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Is There Racial Bias in Awarding Federal Grants?

ProposalPRO

Or, to say that another way, the issues Black scientists most want to address appeared to hold the least value for those awarding NIH grants. Women and racial minorities were far less likely to be experienced in the grants process, or to win grant awards. Agencies tend to award grants to the usual suspects.

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The Role of a Mentor: Effective Workplace Mentorship

GrantNews

The mentee and mentor connection is the most valuable professional relationship you can have. There is an array of mutual benefits of mentoring for both the mentee and the mentor. Traditional workplace mentoring relationships involve senior employees helping guide junior colleagues.

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Dispelling Five Mentoring Myths

Grant Professionals Association

Why should you consider mentoring? Myth #2: You Don’t Have Enough Time A mentor/mentee partnership can be whatever works best for you and your mentee - as simple as a quick phone call once every month or two. And in all honesty, you most likely had a grants mentor too, though it may not have been a formal mentor/mentee pairing.

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Mentor New York’s Virtual Fundraising Event Raises 12x Their Fundraising Goal With CauseVox

CauseVox

This was the scenario for Mentor New York, a nonprofit that works with companies, schools and organizations to provide mentoring for organizations that serve more than 80,000 young people in New York. Pivoting To A Virtual Awards Ceremony. Mentor NY Used Ticketing For Their Virtual Awards Ceremony To Drive Higher Gift Amounts.

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2023 Mentoring Grants to Support Junior Researchers of Color

WT Grant Foundation

Grant Scholars have been awarded grants to support their development as mentors to junior researchers of color. The awardees will mentor promising doctoral students and post-doctoral fellows in enhancing their methodological skills, publication records, and career networks. Quinn has mentored two Black women doctoral students.

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The Foundation’s Approach to Career Development: Our Mentoring Philosophy

WT Grant Foundation

Mentoring is a cornerstone of the Foundation’s approach to supporting the career development of junior researchers. Grant Scholars program must propose measured theoretical and methodological risks that will stretch their expertise, they must also identify one or two senior researchers to serve as mentors to help them with this journey.

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10 Stellar Small Business Grants for December

GrantNews

Participants will receive investment funding, networking opportunities, deals and perks, mentoring, and coaching. Positive Environmental Impacts : Awards to for-profit organizations and individuals to recognize technologies that make significant positive environmental impacts.

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