Our Work
Older EiF Grants: Women in Engineering
2017
Clemson University, Clemson, SC
$15,000
Contact: Anne Q. Barr, 864-656-7013, eabarr@clemson.edu
Summer program to introduce underserved middle school girls to mathematical theories, applications and role models in order to inspire persistence in STEM
Iowa State University, Ames, IA
$22,080
Contact: Lora Leigh Chrystal, 515-294-0966, pwse@iastate.edu
Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) Emerging Leaders program for historically under-represented female engineering students
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Program for Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE)
North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, NC
$12,974
Contact: Andrea Ofori-Boadu, 336-334-7590, andreau@ncat.edu
STEM outreach program for improving the self-efficacy and broadening participation of minority middle-school girls in green engineering
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Learning Experiences and Self-efficacy of Minority Middle-School Girls during a "Bio-char Modified Cement Paste" Research Program at an HBCU ASEE; paper id 25466
Ohio State University, Columbus OH
$25,000
Contact: Gonul Kaletunc, 614-292-0419, kaletunc@osu.edu
Aspiration for Women's Advancement and Retention in Science (AWARES) program which provides nurturing and mentoring for female undergraduates
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Retention and Advancement of Women in STEM: Mentor and Peer Network Relationships
SWE Collegiate Interest Group at Springfield Tech Comm. College, Springfield, MA
$14,900
Contact: Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, 413-755-4591, bmcginnis-cavanaugh@stcc.edu
Production and dissemination of 3 videos designed to increase awareness of engineering pathways for girls using the stories of community college women in engineering programs
SWE at University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
$7,000
Contact: https://www.virginiaswe.org/
Outreach events for middle and high school girls to ignite interest in engineering fields organized and led by current SWE students
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
$15,423
Contact: Paul Blowers 520-626-5319, blowers@engr.arizona.edu
Evaluating the impact of classroom-based interventions for improving the retention rate of undergraduate women in engineering
University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, TN
$14,586
Contact: Meredith Perry, 423-425-4431, Meredith-Perry@utc.edu
UTC Girls to Engineers Network (GEN), a partnership with Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy to increase the number of disadvantaged girls that pursue engineering degrees and careers
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
$15,000
Contact: Eve Riskin, 206-685-2313, riskin@uw.edu
Integration of new lab-based research experiences in collaboration with faculty and graduate student mentors to the WiSE-UP program
University of Waterloo, Waterloo ON
$10,000
Contact: Mary Wells, 519-888-4567, mawells@waterloo.ca
Documenting the experiences and accomplishments of innovative Canadian female engineers and disseminating their stories
YWCA of Greater Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
$10,000
Contact: Kim Reeves, 404-835-1630, kim.reeves@ywcaatlanta.org
Support for the Teen Girls in Technology program designed to inspire adolescent girls from underserved communities to pursue STEAM education and careers
2016
Black Girls Code, Oakland, CA
$15,000
Contact: Kimberly Bryant, 510-398-0880, kbryant@blackgirlscode.org
Expand the Black Girls Code Clubs into three middle schools and create a pipeline of girls of color into tech fields
Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
$14,654
Contact: Celine Manoosingh, PhD, 912-478-6266, cmanoosingh@georgiasouthern.edu
EMERGE program: summer series for middle-aged girls that presents different engineering disciplines and follow-up mentoring through high school
Girls Inc. of Chattanooga, TN
$10,000
Contact: Phil Trammell, 423-624-4757, ptrammell@girlsincofchatt.org,
www.girlsincofchatt.org
Support for the Build IT program, where middle school girls from low-income communities explore design, information technology, math and STEM careers
James Ogunbor Education Foundation, Lagos State, Nigeria
$8,400
Contact: Itohan Ogbebor, +2347013416012, itohan@joefng.com, www.joefng.com
3- Day technology workshop/training for public secondary school girls in Lagos State
Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ
$24,997
Contact: Ronke Olabisi, PhD, 848-445-6687, ronke.olabisi@rutgers.edu
Recruitment of underserved women into tissue engineering research courses and introducing them to course-based research experiences
WAAW Foundation (Working to Advance African Women), Wylie TX
$25,480
Contact: Unoma Okorafor, 979-574-3453, unoma@waawfoundation.org
Establishment of the African Women Engineering, Leadership & Entrepreneurship (AWELE) Academy in Lagos Nigeria, a technology training and coding school
YWCA, New York, NY
$5,000
Contact: Jerin Arifa, 212-735-9708, jafifa@ywcanyc.org
Added programming and participants for the Geek Girls Club STEM program
2015
Liberty Science Center, Jersey City, NJ
$15,000
Contact: Jessica Ortiz, 201-253-1473, jortiz@lsc.org
Support of equipment and materials for the "Girls in Technology - Our Digital Life" workshop series presented to at-risk female middle school students
Griffith University, Brisbane, AU
$5,000
Contact: Bridget French, +617 3735 9270, bridget.french@griffith.edu.au
Griffith Engineering Girls' Day, a full-day program of discipline specific engineering activities and hands-on engineering applications for female students in Years 10-12
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
$19,500
Contact: Nadeane D. Howard, 614-292-9065, Howard.1149@osu.edu
Improving retention of females by empowering male students as allies within an engineering college
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Empowering Male Students as Allies for Gender Equity Within an Engineering College
Penn State Berks, Reading, PA
$18,685
Marietta Scanlon, 610-396-6126, mrs35@psu.edu
Multi-dimensional program to increase recruitment and retention of females in engineering using practicing engineers and female undergraduates as role models and mentors to middle school girls
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http://sites.psu.edu/fierce/
Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD
$4,996
Contact: Chrys Egan, 410-677-5436, cnegan@salisbury.edu
Create "Engineer Girl" computer engineering program to serve diverse Wicomico County, MD middle-school girls
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
$11,000
Contact: Kristen Palumbo, 301-405-2150, kpalumbo@umd.edu
Expanded programming for Flexus, a living and learning community for female engineering students with the primary goal of increasing student retention
YWCA NYC, New York, NY
$15,000
Contact: Cristina Morais, 212-735-9708, cmorais@ywcany.org
Deeper focus on engineering for the Geek Girls Club STEM program
2014
Clemson University, Clemson, SC
$10,000
Contact: Serita Acker, 864-656-7472, wserita@clemson.edu
Summer program for 9th-10th grade girls focusing on increased participation in math, using academic support, mentoring, professional development workshops and networking
Liberty Science Center, Jersey City, NJ
$15,000
Contact: Jessica Ortiz, 201-253-1473, jortiz@lsc.org
Development and delivery of the Hands-On Technology (HOT) workshop series to at-risk female middle school students
Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO
$16,164
Contact: Michele Oesch, 314-977-6814, moesch@slu.edu
Girls' Academy for Leadership and Engineering (GALE) program
University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
$15,141
Contact: Paula Ryan, 805-893-8129, info@isber.ucsb.edu
Outreach to low-income, first-generation, college-bound middle school girls to build excitement for engineering careers
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'Messengers for Success'
University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
$19,462
Contact: Megan Rehberg, 937-229-2919, rehberg@udri.dayton.edu
Development of an engineering outreach program for middle school girls, including activity modules, teacher training, and a website for parents
Engineering in the Classroom
Empowering Engineering Students to Engage Middle School Classrooms in Engineering Innovation and Design through Outreach Kits
University of Maine, Orono, ME
$12,540
Contact: Sheila Pendse, 207-581-2225, Sheila.pendse@maine.edu
Expansion of the SELF (Sustainable Energy Leaders for the Future) program which connects rural women to STEM careers in forest bio-products
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
$15,000
Contact: Eve Riskin, 206-685-2313, riskin@uw.edu
WiSE-UP retention program to provide support and community-building opportunities to women engineering students early in the college experience
2013
EduTech, Jamaica Plain, MA
$14,800
Contact: Maru Colbert, 617-942-1054, edutech4snps@gmail.com
Phase III of the "Math is for Girls" program to further increase the number of girls and add an evaluation component
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
$15,000
Contact: Jennifer Groh, 765-494-0758, jgroh@purdue.edu
Design, implementation and assessment of 3 different outreach programs for 6-8th grade girls
Rutgers University, Brunswick, NJ
$21,000
Contact: Elaine Zundl, 732-932-9197 ext 15, ezundl@echo.rutgers.edu
Douglass STEM Leadership Program, offering academic development, leadership opportunities and living-learning communities to help improve retention
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·Understanding the Relationship between Living-Learning Communities and Self-efficacy of Women in Engineering
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
$16,000
Contact: Melissa Dagley, 407-823-0040, Melissa.Dagley@ucf.edu
Support for mentors, networking and career-building events for the "Girls EXCELing in Math and Science" (GEMS) program
University of Maine, Orono, ME
$12,940
Contact: Sheila Pendse, 207-581-2225, Sheila.pendse@umit.maine.edu
Engaging female middle school students from rural communities in cutting-edge Forest BioProducts research programs and STEM careers
University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI
$14,592
Contact: Wei (Vivien) Shi, 715-232-3298, shiw@uwstout.edu
Development of an active learning environment through a combination of project-based learning activities and mentoring to increase retention
WAAW Foundation (Working to Advance African Women), Wylie TX
$18,600
Contact: Unoma Okorafor, 979-574-3453, unoma@waawfoundation.org
Expansion by 200% of STEM camps for African girls, teachers and female college fellows in Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria
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Nigeria Needs More Women in Engineering Fields - Okorafor
Why more women should be social entrepreneurs
Nigeria: WAAW Boosts African Women's Interest in Science-Related Careers
2012
California State Univ., Fullerton, Fullerton, CA
$12,500
Contact: Jerry Yu, 657-278-7677
jyu@fullerton.edu
Implementing a "Women in Engineering Learning Community Program" to improve retention rates
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Women engineers receive Raytheon sponsorship
Campus Middle School for Girls, Urbana, IL
$8,771
Contact: Susan Linnemeyer, 217-359-9094,
linnemey@illinois.edu
GLEE: Girls Learning and Exploring Engineering program expansion to middle school
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
$2,500
Contact: Kathy Rogers, kvr28@cornell.edu
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Graduate Women's Group (CBEGWG) mentoring outreach project for rural girls
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Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Graduate Women's Goup Cornell University
EduTech, Jamaica Plain, MA
$14,800
Contact: Maru Colbert, 617-942-1054, edutech4snps@gmail.com
Expansion of "Math is for Girls" program to increase the number of girls and add sustainability
Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
$22,794
Contact: Abigail Richards, 406-994-5926,
arichards@coe.montana.edu
Community building intervention to increase retention of freshman college undergraduate females in engineering
The Works (Museum), Bloomington, MN
$9,817
Contact: Heather Lund, 952-848-4858, heather@theworks.org,
www.theworks.org
Expansion of "Girls Discover/Create" program of summer tech camps, workshops and seminars to serve additional girls and parents
Wayne County Community College District, Detroit, MI
$20,000
Contact: Jeromy Mason, 404-441-8041, jeromymason@hotmail.com; Brian Singleton, 313-496-2778, Bsingle1@wcccd.edu
Program to inspire and motivate female students to continue in engineering past community college and complete a BS engineering degree
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Chancellor's Weekend Memo (p. 3)
2011
Arbutus Middle School, Arbutus, MD
$8,700
Contact - Michael Guarraia,
mguarraia@bcps.org
Afterschool program designed to provide a comprehensive overview of engineering culminating in the design and construction of kinetic sculptures
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Patch: Arbutus Students Design Mobile Bird's Nest
Citrus College, Glendora, CA
$18,851
Contact: Lucia Riderer, 626-914-8763,
lriderer@citruscollege.edu
Multi-component program to increase the number of female students persisting in engineering prerequisite courses and transferring to a baccalaureate degree
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Encourage and Engage Women in Engineering
Community Resource Volunteers, St Johns, MI
$9,900
Contact: Bill Richards, 517-331-4620,
wpr1@juno.com
Increasing enrollment of women in engineering degree programs trough mentoring and linking with regional universities
EduTech, Jamaica Plain, MA
$14,800
Contact: Maru Colbert, 617-272-4141,
profsciwork@gmail.com
STEM enrichment program for under-served girls
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
$15,067
Contact: Rebecca Sellars, 575-646-6128,
rsellars@ad.nmsu.edu
"Wizards of Goddard Hall" - program to increase STEM participation among public school girls with disabilities
Smith College, Northampton, MA
$12,868
Contact: Borjana Mikic, 413-585-7007,
bmikic@smith.edu
Job shadowing by undergraduate women students to improve interest and retention in engineering
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Presentation Slides, November 2012
South African Women in Engineering, Cape Town, SA
$15,957
Contact: Naadiya Moosajee, +27 (0)21 686 0414,
info@sawomeng.org.za
Recruit high potential girls into engineering through workshops, team building and mentoring in the "GirlEng" program
WAAW Foundation (Working to Advance African Women), Wylie, TX
$11,400
Contact: Unoma Okorafor, 979-574-3453,
unoma@waawfoundation.org
STEM camp for junior secondary school African girls in Abuja, Nigeria
WEPAN, Denver, CO
$20,000
Contact: Diane Matt, 303-871-4643,
dmatt@wepan.org
Follow-up to a 2009 grant to disseminate the "Talk to Me" program, which seeks to improve faculty-student interactions, to 25 additional schools
2010
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
$20,000
Contact: Tirupalavanam Ganesh, 480-727-9375,
tganesh@asu.edu
Pilot program to study over a three-year period what works in increasing the number of women in engineering
COSI: Center of Science and Industry, Columbus, OH
$15,000
Contact: Joan Harless, 614-228-2674,
jharless@mail.cosi.org
Girls Discover...Engineering!, a program that brings together middle school girls, practicing women engineers and undergraduate women engineering students
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
$15,444
Contact: Dara Little, 815-753-9285,
dlittle@niu.edu
Re-design of freshman "Intro to Engineering" courses and supplements to make them more female-friendly
Rochester Inst. of Technology, Rochester, NY
$10,000
Contact: Elizabeth Dell, 585-475-2270,
emdmet@rit.edu
Analysis and enhancement of assessment tools used in existing outreach and retention efforts
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WE-IMPACT team publications
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
$20,000
Contact: Tricia Berry, 512-471-5650,
tsberry@mail.utexas.edu
Initiative to build community, enhance outreach and recruitment, and develop leadership, career and communications skills for female engineering students
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Women in Engineering Program
Washington State University, Pullman, WA
$17,689
Contact: Cara Poor, 509-335-4547,
cpoor@wsu.edu
Expand and improve the Women in Engineering Mentoring Program to increase retention
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WSU Mentorship Program
2009
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
$25,000
Contact: Rebecca Sellars, 575-646-6128,
rsellars@nmsu.edu
Development of female-oriented programming to support enrichment activities that promote girls' interest in science and engineering
St. Mary’s College of Maryland, St. Mary’s City, MD
$7,000
Contact: Liisa Franzen, 240-895-4282,
lefranzen@smcm.edu
Summer science camp for middle-school girls featuring hands-on enrichment activities
University of Maine, Orono, ME
$9,959
Contact: Chet Rock, PhD., PE, 207-581-2216,
Chet_Rock@umit.maine.edu
Partnership with 4-H Maine to provide "Engineering Awareness Days"
WEPAN, Denver, CO
$20,000
Contact: Diane Matt, 303-871-4642,
dmatt@wepan.org
Creation of an instructional unit to improve interactions between engineering faculty and women engineering students, and disseminate at 5 engineering schools
2008
Clemson University, Clemson, SC
$24,950
Contact: Julie Martin Trenor, Ph.D., 864-656-2541,
jtrenor@clemson.edu
Development and national dissemination of adaptable research-based materials for recruiting and retaining female first generation college students in engineering
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Online article: The Role of Social Capital in the Experiences of Hispanic Women Engineering Majors
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
$11,925
Contact: Jessica M. Kemp, Ph.D., 225-578-0092,
jmkemp@lsu.edu
Workshop series for engineering faculty that explores gender equity issues and the impact on retention of female engineering students
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
$10,000
Contact: Geb Thomas, 319-335-5936,
Geb-Thomas@uiowa.edu
RoboGrrl – a summer day camp for junior high girls
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
$24,997
Contact: Eve A. Riskin, Ph.D., 206-685-2313,
riskin@u.washington.edu
Development of a replicable model for university student-run outreach programs that encourage middle school girls to study engineering
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UW Women's Initiative
2007
Clemson University, Clemson, SC
$16,000
Contact: Serita Acker, 864-656-0976,
wserita@clemson.edu
Introduces middle school girls to math, science and engineering in the "It's a Girl Thing" program
North Kansas City Schools, Kansas City, MO
$3,600
Contact: Amy Light, 816-413-5057,
alight@nkcsd.k12.mo.us
Increases participation in the ACE (Architecture, Construction & Engineering) Mentor program
Northwestern University SWE, Evanston, IL
$6,400
Contact: Kelly M. Luckasevic,
http://msgroups.tech.northwestern.edu/swe/
Summer Program for Girls organized by SWE (Society of Women Engineers) undergraduates
Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
$7,159
Contact: Douglas B. Cleary, Ph.D., P.E., 856-256-5325,
cleary@rowan.edu
Study of applicant pool data to improve recruitment efforts of female engineering students
Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
$25,457
Contact: Susan Staffin Metz, 201-216-8228,
smetz@stevens.edu
Adds qualitative data to the Project to Assess Climate Change in Engineering (PACE)
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PACE website
The Works, Edina, MN
$13,420
Contact: Kris Best, 952-848-4846,
kris@theworks.org
Hands-on exploration of engineering for middle school girls
Zambia Research and Development Centre, Lusaka, Zambia
$24,810
Contact: Richard Silumbe+260-99-303567,
rsilumbe@zrdc.org
Establishes engineering information centers at select schools for access to ZRDC and encourages female student participation
2006
Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, East Hartford, CT
$15,000
Contact: Natalie Real, 860-282-4204,
www.ccat.us
Project to offer the PACE: Pursuing and Achieving Careers in Engineering program to at-risk and economically disadvantaged minority middle school girls
Florida International University, Miami, FL
$7,740
Contact: Stephanie Strange, 305-348-1635,
Stephanie.Strange@fiu.edu
Series of outreach programs and workshops to encourage middle school girls in engineering
Harvard College, Cambridge, MA
$23,738
Contact: Eric Mazur, 617-495-8729,
mazur@physics.harvard.edu
Study of interactive teaching techniques to reduce the gender gap in engineering
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http://mazur-www.harvard.edu/publications.php?function=display&rowid=525;
http://mazur-www.harvard.edu/publications.php?function=display&rowid=538;
http://mazur-www.harvard.edu/publications.php?function=display&rowid=537;
Headstart College, Cape Town, South Africa
$17,000
Contact: Retha Roux, 021-448 1534,
retharoux@hotmail.com
Bridging education program offering intensive instruction in math and science to facilitate access to engineering for disadvantaged women
Kid's Hope School Jipal, Plateau State, Nigeria
$8,088
Contact: Katniyon Henry David, 08077233408,
kidshopeschool@yahoo.com
Mentoring project to recruit rural girls into engineering and technology courses involving training of mentors, providing educational materials and equipment
Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX
$24,032
Contact: Dr. Sherri Frizell, 936-857-2715,
ssfrizell@pvamu.edu
Identification of factors affecting the retention and attrition of African-American women in computer science and engineering
University of Evansville, Evansville, IN
$14,755
Contact: Alicia Harris, 812-488-2272,
ak52@evansville.edu
Expanded programming for the "Options for Girls" summer camp
University of Houston, Houston, TX
$20,650
Contact: Julie Martin Trenor, Ph.D., 713-743-3299,
jmtrenor@uh.edu
Research on the affects of ethnicity and cultural background on female students' attitudes and retention in engineering majors
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Investigating the relations of ethnicity to female students' perceptions and intention to major in engineering using social cognitive theory
2005
Greene County Career Center, Xenia, OH
$7,000
Contact: Bob Kaiser, 937-879-3611,
bkaiser@fairborn.k12.oh.us
Program to excite girls about engineering using robots, rockets and race cars
isisHawaii, Honolulu, HI
$5,000
Contact: Lynn Fujioka, 808-988-1931,
lfujioka@isishawaii.org
Develop an online workshop pilot that helps students and parents understand the role of engineers
Kettering University, Flint, MI
$20,000
Contact: Betsy Homsher, 810-762-9540,
bhomsher@kettering.edu
Collaboration with Genesee county schools to create the Discovery program, a career-oriented series of workshops to encourage SMET participation
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
$10,000
Contact: S. David Wu, 610-758-5308,
david.wu@lehigh.edu
Enhancements to the Summer CHOICES program, designed to increase the pipeline of women into engineering
SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY
$16,000
Contact: Napis Chongleuswarawong, 631-632-4134,
nchongleuswa@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
Expanded mentoring, student leadership and alumnae programs to augment WISE programming efforts
University of Denver, Denver, CO
$10,000
Contact: Ronald DeLyser, 303-871-2102
Expansion of the "Making of an Engineer" and "Making of a Scientist" programs
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
$25,022
Contact: Suzanne Gage Brainard, 206-543-4810,
brainard@u.washington.edu
Research on the impact of merging WISE and MSEP programs on the retention of women in engineering
2004
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA
$20,000
Contact: Hasmik Gharibyan, 805-756-7068,
hghariby@calpoly.edu
Investigate why women avoid Computer Science in America compared to the former Soviet Union
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Gender Gap in Computer Science Does Not Exist in One Former Soviet Republic: Results of a Study (.pdf)
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
$11,500
Contact: StanleyD. Mckenzie, Ph.D., 585-475-2392,
SDMPRO@rit.edu
Redesign of a workshop for incoming freshman women that highlights all engineering disciplines by having them build their own personal computer
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WE@RIT website
Santa Clara Unified School District, Santa Clara, CA
$20,000
Contact: Jocelyn Lee, 408-423-2109,
jlee@scusd.net
Expand the GAINS: Girls Achieving in Non-traditional Subjects program to additional schools and create a disseminate program
2003
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
$15,000
Contact: Susan Agee, 215-895-5925,
susan-agee@drexel.edu
Outreach to the all-girls Springside School, focusing on the creation and implementation of an assessment tool to measure impact
Girls Inc., New York, NY
$29,763
Contact: Jenny Lindstrom, 212-509-2000 ext. 203,
www.girlsinc.org
"Thinking SMART," a national project to increase girls' skills and interest in science and engineering
MentorNet, San Jose, CA
$15,500
Contact: Carol B. Muller, Ph.D., 408-924-4061,
www.MentorNet.net
Evaluate the effectiveness of e-mentoring strategies for women of color in engineering and science
Mercer University, Macon, GA
$10,000
Contact: Dr. Joan Burtner, 478-301-4127,
burtner_j@mercer.edu
Retrospective study of freshmen engineering attitudes and persistence towards a college degree
Mt Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA
$6,780
Contact: Orin Hoffman, 413-538-2238,
ohoffman@mtholyoke.edu
Design and implementation of an intro to engineering course utilizing Lego Mindstorms, including community-based outreach to middle schools
Persephone Productions, Washington, DC
$10,000
Contact: Bonnie Erbe, 202-973-0079,
BonnieErbe@compuserve.com
Dissemination of award-winning segment of "To the Contrary" on women in engineering
University of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ
$20,000
Contact: Ray Umashankar, 520-621-8103,
rayu@email.arizona.edu
Rapid prototyping as an innovative, instructional, mentoring and recruitment tool for attracting middle-school girls to engineering
Western Transportation Institute of Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
$14,220
Contact: Susan Gallagher, 406-994-6559,
sgallagher@coe.montana.edu
Encourage girls' awareness of engineering through interactive exploration of bridges and dams with women engineering students
2002
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ
$20,000
Contact: Rosa M. Cano, 973-596-3550
Expansion of women in engineering and technology initiative-FEMME Program
Nishnabotna Girl Scout Council, Council Bluffs, IA
$37,963
Contact: Alyssa K. Kohler, 712-328-2338, http://www.girlscoutsncswi.org
Contribution towards programming, supplies, and equipment for "M PWR U", a weekly after-school program for 9th and 10th grade girls
Persephone Productions, Washington, DC
$47,000
Contact: Bonnie Erbe, 202-973-0079, BonnieErbe@compuserve.com
Segment of the PBS news analysis program "To the Contrary" featuring profiles of working women engineers, plus outreach to engineering schools
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
$6,050
Contact: Terry Schmidt Adams, 508-831-5611, tadams@wpi.edu
GEMS Jr. -- introduces middle school girls to engineering through hands-on exploration
2001
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
$7,500
Contact: Julie Pandosh, 805-546-3279
"Expanding Your Horizons" workshop for 7-9th grade girls to encourage pursuit of math, science, technology and engineering
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
$40,000
Contact: Francoise Piron, ing., francoise.prion@epfl.ch, and Sylvie Boulanger, dr ing., sboulanger@ksicom.ch
Sci/tech recruitment material for 12-15 year old girls, adapted to the Franco-European culture
Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA
$12,037
Contact: Lori C. Bassman, 909-607-1250, lori_bassman@hmc.edu
Expansion of Partners in Engineering Problem Solving - PEPS program that trains high school science/math teachers across the nation in "hands-on" engineering methods
Lima Tech College, Lima, OH
$14,900
Contact: Dr. Cynthia Spiers, 419-995-8331
Girls in Engineering Career Kamp Opportunity (GECKO) to entice ninth and tenth grade females in rural areas to consider engineering
Radio Bilingüe, Fresno, CA
$52,650
Contact: Hugo Morales, 559-455-5777, http://www.radiobilingue.org
Production of radio broadcast "Latinos in Engineering" to educate Latinos about career opportunities in engineering
Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ
$16,923
Contact: Evelyn F. Hanna, 732-445-2687, evelynh@rci.rutgers.edu
Summer programs designed to familiarize middle school girls with the various engineering disciplines and to instill a feeling of mathematical and scientific accomplishment
SME Education Foundation, Dearborn, MI
$18,233
Contact: Lynn M. Borg, 313-271-1500 ext. 1713
STEPS (Science Tech & Engineering Preview Summer) camp curriculum guide on CD-ROM
Texas A & M University, College Station, TX
$30,000
Contact: Tricia Draughn, 979,845-7200, Tricia@eapo.tamu.ude
Support for high school outreach program, first year orientation program, and second year retention program
Trinity College, Hartford, CT
$35,000
Contact: David J. Ahlgren, Ph.D., 860-297-2517
Establish a one-year joint program with Swarthmore College as part of a coalition to connect outreach programs at leading liberal arts colleges that offer engineering degrees
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
$5,130
Contact: Dr. Bevlee Watford, 540-7404
Increasing the yield rate of women engineering applicants by expanding a women's preview weekend program
2000
FIRST Place, Manchester, NH
$74,000*
Contact: Cindy Abrams, 603-666-3906, 800-871-8326;
cabrams@usfirst.org
SharingFIRST, a website for access to engineering information, distance learning and collaborative problem-solving in support of recruiting young women to the FIRST robotics program
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
$70,587
Contact: K. Michelle Buckman, 404-894-6894,
michelle.buckman@dev.gatach.edu
Multimedia CDROM/website designed to provide a more updated image and understanding of engineering as a career choice
Girls' Club of Allentown, Allentown, PA
$5,000
Contact: Deborah Fries, 620-433-0093
Enhancing a summer program for inner-city girls to explore engineering and provide instructional computer classes
Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI
$74,560*
Contact: Edith Assaff, 248-204-2312,
advancement@ltu.edu
Collaboration with the Michigan Metro Girl Scouts on a summer program to engage minority girls in math, engineering and science
MassPEP, Boston, MA
$15,000
Contact: Lisa Ackerman, P.E., 781-275-0494,
dlackerman@earthlink.net
Training sessions for education professionals and workshops for parents to direct attention to the variety of choices women have today in engineering
MentorNet, San Jose, CA
$63,875*
Contact: Peg Boyle Single, 408-924-4061,
mentor@email.sjsu.edu
Interactive web-based training modules for mentors and women students in support of MentorNet's nationwide e-mentoring program for engineering education
Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
$19,995
Contact: Kauser Jahan, 856-256-5323,
jahan@rowan.edu
Workshop for attracting women into engineering renewal
Santa Clara High School, Santa Clara, CA
$20,000
Contact: Jocelyn Lee, 408-985-5900
Academic, college and career counseling for young women of color who are interested in pursuing careers in science and engineering
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
$174,988*
Contact: Suzanne Gage Brainard, 206-543-4810,
brainard@u.washington.edu
Two-year project to establish long-term collaborations with top engineering universities in Africa and build and disseminate a website in order to increase the pool of women
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
$57,600*
Contact: Naomi Chesler, 802-656-0978,
nchesler@emba.uvm.edu
Development of a leadership training program for junior women faculty in engineering disciplines
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
$10,000
Contact: Denise Nicoletti, 508-831-5257,
nicolett@wpi.edu
Summer outreach program to generate interest and excitement about engineering and technology among young women
1999
Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY
$20,000
Contact: Jan DeWaters, 315-268-3791,
dewaters@northnet.org
Partnership program which attracts young women into engineering through a combination of mentoring, project-based learning activities, and exposure to local female professional engineers.
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
$41,148
Contact: Cynthia Haller, 919-515-3866,
cindyh@unity.ncsu.edu
Enhancing the retention of women engineers through a team approach
Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
$18,600
Contact: Susan Staffin Metz, 201-216-5245,
smetz@stevens-tech.edu
Seminar and follow-up for middle school and high school guidance counselors to educate them about careers in engineering
University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO
$7,250
Contact: Jill S. Tietjen, P.E., 303-492-0083
Energy Education Workshop for Girls
University of Texas, Austin, Austin, TX
$20,000
Contact: Sherry E. Woods, Ed.D., 512-471-5650
WEP retention effort
1998
Boston Society of Civil Engineers, Boston, MA
$13,000
Contact: Lisa A. Ackerman, P.E., 781-275-0494,
Outreach programs that send engineers into schools as role models
Cooper Union, New York, NY
$75,000
Contact: Eleanor Baum, Ph.D., 212-353-4285
Women Engineers Breakthrough (WEB) program, a leadership training initiative for women engineers
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
$30,440
Contact: Linda Ann Riley, 505-646-4923
Three industrial engineering experience modules directed at middle school girls
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
$75,000*
Contact: Barbara Bogue, 814-863-5790,
Hands-on orientation program for female students with networking and mentoring components
Rensselaer Polytechnic University, Troy, NY
$18,090
Contact: Vicki Lynn, 518-276-6203
Workshop for high school girls on opening the way to careers in engineering
Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
$35,521
Contact: Kauser Jahan, Ph.D., P.E., 609-256-4609
Introducing engineering to female students through hands-on experiments and industrial plant trips
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
$83,202*
Contact: Julie Spoerre, Fran Harackiewicz, Lizette Chevalier, 618-453-7832
Development of materials addressing gender-equity techniques for high school science and math modules
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
$10,000
Contact: Jan Rinehart, 409-847-8887
SWE summer camp for fifty 7th and 8th grade girls to consider engineering as a career choice
University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
$73,020*
Contact: Carla Trujillo, Ph.D., 510-643-6443,
carlat@coe.Berkeley.edu
Interactive Theater Project focused on creating a more equitable classroom learning environment
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
$15,040
Contact: Susan A. Linnemeyer, 217-244-3517
Summer residential program for middle school girls to learn about engineering
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
$15,000
Contact: Sandra Ingram, Ph.D., 204-474-9698,
ingram@cc.UManitoba.CA
Phase 2 of pilot study on gender and modes of collaboration in engineering
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
$14,500
Contact: Cheryl Morris, 301-405-3931
One-week summer in engineering programs for 60 female high school students
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
$57,804
Contact: Linda Swoboda, 402-472-3738
Multimedia technology approach to recruitment of women in engineering
University of Texas at El Paso/University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
$184,910*
Contact: Mary Besterfield-Sacre, 412-624-9836,
mbsacre@engrng.pitt.edu
Multi-institutional benchmarking study of the effects of gender and ethnicity on retention success
1997
Catholic University, Washington, D.C.
$83,500*
Contact: Corinna (Cori) E. Lathan, Ph.D., 202-319-5095,
Workshops for high school girls on opening the way to careers in engineering
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
$41,148
Contact: Cynthia Haller, 919-515-3866,
cindyh@unity.ncsu.edu
Enhancing the retention of women engineers through a team approach
Purdue University, Lafayette, IN
$9,099
Contact: Jane Z. Daniels, Ph.D., 765-494-3889
Program on retention of women in engineering
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
$6,000
Contact: Jan Rinehart, 409-847-8887
Summer program for 7th and 8th grade girls to encourage pursuit of engineering
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
$10,000
Contact: Sandra Ingram, Ph.D., 204-474-9698,
ingram@cc.UManitoba.CA
Study on gender and modes of collaboration in engineering
University of Maryland at College Park, College Park, MD
$13,500
Contact: Cheryl Morris, 301-405-3931
One-week summer in engineering programs for 60 female high school students
University of Texas, Austin, Austin, TX
$7,000
Contact: Sherry E. Woods, Ed.D., 512-471-5650
Project to increase the percentage of women who stay in engineering after their first year of study
WEPAN Women in Engineering Programs and Advocate Network, Hoboken, NJ
$74,993
Contact: Susan Staffin Metz, 201-216-5245,
smetz@stevens-tech.edu
Development of a national assessment tool for engineering institutions to improve the climate for women
YWCA of the U.S.A., New York, NY
$25,000
Contact: Prema Mathai-Davis, 212-273-7800
"TechGRRLS" program of events for high school girls to explore technical professions
*Represents a multi-year grant
