Events

Tentative Agenda (As of 6/9/21)

Agenda

Registration Process

Your complete Faculty Development Symposium application includes:

• Responses to a short set of eligibility questions.
• Statement of Interest - briefly describe what you hope to gain by participating in the event and how the experience will benefit you and your career.
• Statement of Diversity Contribution - briefly describe your contributions to engineering diversity as well as your future diversity-related goals.
• NOTE: If you have an existing LEVERAGE profile, please check to be sure that all demographic questions are still accurate (e.g., institution, current position, Ph.D. completion date).  You may not be eligible if everything isn’t up to date.

Applications will be reviewed and awarded each week day.  Apply early so that your reserve your spot!  

ASSIST Travel Grants

Travel grants will cover expenses incurred to attend AISES Engineering Faculty Career Workshop up to $2,000.  Eligible expenses include airfare, lodging, registration, meals, and other travel costs (e.g., parking). When you apply to attend, you will be asked to indicate which expenses you need grant funds to cover.  

ASSIST Eligibility Requirements

Applicants for ASSIST Travel Grants must be early-career faculty members, post-doctoral professionals, or graduate students, and must meet the following criteria:

• Faculty applicants must have held their appointment for five years or less.
• Faculty and post-doctoral applicants must hold engineering appointments in an ABET accredited institution; and faculty from two-year colleges must teach STEM-related courses.
• Post-doctoral applicants must have completed a Ph.D. in engineering within 48 months prior to their application.
• Graduate students must be within one year of graduating with an engineering degree, in good academic standing, and enrolled as full or part time students.

Application Process

A complete application to participate includes:

• Responses to a short set of eligibility questions.  This application system also checks information on your user profile to determine if you are eligible.  Please review your user profile for accuracy.  
• Statement of Interest - describe what you hope to gain by participating in the event and how the experience will benefit you and your career.
• Statement of Diversity Contribution - describe your contributions to engineering diversity as well as your future diversity-related goals.
• NSF Bio – A biographical sketch that adheres to NSF guidelines.

Applications to attend AISES' Engineering Faculty Career Workshop will be reviewed on a rolling basis until August 31, 2020 5:00 pm MST.

LEVERAGE FEED 

Travel Grants

Travel grants will cover expenses incurred to attend SACNAS' LEVERAGE FEED Program up to $2,000.  Eligible expenses include airfare, lodging, and registration. When you apply to attend, you will be asked to indicate which expenses you need grant funds to cover.  

LEVERAGE FEED Eligibility Requirements

Applicants for LEVERAGE FEED Travel Grants must be early-career faculty members, post-doctoral professionals, or graduate students, and must meet the following criteria:

• Faculty applicants must have held their appointment for five years or less.
• Faculty and post-doctoral applicants must hold engineering appointments in an ABET accredited institution; and faculty from two-year colleges must teach STEM-related courses.
• Post-doctoral applicants must have completed a Ph.D. in engineering within 48 months prior to their application.
• Graduate students must be within one year of graduating with an engineering degree, in good academic standing, and enrolled as full or part time students.
• LEVEARAGE FEED Grant recipients must be current SACNAS members.
• LEVERAGE FEED Travel Grant recipients must be able to travel from within the U.S. and U.S. territories.
• LEVERAGE FEED Travel Grant recipients must be US Citizens or have permanent resident status.  

Application Process

A complete SACNAS LEVERAGE FEED program application includes:

• Responses to a short set of eligibility questions.
• Statement of Interest - describe what you hope to gain by participating in the event and how the experience will benefit you and your career.
• Statement of Diversity Contribution - describe your contributions to engineering diversity as well as your future diversity-related goals.
• NSF Bio – A biographical sketch that adheres to NSF guidelines.
• Complete leveragefaculty.org profile - the application system uses profile information to determine eligibility.  You must have a complete and up to date profile on leveragefaculty.org to receive an award.  If you created a LEVERAGE profile previously, please check your profile questions for accuracy.    

The deadline for applying to attend the SACNAS LEVERAGE Program is Tuesday, March 24, 2020, 11:59 pm PST, and every effort will be made to notify applicants by April 14, 2020.  After March 24th, applications will be accepted on a rolling basis while funds are available.

ASSIST Travel Grants

Travel grants will cover expenses incurred to attend AISES' Engineering Faculty Career Workshop up to $2,000.  Eligible expenses include airfare, lodging, registration, meals, and other travel costs (e.g., parking). When you apply to attend, you will be asked to indicate which expenses you need grant funds to cover.  

ASSIST Eligibility Requirements

Applicants for ASSIST Travel Grants must be early-career faculty members, post-doctoral professionals, or graduate students, and must meet the following criteria:

• Faculty applicants must have held their appointment for five years or less.
• Faculty and post-doctoral applicants must hold engineering appointments in an ABET accredited institution; and faculty from two-year colleges must teach STEM-related courses.
• Post-doctoral applicants must have completed a Ph.D. in engineering within 48 months prior to their application.
• Graduate students must be within one year of graduating with an engineering degree, in good academic standing, and enrolled as full or part time students.

Application Process

A complete application to participate includes:

• Responses to a short set of eligibility questions.
• Statement of Interest - describe what you hope to gain by participating in the event and how the experience will benefit you and your career.
• Statement of Diversity Contribution - describe your contributions to engineering diversity as well as your future diversity-related goals.
• NSF Bio – A biographical sketch that adheres to NSF guidelines.

Applications to attend AISES' Engineering Faculty Career Workshop will be reviewed on a rolling basis until January 29, 2020 5:00 pm MST.

ASSIST Travel Grants

Travel grants will cover expenses incurred to attend ALWE up to $2,000.  Eligible expenses include airfare, lodging, registration, meals, and other travel costs (e.g., parking).  When you apply to attend, you will be asked to indicate which expenses you need grant funds to cover.  

ASSIST Eligibility Requirements

Applicants for ASSIST Travel Grants must be early-career faculty members, post-doctoral professionals, or graduate students, and must meet the following criteria:

• Faculty and post-doctoral applicants must hold engineering appointments in an ABET accredited institution; and faculty from two-year colleges must teach STEM-related courses.
• Faculty applicants must have held their appointment for five years or less.
• Post-doctoral applicants must have completed a Ph.D. in engineering within 48 months prior to their application.
• Graduate students must be within one year of graduating with an engineering degree, in good academic standing, and enrolled as full or part time students.
• ASSIST Travel Grant recipients must be US Citizens or have permanent resident status.  

Application Process

A complete ALWE application includes:

• Responses to a short set of eligibility questions.
• Statement of Interest - describe what you hope to gain by participating in the event and how the experience will benefit you and your career.
• Statement of Diversity Contribution - describe your contributions to engineering diversity as well as your future diversity-related goals.
• NSF Bio – A biographical sketch that adheres to NSF guidelines.

The deadline for applying to attend ALWE is July 31, 2019, 11:59 pm PST, and applicants will be notified of decisions by September 1, 2019.  

If an ASSIST Travel Grant is awarded, recipients are responsible for attending the entire program for which the grant is intended. If you do not attend the entire program, you will be responsible for the travel costs incurred.

ASSIST Travel Grants

Travel grants will cover expenses incurred to attend the SHPE Faculty Development Symposium up to $2,000.  Eligible expenses include airfare, lodging, registration, meals, and other travel costs (e.g., parking). When you apply to attend, you will be asked to indicate which expenses you need grant funds to cover.  

ASSIST Eligibility Requirements

Applicants for ASSIST Travel Grants must be early-career faculty members, post-doctoral professionals, or graduate students.  Priority will be given to those who have completed their Ph.D.  Applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Faculty applicants must have held their appointment for five years or less.
• Faculty and post-doctoral applicants must hold engineering appointments in an ABET accredited institution; and faculty from two-year colleges must teach STEM-related courses.
• Post-doctoral applicants must have completed a Ph.D. in engineering within 48 months prior to their application.
• Graduate students must be within one year of graduating with an engineering doctoral degree, in good academic standing, and enrolled as full or part time students.
• ASSIST Travel Grant recipients must be US Citizens or have permanent resident status.  

If you do not meet all of the eligibility criteria and you are able to fund your own travel, SHPE has limited availability for additional participants to attend.  You can be considered for this opportunity by completing an application and indicating that you do not need travel funds. 

Application Process

Your complete Faculty Development Symposium application includes:

• Responses to a short set of eligibility questions.
• Statement of Interest - describe what you hope to gain by participating in the event and how the experience will benefit you and your career.
• Statement of Diversity Contribution - describe your contributions to engineering diversity as well as your future diversity-related goals.
• NSF Bio – A biographical sketch that adheres to NSF guidelines.
• NOTE: If you have an existing LEVERAGE profile, please check to be sure that all demographic questions are still accurate (e.g., institution, current position, Ph.D. completion date).  You may not be eligible if everything isn’t up to date.

Applications will be reviewed and awarded on a periodic basis.  The application process will remain open until all 40 awards are made.  Apply early so that your reserve your spot!  All applicants will be notified of decisions by Friday, October 4, 2019.

ASSIST Travel Grants

Travel grants will cover expenses incurred to attend AISES' Engineering Faculty Career Workshop up to $2,000.  Eligible expenses include airfare, lodging, registration, meals, and other travel costs (e.g., parking). When you apply to attend, you will be asked to indicate which expenses you need grant funds to cover.  

ASSIST Eligibility Requirements

Applicants for ASSIST Travel Grants must be early-career faculty members, post-doctoral professionals, or graduate students, and must meet the following criteria:

• Faculty applicants must have held their appointment for five years or less.
• Faculty and post-doctoral applicants must hold engineering appointments in an ABET accredited institution; and faculty from two-year colleges must teach STEM-related courses.
• Post-doctoral applicants must have completed a Ph.D. in engineering within 48 months prior to their application.
• Graduate students must be within one year of graduating with an engineering degree, in good academic standing, and enrolled as full or part time students.

Application Process

A complete application to participate includes:

• Responses to a short set of eligibility questions.
• Statement of Interest - describe what you hope to gain by participating in the event and how the experience will benefit you and your career.
• Statement of Diversity Contribution - describe your contributions to engineering diversity as well as your future diversity-related goals.
• NSF Bio – A biographical sketch that adheres to NSF guidelines.

Applications to attend AISES' Engineering Faculty Career Workshop will be reviewed on a rolling basis until September 16, 2019 5:00 pm MST.

ASSIST Travel Grants

Travel grants will cover expenses incurred to attend the 2019 GMiS Early Career Faculty Symposium up to $2,000.  Eligible expenses include airfare, lodging, registration, meals, and other travel costs (e.g., parking). When you apply to attend, you will be asked to indicate which expenses you need grant funds to cover.  

ASSIST Eligibility Requirements

Applicants for ASSIST Travel Grants must be early-career faculty members, post-doctoral professionals, or graduate students, and must meet the following criteria:

• Faculty applicants must have held their appointment for five years or less.
• Faculty and post-doctoral applicants must hold engineering appointments in an ABET accredited institution; and faculty from two-year colleges must teach STEM-related courses.
• Post-doctoral applicants must have completed a Ph.D. in engineering within 48 months prior to their application.
• Graduate students must be within one year of graduating with an engineering degree, in good academic standing, and enrolled as full or part time students.
• ASSIST Travel Grant recipients must be US Citizens or have permanent resident status.  

• Responses to a short set of eligibility questions.
• Statement of Interest - describe what you hope to gain by participating in the event and how the experience will benefit you and your career.
• Statement of Diversity Contribution - describe your contributions to engineering diversity as well as your future diversity-related goals.
• NSF Bio – A biographical sketch that adheres to NSF guidelines.

ASSIST Travel Grants

Travel grants will cover expenses incurred to attend the Academic and Research Leadership Symposium (ARLS) and NSBE National Convention up to $2,000.  Eligible expenses include airfare, lodging, registration, meals, and other travel costs (e.g., parking). When you apply to attend, you will be asked to indicate which expenses you need grant funds to cover.  

ASSIST Eligibility Requirements

Applicants for ASSIST Travel Grants must be early-career faculty members, post-doctoral professionals, or graduate students, and must meet the following criteria:

• Faculty applicants must have held their appointment for five years or less.
• Faculty and post-doctoral applicants must hold engineering appointments in an ABET accredited institution; and faculty from two-year colleges must teach STEM-related courses.
• Post-doctoral applicants must have completed a Ph.D. in engineering within 48 months prior to their application.
• ASSIST Travel Grant recipients must be US Citizens or have permanent resident status.  

• Responses to a short set of eligibility questions.
• Statement of Interest - describe what you hope to gain by participating in the event and how the experience will benefit you and your career.
• Statement of Diversity Contribution - describe your contributions to engineering diversity as well as your future diversity-related goals.
• NSF Bio – A biographical sketch that adheres to NSF guidelines.

• ASSIST Travel Grants
  
  Travel grants will cover expenses incurred to attend AISES' Engineering Faculty Career Workshop up to $2,000.  Eligible expenses include airfare, lodging, registration, meals, and other travel costs (e.g., parking). When you apply to attend, you will be asked to indicate which expenses you need grant funds to cover.  
  
  ASSIST Eligibility Requirements
  
  Applicants for ASSIST Travel Grants must be early-career faculty members, post-doctoral professionals, or graduate students, and must meet the following criteria:

  • Faculty applicants must have held their appointment for five years or less.
  • Faculty and post-doctoral applicants must hold engineering appointments in an ABET accredited institution; and faculty from two-year colleges must teach STEM-related courses.
  • Post-doctoral applicants must have completed a Ph.D. in engineering within 48 months prior to their application.
  • Graduate students must be within one year of graduating with an engineering degree, in good academic standing, and enrolled as full or part time students.

  Application Process
  
  A complete application to participate includes:

  • Responses to a short set of eligibility questions.
  • Statement of Interest - describe what you hope to gain by participating in the event and how the experience will benefit you and your career.
  • Statement of Diversity Contribution - describe your contributions to engineering diversity as well as your future diversity-related goals.
  • NSF Bio – A biographical sketch that adheres to NSF guidelines.

  Applications to attend AISES' Engineering Faculty Career Workshop will be reviewed on a rolling basis until February 25, 2019 5:00 pm MST.

ASSIST Travel Grants

Travel grants will cover expenses incurred to attend the SHPE Faculty Development Symposium up to $2,000.  Eligible expenses include airfare, lodging, registration, meals, and other travel costs (e.g., parking). When you apply to attend, you will be asked to indicate which expenses you need grant funds to cover.  

ASSIST Eligibility Requirements

Applicants for ASSIST Travel Grants must be early-career faculty members, post-doctoral professionals, or graduate students, and must meet the following criteria:

• Faculty applicants must have held their appointment for five years or less.
• Faculty and post-doctoral applicants must hold engineering appointments in an ABET accredited institution; and faculty from two-year colleges must teach STEM-related courses.
• Post-doctoral applicants must have completed a Ph.D. in engineering within 48 months prior to their application.
• Graduate students must be within one year of graduating with an engineering degree, in good academic standing, and enrolled as full or part time students.
• ASSIST Travel Grant recipients must be US Citizens or have permanent resident status.  

• Responses to a short set of eligibility questions.
• Statement of Interest - describe what you hope to gain by participating in the event and how the experience will benefit you and your career.
• Statement of Diversity Contribution - describe your contributions to engineering diversity as well as your future diversity-related goals.
• NSF Bio – A biographical sketch that adheres to NSF guidelines.

ASSIST Travel Grants

Travel grants will cover expenses incurred to attend ALWE up to $2,000.  Eligible expenses include airfare, lodging, registration, meals, and other travel costs (e.g., parking).  When you apply to attend, you will be asked to indicate which expenses you need grant funds to cover.  

ASSIST Eligibility Requirements

Applicants for ASSIST Travel Grants must be early-career faculty members, post-doctoral professionals, or graduate students, and must meet the following criteria:

• Faculty and post-doctoral applicants must hold engineering appointments in an ABET accredited institution; and faculty from two-year colleges must teach STEM-related courses.
• Faculty applicants must have held their appointment for five years or less.
• Post-doctoral applicants must have completed a Ph.D. in engineering within 48 months prior to their application.
• Graduate students must be within one year of graduating with an engineering degree, in good academic standing, and enrolled as full or part time students.
• ASSIST Travel Grant recipients must be US Citizens or have permanent resident status.  

• Responses to a short set of eligibility questions.
• Statement of Interest - describe what you hope to gain by participating in the event and how the experience will benefit you and your career.
• Statement of Diversity Contribution - describe your contributions to engineering diversity as well as your future diversity-related goals.
• NSF Bio – A biographical sketch that adheres to NSF guidelines.

ASSIST Travel Grants

Travel grants will cover expenses incurred to attend the 2018 GMiS Faculty Career Symposium up to $2,000.  Eligible expenses include airfare, lodging, registration, meals, and other travel costs (e.g., parking). When you apply to attend, you will be asked to indicate which expenses you need grant funds to cover.  

ASSIST Eligibility Requirements

Applicants for ASSIST Travel Grants must be early-career faculty members, post-doctoral professionals, or graduate students, and must meet the following criteria:

• Faculty applicants must have held their appointment for five years or less.
• Faculty and post-doctoral applicants must hold engineering appointments in an ABET accredited institution; and faculty from two-year colleges must teach STEM-related courses.
• Post-doctoral applicants must have completed a Ph.D. in engineering within 48 months prior to their application.
• Graduate students must be within one year of graduating with an engineering degree, in good academic standing, and enrolled as full or part time students.
• ASSIST Travel Grant recipients must be US Citizens or have permanent resident status.  

• Responses to a short set of eligibility questions.
• Statement of Interest - describe what you hope to gain by participating in the event and how the experience will benefit you and your career.
• Statement of Diversity Contribution - describe your contributions to engineering diversity as well as your future diversity-related goals.
• NSF Bio – A biographical sketch that adheres to NSF guidelines.

ASSIST Travel Grants

Travel grants will cover expenses incurred to attend SACNAS' ASSIST Program up to $2,000.  Eligible expenses include airfare, lodging, and registration. When you apply to attend, you will be asked to indicate which expenses you need grant funds to cover.  

ASSIST Eligibility Requirements

Applicants for ASSIST Travel Grants must be early-career faculty members, post-doctoral professionals, or graduate students, and must meet the following criteria:

• Faculty applicants must have held their appointment for five years or less.
• Faculty and post-doctoral applicants must hold engineering appointments in an ABET accredited institution; and faculty from two-year colleges must teach STEM-related courses.
• Post-doctoral applicants must have completed a Ph.D. in engineering within 48 months prior to their application.
• Graduate students must be within one year of graduating with an engineering degree, in good academic standing, and enrolled as full or part time students.
• ASSIST Travel Grant recipients must be current SACNAS members.
• ASSIST Travel Grant recipients must be able to travel from within the U.S. and U.S. territories.
• ASSIST Travel Grant recipients must be US Citizens or have permanent resident status.  

• Responses to a short set of eligibility questions.
• Statement of Interest - describe what you hope to gain by participating in the event and how the experience will benefit you and your career.
• Statement of Diversity Contribution - describe your contributions to engineering diversity as well as your future diversity-related goals.
• NSF Bio – A biographical sketch that adheres to NSF guidelines.

ASSIST Travel Grants

Travel grants will cover expenses incurred to attend AISES' Engineering Faculty Career Workshop up to $2,000.  Eligible expenses include airfare, lodging, registration, meals, and other travel costs (e.g., parking). When you apply to attend, you will be asked to indicate which expenses you need grant funds to cover.  

ASSIST Eligibility Requirements

Applicants for ASSIST Travel Grants must be early-career faculty members, post-doctoral professionals, or graduate students, and must meet the following criteria:

• Faculty applicants must have held their appointment for five years or less.
• Faculty and post-doctoral applicants must hold engineering appointments in an ABET accredited institution; and faculty from two-year colleges must teach STEM-related courses.
• Post-doctoral applicants must have completed a Ph.D. in engineering within 48 months prior to their application.
• Graduate students must be within one year of graduating with an engineering degree, in good academic standing, and enrolled as full or part time students.

• Responses to a short set of eligibility questions.
• Statement of Interest - describe what you hope to gain by participating in the event and how the experience will benefit you and your career.
• Statement of Diversity Contribution - describe your contributions to engineering diversity as well as your future diversity-related goals.
• NSF Bio – A biographical sketch that adheres to NSF guidelines.

Program Details

• Dates:        
  • July 24, 2018 – 8:00 am – 7:15 pm
  • July 25, 2018 – 8:00 am – 3:30 pm

• Location: 
  • OMNI Dallas Hotel at Park West, Dallas, TX

Summer Institute Objectives

Participants in the Summer Institute will engage in two days of programming with a mix of presentations and interactive sessions.  Presentations and panels will focus on key aspects of building a successful research program. Interactive sessions will focus on participants sharing their individual research and creating opportunities and mechanisms to collaborate between participants and across institutions. The objectives of the Summer Institute are as follows:

• Learn strategies and tools to effectively interact with program officers.
• Build awareness of engineering funding priorities.
• Provide the opportunity for all participants to showcase their research.
• Learn effective strategies for publishing engineering research.
• Learn effective strategies for building your research team.  
• Expand the existing network of LEVERAGE participants.
• Engage in dialogue to identify opportunities for research collaboration. 

Attendee Criteria

LEVERAGE will host the Summer Institute for 35 early-career engineering faculty holding university appointments as Assistant Professors. The Institute is focused on research and participants should have research as a component of their responsibilities.   

Cost: The Summer Institute registration and event meals are provided free of cost to attendees who apply and are accepted to attend. Travel funding is available to those who meet the eligibility requirements below, and covers airfare and lodging.   

Application Process

All Summer Institute participants must complete the following application requirements. If you are not applying for the travel grant, please indicate this within your application.  A complete application will include:

• NSF Bio – A biographical sketch that adheres to NSF guidelines.
• Statement of Interest - describe what you hope to gain by participating in the event and how the experience will benefit you and your career.
• Statement of Research Focus – describe your area of expertise and you current research focus.
• Statement of Diversity Contribution - describe your contributions to engineering diversity as well as your future diversity-related goals.
• Updated LEVERAGE profile -- please check your LEVERAGE user profile to be sure that everything is current.  This application system draws your institution and your current position from your profile.

Travel Funding

In fall of 2016, LEVERAGE was funded by a National Science Foundation INCLUDES grant (EEC #1649384) to increase the diversity of the engineering professorate. With the support of the LEVERAGE grant, 35 engineering early-career faculty will be funded to attend the LEVERAGE Summer Institute on July 24-25, 2018 in Dallas, TX.

LEVERAGE will cover flight and hotel expenses. If awarded a travel stipend, recipients must book their travel and hotel through LEVERAGE to ensure costs are kept to a minimum. If a LEVERAGE Travel Grant is awarded, recipients are responsible for attending the entire program for which the grant is intended. If you do not attend the entire program, you will be responsible for the travel costs incurred.

Travel Funding Eligibility Guidelines

To be eligible for the LEVERAGE travel grant, applicants must be an early-career faculty member (with the rank of Assistant Professor or tenure-track Associate Professor) in addition to meeting the following criteria:

• NSF Bio – A biographical sketch that adheres to NSF guidelines.
• Faculty must hold engineering appointments in an ABET accredited institution (or ABET accredit seeking institution).
• Faculty applicants must have held their appointment for five years or less.
• Must be a US citizen or permanent resident.

If you are not eligible based on this criteria and you are able to cover your own travel expenses, you may apply to attend. 

Registration is open and will remain open until capacity is reached.  Click here to register.  Refer to the LEVERAGE Summer Institute FAQ list for common questions and answers about the program.  If you have a question that is not addressed by the FAQ list, email Kimberly Douglas-Mankin, LEVERAGE Project Director, at info@leveragefaculty.org.

LEVERAGE Summer Institute and the associated Travel Grants are funded by the National Science Foundation (EEC #1649384). LEVERAGE provides year-round virtual professional development activities for early-career faculty.

ASSIST Travel Grants

Travel grants will cover expenses incurred to attend the Faculty Development Symposium and the Leadership Academy up to $2,000.  Eligible expenses include airfare, lodging, registration, meals, and other travel costs (e.g., parking). When you apply to attend, you will be asked to indicate which expenses you need grant funds to cover.  

ASSIST Eligibility Requirements

Applicants for ASSIST Travel Grants must be early-career faculty members, post-doctoral professionals, or graduate students, and must meet the following criteria:

• Faculty applicants must have held their appointment for five years or less.
• Faculty and post-doctoral applicants must hold engineering appointments in an ABET accredited institution; and faculty from two-year colleges must teach STEM-related courses.
• Post-doctoral applicants must have completed a Ph.D. in engineering within 48 months prior to their application.
• Graduate students must be within one year of graduating with an engineering degree, in good academic standing, and enrolled as full or part time students.
• ASSIST Travel Grant recipients must be US Citizens or have permanent resident status.  

• Responses to a short set of eligibility questions.
• Statement of Interest - describe what you hope to gain by participating in the event and how the experience will benefit you and your career.
• Statement of Diversity Contribution - describe your contributions to engineering diversity as well as your future diversity-related goals.
• NSF Bio – A biographical sketch that adheres to NSF guidelines.

ASSIST Travel Grants

Travel grants will cover expenses incurred to attend the Academic and Research Leadership Symposium (ARLS) and NSBE National Convention up to $2,000.  Eligible expenses include airfare, lodging, registration, meals, and other travel costs (e.g., parking). When you apply to attend, you will be asked to indicate which expenses you need grant funds to cover.  

ASSIST Eligibility Requirements

Applicants for ASSIST Travel Grants must be early-career faculty members, post-doctoral professionals, or graduate students, and must meet the following criteria:

• Faculty applicants must have held their appointment for five years or less.
• Faculty and post-doctoral applicants must hold engineering appointments in an ABET accredited institution; and faculty from two-year colleges must teach STEM-related courses.
• Post-doctoral applicants must have completed a Ph.D. in engineering within 48 months prior to their application.
• Graduate students must be within one year of graduating with an engineering degree, in good academic standing, and enrolled as full or part time students.
• ASSIST Travel Grant recipients must be US Citizens or have permanent resident status.  

• Responses to a short set of eligibility questions.
• Statement of Interest - describe what you hope to gain by participating in the event and how the experience will benefit you and your career.
• Statement of Diversity Contribution - describe your contributions to engineering diversity as well as your future diversity-related goals.
• NSF Bio – A biographical sketch that adheres to NSF guidelines.

Dr. Christine Grant is an Academic Resilience Strategist who partners with individuals and organizations to empower women and men in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).   She obtained her degrees in Chemical Engineering (B.S., Brown University; M.S. and Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology). An international speaker, Grant conducts career coaching and professional development workshops across the U.S., in Ghana and Australia, empowering both women and underrepresented minorities on the STEM pathway. Her consulting company, CoolSci Productions, LLC (drchristinegrant.com) designs custom, targeted programming for corporate and academic environments. A Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at NC State; she’s also the Associate Dean of Faculty Advancement in the College of Engineering.  She is one of less than ten African-American women in the U.S. at that professorial rank.  Her research has focused on surface and interfacial phenomena in the areas of electronic materials, polymers and biomedical systems. She has served her profession as a leader in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) as a member of the Board of Directors and is a Fellow; she’s a Life Member of both the Society of Women Engineers and AIChE. She has been a Visiting Senior Scholar at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an Expert in the NSF Engineering Directorate and a visiting faculty at Caltech, Duke and UPenn.  Grant fondly recalls her early association with NSBE as a freshman; she served as chapter president as a senior at Brown. Grant has also led faculty development sessions at past NSBE national conferences. Grant has been recognized with several awards for broadening the participation, promotion and retention of underrepresented minorities (URM) and women in STEM including: the AAAS Mentor Award and the NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Math and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM). Her book, “Success Strategies from Women in STEM: A Portable Mentor” by Elsevier/Academic Press is the culmination of Grant’s over 30 years of leadership broadening the participation of diverse populations in STEM fields.