AAUW is proud to announce the selection of 11 teams for this year’s Campus Action Projects (CAP).
The 2008-09 CAP grant provides a platform and up to $5,000 in funding for teams of students and faculty at colleges and universities to address some of the educational barriers faced by low-income and minority girls and young women in their communities. Tied to the 2008 AAUW research report, Where the Girls Are: The Facts About Gender Equity in Education, the projects address some of the educational barriers that exist for young women who want to attend college.
The selected teams this year focus on college preparation and readiness, promote studying science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, encourage young women to be leaders in their communities, and address specific barriers faced by girls and young women who are in rural and urban areas, who are from immigrant households, and who are single mothers. Colleges and universities are implementing mentoring programs that pair college students with middle or high school students, creating symposiums and summits for middle and high school students, producing documentaries, and creating interactive, informative websites. Look for a guest blog entry from each team on their project successes in the spring.
Visit the AAUW website to learn more about CAP and to read about the inspiring CAP teams.
Hi Wendy,
Applications for Campus Action Project Grants are available each August. Encourage faculty and staff at UC Davis to apply for the grant when the application comes out. Or if you work on campus, you can from a team and apply for the grant. The topic focus changes each year, so this coming year the focus would probably not be educational barriers as it is this year. http://www.aauw.org/education/cap/
If you are an AAUW branch member who wants to bring a campus event to UC Davis, you can also apply for a LAF Campus Outreach Program grant (usually ranges from $500-1000) to hold a one time event. These are accepted on a rolling basis. http://www.aauw.org/advocacy/laf/campusOutreach.cfm
-Holly
How can in involved in helping with a CAP at UC Davis or in the Davis community? Thank you. Wendy Stoltz
What a wonderful idea to mentor middle and high school students!