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Is There Racial Bias in Awarding Federal Grants?

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2011 ), that Black scientists are only half as likely as White scientists to win NIH R01 research grants, one of the agency’s most common research project grants. PRO Tip: Get mentored. Finally, don’t forget to Google “mentor” and your targeted grant’s name. There is evidence that government grants are not distributed equitably.

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Games for Change 2011: Channeling Our Collective Power

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” Gore gave kudos to the Games for Change community in harnessing the explosive interest in games and directing it towards social good, and encouraged the progress, saying that he looked forward to seeing “FarmVilles for policy.” Maybe the kind of catalyst needed is a paradigmatic shift in thought.