Newsletter #12
November 13, 2006
Mini-Grants
- December 11, 2006 is the deadline for spring 2007 mini-grants.
- Mini-grants awards will be announced on January 2, 2007.
- Collaboration between a rural organization and an urban organization is encouraged.
- Collaboration between a rural organization and a rural organization is encouraged.
- Collaboration between an urban organization and an urban organization is encouraged.
- All organizations applying for mini-grants must be registered in the MRU Program Guide.
- Strongly suggested: Each mini-grant project should involve 10 girls or more.
- Projects should involve mainly girls but some boys can participate.
- Mini-grant recipients should present their project or present a poster at the Closing Conference on May 5, 2007.
- Mini-grant recipients should strive to bring at least 10 of the girls involved in their project to the Closing Conference.
In order to apply for a mini-grant of $1,000 at least two organizations which encourage STEM activities must be collaborating together. The two organizations must be registered in the MRU Program Guide. The short two pages that are required for the mini-grant proposal can be found here.
Please type your mini-grant proposal in Word first and save it. Then cut and paste your document to put your application on the web.
Please note that after submitting your mini-grant proposal on the MRU website, you can edit the mini-grant proposal.
Even if you could not attend the September 16 and November 4 conferences, you are eligible to apply for a mini-grant. Rural teachers: You may want to take your students to visit a science museum, etc. in the city, for example. The $1,000 could cover travel and motel expenses.
There will be mileage money for travel to the May 5th conference. Please contact me with regards to your travel plans.
Please feel free to give copies of this letter to your colleagues.
Collaborating Partners
Partnerships for collaboration of mini-grants may include
programs/organizations from K-12 education, higher education, government,
professional organizations, businesses and community-based organizations.
The purpose of the mini-grant projects is to encourage and foster
collaborations between various types of programs/organization in Missouri,
Kansas, and Northeastern Oklahoma that will help girls pursue interests in
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
Questions?
Dr. Paula Kemp
Send email to Paula.
Principal Investigator, MRU Project (supported by National Science Foundation)
Sincerely,
Dr. Paula Kemp
Email Paula.
Principal Investigator, MRU Project (supported by National Science Foundation)
