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**RECENTLY RE-RELEASED**

The Scientific Advocate Network (SAN) program is a resource for increasing diversity among South Carolina’s faculty in STEM disciplines. The Scientific Advocate Network is a tool for institutions to increase candidate pools for technical staff, postdoctoral fellow, and tenure-track faculty positions.  Institutions of higher education in South Carolina can propose one or more of the following activities:   

Track-1:

• Broadly market open faculty, postdoctoral fellow or technical staff positions by posting in non-traditional journals, catalogs, or other media that are targeted to underrepresented minority groups
• Develop an extensive and comprehensive public relations campaign (publishing a campus guide or other marketing materials) that targets underrepresented minority groups  

Track-2:

• Invite speakers that are potential applicants for faculty, postdoctoral fellow or technical staff positions to give scientific seminars; or invite individuals experienced in recruitment, mentoring and retention of historically underserved populations to share effective strategies to diversify the professoriate and STEM workforce.  The host institution is expected to broadly publicize invited speakers and to schedule activities for the speaker during the day of the seminar, e.g. tour of campus and research facilities, meetings with department/division chairs/deans, consultation with faculty involved in related research areas, etc.   

Activities proposed must be tied to the goals of the 2009 SC NSF EPSCoR RII Track-1 (see appendix C in the SAN solicitation).

Both tracks are now on an open call for proposals.  Periods of performance for proposals in response to Track-1 must not exceed three (3) months.  Track-2 only: Complete proposals, including a signed Cover Sheet and Budget Page, must be submitted at least three (3) weeks prior to the invited speaker’s visit to the awardee institution.  

Please see the solicitation for more specific information, proposal guidelines, and submission processes. 

 

For more information:

Lee Snelgrove
lee.snelgrove@scra.org
803.733.9060