MEMBER ADVISORY

November 22, 2022

Webinar on NSF HSI funding opportunities

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities will host a HACU-member webinar presented by the National Science Foundation on an “Overview of NSF HSI Funding Opportunities.” The webinar will take place on Dec. 13, 2022, at noon CT. Click HERE to register for the webinar.

The webinar will provide institutions an opportunity to learn about the Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) program which was designed to support organizational capacity building and effective practices for increasing the number of Latina and Latino bachelor's degree holders in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Participants will have the opportunity to engage with Program Officers of the HSI program and ask about priorities considered under this program.

In 2018, the NSF established the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: HSI Program to build capacity at HSIs that typically do not receive high levels of NSF grant funding with the goals of enhancing the quality of undergraduate STEM education and increasing the recruitment, retention, and graduation rates of students pursuing associate’s or baccalaureate degrees.

The webinar will include a Q&A.

Presenters:

Elsa Gonzalez, Ph.D., program director at the National Science Foundation for the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: HSI program and for the Excellence Awards in Science and Engineering (EASE). She is associate professor of higher education in the department of educational leadership and policy studies at the University of Houston. She is the author of the book “An Asset-Based Approach to Advancing Latina Students in STEM: Increasing Resilience, Participation, and Success.”

Sonja Montas-Hunter, Ph.D., program officer at the National Science Foundation. Her portfolio at the NSF includes Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: HSI program, the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program and serves as part of the INCLUDES Implementation Team. Her home institution is Florida International University where she served as an Assistant Vice Provost in Academic and Student Affairs.

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