LIMITED SUBMISSION OPPORTUNITY
11/05/2019
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Driving Change Initiative


HHMI's  Driving Change initiative  aims to effect genuine and lasting culture change on research university campuses so that undergraduate students from all backgrounds, particularly those who belong to historically excluded groups, will excel in STEM and graduate from college well prepared to pursue advanced degrees and eventually assume leadership roles in STEM. 
 
The HHMI Driving Change competition is open to not-for-profit, accredited doctoral-granting universities designated as “very high research activity” (R1) and “high research activity” (R2) institutions in the  2018 Carnegie Classification  that offer four-year baccalaureate degrees in one or more of the STEM disciplines.

HHMI expects to award up to six grants to research universities with awards beginning as early as September 2021. Each grant will provide up to $500,000 per year for five years and will be non-renewable. These grants are intended to provide “start-up” funds to assist the grantee institution as it launches its Driving Change program. 
Sponsor
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Limited Submission
UNLV is limited to ONE application.
Deadlines
OSP Required Notice of Intent Due: 11/19/2019 12:00pm
Submit NOI via the Limited Submission Portal
No late submissions will be considered.
Information needed: Lead and Co-PI information, project title, one pg abstract and three potential internal reviewer names.

Sponsor Letters of Intent Due: 02/07/2020
Invitations for finalist proposals: March 2020
Sponsor Finalist Proposals Due: 01/29/2021
Website
Highlights
Expect to award up to six grants to research universities with awards beginning as early as September 2021. Each grant will provide up to $500,000 per year for five years and will be non-renewable. These grants are intended to provide “start-up” funds to assist the grantee institution as it launches its DC program. The grant will not pay for student tuition and fees, nor will it provide indirect costs to the grantee institutions. The grantee university will carefully assess its progress, evaluate its program, and initiate strategies that will sustain progress beyond the duration of the HHMI grant.
Questions? Contact Althea Sheets, Awards Manager, [email protected], 702-895-1880.