National Leadership Grants for Museums (IMLS)

• Date: 03 September 2020
• Published date: 03 September 2020
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/fgc.31261

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HBCU success spurs study,

establishment of center

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has

announced the establishment of the HBCU STEM

Undergraduate Success Research Center (STEM-US)

to study and model the successful practices of

historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs),

with the aim of applying these practices broadly

in higher education. HBCUs have a high success

rate of graduating their students—8.5% of Black

undergraduate students attend HBCUs, yet almost

18% of the Black science, technology, engineering

and mathematics (STEM) bachelor’s degrees are

awarded from HBCUs, NSF said. Of the top eight

institutions that graduate Black undergraduate

students who ultimately go on to earn doctorates,

seven are HBCUs—one-third of all Black students

who have earned doctorates graduated with bache-

lor’s degrees from HBCUs, the foundation said.

In a statement, Claudia Rankins, NSF program

ofcer and manager of the HBCU program, said,

“Investing in the institutional capacity of HBCUs

and developing diverse STEM talent is part of

NSF’s longstanding commitment to broaden par-

ticipation of groups traditionally underrepresented

in STEM. The knowledge generated by this center

will detail what practices make HBCUs successful

in educating Black students in STEM, and the

center will place HBCUs at the forefront of STEM

education reform.”

NSF said the data collected will help explain

how the educational advocacy and social support

provided by HBCUs consistently produce a greater

sense of well-being, higher percentages of STEM

graduates and, ultimately, STEM doctorates.

NSF is awarding $9 million to establish the

center, led by researchers from Morehouse College,

Spelman College and Virginia State University.

Researchers will study the successful broadening

participation practices of 50 HBCUs and develop

evidence-based interventions with the aim of

transforming mainstream education.

For more information about STEM-US, visit

NSF’s website at https://nsf.gov/. See more NSF

funding opportunities on p. 3. ■

Grants alerts

Public Humanities Projects (NEH)

Scope: The National Endowment for the Humanities

seeks applications for the Public Humanities Projects

announcement to support projects that bring the

ideas and insights of the humanities to life for general

audiences through in-person programming. Projects

must engage humanities scholarship to analyze

signicant themes in disciplines such as history,

literature, ethics and art history.

Deadline: Jan. 6, 2021.

Funds: $2.73 million for up to 19 awards of up to $1

million.

Eligibility: Colleges and universities; nonprot

organizations; and state, local, special district and

Native American tribal governments; among others.

Areas: NEH said the Public Humanities Projects

program supports projects in three program categories

(Exhibitions, Historic Places and Humanities

Discussions) and at two funding levels (Planning

and Implementation). NEH encourages applicants to

explore humanities ideas through multiple formats.

Proposed projects may include complementary

components: for example, a museum exhibition might

be accompanied by a website or mobile app.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# 20200907-BP-BR-GE-

GG-GI

National Leadership Grants for Museums (IMLS)

Scope: The Institute for Museum and Library Services

seeks applications for the FY2021 National Leadership

Grants for Museums announcement to support

projects that address critical needs of the museum

eld and that have the potential to advance practice in

the profession so that museums can improve services

for the American public.

Deadline: Nov. 16, 2020.

Funds: $5.25 million total. Nonresearch grant awards

will range from $50,000 to $1 million, with a required

1:1 cost share. The maximum project period is three

years.

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