Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education

Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.

Shelley White-Means, a professor of health economics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has received a $1.5 million grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to study the disparity in breast cancer survival of Black women compared to White women. The goal of the research project is to identify effective public policy interventions and strategies to better support Black women with breast cancer.

Wellesley College, a women’s college in Massachusetts, has received a nearly $1.5 million award from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support their project “Transforming Stories, Spaces, Lives: Rethinking Inclusion and Exclusion through the Humanities.” The endeavor aims to restructure the college’s humanities curriculum by providing students with research and learning opportunties focused on understanding inclusivity in the humanities fields.

Howard University in Washington, District of Columbia has received a nearly $1 million grant from Gilead Sciences to increase HIV prevention, anti-stigma, and health equity efforts for Black cisgender and transgender women. The funds will support a collaborative effort between the historically Black university and HealthHIV, focusing on engagement and awareness through artistic endeavors such as podcasts, blogs, fashion shows, and workshops geared towards Black women.

The WISE Women’s Business Center at Syracuse University has been named a Entrepreneurship Assistance Center and received a grant from Empire State Development. The funds will support the center’s Accelerate Business Intensive, an 8-week intensive program that provides women entrepreneurs in the early stages of their business with expert guidance and personalized support.