk: Yes/ No | Multi-disciplinary: Yes/No | Innovative: Yes/No
None submitted by program
RESULTS RELEVANT TO THE FIELD, TO NATIONAL PRIORITIES, THE NSF'S MISSION AND TO ITS OUTCOME GOALS (PEOPLE, IDEAS, TOOLS)
Grant
Number:
Nugget: Yes/No | High Risk: Yes/ No | Multi-disciplinary: Yes/No | Innovative: Yes/No
None submitted by program
PROGRAM STATISTICS
Number of Proposal Actions
Program began making fellowship awards in FY02.
- Awards: 6 (2 ATM; 2 EAR; 2 OCE)
- Declines: 19 (2 ATM; 7 EAR; 10 OCE)
- Other: 1 withdrawal (ATM)
FY02: 26
Award Size and Duration
Data
exists only for ATM and EAR Fellowship awards - OCE combines all Education
and Diversity activities under one code, therefore aggregating all data.
-
ATM (n=2)
- Award Size: $98,333
- Duration: 3.0
- New Involvement: 2
- Women involvement: 2
- Award Size: $108,447
- Duration: 3.0
- New Involvement: 1
- Women involvement: 2
EAR (n=2)
Dwell Time
- Average Dwell Time (months): 7.18 (S. Dev. = 0.58)
- Zero - 6 mos.: 0%
- >6 - 9 mos.: 100%
- >9 - 12 mos.: 0%
- >12 mos.: 0%
- Average Dwell Time (months): 6.31 (S. Dev. = 1.67)
- Zero - 6 mos.: 44%
- >6 - 9 mos.: 44%
- >9 - 12 mos.: 11%
- >12 mos.: 0%
ATM (n=4)
EAR (n=9)
Funding Rate
In FY 2002, the
Advance Fellows Competition in Geosciences received a total of 26 eligible
proposals (5 in Atmospheric Sciences, 9 in Earth Sciences, and 12 in Ocean
Sciences). This number represented 18% of the proposals received in the
Foundation for this competition, a number second only to the BIO Directorate.
Of these proposals, six were selected for funding using a combination
of ADVANCE funds and additional funds contributed by the GEO Directorate,
ATM and EAR. The success rate for this part of the ADVANCE initiative
throughout the Foundation was less than 20 percent. In GEO, the success
rate was slightly higher, at about 23 percent. For ATM this rate was 50%,
for EAR 22%, for OCE 17%.
DIVERSITY
-
Awards
- Minority indicated: 0
- No minority indicated: 3
- Unknown: 3
- Minority indicated: 1
- No minority indicated: 6
- Unknown: 12
- Minority indicated: 0
- No minority indicated: 0
- Unknown: 1
- Awards: 0
- Declines: 6
- Other: 0
Declines
Other Proposal Actions
EPSCoR States
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