A key challenge that may impact success of STEM faculty is family or life events and these issues often negatively impact women in STEM disproportionately to their male peers. Work-life Integrate Grants provide support for faculty who are at critical junctures in their professional careers and whose research productivity has been directly affected by personal life events (e.g., illness of a dependent, parent, spouse/partner, or oneself; complications from childbirth; combination of major life events).
The intent of the grant program is to provide financial support that reduces the impact of these life events on faculty career paths and allows them to continue to be productive in their research endeavors. All eligible faculty are encouraged to apply although priority will be given to applications from junior faculty.