A Dear Colleague Letter for the Professional Opportunities for Women in
Research and Education (POWRE) Program aspirants has just been posted on
the web at http://www.eng.nsf.gov/programs/nsf98-21.htm.
The deadline for proposals is December 9, 1997 and for supplement requests
it is February 17, 1998.
The POWRE program supports activities designed to promote the development
of scholarly and institutional leaders in research and education. POWRE is
a Foundation-wide program with activities designed to increase women's
prominence in science and engineering and to enhance their professional
advancement by providing women with funding opportunities not ordinarily
available through regular research and education grants. The former Visiting
Professorships for Women, Faculty Awards for Women, Research Planning Grants
for Women, and Career Advancement Awards for Women programs have been
integrated and incorporated into the POWRE program.