Funded by a 5-year grant from the National Science Foundation, the ADVANCE Program at Brown University seeks to increase the retention and advancement of women faculty in science and engineering by making available those mechanisms that promote career success for all faculty scientists—mechanisms including mentoring, grant seeking support, and tools for becoming leaders in academic and scientific communities. ADVANCE at Brown awards grants for research and professional development, sponsors seminars and public lectures, provides sponsored project support and networking resources that enhance opportunities for collaboration.

Brown University is part of the third round (2006) of ADVANCE award recipients. See our original grant proposal, entitled Investing in Leadership Potential and Faculty Opportunities at Brown University, for the framework of our program initiatives.

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0548311.