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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.

    ATM (n=4):

    • Panel Reviews: 0
    • Mail Reviews Returned: 18
    • Mail Reviews Requested: 25
    • Mail Reviews Conflict: 1
    • Mail Reviews Declined: 6
    • Mail Reviews Late: 0

    EAR (n=9):

    • Panel Reviews: 0
    • Mail Reviews Returned: 42
    • Mail Reviews Requested: 71
    • Mail Reviews Conflict: 0
    • Mail Reviews Declined: 29
    • Mail Reviews Late: 0


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
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.

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

    EAR (n=2)

    • Award Size: $108,447
    • Duration: 3.0
    • New Involvement: 1
    • Women involvement: 2

Dwell Time

    ATM (n=4)

    • 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%

    EAR (n=9)

    • 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%

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

    Declines

    • Minority indicated: 1
    • No minority indicated: 6
    • Unknown: 12

    Other Proposal Actions

    • Minority indicated: 0
    • No minority indicated: 0
    • Unknown: 1

    EPSCoR States

    • Awards: 0
    • Declines: 6
    • Other: 0


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