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Appendix F: Programs Targeted to Women and Members of Minority Groups
Pages 137-140

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... , the National Urban Coalition, Fundacion Educativa Ana G Mendez, Stanford University, the University of California, Berkeley, Arizona State University, the Science Museum of Connecticut, the Center for Applied Linguistics, the Center for Women Policy Studies, and the Institute for Educational Leadership-to promote equity and to prepare and motivate students to pursue and succeed in college mathematics and science-based courses.
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From page 138...
... Among the projects to be supported are appointment of new faculty members and activities to develop faculty, curricular development and the acquisition of laboratory equipment, support of scientific research of faculty and students working in collaboration, academic development and scholarships for students in the sciences, and expansion and development of new linkages with teachers and students from high schools, junior high schools, and elementary schools (Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 1989~. In 1989, HHMI awarded grants focusing on colleges affiliated with doctorate-granting institutions.
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... Awards are made for study in research-based doctoral programs in the behavioral and social sciences, humanities, engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, and biological sciences or for interdisciplinary programs comprising two or more eligible disciplines (Ford Foundation, 1988~. National Science Foundation The National Science Foundation (NSF)
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... Rockville, Md.: Howard Hughes Medical Institute. National Science Foundation.
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