Office of Research

Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields Program (WAMS)

Limited Submissions

https://nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/rfa/FY%202017%20Women%20and%20Minorities%20in%20Science%20Technology%20Engineering%20and%20Mathematics%20Fields%20Program%20(WAMS).pdf

 

NIFA requests applications for the Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Fields Program (WAMS) Grants Program for fiscal year (FY) 2017 to support research and extension activities that increase the number of women and underrepresented minorities from rural areas who will pursue and complete a postsecondary degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) disciplines.

Application Instructions

Please submit:

  1. a 1-to-2-page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach
  2. Biosketch or CV of the PI

 

to research@uw.edu by 5:00 PM Monday May 15, 2017. Full proposals are due to the sponsor 6/8/17, so you will need to have your materials in to the Office of Sponsored Programs by 5/31/17 for processing, if given the go ahead by the Proposal Review Committee.

Opportunity Details

Program Announcement No.

USDA-NIFA-WAMS-006350

Deadlines
05/15/2017 UW Internal Deadline Closed
05/31/2017 OSP Deadline
06/08/2017 Sponsor Deadline
Sponsor

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Funding amount

$100,000

Maximum Number of Applications

1

Eligible groups
  • All campus

Inquiries and Contact Information

Investigators who identify a grant, award or fellowship program that restricts the number of applications that can be submitted from an Institution should immediately contact their Chairperson, Associate Dean for Research (or Dean, if no ADR) and the Office of Research (see below) if they intend to prepare a response. Failure to do so, or to meet the deadlines for submission of pre-proposal, will preclude submission of the application through the Office of Sponsored Programs.

For general inquiries, or to request a listing of a limited submission opportunity that should be but is not already listed, please email us at limitedsubs@uw.edu.