Funding-GM
- STEM Education; May 12, 2017
Agency
General
Motors
Description
Issues
of learning, inequities, and inequalities around STEM education are
multidimensional and complex. On the NAEP math assessment in 2013, only 42
percent of fourth-grade students and 35 percent of eighth-grade students
performed at or above proficiency in math. Proficiency levels fell even more at
the high school level, where only 26 percent of students scored at or above
proficiency in the NAEP math assessment. Across all grade levels, women,
underrepresented ethnic minorities, and those from low-income backgrounds have
lower achievement and higher STEM attrition rates. In 2012, for example, only
8.8 percent of African-American and 10 percent of Hispanic students earned
science and engineering degrees, and while women's share of science and
engineering degrees held steady at 50 percent, women comprised only 28 percent
of all workers in the science and engineering workforce (as of
2010).
Against
this backdrop, the company is inviting proposals for strong, innovative,
evidence-based solutions that help it achieve its desired outcomes in the STEM
education area:
·
Increase
the number of students who earn a degree in STEM that matches a market
need
·
Increase
presence, achievement, and persistence levels for underrepresented minorities
in STEM fields
·
Increase
the supply of qualified teachers for teacher training in STEM-related
subjects
To
that end, grants of $25,000 and above will be awarded to nonprofit
organizations working to improve STEM outcomes for students in grades 3-12 and
college, with a special emphasis on women and minorities.
Closing
Date:
Letter
of Intent: May 12, 2017
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.gm.com/company/giving-back/about.html
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