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The National Girls Collaboration Project is Offering Mini-Grants

Mini-grants are awarded to girl-serving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) focused programs to support collaboration, address gaps and overlaps in service, and share promising practices. Mini-grant projects must relate to either informal learning or evaluation and assessment. Mini-grants are a small amount of seed funding and are not intended to fully fund entire projects. The maximum mini-grant award is $1000.

Numerous organizations provide valuable but uncoordinated activities and support services related to motivating and supporting girls’ interest in STEM careers. These mini-grants are designed to build collaboration between existing programs and organizations in order to encourage girls to pursue STEM-related educational programs and careers.

To apply, individuals, businesses, and organizations must register in the Wisconsin Program Directory and apply online using the mini-grant application.

Wisconsin, Round 1 Grant-making process
October 10, 2009 - opening date for applications
November 10, 2009 - closing date
December 1st - awards made (round 1)

Wisconsin, Round 2 Grant-making Process
November 10, 2009 - opening date for applications
December 10, 2009 - closing date
January 11th - awards made (round 2)

Projects funded with a mini-grant must be completed by August 31, 2010. Awardees will be asked participate in a conference during Fall 2010 highlighting grantee programs.

WGCP Sponsors include:
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges & Universities (WAICU)
Alliant Energy
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Wisconsin Women’s Council

If you have a program registered you can begin a Mini-Grant Application. If you do not have a program registered, you must first Register a Program so that it may be selected as your lead program.

For more information, visit NGCP.